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I know a lot of people don't want to hear about the #BorgSite or #Elmo anymore.

However, until #Twitter [now #X] is either broke or #nationalized, or #Elmo in jail, or at least not able to control the #DeadBirdSite anymore, the following is very important to know about #Musk’s #TwitterTakeover:

One central key to understanding is this insightful article by @davetroy :

"👉#Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense — Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger👈"

I had this...

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/musks-twitter-buy-makes-no-sense-unless-its-part-of-something-bigger/

‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’

Brexit and Trump were initially seen as jokes, but the new owner of the social media giant could pose a serious threat to democracy – and a boon for Vladimir Putin, writes David Troy

Byline Times

@davetroy
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...thread not just one) on my
#twitter account, before I was banned shortly after:

"If #Musk’s Twitter purchase price seemed inflated based on legacy metrics, ask instead: what is it worth to him, Putin and his investors to shift the world into a new financial regime? It’s obviously infinitely valuable...*any price* is worth the cost."

"...👉Musk’s friends [#PayPalMafia], specifically #PeterThiel, #DavidSacks, and #RodDMartin, have been trying to replace the dollar since..."👈

@davetroy

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"...days at #PayPal. Former 👉PayPal COO #DavidSacks said, in 2017, “#Bitcoin is fulfilling PayPal’s original vision to create a ‘new world currency👈.’"

"...PayPal co-founder #LukeNosek confirmed in 2019, “The initial mission of PayPal was to create a *global currency* that was independent of interference by … corrupt cartels of banks and governments that were debasing their currencies.”..."

Does this sound familiar?

"Former PayPal COO David...Sacks..."

@davetroy

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"...has been playing an especially vocal role in recent weeks in *amplifying #Kremlin messaging*, suggesting that #Ukraine should *capitulate* to avoid nuclear war."!

"...#Musk and his “*new world currency*” crew are aiming to usher in a new “multipolar order*,” which was the subject of #Putin’s recent talk at the #Valdai Discussion Club. And the alignment of the #PayPalMafia with #Putin means they have at least the verbal threat of #Russia’s..."
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*If you've..

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...read my recent brief analysis of #President #Xi's speech at his extended #Moscow state visit, you will find:

"The prevailing trends of world 👉multi-polarity👈, economic globalization and 👉greater👈 democracy in international relations are irreversible."

The #billionaires and the authoritarian presidents are mentaly aligned in this world view.

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110054897290685119
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"...#nukes to back their agenda.

#Musk is aligned with #Putin in other important ways. Both have been heavily..."

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"...promoting #traditionalism, #hierarchy, and #patriarchy...

Where #Putin has become enamoured with the 👉 concept of the “#Noosphere,” 2) or the idea that the earth should evolve into a “conscious” planet, placing people in the role of #Neurons, #Musk has been echoing similar concepts — going so far as to call #Twitter [#X] a “*collective cybernetic super-intelligence*...” 👈
some new phase of being rooted in “#Noocracy,” or “rule by the wise”, where #Putin and #Musk are “the wise.”...

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"...The recent takeovers of #CNN and #HBO have prompted similar questions about why they were targeted for purchase, and the changes being made there. None of these moves makes very much sense if you’re looking backwards...

And there’s the matter of “X,” Musk’s proposed “#EverythingApp.” It’s been floated as a response to [#Tencent's] #WeChat, #China’s ubiquitous app, that’s come to dominate both payments and the social sphere. Supposing such an app starts to take on the task of..."

@davetroy

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#Elmo is moving ahead with his grand design of "#X", the "#EverythingApp".

To remember:

"And there’s the matter of “X,” #Musk’s proposed “#EverythingApp.” It’s been floated as a response to [#Tencent's] 👉#WeChat, #China’s ubiquitous app, that’s come to dominate both payments and the social sphere.👈 Supposing such an app starts to take on the task of..."

Here's the background story:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110079151651020972

@davetroy

The Story behind the #Noosphere and the #EverythingApp #Musk #Putin

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NOTES (finally found again! :)

From 2022 posts of mine on the DeadBirdSite:

"This is a New Age eschatological prophecy rooted in #Russian #Cosmism. #VladimirVernadsky, chief theorist of the Noosphere concept, himself predicted the transition would be violent and include upheavals; which may be a self-fulfilling prophecy."

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA237-1.html

"For those new to the “Noosphere” concept,...

Whose Story Wins: Rise of the Noosphere, Noopolitik, and Information-Age Statecraft

Noopolitik, which favors the use of

@davetroy

The Story behind the #Noosphere and the #EverythingApp #Musk #Putin

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... I recommend reading (at least) chapter 1, on Russian #Cosmism, of this excellent free book by noted #Russia expert #MarleneLaruelle:

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9780429426773/russian-nationalism-marlene-laruelle

#ElonMusk very likely became a bro of #Putin in 2004 through then Congressman (until 2018) #DanaRohrbacher, quite likely a #Kremlin asset 1):

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109831512609805105

1)
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/putin-congress-rohrabacher-trump-231775
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Russian Nationalism | Imaginaries, Doctrines, and Political Battlefiel

This book, by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, explores the complex nature of Russian nationalism. It examines nationalism as a multilayered and

Taylor & Francis