Random Thaughts

Random Thaughts

@randomthaughts.bsky.social

Dad, H, servant to my cat overlord Politics, Football, Techgeek

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New poll. Which one of the tech bros is truly trying to place their ‘consciousness’ into an ai/android to cheat death? You know, like you the movies? 1. Musk 2. Zuck 3. Bezos 4. Theil Other?

What I haven’t seen pointed out in elon’s post. Coming from someone who’s dumped $.5 B in politics that we know of, Is an admission he uses this power over them. He is basically documenting the deep state exists, spoken as the top deep state puppet master.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social

One of the most salient aspects of today's politics is how everyone imagines a conspiratorial "them" controlling things behind the scenes. Elon Musk is literally powerful enough to affect the course of the Ukraine war, but he's still imagining faceless puppet masters who need to be unmasked.

We are his pawns, just like men and women of our military

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Trump on High Gas Prices as a result of the Iran War: It’s a very inexpensive price to pay…. It’s a little more—frankly, even if it was a lot more…

Every country globally knows the play is to make life living hell for trump for the next 50 days and he’ll get put on a leash. Trump did this to himself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU

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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

For anyone thinking about ‘the next election’… look at the billions trumps pouring into white house and dc. He’s never planning on leaving And he’s doing everything he can think of to never have to leave

Dems should be airing Trumps campaign messages daily, everyday, everywhere. He can end Ukraine/Russia war in a day Lower prices day 1 No new wars …. healthcare (a better plan) Never heard if project 2025 The list goes on. Every single lie he told…. Over and over again

Republicans hate Freedom. It’s that simple. They market themselves differently. Republicans have continuously expanded the amount of money allowed to be invested to control US elections since citizens United, which they also led. They have essentially bought control of the United States.

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Nearly every single problem our nation faces today is made worse by the massive amounts of untraceable corporate money in our politics. Americans agree, we need to end Citizens United!

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Sen. Durbin does what Bluesky demands, and instead of praise/thanks he gets dunked on more. It’s the way of (this tiny corner) of the world. But don’t forget: he invented the whole notion of Dreamers/DACA, and (I just found out!) is the person responsible for banning smoking in all public spaces.

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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

If this spells the end of CVE’s, it’s like them cutting off funding for a cure for cancer- that you have… but for computers. Every large company and vendor uses this info to protect their systems from bad actors the best they can. Without which, they will be severely limited.

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I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.

Why aren't reporters asking EVERY REPUPLICAN CONGRESSMAN, why they let 1 man destroy the US dollar, and make the DEFICIT so much more expensive? Pausing tariff's won't cure the lack of trust. The entire financial market is based on TRUST. We need to explain this to people like they're 5.

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Thanks to a certain man, everyone knows we exist now. Due to perceived weakness, we’re getting delegation demands on renaming our smaller McDonald Island: Scotland: MacDonald Island Australia: Vegemite Isle US: McDonald Island of America Russia: It was always “Russia Island” since 1321 when..

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Break down of what small business owners are facing. #tariffs #EconSky

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social

Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen

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The man who says only he can make a deal for peace with Ukraine & Russia has no influence over El Salvador?

Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social

Thanks @stevevladeck.bsky.social for the cite to Abu Ali c. Ashcroft…sounds familiar (the Bush admin brought this guy back)

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Murphy: This is also a political tool for Trump. You see what he’s doing with these universities and law firms... I think it’s likely the same thing could happen with the tariffs: each big company or industry will have to come to Trump to get tariff relief in exchange for political loyalty…

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Thanks to one disastrous 2010 Supreme Court ruling, wealthy mega-donors, corporations, and special interest groups have been able to influence elections when that power should belong with the American people. #EndCitizensUnited

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The 7 largest Dow Jones drops in American history: 1. Trump, 3/16/20 -2,997.10 2. Trump, 3/12/20 -2,352.60 3. Trump, 3/9/20 -2,013.76 4. Trump, 6/11/20 -1,861.82 5. Trump, 4/3/25 -1,679.39 6. Trump, 3/11/20 -1,464.94 7. Trump, 03/18/20 -1,338.46 Tired of winning yet?

Trump Playbook: Get leverage, make them pay Media: Access restrictions/Lawfare Legal: EO's/DOJ targeting specific law firms Business: Global Tariffs Congress: PrimaryThreats Let's call this what it is: Extortion at Global Scale

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We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

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The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points. And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

Umm, yes there are. None of them are legal… but when has that stopped them? We must be ready for them: - run as vp - martial law/ cancel elections Others?

JoJoFromJerz@jojofromjerz.bsky.social

PSA: there are not “methods” for Donald Trump to serve a third term and anyone who tells you otherwise is a motherfucking idiot.

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You use the officials USGovt secure channels to hide communications from bad actors. You use Signal to hide communications from the USGovt.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

As I explain here, security isn't even the biggest part of the Signal Scandal. This is to keep actions secret from the US government. It's how to do crimes, bribes and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...

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In recent years, Judge Boasberg has: - ordered the release of Hillary’s emails - ensured Trump’s tax returns never became public - restricted disclosure from the Mueller investigation - limited disclosure of grand jury material in the Trump classified docs case. The resistance, he ain’t.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Leavitt: This judge is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama Reporter: He was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.

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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

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Our fight isn’t left v right, it’s against billionaires who are running an illegal smash-n-grab on our country. Read the (illegally fired) FTC commissioner’s statement ,esp the reference to these governmental vampires 👇

makena kelly@makenakelly.bsky.social

Here's a statement from Democratic FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter responding to the Trump administration's attempt to fire her.

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy