That the world's first ever trillionaire is ALSO a white supremacist, a shameless asshole whose decisions to kill USAID & PEPFAR will cost millions their lives, who cooperates with those fascists for whom other fascists aren't fascist enough is the perfect sign that we live in the
#assholocene.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/12/spacex-stock-price-ipo-spcx
SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumped
#Assholocene: "
#US President Donald
#Trump’s White House is looking to revoke the permanent residency of Iranian-Swedish writer and political analyst Trita Parsi over his criticism of the US war on
#Iran, the Free Press reported on 10 June."
https://thecradle.co/articles/white-house-seeks-to-deport-quincy-institute-co-founder-trita-parsi-for-criticism-of-war-on-iran-report 
White House seeks to deport Quincy Institute co-founder Trita Parsi for criticism of war on Iran: Report
The Iranian-Swedish scholar is a respected commentator on Iranian affairs and has warned that Trump's war on the Islamic Republic has become a quagmire
#Assholocene: "The football
#WorldCup starts this Thursday and the
#US regime has already guaranteed that it will be the most racist in
#history."
https://www.other-news.info/the-most-racist-world-cup-in-history/ 
The Most Racist World Cup In History - Other News - Voices against the tide
The US has subjected World Cup teams and officials to discriminatory visa denials, detentions, and restrictions—including banning Iranian fans and forcing African and Iranian journalists out—revealing imperial double standards rarely applied to Western hosts, while FIFA grants the US impunity it never afforded previous World Cup nations.
#Assholocene #Inequality: "The Conservatives want to scrap rules requiring public bodies such as schools and hospitals to consider promoting
#equality in their decisions."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5vyqykpx5o 
Kemi Badenoch calls for scrapping of legal equality duty
The Conservative leader says the rules have led to public bodies becoming "institutionally incompetent".
#Assholocene/#Arschlochisierung: "Einer internationalen Ipsos-Studie zufolge sagen nur noch 49 Prozent, queere Menschen sollten offen mit ihrer sexuellen Orientierung oder Geschlechtsidentität umgehen – ein Rückgang um sechs Prozentpunkte im Vergleich zu 2021."
https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=58294 
Umfrage: Akzeptanz queerer Menschen sinkt weltweit
Weniger als die Hälfte der Deutschen halten es für richtig, dass queere Menschen offen leben. Die höchsten Zustimmungswerte misst der neue "Ipsos LGBT+ Pride Report 2026" in Spanien und Thailand. (Politik - International)
#Assholocene: "House Republicans, with the help of four Democrats, voted Thursday to approve legislation that would slash nutrition assistance for millions of young children and pregnant and postpartum women, even as food prices continue to rise nationwide"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-cuts-wic?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=227f3abc9d-Week+in+Review+%7C+Sat.+5%2F2%2F26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-998917937b-600223291 
House GOP, With Help of 4 Dems, Votes to Take Food Aid From Millions of Women and Kids | Common Dreams
"While working families struggle to feed their families, Republicans are cutting funding for fruit and vegetable vouchers for women, infants, and children," said Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
#Assholocene: "Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the
#WorldCup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the
#UnitedStates...No reason for Artan's repatriation has been issued"
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cnv9drg0qzgo 
World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
#Assholocene/#Assholization: "In diesem Jahr befürworten noch 65 Prozent der Bevölkerung die
#Gleichbehandlung von Schwulen und Lesben im
#Ehe-Recht. Im vergangenen Jahr waren es noch 68 Prozent, 2023 sogar 71 Prozent."
https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=58256 
Gallup-Umfrage: US-Bevölkerung wird wieder queerfeindlicher
Jahrelang ist etwa die Forderung nach der Gleichbehandlung gleichgeschlechtlicher Paare im Ehe-Recht in den Vereinigten Staaten immer populärer geworden. Doch damit ist es nun laut einer Gallup-Umfrage vorbei. (Politik - International)
#Assholocene: "
#Ghana’s
#LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of
#LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned."
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/01/ghana-new-law-criminalising-lgbtq-activity 
People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity
Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani Mahama
"In the wake of gutting #USAID, Trump is rolling out a new “America First" global health / foreign aid strategy: granting money in return for data.
Critics have likened this to a form of digital & genomic colonialism."
In the #assholocene, open #colonialism is back!
https://www.ft.com/content/f5e1335c-40d1-4bb4-bf8d-d017a95e3b7e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Donald Trump reboots foreign aid with new ‘America First’ strategy
After gutting USAID, Washington is striking transactional money-for-data deals that some critics liken to ‘recolonisation’
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