This is a key constituent of fascism & the very essence of ‘Muskism’: promoting bullshit, silencing truth-tellers & calling the whole grift ‘free speech’. Twitter as a rehearsal for the USA.
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Hannah Murphy
Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
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Discredit:
-Medical Science✅
-Universities✅
-Gov institutions✅
-Judicial system✅
-Every media outlet left of center✅
They're primed and ready to justify Trump's fascist behavior. At least the SCOTUS will stop him! /s 🙃
Just checking for a planet.
US law is dead.
Via GB News, Mail Online, Express, Deform UK, the open sewer formerly known as Twitter, etc ..
The argument now is analogous to “the boot is on the other foot”
Trump and Universities?
"Judge Curiel's order finalizing the $25 million Trump University settlement means that victims of Donald Trump's fraudulent university will finally receive the relief they deserve," he said in a statement.'
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-finalizes-25-million-settlement-victims-donald-trumps/story?id=54347237
Thugs on the streets of UK are brainless pawns BUT they are being directed by terrorists at home and abroad.
They threaten us by attempting to destabilise our Democratically elected Government.
Yes, others will get burnt as well, but that was inevitable once he won. Let him appoint who he wants and watch the whole lot crash, economy, healthcare, world standing the lot.
Screw America, it's time Europe ditched them.
https://bsky.app/profile/allenanalysis.bsky.social/post/3lbfzkh467k2t
Hope springs eternal.
People are sick of feeling screwed no matter how hard they work. People are sick of being told they must sacrifice a bit more for a better future.
They need an alternative argument which engages them, instead of blames them.
Until the false narrative that accrued wealth provides wealth to all is debunked & redistribution becomes critical it won’t.
In reality, Billionaires like Trump & Musk won’t fix it.
They are branches on the same tree.
People who voted expecting better are going to get a rude awakening.
Which is being spearheaded in the UK against trans.
He could give all 67 million £1,000 and still have 300 billion left over!
😱😱😱😱
The Internet has become the polar opposite of what it was invented for.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/americas/elon-musk-x-brazil.html
Can't have facts or references getting in the way of misinformation and a good right-wing rant.
Elon "creepy old guy" Musk it is then. Or to use the South African phrase...
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-5192627/trump-press-marty-baron-david-remnick
Centrists still tell lies, silence truth tellers but with the added kicker of telling people everything will be fine if they just sacrifice a little bit more.
That was all that mattered to Americans, in the end.
They signed their own death warrants.
A bit like the UK under the torys then.
Because they embody the modern right's paradoxical ethos: championing 'freedom' while dismantling it.
For them, Free Speech for means silencing critics and dominating the narrative.
It's not about liberty; it's about control.
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Expect from Trump’s wannabe illiberal regime: centralised power, loyalty tests over competence, minority scapegoating, and relentless erosion of checks and balances—all under the guise of 'freedom.'
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I ought to give you a call about Umberto Eco. You have touched on many of the themes in this article - including 'pride in our history'.
https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/world/eternal-fascism-umberto-eco-on-the-malaise-that-never-goes-away/
The term "land of the free" is over for the average Yank.
They have been warned 👽
More than scary!!
/s
It's terrifying just how powerful he's become.
....it's thought of who or what comes after that has me worried.
He should be enraged - like all the rest of us.
He and his fellow professors should organize and band together to fight the dictator and his cult.
We stand by his/her side unequivocally.
They want to legislate antivax, climate change denial, transphobia and the rest into reality.