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timothysnyder.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Helpful explanations here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/musk-doge-personal-data.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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bambootoo.bsky.social•1 day ago

‘we are stuck with a system that offers equal efficiency to those who wish to exercise the legitimate functions of government & those who wish to dismantle it, or to weaponize it…There doesn’t even seem to be a mechanism to learn who has gained access to what database with what privileges.’ #DOGE

bighairshorttemper.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Where is Anonymous when you need them?

jamkam6969.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Begging to surmise, Anonymous is a flaky chimera.

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•8 hours ago

elmer78.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you, great article.

marsanges.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I did not like the article because it didnt live up to its title. It was interesting enough but it said nothing about "what Musk is up to". Only that he got himself an access that noone should have without strict enforced accountability, but that is obvious already.

liberalrage.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sell it to china?

rp-s.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for posting, and for your books, your clarity and your courage. 💛

desertsun66.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Trump and musk are remarkably similar people. Heartless and selfish and mean.

liberalazbirder.bsky.social•1 day ago

Here is the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/musk-doge-personal-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.4u7h.u5S7eHr5-Y2S&smid=url-share

ferocepadovana.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Thank you. 🙏🏻

martygabriel.bsky.social•1 day ago

News for profit didn't read.

pekaschmitt.bsky.social•13 hours ago

As opposed to user content created news, which is basically opinion, on social media platforms financed via algorithm directed advertising?

sophiahenry.com•1 day ago

Thank you so much!

its-its.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for the gift. This seems like the most credible opinion on the situation, which is terrifying. I’m hoping they don’t have an evil behavioral scientists, because that would make natters even worse. The Trump cult and the white supremacists have already been activated.

beingsass.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you so much! 🎁

oldsnowflake.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

lartigue.bsky.social•1 day ago

🙏

jacquejackie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you.

kitzoid.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

docjanicel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you.

vernster.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you.

okolegirl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

its-me-t.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you

kcarpdiem.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌 Thank you.

nytupelo7.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Thank you! ⚘

magpiechocopie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for the gift article! 🫶

eviebauer727.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Thanks so much!! 🙏😊

portfoliocarmel.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Even better ones, with more details and ramifications, here:

https://bsky.app/profile/kc555.bsky.social/post/3lipuna32sk2c

clmuv4ard.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The personal data is also to assist musk in racially based purges.
Musk has NO CLUE designated special employee, or not, at some point he can be charged and jailed for impeding the function of the Federal Government, trump will try to walk saying "I don't know him or what he was really doing".

timederailed.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I will remind you again that Elon Musk is responsible for starshield. A worldwide surveillance system, probably long since hacked by the enemy.

catlady49ers.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bet South Africa is beyond thrilled that Elon is messing up our country, and not theirs!

millennialleia.bsky.social•7 hours ago

📌

aselkiestale.bsky.social•1 day ago

The superwomen on the Seneca Project, Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney did a video recently explaining the tech-incels curtis yarvin and p thiel, vance, leon musk and their manisfesto for the future and world dominance. Incredibly scary stuff.

eclecticoldbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

SKYNET

jafkettani.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Leon wants to be technologically of the world. Who cares about votes and congress. Whomever control the ai and government IT
and the phones is the king.

harmoniouslvn.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

schizznit.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Sooner rather than later please

ehen.bsky.social•14 hours ago

😬😬😬

js-atkins.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Can’t read without subscription. boohoo!

joergky.bsky.social•14 hours ago

As frustrated as I am with the German data protection laws here and there…reading this, I am really glad we have those.

joebosslet.bsky.social•10 hours ago

We have them too in the US. They are just ignoring the law flat out. It’s a mess here

joergky.bsky.social•9 hours ago

You do, but trust me, not on the same scale. Very noticeable, when your doing business in Germany.

But still, you are also right. Trump‘s team doesn’t care, the coup is going on.

Hostile government takeover.

blayneydeborah.bsky.social•18 hours ago

📌

ianxz.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I think we may already be screwed beyond our imagination.

ianxz.bsky.social•10 hours ago

One word:

ransomware

Musk can extort or hold US hostage to any demands, any time, when he has control of our systems.

