"In gaining the ability to stop payments by the Department of the Treasury, Musk would also make democracy meaningless. We vote for representatives in Congress, who pass laws that determine how our tax money is spent. If Musk has the power to halt this process at the level of payment, he can make laws meaningless. Which means, in turn, that Congress is meaningless, and our votes are meaningless, as is our citizenship." https://snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-its-a-coup
This is exactly what Hitler did.
6 February 2025 @ 6:00 pm
In gaining data about us all, Musk has trampled on any notion of privacy and dignity, as well as on the explicit and implicit agreements made with our government when we pay our taxes or our student loans. And the possession of that data enables blackmail and further crimes. https://snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-its-a-coup
6 February 2025 @ 5:52 pm
The ongoing actions by Musk and his followers are a coup because the individuals seizing power have no right to it. Elon Musk was elected to no office and there is no office that would give him the authority to do what he is doing. It is all illegal. It is also a coup in its intended effects: to undo democratic practice and violate human rights.
https://snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-its-a-coup
6 February 2025 @ 5:51 pm
Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Hannah Arendt warned us that the point of this deluge is not to persuade, but to overwhelm and paralyze our capacity to act. Researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action. The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing. https://www.404media.co/email/34326692-bdfe-4a3c-a1e3-4f9d84956d02/
6 February 2025 @ 5:46 pm
In the 1930s, Elon Musk's Saskatchewan Grandaddy was in the CCF with Tommy DouglasHe knew Alberta's Social Credit Premier Ernest Manning, too. And man, was he racist. https://dougaldlamont.substack.com/p/in-the-1930s-elon-musks-saskatchewan
6 February 2025 @ 4:57 pm
‘Top Musk Lieutenant’ Moved Wife and Baby Into Government Building: Federal Worker
Musk is also living rent-free in the Eisenhower Executive Office building https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-musk-lieutenant-moved-wife-and-baby-into-government-building-federal-worker/
6 February 2025 @ 12:28 am
