The US is stuck in the past. Their language is disconnected with today's role of royals in society.

Kings and queens these days are ceremonial in their role.

What the US voted into Office is not a king in the modern sense. What Trump is aspiring to is a cross of Pinochet, Hitler and Putin — a cruel, murderous, moron, racist dictator.

#Royals #Kings #Dictators #Dictatorship #Trump #Language #Zeitgeist #Politics #PropertySupremacy #WhiteSupremacy #MafiaState #Kleptocracy #ChristianNationals

The big box CEOs flat out told Trump the prices aren't going up, they're steady right now, but they'll go up. & this wasn't about food. But he was told that shelves will be empty" -an admin official. Another official briefed on the meeting said the CEOs told Trump disruptions could become noticeable in 2 weeks.

Trump says the #tariffs on CN will be lower, but only that "they'll be north of zero." His "governing style" is that of a mob boss.
#Extortion #Kleptocracy #USPol
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/23/trump-economy-tariffs-china-powell

Australians are being ripped off by gas export corporations.

This briefing note highlights the case study of INPEX, a Japanese corporation that exports gas through Darwin.

Inpex exports more gas than is used in NSW, Victoria and SA combined, pays no royalties or petroleum tax and pays virtually no corporate tax.

Despite this, INPEX regularly criticises Australian Government policies.

Full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/P1829-INPEX-briefing-note-Web.pdf

#kleptocracy #rentseeking #AusVotes2025

A handy list of large crypto donors to Trump’s inauguration fund, which is basically an unregulated pot of money the president can do whatever he wants with. A few translations are in order:

* Circle = world’s 2nd largest stablecoin after Tether (USDC), closely linked to #Coinbase
* Foris Dax = Crypto[.]Com
* Fred Ehrsam = #Paradigm (and co-founder of Coinbase)
* #Payward = #Kraken
* #KyleSamani = #MulticoinCapital
* #HaydenAdams = #Uniswap (more on Uniswap: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/of-tech-bros-and-trumpers)
* Charles Cascarilla = #Paxos, the stablecoin issuer behind the #Binance stablecoin #BUSD that was summarily executed by regulators for #moneylaundering
* Yuga Labs = #BoredApeYachtClub (the infamous monkey JPGs)

#NFTs #corruption #crypto #BAYC #Inauguration #trump #uspol #uspolitics #bribery #kleptocracy #KleptocracyIsComing

As the US moves from Democracy to #Kleptocracy and #Kakistocracy it’s effects affect scientific breakthroughs

New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-detain-kseniia-petrova-protest-harvard-cancer-research-rcna202180

#Innovation #Medicine

For the first time ever, the White House is selling corporate sponsorships for the Easter Egg Roll—Amazon, Meta, and YouTube ranging from $75,000 to $200,000. The move comes amid scrutiny of Trump’s ties to tech billionaires and accusations of pay-to-play influence.

Why It Matters: #Trump is monetizing a children’s holiday, turning the Easter Egg Roll into a corporate cash grab. It’s classic #kleptocracy—where nothing is sacred and everything, even Easter, is for sale.

https://open.substack.com/pub/trumptyrannytracker/p/trump-tyranny-tracker-day-89-91?r=4p9usb&utm_medium=ios

The #Cybersecurity Risk Of Ignoring Trump’s Attack On Chris Krebs

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2025/04/18/the-cybersecurity-risk-of-ignoring-trumps-attack-on-chris-krebs/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=forbes%2Fmagazine%2FInnovation

#Kleptocracy

Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office. The country is losing data on drug use, maternal mortality, climate change…

Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.

#Fascsim #Autocracy #Kleptocracy #Data #PublicSafety #Resist #USPol

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-data-collection-hhs-epa-cdc-maternal-mortality