#Billionaires and #Dictators want to live forever. The rest of us can eat dirt and die.

Putin’s goal of living forever may be his only way of avoiding hell 👺

“When Vladimir #Putin was captured by a hot mic telling #Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs, some dismissed the exchange as eccentric small talk between aging #autocrats.

In fact, during the conversation at a Beijing military parade last September, Putin appeared to be describing a Kremlin-backed #Longevity initiative that has become one of #Russia’s flagship scientific projects.”

https://on.wsj.com/4uzpZ3r
#bezos #altman #petertheil

Yep. I can feel it. But think of the poor people in #Iran, #Lebanon, #Gaza, #Ukraine. They still feel the pain of malicious #autocrats.

"It may not feel like it, but hope is on the horizon: #Trump, #Netanyahu and #Putin’s powers appear to be waning | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/17/hope-horizon-trump-netanyahu-putin-powers-waning

Only seven days left until election day in #Hungary.

Vučić and Orbán better hurry up finding Zelenskyy's own fingerprints on the explosives, and Magyar's handwritten howto for making a bomb. Time is running out.

»"Our units found an explosive of devastating power," ​Vucic, a close ally of Orban, said in a post on Instagram. "I told PM Orban that we would keep him updated on ​the investigation."«

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarys-pm-orban-says-explosives-found-near-gas-infrastructure-serbia-2026-04-05/

#Ukraine #autocrats

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arjenlubach/116334314864015902

Dictators in Need

They wake up every day in fear hearing the sounds of devastating opinion polls.
Dictators in Need is an independent organisation helping #dictators and #autocrats worldwide who are in danger of losing power. Men like Viktor from #Hungary.

Viktor did everything right:
- Massive #corruption
- Controlling the media and the justice system
- #Misuse of public money (to build a swimming pool for his sheep)

#politics #funny

RE: https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116285017968321829

#Universidades alemãs no #Fediverso:

"We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats ."

#NoKings

As early as 2 years ago, many people in #Germany and #Europe felt that #BigTech ’s internet platforms did not live up to the claim of being #socialmedia. Many were appalled by the #hatespeech, #incitement, #cyberbullying, and #disinformation being spread there.
Our action alliance first reached out to #universities to propose withdrawing from #X and adopting #Mastodon. We believe the #Fediverse platforms are much better suited for #SciComm or, more broadly, for substantive discourse aimed at protecting and preserving our #democracy. Other initiatives have since emerged, such as #ByeByeElon, #HelloQuitX, #LeaveX, and #SaveSocial.

We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats .

Trump Gets $10 Billion Kickback To The Treasury For Offloading TikTok To His Billionaire Buddies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/16/trump-gets-10-billion-kickback-to-the-treasury-for-offloading-tiktok-to-his-billionaire-buddies/