Is Elon Musk rigging the numbers?

Of the 153,209,283 X accounts following Elon Musk on X at the time the data was collected, around 42 percent of Musk's followers, or more than 65.3 million users, have zero followers on their own account. Just over 72 percent, or nearly 112 million, of these users following Musk have less than 10 followers on their account.
#News #AureFreePress #Twitter #Mastodon #Musk

https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-twitter-follower-data

"I don't think we can relax, or should relax."

On CNBC I sounded the alarm against further interest rate hikes.

The Fed seems to think that inflation can only be tamed by slowing the economy to the point that people are put out of work and see wages drop.

I disagree. Strongly.

Congratulations Secretary Deb Haaland and the Interior Department for this significant accomplishment beginning to restore this sacred and spectacular animal to its original home.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/us/native-american-tribes-bison.html

Let’s not forget that @christianselig also created the Amplosion iOS Safari Extension. It redirects Google AMP links and is one of the best things.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amplosion-redirect-amp-links/id1585734696

Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains

Brain activity differs among people who feel out of touch with their peers.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/lonely-people-see-the-world-differently-according-to-their-brains/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Total student loan debt that would have been erased for millions of Americans: $400 billion

Total cost of the Trump tax cuts that largely benefited the wealthy and corporations: $1.9 trillion

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.