Robert Reich, F T W

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. My taxes are going to subsidize Elon Musk.

That wasn't what I expected.

[Botany]

2. Musk compiled lists of votes that could be brought in in order to swing the election to Trump

Christ it was dirty. Or at least that is what I think.

And Citizen's United gave him cover to buy the election.

America July 4th, 1776 to November 5th, 2024.

[KS Toronado]

3. Citizen's United needs to go, but Rs will never touch it.

[Botany]

6. Just like the Electoral College or by legislation via a supremely corrupt Supreme Court and other courts.

Rule by the minority and the rich. The 14th Amendment Article #3of the US Constitution made
it illegal for Trump to ever run for or serve in office again but that was waved off by the SCOTUS.

[MadameButterfly]

19. brought or bought?

[Martin Eden]

4. How has Trump steered more govt contracts to Musk before he takes office?

I don't see how the recent $90 billion could be the result of TFG's actions as president.

[krkaufman]

20. Stock value

Same as always, stock market anticipating favorable actions/rulings. (Reich’s tweet didn’t claim any specific contracts has been awarded, just having Trump’s ear and an ability to, therefore, steer contracts favorably. Pretty simple.)

[in2herbs]

5. Politics is not a charity. If 501(c) laws were changed and political actions removed from

the shield of 501(c)s the protections afforded under these disastrous political interferences in our elections because of the CU by the USSC would stop. Congress has always had the control, not the USSC, they just have not exercised it.

[Attilatheblond]

7. Looking like Musk is now working to own British pols and office holders

Like here, he wants government less about workers.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/elon-musk-calls-for-a-new-election-in-britain-as-new-poll-shows-labour-s-support-is-plummeting/ar-AA1wRawH]

Elon Musk has called for a “new election in Britain” as the latest polling shows plummeting support for Labour in a devastating blow to Starmer.

Most of the electorate view his party as “incompetent”, “dishonest” and “unsuccessful” and expect the PM to fail every “milestone” he has set out for his Cabinet, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by The Times.

In response to the latest shocking poll for Starmer, the tech mogul took to Twitter to write: “A new election should be called in Britain.”

His call for an election has come amidst ongoing support for populist party Reform UK. Most recently, he tweeted: "Vote Reform. it's the only hope."

[dickthegrouch]

14. Almost certainly disinformation

Starmer and colleagues need to seize the message and narrative ASAP.

[Richard_GB]

16. It is very early in the UK election cycle.

It is four and a half years before our next election. We’ve got this.

[SidneyR]

17. Similar to the MAGA reaction to Biden's term.

It takes time to fix what was messed up by years of conservative rule. But once you're in office, everything is your fault. Such BS.

[dutch777]

8. And the definition of Fascism is.....anybody, anybody?

To be fair, Space X is delivering services we need in far more cost effective ways than NASA could. If America is about the better idea winning out, Space X went places technologically that NASA wouldn't go and now has a highly reliable, better capable and cost effective way to deliver satellites and other payloads to space. And Amazon/Bezos developed massive cost effective computer capability we now call the Cloud and the CIA, our military and others would be crippled without it as the government didn't keep up there either. And all this will be nothing compared to what AI may do. If you didn't hear/read, the Large Language Models (LLM) that are the reservoir of knowledge that AI programs draw on have already read and internalized EVERYTHING in the world publicly available. EVERYTHING. Be scared, be very scared.

[DENVERPOPS]

9. The most basic definition of Fascism

would be: a merger of Corporations and Government.........and we are sure the hell there, folks...........

Be afraid, be very afraid...................

This isn't something new......the RepubliCONs have been playing the long game for over 45+ years. Chipping away relentlessly.
Much was done in the shadows, with smoke and mirrors, but enough was out there if anyone was looking, to see that they have always felt the means justifies their end..........

In my way of thinking, the perfect Title for a book about the past 45+ years, would be:

WHILE THE NATION SLEPT

[BoRaGard]

10. G.O.P. grifters are a danger to America

[onecaliberal]

11. Is not only gop grifters. Who blocked Congress from stopping insider trading. Hint: it was NOT a recon.

[Marthe48]

12. I imagine skum's overworked underpaid legal staff did the legwork

skum has money. Too bad even that doesn't elevate him to any semblance of human being.

[Bluetus]

15. Problem? What problem?

That is a 325 X return on investment in 60 days. Show me a more rewarding investment than that.

[Blue_Tires]

18. Yet every single fucking day

Somewhere on DU I see someone say Donnie won because he "connects with the middle and working class" and it makes me want to stab somebody.

[Roy Rolling]

21. Silver Lining

Elmo’s net worth increase of $90 billion is “all on paper”. It’s just an increase in the stock price of assets he owns. Stocks go up, stocks go down.

Wall Street bros have been swindling billionaires like Musk for centuries. Elmo is about to receive an education in how the big boys (and girls) play the capitalism game.

When you hear news reports of the stock market giving back 20%-50% as it regular does, know the tech bros like him are no more long lasting than Sears or other “forever” brands.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

22. Twitter cost 22 billion

and repubs think Kamala spent almost a billion and didn't win, well she was competing against a 22 billion dollar purchase with a 250 million dollar chaser..gimme a break nobody is winning against that

[SunSeeker]

23. And $4 Billion in pro-Trump PAC dark money. nt