Martin Nutty1) This guy NEVER said “Follow the money”
Mark Felt (1913 - 2008) aka Deep Throat, steered Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein towards revelations which brought the Nixon presidency down
2) While the“Follow the money” phrase was a creation of William Goldman, scriptwriter for “All The President’s Men”(strongly recommended - preview 👇)
Mark Felt’s advice should resonate to all those who care about western #democracy, what ails it and the return of #fascism
#USPol #Politics #Journalism #investigativejournalism #Film #Movies
All The President's Men (1976) Official Trailer - Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman Thriller HD
3) Western democracies are threatened by an onslaught of money from #UltraWealthy types.
Money is being spent to achieve state capture and the numbers while large to normal folk, are minute compared to the prize
#ReformUK is a good example of this type of corruption and is the focus of #TheRestIsPolitics. Give this episode a listen -the first in a four part series
#democracy #fascism #UKPolitics #Politics #Journalism #investigativejournalism #podcast #oligarchy
4) #Corruption is not diminished because it occurs in plain sight.
Whether it is the attempt to bilk taxpayers of $1.776 billion for a slush fund for #Jan6 rioters, the suppression of income audits by the IRS, or the the sweetheart deal for Jr. 👇
All are corrupt and are fodder for the #Midterms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-lawmakers-letter
#UltraWealthy #democracy #fascism #Politics #investigativejournalism #oligarchy #journalism #USPol
5) There is something sadly sweet and naive about #ScottPelley’s interview with LGN 👇
The landscape in #NewsMedia has shifted and fidelity to the truth is being replaced by #billionaire “truths” dictated by #oligarchs
Connecting the dots, it seems, gov takeover approval of CBS News parent Paramount was conditioned on the destruction of #SixtyMinutes
https://youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?si=zFaXu8UqFgxZC6D5
#Corruption #UltraWealthy #democracy #fascism #Politics #investigativejournalism #oligarchy #journalism #USPol
Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ‘60 Minutes’ | The Interview
6) #AI is too important to be controlled by autocrats or oligarchs
#RutgerBregman lays out the danger of #AIDenialism and the threat posed to global stability by unregulated AI
The machines cannot be be smashed, the clock cannot be rolled back as autocrats and oligarchs in other geographies will seize a sinister advantage which will destabilize the economies of rival countries
https://youtu.be/KpTZbq-eV38?si=jRH3D0zXAtgLGAfG
#billionaire #oligarchs #UltraWealthy #democracy #fascism #Politics #oligarchy #USPol
The Truth About AI Nobody Wants to Hear
7) Good report from #PeterGeoghegan on Nigel Farage’s single employee company Thorn In The Side
For those who understand the threat that #Farage represents and wish him defanged, the money must be followed. That is his point of vulnerability. Strip away his populism and an plain old fashioned grifty, greedy wealth extractor is revealed
#ReformUK has nothing to offer other than a slurry of rage. They have no solutions for Britain
8) We need an #ExtremeWealthLine if we are to lift more people above the #PovertyLine
If we believe #SocialMobility is good then a #WealthTax becomes a necessity
If we believe our #Politics is increasingly been bought by the #UltraWealthy then failure to address gross #inequality will lead to a decline in western #democracy
@ingridrobeyns
Lays it out clearly in this piece 👇
⚡️ Daz (the datakeeper)Some commentators in the US decry #socialism as the root of all evil.
Coming from an #irishrepublican tradition. I would describe socialism as a political and economic philosophy that equates to:
the rich becoming a little poorer and the poor becoming a little richer...
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I’d certainly align with these sentiments.
By European standards, I would be classified as a centrist-right . I’m a believer in well regulated markets and a capitalism which encourages a thriving SME ecosystem
By American standards that makes me a raging leftie. I like to think of myself as a social democrat. I believe in borrowing the best ideas from both left and right polarities
RegAmusing to watch #billionaires scrambling. No doubt they’re frustrated their billions doesn’t entitle them to a bigger number of votes. Could be that’s why they are on a never ending quest to undermine any effort to make a more equitable society
Not all billionaire types want to pull up the ladder and decrease #SocialMobility, but its clear that an influential set have managed to decrease their tax burden with each passing year leaving us #NPC types with no social safety net