[Some of you received an earlier version of this letter last night] Friends, Did you catch Ron DeSantis’s announcement on Twitter? No? Of course not. Who in their right mind would waste their time listening to DeSantis being interviewed by Elon Musk? Who would want to give any credence at all to the anti-woke culture warrior and the anti-worker robber baron?
Those of us in the valley know Elon very well. He made a lot of enemies when he showed his true self at PayPal. I was hoping he grew out of being an ass when he started Tesla, but his reaction to COVID safeguards made it very clear that he never did. In fact, it seems to me that how one approaches COVID pandemic tells a lot about oneself. Take DeSantis. I remember a press conference with a group of high school kids, each wearing a mask. DeSantis started out by telling the kids that they didn't need to wear the mask...then he started shouting at the kids to take the masks off. I still remember the frightened face of the very last kid as he reluctantly took his mask off as DeSantis was screaming at him. I really hope at the end of our days, we get judged by how we treated others...and I really hope there's enough room in that hot chamber to accommodate all these asses.
Yeah buddy I agree completely,tax these fascist so and so's into the Stone Age!
And De Satan?I want to see all his fascist antics blow sky high thermo nuclear on him,and maybe we can finally have some semblance of sanity back in Fla.Lord knows it is very much needed.
That,or I'm gonna talk my family into moving to Minnesota,where there are sane people running things and trying to actually pass things that help regular folks.
Succinct as always, but I like it particularly when you sound mad, Mr. Reich, sorry. It's not that you don't go to the jugular of truth all the time, and so humanely, and graciously, but when you tell it like it is to someone in particular, get them where they live, dissect them, deconstruct and disassemble them, I like to hear you MAD...for all of us!
Grateful for your truthful contrasts and comparisons.
Meanwhile, back here on earth, while these grossly wealthy twisted minds engage in their rivalry, things get more difficult, and more difficult still, in almost every dimension. Thank God for those who persist in clear and moral leadership, while the tides of racist authoritarianism rise.
One should look no further than Florida to know that this man does NOT belong in the White House. He has taken away our liberties and continues to do so. He even made it possible to run for the presidency and STILL be governor!! He also made it so we do not know his travel plans and who is paying for them. If you want an autocracy, look no further than Florida and mr. desantis!
I am all for taxing the rich, since few of them could preform the work they do by themselves. Their wealth was accumulated either through inheritance, or on the backs of the worker bees. Don't get me wrong, it takes great ingenuity, fortitude and sacrifice to create and run a successful business. But you need worker bees to keep the process rolling. The question is always how much profit is enough. When a wealthy person becomes so self impressed with "THEIR" accomplishments that their ego comes around the corner before they do, there is a problem waiting to happen. Elon Musk is just that.
My greatest concern has always been, who controls the media. The consolidation of media groups is a way of gobbling up the competition. The fewer voices you have in opposition the more believable and convincing the crazies begin to sound. To the uneducated in areas of the country outside of alternative media sources they can be propagandized into ignorance.
Like I said yesterday, DeSantis will be the Republican candidate by default.
IMHO Trump will flee.
Odds are he'll face jail and lose all his US assets by civil litigation. Government in exile in the UAE.
DOJ has about 6 separate criminal cases going, NY, GA. His main exposure will be the Oct 2 civil damages trial in NY, followed by a fraud case in January. When you work for the government, you are not supposed to be doing deals while working. Billions in exposure. He doesn't have billions - in this country. https://www.nytimes.com/.../trump-personal-financial...
DeSantis has no charisma, but has already locked up the big donors. None of the other Republican candidates is inspiring. In fact, as long as they are on record as Trump loyalists, they/ll inherit his negatives.
Those of us in the valley know Elon very well. He made a lot of enemies when he showed his true self at PayPal. I was hoping he grew out of being an ass when he started Tesla, but his reaction to COVID safeguards made it very clear that he never did. In fact, it seems to me that how one approaches COVID pandemic tells a lot about oneself. Take DeSantis. I remember a press conference with a group of high school kids, each wearing a mask. DeSantis started out by telling the kids that they didn't need to wear the mask...then he started shouting at the kids to take the masks off. I still remember the frightened face of the very last kid as he reluctantly took his mask off as DeSantis was screaming at him. I really hope at the end of our days, we get judged by how we treated others...and I really hope there's enough room in that hot chamber to accommodate all these asses.
