Trump’s EO ruining the independence of federal agencies shows the real goal of Musk and Trump is not efficiency or even winning the culture wars. It’s thievery. And they are *exceptional* thieves. My latest in @thenation.com - ThreadSky

dan-ward-music.bsky.social•17 hours ago

New Anti-Trump song trending on YouTube, help it along people 😉

https://youtu.be/-S89lZ7H-lc?...

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bakerblue.bsky.social•21 hours ago

📌

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cicelytypin.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Are Musk and Trump really exceptional thieves OR are they just white and rich so nobody stops them?

I can’t see Obama getting away with ANY of this.

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danush.bsky.social•15 hours ago

There is this….Obama would have been impeached on day 1

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aroostookdemocrats.bsky.social•19 hours ago

This is how we do
It Susan!!!🙌

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kimmieo.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Statskup !

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davebo8.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I think the long game here is that Elon is looking to install some bullshit AI system to essentially run the federal government. The profit potential for him is immeasurable. Follow the money.

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fog627.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Time to put an end to this monarchy…

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simone717.bsky.social•22 hours ago

You concentrate on thieving 24/7
with Pharma help - you get good at it. DeJoy just “left” USPO-and now Trump says it’s his.
Wow - after years of everyone asking why nothing worked to move him out. Suddenly the USPO is gone?

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svenjohanson.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Trump and Elon are a crime syndicate.

Far too powerful and dangerous.

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johnericswanson.bsky.social•15 hours ago

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anonfrog2600.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I would say congratulations on your obviously thorough research but these gents are not *exceptional* thieves. #PlanB100Trillion is an exceptional heist, paying no attention to The Wizard in Glass. Culture is its own niche. #bitcoin

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jellineck.bsky.social•21 hours ago

They also already moved up to kidnapping so right on track!

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jake-66.bsky.social•22 hours ago

THIS is what Dems need to be screaming from the rooftops. They don’t need to LEGISLATE. They need to COMMUNICATE. Effectively. Repeatedly. Loudly.

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rcarmstrong.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Excellent piece. And, BTW, the whole "tasting his Big Macs" thing... Beautiful.

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nocebthe.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Thieves, Liars, Vampire Parasites

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bayless59.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Yassss..*chefs kiss* 😂😂Hans..*exceptional*‼️

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pitbullyoga.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It's a coup, so they can manufacture a great depression, for billioners to buy more land, businesses, and stock for pennies on the dollar.

All of their actions make sense if you look at it from this perspective.

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cftc.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This is not just a coup. It’s a heist.

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unclesamson.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Strange how Musky Trumpo want to Chainsaw Government but also load all your secure private information into AI?

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dagenheim.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Just wait until he gets ahold of the other Goldeneye satellite

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am-mccarthy.bsky.social•20 hours ago

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spacecat39.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Yes. That's it exactly. They're robbing us blind. They're going to take all the money. This administration has always been all about the grift. Now it's a full-on heist. We should refuse to pay taxes because they're just going to steal that money, too.

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alchemy103.bsky.social•22 hours ago

People need to wake up to what is happening. This is not a partisan issue.

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jackeber.com•2 hours ago

A very well written and comprehensive article. I would like to add that Musk has an additional goal, to accumulate unto himself as much data about everyone as possible. Blackmail and coercion would be simplified if he knows everything about a politician or business rival.

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jackeber.com•2 hours ago

To achieve that he has Starlink, Neurolink, all the data stolen from federal agencies by his band of merry morons, and is moving into the phone and TV business.

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danush.bsky.social•15 hours ago

we knew this during his 1st admin….he was impeached 4 extorting Ukraine….he’s extorting Ukraine again….1 mth in…he promised revenge is about revenge….he’s a criminal grifter….everything he’s done is a grift for himself & wealthy. We knew all in 2016….but 1.5% more voters in 2024 thought this was OK.

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gia637.bsky.social•14 hours ago

You nailed it, Dan. How can so many be SO clueless 😫 but the real villains are the undecided and the lazy "my vote doesn't matter" crowd. They cost us the country

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danush.bsky.social•15 hours ago

You know what they say….congratulations DJT voters….you certainly showed us now didn’t you….

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gia637.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Except they aren't unhappy - still cheering rah rah tRump and Musty

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rking78708.bsky.social•22 hours ago

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stand-up.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Trumpublicans are destroying our people and our Republic to take our resources and money. They are domestic enemies.

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nero-wolfe.bsky.social•22 hours ago

“Trump’s Supreme Court will not restore the power of the SEC or the FTC, and since Trump is leaving the Fed alone (for now) it’s unlikely that Harlan Crow’s justices will balk at the executive order either.”

That parenthetical is what really keeps me up at night.

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schmaniel.bsky.social•22 hours ago

hans sees what you did there

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lynperkinsart.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I think about this every day.

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rohandas.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Die Hard 3 and its misdirection-based heist pertinent here too! "All the gold in your Fort Knox."

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lynperkinsart.bsky.social•22 hours ago

hell yeah

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blazesboylan.bsky.social•22 hours ago

If Musk really is using our personal information to build and AI empire, when we seize back power Musk's AI empire should be nationalized and killed because of it.

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momchef.bsky.social•21 hours ago

To be fair, I think we knew this before the EOs.

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mavismoggie.bsky.social•22 hours ago

The biggest heist in history. Taking place in plain sight. They must be laughing so hard.

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sebastianosmith.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Trump is. Elon is too far gone cosplaying an UberNazi to laugh at anything less than puppy stomping without breaking character.

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javakev.bsky.social•22 hours ago

They're just cheap smash and grab criminals. It's the mask of racism that keeps their followers ignoring the crime spree

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frumiousboojum.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Question for you: Why haven't they gone after the EPA yet? That strikes me as a top-tier target rife with pilfering potential.

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fiveam.bsky.social•15 hours ago

https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/donald-trump-was-recruited-by-the-kgb-under-codename-krasnov-claims-former-soviet-spy-chief/

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kurtshriner.bsky.social•22 hours ago

They're exceptional only b/c they've managed to convince 70 million Trump supporters that the work they're doing is beneficial for the country.

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ryanmavity.bsky.social•22 hours ago

“When you steal $600 you can just disappear, but if you steal $600 million they will find you, unless they think you are already dead”

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shoebillstork24.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I keep telling Hubs to get our money out of the bank. He ignores me. Sigh.

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birdiemclovin.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And America dies…ugh. I should have followed my friends to Portugal.

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sicarie.bsky.social•22 hours ago

That's all they know how to do, but hey at least they're *thinking* about throwing $5k to the masses to smooth things over.....that'll keep the peasants quiet eh? (eyeroll)

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sfurey.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I too believe it's thievery. Is there nobody in law enforcement who will arrest them for robbing us? If they don't obey the courts it's doubtful marshall's in DOJ would arrest them but to let a citizen just raid treasury systems is clearly ag. the law. Is there nobody smart enough to stop this?

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