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Can democracy survive now the world’s richest man has it in his sights? | George Monbiot | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com Can democracy survive now the world’s richest man has it in his sights? | George Monbiot

A vote for Donald Trump next week is also a vote for Elon Musk. He’ll have even greater power than the US president, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Can democracy survive now the world’s richest man has it in his sights? | George Monbiot

This is what happens when successive US governments fail to tackle inequality. While millions of people live in poverty, a handful grow unimaginably rich. Wealth begets wealth, and they acquire political power to match. It was inevitable that one of them – now the richest man on Earth – would launch what looks like a bid for world domination...

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Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers
  • Not gonna lie, this is kinda a refutation of the whole open source model. I was led to believe that it shouldn't matter who writes the code, as long the code is able to be interrogated/corrected.

  • Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'
  • Let me paint a picture that, I think is plausible within the law. Trump directly orders an assassination. With it comes a carrot (a general immunity for the killing). And the stick (a court marshall for disobeying a direct order from your superior, plus your name on a hit list). Then, he just has to go down the line with the same offer until someone bites. Once that happens, he will order them to go down the hit list with the same offer. Hell, he could deputise a militia to do the dirty. Not saying he would, I'm just pointing out the outer bounds of what is perfectly legal. And if the Republicans have a clean sweep nothing can or will stop him. Even without a clean sweep, he could threaten the life of any politician.

  • Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media
  • Well the devil is in the detail. However, what appears is being mooted is it will only affect big social media corporations. A Lemmy instance is hardly big business. Not that I'm discounting creeping regulation moving into the fediverse.

  • "I was ashamed": Why women abandon Trump
  • "Again"? While Hilary won the popular vote, Trump won the college. Or are you referring to electoral interference by other state actors? While I don't deny that it happened, I'm not convinced that had a material impact over, say Hillary's unlikability with the electorate, coupled with her dreadful campaign messages, and pissing off likely voters with her high jinx during the primary. Also, she was a target rich environment for oppo research. The whole having a private and public position had real cut through.

  • The Group Translating Project 2025 Into Spanish to Warn Old Latinos About Trump
  • Maybe, but it's like the Brexit referendum. During the run up to the vote, the rightwing government at the time swore that it wasn't binding, instead it was advisory. But, when the opportunity to vote again when it actually became clear what the Brexit deal meant, it was dismissed. We had our vote. Even though there was no way of knowing that people actually voted for the form Brexit they actually got. Instead those that advocate for a final binding vote was castigated for being anti Democratic with vested interests and hidden agendas.

    If they can do that to Brexit skeptics with all the uncertainty and doubt surrounding that decision, imagine what they can do surrounding a much more cut and dried prospect of Project 2025.

    I should imagine the line will be: "you, yourself advertised what Project 2025 will be. You said if you vote us in, we'll implement it. Now we're in, we see that as a democratic mandate to implement it".

  • The Group Translating Project 2025 Into Spanish to Warn Old Latinos About Trump
  • Slightly off topic, but I worry that this election has, amongst other things has turned into a referendum on Project 2025. So, the Democratic Party won't have a leg to stand on when it gets implemented in full. They can't really argue that the electorate was ignorant.

  • Netflix raises prices as password boost fades
  • I was shocked about the amount of content when I browsed BBC's Iplayer service. They even have films. If you want to save some well known movies and are in the UK, you could exhaust their selection before even having to put your hand in your pocket to splash out on extra privatised content.

  • Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting ‘attractive’ people
  • I was told that it was convention to use the highest government title that a person received once they leave government. Personally, I don't think that explanation holds much water. We don't really hear, for example of President Obama any more. Nor do we hear Secretary of State Clinton. On a practical matter, it can cause confusion so outside propaganda, I don't see much utility in it.

  • Jess Phillips Claims Faster NHS Treatment For Backing Gaza Ceasefire | HuffPost UK Politics
    www.huffingtonpost.co.uk Jess Phillips Says She Was Given Quicker NHS Treatment Because She Backed Gaza Ceasefire

    The Home Office minister left the Labour frontbench last year over the party's stance on the conflict.

    Jess Phillips Says She Was Given Quicker NHS Treatment Because She Backed Gaza Ceasefire

    Jess Phillips Says She Was Given Quicker NHS Treatment Because She Backed Gaza Ceasefire

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    BBC forced to remove Miriam Margolyes' 'shocking' three-word remark from radio show - Nottinghamshire Live
    www.nottinghampost.com BBC forced to remove Miriam Margolyes' 'shocking' three-word remark

    The BBC has been forced to pull Miriam Margolyes' 'shocking' three-word remarks about a Charles Dickens character from a Radio 4 show

    BBC forced to remove Miriam Margolyes' 'shocking' three-word remark

    Kirsty's question about which character had first resonated with her as a child, saying: "Oh, Fagin. Without question. Jewish and vile. I didn't know Jews like that then sadly, I do now."

    Despite laughter from the audience, the BBC decided to remove the remarks from the broadcast.

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    The future of the Conservative movement

    I was just thinking, will the Conservative party take the same path as the Republicans and merge with our MAGA? Or, will their encounter with Boris Johnson be enough of our MAGA?

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    Mayoral elections

    I guess it's time to vote. I mourn the loss of STV.

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    Manifesto fail

    On one hand she says: "No more identity politics." And the other she says: "I am a Christian"... Do they even proof read their copy!?

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    Obtaining War Book

    Hello, I'm looking to purchase this film. Unfortunately, it looks to be unobtainium. Does anyone know where one may get a copy?

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