Yeah buddy I agree completely,tax these fascist so and so's into the Stone Age!
And De Satan?I want to see all his fascist antics blow sky high thermo nuclear on him,and maybe we can finally have some semblance of sanity back in Fla.Lord knows it is very much needed.
That,or I'm gonna talk my family into moving to Minnesota,where there are sane people running things and trying to actually pass things that help regular folks.
Yes, yes, and yes! Tax the wealthy. They tax us all the time and we've had enough. It's long overdue.
Succinct as always, but I like it particularly when you sound mad, Mr. Reich, sorry. It's not that you don't go to the jugular of truth all the time, and so humanely, and graciously, but when you tell it like it is to someone in particular, get them where they live, dissect them, deconstruct and disassemble them, I like to hear you MAD...for all of us!
Grateful for your truthful contrasts and comparisons.
Meanwhile, back here on earth, while these grossly wealthy twisted minds engage in their rivalry, things get more difficult, and more difficult still, in almost every dimension. Thank God for those who persist in clear and moral leadership, while the tides of racist authoritarianism rise.
One should look no further than Florida to know that this man does NOT belong in the White House. He has taken away our liberties and continues to do so. He even made it possible to run for the presidency and STILL be governor!! He also made it so we do not know his travel plans and who is paying for them. If you want an autocracy, look no further than Florida and mr. desantis!
Why do billionaires and corporations continue to get tax breaks while the people who make them that money get nothing? It is time we tax the wealthy!!
Yes, we need to break up the big media monopolies and tax billionaire wealth.
Why anyone is on Twitter I don't know? Let it crash.
For that matter, who in their right mind would waste their time listening to Elon Musk being interviewed by Bill Mahr?
Review of that interview, in which a multimillionaire interviews a multibillionaire:
"Bill Maher’s Slobbering Elon Musk Interview Was an Insult to Our Intelligence"
https://jacobin.com/2023/05/elon-musk-bill-maher-interview
And Whole Foods is replacing more and more of the items on their shelves with its own brand. Talk about a need for anti-trust enforcement!
The last sentence is the most important one. We need a wealth tax!!!
I am all for taxing the rich, since few of them could preform the work they do by themselves. Their wealth was accumulated either through inheritance, or on the backs of the worker bees. Don't get me wrong, it takes great ingenuity, fortitude and sacrifice to create and run a successful business. But you need worker bees to keep the process rolling. The question is always how much profit is enough. When a wealthy person becomes so self impressed with "THEIR" accomplishments that their ego comes around the corner before they do, there is a problem waiting to happen. Elon Musk is just that.
My greatest concern has always been, who controls the media. The consolidation of media groups is a way of gobbling up the competition. The fewer voices you have in opposition the more believable and convincing the crazies begin to sound. To the uneducated in areas of the country outside of alternative media sources they can be propagandized into ignorance.
Like I said yesterday, DeSantis will be the Republican candidate by default.
IMHO Trump will flee.
Odds are he'll face jail and lose all his US assets by civil litigation. Government in exile in the UAE.
DOJ has about 6 separate criminal cases going, NY, GA. His main exposure will be the Oct 2 civil damages trial in NY, followed by a fraud case in January. When you work for the government, you are not supposed to be doing deals while working. Billions in exposure. He doesn't have billions - in this country. https://www.nytimes.com/.../trump-personal-financial...
DeSantis has no charisma, but has already locked up the big donors. None of the other Republican candidates is inspiring. In fact, as long as they are on record as Trump loyalists, they/ll inherit his negatives.
Musk will get him the Aspergers' vote.
"Antiwoke and Anti-worker go hand in hand!"
This is terrifying. And, how does one break up twitter?