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People Power.....NOT King Power. "Democracy is of the people, by the people, for the people." Abraham Lincoln www.facebook.com/reel/6929031...

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"When does this ride end?" [chart credit: Roger Coppock]

What is the new Trumpian political economy called? It’s clearly a form of capitalism, but it’s not very neoliberal. In this thread I argue that the type of capitalism Trump is moving us all towards might be a sort of “Machiavellian Neo-mercantilist capitalism”. 🧵

7/ Machiavellianism is marked by manipulativeness, a lack of morality, and a focus on self-interest and personal gain. Machiavellians often engage in deceit and exploitation of others to achieve their objectives, prioritizing personal success over ethical considerations. Sounds right!

8/ The American political economy is still capitalist, because fundamentally it is still a system derived to generate profit for the owners of the means of production through the exploitation of wage labour. But it’s a sort of Machiavellian neo-Mercantilist capitalism. And it sucks. That is all.

The US is now demanding massive war reparations: -from Ukraine, which acted in self-defense against Russian aggression -for the US, which did not get attacked or even fight in the war -as compensation for resources the US used in ways that served US interests, when most US money went to US companies

🧪⚛️ Resurfacing this important and sobering opinion piece by @philipcball.bsky.social especially after reading today's astonishing Q & A with @apsphysics.bsky.social President: www.aps.org/apsnews/2025...

This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨‍🔬🧬🖥️

On the left: President Trump: "I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk ... will lead the Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE")" On the right: Government declaration (by Joshua Fisher) submitted to Judge Chutkan stating Elon Musk is not the leader of DOGE

For #SuperbOwl 🦉 Sunday I give you M97, the Owl Nebula, from the 0.9-meter telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The Owl is a planetary nebula, the remains of a sun-like star that lost its outer layers at the end of its lifetime. 🔭🧪 Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA noirlab.edu/public/image...

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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com

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25 Lead Authors. 7 Review Authors. 57 Pages. 31 Figures. But the 14-word TITLE of the World Weather Attribution study is all you need to know:

No matter what DeepSeek cost, the important part is, they could afford to give it away.

The Psychology of Trumpism - Stephen Hassan, PhD www.instagram.com/reel/DB39yJp...

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information? #ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US. People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women! Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

It's warming so quickly that high alpine forests which emerged during the Holocene Thermal Maximum thousands of years ago are being uncovered by glaciers that developed in the years thereafter when temperatures plummeted (and the Deniers are very confused about this)🧵

Note that climate warming is too rapid for most species to respond and survive. Also note that with warming, extreme events like heatwaves become longer and more intense - which is a greater impact to species' survival. #ClimateChange #Science🧪#Conservation #Extinction

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