N. T. O. & Y.Feb 20

RE: https://mstdn.social/@sglerman95814/116099878194145909

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Krugman puts it so clearly and is for sure worth a read, but let's get to #NamingNames because I'm not OK blaming billionaires in the most generic sense so that these democracy-shredding oligarch wannabes can keep their names and their reputations out of the spotlight.

* Elon Musk.
* Timothy Mellon. Oil magnate who uses family fortune to shred the social safety net and put a grifter like Trump in office.

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And here's the graph from that report that I find most noteworthy. The U.S. Supreme Court decided on #CitizensUnited v. FEC in 2010, allowing #billionaires to effectively buy political outcomes under the guise of free speech.

Without a doubt, historians will recognize Citizens United as a watershed moment in the #enshittification of America.

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Feb 20 at 12:59amWeb