Elon Musk Wants Mars. He Hasn’t Finished With Earth Yet.
Elon Musk has embedded himself in the key systems shaping life on Earth, from space launches to global communications to public discourse. At what point does one man have too much influence?
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Donald Trump: ‘Mr. DeMille, I’m Ready For My Perp Walk’ (Trying To Establish An Insanity Defense?)
The New York Times‘ Michael C. Bender and Maggie Haberman offered this bizarre “insider” reporting into the criminal mind of Donald Trump, Trump at Mar-a-Lago: Magical thinking and a perp walk fixation: Donald Trump claims he is ready for his perp walk. Behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago, the former president has told friends and associates … Read more
Trump’s Truth Social Is A Cesspool of QAnon Conspiracies
In a 2020 Trump town hall in Miami, scheduled after Trump refused to commit to a virtual presidential debate: NBC host Savannah Guthrie asked if he would denounce the theory and “just say it’s crazy and not true”, Trump responded: “I don’t know about QAnon.” Guthrie suggested to Trump that he did actually know about the … Read more
Rep. Devin Nunes To Leave Congress To Be CEO of Trump Disinformation Media Company
Rep. Devin “Midnight Run” Nunes, the former House Intelligence Committee chair and Trump sycophant who tried to compromise the Trump-Russia investigation by leaking intelligence to the suspect and running interference for him, is leaving Congress so he can be a Trump sycophant full time. The Washington Post reports, Rep. Devin Nunes to leave Congress to … Read more
Cybersecurity, Corporate Surveillance & Crypto. How Safe Are We? (video)
In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.