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Ali Velshi Jan 26, 2025

Welcome to the new American oligarchy: Trump’s rise was decades in the making.

Billionaires and mega-corporations are driving policy at the expense of democracy – an “absolute seizure,” as @ThomHartmann puts it. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/welcome-to-the-new-american-oligarchy-trump-s-rise-was-decades-in-the-making-230305349616

Welcome to the new American oligarchy: Trump’s rise was decades in the making

President Donald Trump’s rise is not an anomaly – he is the product of forces set in motion 50 years ago, driven by massive deregulation and key Supreme Court decisions that dismantled a century of safeguards against corporate political spending, explains Thom Hartmann, author of ‘The Hidden History of American Oligarchy.’ Together, these forces steered America toward oligarchy. Trump recognized the cracks in our system—and moved in to exploit them. In this next chapter of America’s story, “Velshi” will track those who wield economic power to undermine everyday Americans–including the tech-industrial complex now occupying the halls of American power.

MSNBC

Raymond Mar 10

Let's answer this question: who profits from the Iran Trump Netanyahu war? I will start

1. Russia. They love to see oil prices go up when their export route is unaffected.

Raymond Mar 9

tomate 🍅Mar 3

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Raymond Feb 13

The reason why Bondi kept bringing up her dear leader when she was asked about Epstein files was simple. Who else was mentioned 1,000,000 times?

Raymond Feb 10

The Orange Pedo exacerbated a pandemic in his first term and caused a pandemic in his second.

Raymond Feb 7

Bodhipaksa Feb 7

Interesting developments in Texas:

– Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/texas-students-protest-ice-capitol/

— A Manly (probably MAGA) Man in Texas assaults a teenage student protestor.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-student-walkouts-new-details-arrest-connected-buda-protest

Texas Governor Greg Abbott freaks out and plans to retaliate against teachers if students keep protesting

https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2026-02-04/texas-education-walkouts-tea-takeover-ice

Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings

Some students walked out of schools Friday afternoon to join demonstrations throughout the country condemning the actions of immigration enforcement officials.

The Texas Tribune

Raymond Jan 28

OpenStreetMap Ops Team Jan 27

If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how we're responding. #AI #Bots #Abuse

Raymond Jan 28

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jan 27

Interviewed on Al Jazeera today about ICE killing Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and made it a point to speak the names of all 9 people ICE has killed so far in 2026. Including Keith Porter, Parady La, Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.

We need unity of humanity against fascism and autocracy.

Will share the interview when it goes live.

Raymond Dec 8

Paul Cantrell Dec 8

My city is being invaded by outsiders.

They weren’t invited, and they’re not wanted. They don’t share our culture, and they don’t share our values. They took billions of dollars from us. They are violent criminals. They are ruining our community.

I’m talking about ICE.

They should go back where they came from.

Raymond Oct 2

Dear ICE agents,
Do you know that your dear leader has decided that his priority is to pay Argintinians $20 BBBBBillion while giving you an IOU? His taffis are making everything more expensive by the day and by the time you cash in the IOUs (if you still can), you'll be able to buy so much less. Do I need to remind you that your dear leader is best known for stiffing folks? You're being played like a fiddle.

Sincerely,

A US Citizen with stacks of paperwork