And another day of surrendering in advance, an open letter, illegal mail-in ballot date, Musk a national security threat, apologies for Native Americans forced to attend boarding schools, denials for dollars, and the Plastic’s Industry wish list for a second Trump Administration comes to a close:
“We fought a war bc Nazism is evil. So when someone repeats Nazi slogans & admires Hitler, you don't give his defenders airtime, you warn the country every fucking day & night that should they elect him, they'll get something between authoritarian hell & genocide.” — Cliff Schecter
“It's the same perfect storm that brought Hitler to power: Capture the courts and business elites. Institutions submit to self-censorship. The Nazis turned Germany into a dictatorship in just six months.” — Andrea Chalupa
“Three of the worst oligarchs backing Trump - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks - are products of South African apartheid. This isn’t a coincidence.” — Tony Annett
“Here's the thing about protesting Bezos's WaPo decision: 1. Canceling your WaPo subscription could impact writers--not Bezos. 2. Canceling your Prime subscription could impact Amazon workers--not Bezos. 3. Electing Dems could raise taxes on the wealthy. That impacts Bezos.” — Joel Mendelson
The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump. Yet it is a submission nonetheless: One week before the mortals finish voting and might elect an authoritarian, one whose former chief of staff calls him a fascist, the Washington Post has decided that silence is the best way to guide its readers. Silence, after all, will not offend the authoritarian should he win. Silence, after all, is more than Trump can reasonably expect from the Post. Democracy may die in darkness, as the Post’s motto goes, but silence is apparently a good hedge.
Bezos made decision to kill Harris endorsement, reports Washington Post. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, personally made the decision to kill an endorsement of Vice President Harris for president that the newspaper’s editorial board had drafted, the outlet reported Friday.
“It would be different if the LA Times and Washington Post had established the policy months ago and didn’t endorse anyone,But both of them had in other races and only decided not to AFTER THEIR EDITORIAL BOARDS HAD DECIDED TO ENDORSE KAMALA HARRIS.” — Jon Cryer
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Trump praised Hitler while in office. “Certainly the former president is in the far-right area, he’s certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators — he has said that. So he certainly falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure,” Kelly said. — Trump is a fascist. He’s running on a fascist platform. If you support him, then you, too, are a fascist.
13 former Trump administration officials sign open letter backing up John Kelly's criticism of Trump. “We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark details the danger of a second Trump term. Like General Kelly, we did not take the decision to come forward lightly,” the letter said. “We are all lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, there are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party. This is one of those moments.”
“When you read this do you think ‘Gee, threats & surveillance make me feel all warm & fuzzy. What a great guy!’? If you answered yes, then congratulations, you’re a fascist too.”
Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ opinion sends the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) challenge back to a lower court to determine whether the Mississippi statute should be immediately blocked or whether it’s too close to the election to do so.
Far-right congressman suggests N.C. Legislature should consider handing electors to Trump on Election Day. The newly elected chairman of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris, suggested that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state Legislature should consider awarding the state’s electors to Donald Trump before all votes are counted, according to a video of his remarks posted on social media on Friday.
Any other CEO would have been fired for what Elon Musk just said. Part of the deal with being CEO is that you get a big paycheck in exchange for being the public face of a company. For most people, at most companies, that means, at minimum, trying not to make an ass of yourself in public.Tweeting a Holocaust joke, for example, might very well get you booted. Punching down at marginalized communities? Also a bad look. But the same rules don’t apply if you’re the richest person on the planet, running companies stacked with cronies. ICYMI: On Monday, Elon Musk invoked the names of two German Nazis in a tweet while simultaneously disparaging modern pronoun conventions — attempting, as he so often does, to make a joke...The point is: Any other CEO of a major company could expect to be shown the door after airing any one these ideas. Or at least that was the case as recently as 2018, when more CEOs were forced out for “ethical lapses” than poor financial performance, according to a PwC study.
With Putin Calls, It’s More Clear Than Ever That Elon Musk Is a National Security Threat. What do the world’s richest man and a brutal authoritarian have to discuss? Quite a bit as it turns out. They’ve chatted about business, personal issues, and the state of the world. Musk is an important government contractor with a security clearance and hands in a lot of different companies.
Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy that caused abuse and deaths of children. The investigation uncovered generations of trauma. It identified the deaths of at least 973 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children who attended the boarding schools. During his remarks, Biden acknowledged that "the real number is likely to be much, much higher." “The federal Indian boarding school policy, the pain it has caused, will always be a significant mark of shame, a blot on American history,” Biden said. In total, the probe identified 417 institutions across 37 states or then-territories that were operational between 1819 and at least 1969. — This is the America MAGA wants to return to.
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care. Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back. Sometimes for a cancer procedure that will help a grandmother with a throat tumor. Sometimes for a heart scan for a truck driver feeling short of breath. But the insurance companies don’t always make these decisions. Instead, they often outsource medical reviews to a largely hidden industry that makes money by turning down doctors’ requests for payments, known as prior authorizations. Call it the denials for dollars business.
The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration. Critics call it the plastics industry’s Project 2025. Tucked into a federal recycling bill is a litany of regulatory rollbacks and other industry-friendly provisions that federal agencies under Donald Trump could adopt without congressional approval.
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