This judge must be either an idiot, or compromised. Probably compromised, since he called "agency", even in spite of DOGE claim.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-judge-hands-musks-doge-win-data-access/story?id=118851973

chrisfp11.bsky.social•10 hours ago

A simple message - musk is getting access to your information to train his A.I. this is simple and people can understand this and get angry.

daves1119.bsky.social•1 day ago

Any chance you could gift this?

jonathan-hilbun.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/musk-doge-personal-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.Tqm0.j5Z9DAXLMWOE&smid=url-share

planetabsurdia.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for sharing!

daves1119.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

jamkam6969.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Furthermore, what else is coming from him and his pro-Apartheid Pretorian goon squad?

onlytruthcansolve.bsky.social•1 day ago

Президент Зеленський – мінеральні контракти. ХАЙ ХТО РОЗУМІЄТЬСЯ В АМЕРИКАНСЬКИХ КОНТРАКТІХ ПЕРЕГЛЯНЕ ЦЕ. як тільки вони «переїдуть в Україну… буде дуже важко зупинити те, що вони роблять і як вони це роблять – Їм не можна довіряти

tiborb.bsky.social•20 hours ago

But this is a feature of oligarchia - Elon does the job for Trump (reduction of federal government) and is quietly allowed to profit from this....
In Russia it works the same....

hardxcoded.bsky.social•20 hours ago

that is why current USA regime sees a perfect mirror reflection of themeselves in Russia, and both regimes can learn from each other, except USA to start ressembling Russia, very quickly, both domestically and internationnaly.

martinweir.bsky.social•1 day ago

its-its.bsky.social•1 day ago

We should start calling Trump, Crassus. It’s perfect.

martinweir.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus#:~:text=Marcus%20Licinius%20Crassus%20(%2F%CB%88k,the%20richest%20man%20in%20Rome%22.&text=Bust%20found%20in%20the%20Licinian,Rome%2C%20traditionally%20identified%20as%20Crassus.

carrieisbusy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Greatest way to teach kids about this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUUqYclfokI

tondalicious.bsky.social•20 hours ago

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

graywyvern.bsky.social•9 hours ago

#krasnov

felljohnson.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t read it

kjustin1966.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://events.pol-rev.com/events/811bc60f-67bb-409f-bbb9-945567d1aa58

jcinmd.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Is this organized yet. 50501?

lckwd.bsky.social•1 day ago

pay wall meh

thedivinemissm.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Until you realize it’s what the imbecile you elected TWICE is doing. Try to get focused on the real problem and do something about it. ANYTHING !

kitzoid.bsky.social•1 day ago

"The federal employee retirement system, (...) , runs almost solely on paper, each retirement file hand-processed by hundreds of workers in a limestone mine 230 feet underground who ferry pieces of paper between the caverns to put them in the right manila folder." Thank you, Jesus!!!

meldredge.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Can you gift this article, please?

sonyalee9.bsky.social•11 hours ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/musk-doge-personal-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.YcWw.QcWnZC0uZaYR&smid=url-share

heather-thompson.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Thank you for gifting the article!

lonewytch.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Thank you 😊

meldredge.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thank you so much! I cancelled my Times subscription last year; but I am interested to read anything Timothy Snyder recommends.

biancastar.bsky.social•1 day ago

citizenw.bsky.social•1 day ago

Paywall.

kitzoid.bsky.social•1 day ago

See Arizona Birder above for gift article.

rimaanabtawi.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

b-korb.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

potch-hctop47.bsky.social•11 hours ago

He’s developing Trump Mouth!

in-zeus-i-trust.bsky.social•1 day ago

The status of the Divided Christian Fascists Of America (DCFA):

1 - It's a failed shithole founded on stolen land, slavery and racism.

2 - It's loved by dictators and fascist parties.

3 - It's run by Christians-Taliban-like, fascists and billionaires Mafia.

4 - Its majority are IDIOTS.

hillymills.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I think you’re right but without the military what can possibly be done?

joanied716.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

kugino1994.bsky.social•22 hours ago

3 Elon goals:
1. remove any barriers for his companies. bye bye IGs.
2. mine every bit of federal govt data to train his AI
3. destroy anything that is against his personal beliefs.

simple.

donnakhughes.bsky.social•13 hours ago

💯

lewstime.bsky.social•18 hours ago

America does not have a king or a dictator. But it does have information tyrants.

jacqueline99.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

resistbear.bsky.social•10 hours ago

It’s behind paywall

douglasrw.bsky.social•1 day ago

Paywall

arktoi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can you post it as a gift article? Most of us have canceled our NYT subscriptions

misconstruded12.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Yes! Cancelled the NYT, The Washington Post, and for extra measure Amazon Prime and Amazon Video.

