The Soviets had political commissars overseeing adherence to the communist state. The Nazis had the Schutzstaffel (SS). The East Germans had the Stasi. We've got Musk and his DOGE minders. This isn't creeping authoritarianism. It's full blown fascism. - ThreadSky

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petergleick.bsky.social • 78 days ago

The Soviets had political commissars overseeing adherence to the communist state. The Nazis had the Schutzstaffel (SS). The East Germans had the Stasi.
We've got Musk and his DOGE minders.
This isn't creeping authoritarianism. It's full blown fascism.

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abbyzero.bsky.social•78 days ago

400 million now in US state budget to buy that amount of Tesla Cyber trucks. Seems like this must have been agreed to before Musk got Trump elected. What a waste! GOP’s idea of efficiency is taking away money from Americans to give to Musk.

lorihjschaffer.bsky.social•78 days ago

But wait! I thought the whole idea of DOGE was to reduce the debt?

mxdmssg.bsky.social•78 days ago

Its full blown illegal too!!! send them…

johnhatchard.bsky.social•77 days ago

"The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown" ...

The article, along with added extra links, is in this Bluesky thread. Tap above the 'article pic' and scroll ⏬

tattieboy.bsky.social•78 days ago

Indeed it is. This time though, its the most powerful nation the world has ever seen. Armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons, chasing AI controlled military and fronted by a certifiable moron.

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