Mike Benz, the Alt-right YouTuber & brains behind the Censorship Industrial Complex is back — and his conspiracy theories are informing — or justifying — Elon Musk’s anti-USAID crusade. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... - ThreadSky

brandyzadrozny.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Mike Benz, the Alt-right YouTuber & brains behind the Censorship Industrial Complex is back — and his conspiracy theories are informing — or justifying — Elon Musk’s anti-USAID crusade. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/elon-musk-boosted-false-usaid-conspiracy-theories-global-aid-rcna190646

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rabinpw.bsky.social•15 days ago

You don’t think sending $200 million worth of condoms to the taliban is a little extreme?

brandyzadrozny.bsky.social•15 days ago

I believe in you https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/29/politics/gaza-condoms-fact-check

rabinpw.bsky.social•15 days ago

So crazy.

brandyzadrozny.bsky.social•15 days ago

This, (h/t Will Bredderman) made me scream. We’re in the wrong business folks.

follicular.bsky.social•15 days ago

there seems to be a literally bottomless pit of money for articulate rightwing assholes to spread their terrible opinions

altie-a-alterson.bsky.social•15 days ago

Repurposing the money our society spends on wingnut welfare could probably alleviate the homeless problem in several large states.

russbengtson.bsky.social•15 days ago

we're all on the wrong side when it comes to grifting (which makes it that much funnier that they're after "waste," takes one to know one I guess)

tbbw1.bsky.social•15 days ago

It's a grift. Always has been.

The Koch's et al did an amazing job dumbing down America, and now they're harvesting the rubes for every sou they can con out of them and the media organizations that cater to the stupidity.

achilleselbow.bsky.social•15 days ago

Ferrealzz

bradpatrick.bsky.social•15 days ago

If we had an IRS that actively investigated and audited non-profits with the express purpose of hunting those who subvert the intent and letter of the law, imagine what we would find. They want to abolish the IRS. All of their non-profits make a mockery of the law as intended.

billnemacheck.bsky.social•15 days ago

"Greed, for lack of a better term, is good."

subu.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yupppp

bookdetective.bsky.social•15 days ago

Shamelessly spreading fear, rumor, and hate of both the powerless and a perceived privileged “deep state elite” is now big business when there are billionaires to bankroll the platform and profit. In a saner past, this was relegated to the lunatic fringe with little opportunity to monetize. No more.

jayacoop.bsky.social•15 days ago

The most under-reported aspect of the Trump era is the enormity of the underlying grift ecosystem.

curiousaboutupdog.bsky.social•15 days ago

Jesus Christ how do I become a worthless grifter, asking for a friend

therhythm.bsky.social•15 days ago

Me bones up on what it takes to become an "uncertified lobbyist"

curiousaboutupdog.bsky.social•15 days ago

I have a PhD in a hard science, a couple first-author papers in good journals, and I make less than a third of that even having left academia

Screaming into a pillow over here

therhythm.bsky.social•15 days ago

Check out this post about Journalism School as a shortcut to the lobbyist grifter career path.

Easily the most illuminating / depressing thing I've read all week.

https://bsky.app/profile/stephenmag.bsky.social/post/3lhiehcqffk27

sulcomplottismo.bsky.social•15 days ago

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kitkathy.bsky.social•15 days ago

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astill73.bsky.social•15 days ago

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taz1.bsky.social•15 days ago

No it's Musk being investigated.

jim-ryan.bsky.social•13 days ago

For anyone who thinks Rogan is just a smart, curious guy who talks to interesting people, the question you have to ask yourself with tons of his guests is: why this dude? (Also, why is it always a dude?)

jim-ryan.bsky.social•13 days ago

Like, Quentin Tarantino…sure! But sandwiched in between movie stars and comedians are very random dudes of extremely dubious distinction who have super weird ideas about stuff, many of which are coincidentally aligned with cryptofascist politics.