emmadunkirk.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I kept NYT because of the recipes. Here you go.
Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/musk-doge-personal-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.FLxA.If2fGixgxIYK

arktoi.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Thats so nice of you! Thank you! The recipes make it worth it. 🙌🏾

mitsu23.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Big tech became big in the US for same reason it is flawed.

sunnyhippies.bsky.social•10 hours ago

We all know X musk is really running the show

lainielipson.bsky.social•1 day ago

Love @zey.bsky.social, she's so good

wishformore.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Drugs right? tRump & Elon popping pills & snorting shit & tweaking out in the Oval Office sweating & mumbling & howling & maniacally laughing & having manic swings; weirdo leaping in the air believing the drug-induced hallucination he just had is a genius fucking idea?

ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH?

wishformore.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Like Hitler with his anti-humanity garbage-mush-brained ideas

samspade1941.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for all your wonderful work Mr.Snyder.

cjhershey.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I keep imagining the ability to call in an airstrike on Leon’s plane while charting its where abouts on X I know too much COD 🤣

katevanhoudt.bsky.social•12 hours ago

This was a great article!!

jennjvn.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Oh no, written by Zeynep. 🙄 I'll read it bc Timothy Snyder says it's worthwhile, but I hope she's better on this topic than Covid/long Covid. She's a huge Covid/LC minimizer, really bad. And seems she's giving Musk too much credibility as an 'engineer', but I'll read the whole thing w/an open mind.

m00nstreake.bsky.social•22 hours ago

It's one of her better pieces. Of course, a professional engineer would never take the kind of heedless risks Muskrat is taking. He's acting like a black hat hacker, not an engineer.

cryearth.bsky.social•14 hours ago

https://www.ft.com/content/d1d650f7-7de7-4695-aea6-91ebd1c45ad6?sharetype=blocked

nytupelo7.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Looking for waste & fraud?
NOPE

pauluspeters.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why does the writer think Musk is an engineer? He has been obsessed with conquerors like Alexander the Great and Napoleon since his youth, with some sci-fi (his name Elon comes from Werner Von Braun "project Mars" book) and Ayn Rand. Add FPS games and Ketamine's neuroplasticity effects and stir.

robinla.bsky.social•1 day ago

After a judge blocked a Trump executive order, Elon Musk shared a post with his more than 200 million followers on X that included the judge’s daughter’s name, photo and job, allegedly at the Department of Education.

mallissaa.bsky.social•14 hours ago

He’s such a POS!
Hope they hang them high!

sfrank597.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I just posted an idea on my page that I hope you and others on this platform start using to fight against these shortsighted, poorly carried-out, heartless, dictatorial, discriminatory, and outright un-American actions. Repost if you believe it could work!

nickt1023.bsky.social•1 day ago

I disagree with her point that Musk is approaching this like an engineer. He’s approaching it like a hacker. An engineer, especially in physics, knows about the measure of work input & work output. His claims are conclusive, not supported by any evidence.
His ROI is very low & his IRR is very long.

sedonablue.bsky.social•12 hours ago

📌

juliecochranereal.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I can't read them because it's behind a paywall.

jallenkaiser.bsky.social•13 hours ago

https://Removepaywall.com or use search the internet archive thru wayback machine.

nationsfilm.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Always scroll the comments. Someone who pays for a subscription will usually post a gift link.

But quality journalism isn’t free.

nswbrit.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Looks like someone gifted it. Free now.

nationsfilm.bsky.social•9 hours ago

yep

juliecochranereal.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I know. I'm a paid subscriber for the outlets I use the most.

nationsfilm.bsky.social•9 hours ago

So why complain about a "paywall"?

juliecochranereal.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Because I complained before I saw the gift.

nationsfilm.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The word "paywall" is a pet peeve of mine. It implies that everything on the internet is supposed to be free of charge.

But to be clear, I don't subscribe to NYT anymore either and haven't for a couple of years. I've just learned to scroll for gift articles.

wittenbeker.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I think ALL US government employees who are loyal to the Constitution should quit their jobs (they are no longer safe anyway) to incapacitate the T-M regime. Revolution from below! #Grassrootsrevolution

ca4ua.bsky.social•1 day ago

Words from The Resistance:

https://bsky.app/profile/adamkinzinger.bsky.social/post/3lioysr7hkc2y

jcinmd.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Why is this not being reposted? People need to hear voices like Kinzinger right now & often.

Repost

ca4ua.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Seriously.

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