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Georgette Cipolla's avatar

I said this on day one trump was far too stupid to come up with all these executive orders he was a pawn in the years of planing to destroy this country on day one. Elon used the technology of the internet to keep people abreast of what was coming the day before anything happened to get everyone on board politicians, right wing lawyers, billionaires . The American people have been systematically fooled and conned, by right wing extremist Christian nationalist.

John L's avatar

For over 10 years, there has been nothing more important than election reform.

Pamela Williams's avatar

I would NEVER refer to what’s happened the last 10 years as ‘Elections Reform!’ The better title would be ‘Elections Destruction!’

John L's avatar

I didn’t say we were actually fixing anything—in fact, my senator refused to ditch the filibuster instead of fixing elections.

JanJAN's avatar

That’s why election reform is needed!

Kelli Klymenko's avatar

This is the system people keep underestimating.

Money builds the policy, the policy waits for power, and the moment it arrives—it’s executed.

None of this is spontaneous.

Wednesday's avatar

I am really worried about how much worse it is going to get

Rolfneu's avatar

If you're going to look at who funded Trump's reelection, look no further than Elon Musk who reportedly gave upwards of $275 million. There are many rightwing megadonors in MAGA land. These are people who made their fortunes (some inherited it like Timothy Mellon) and are now using them to create a fascist Christian Nationalist country. Victor Orban was a poster child for them. They've perverted Christian orthodoxy and employ Freedom of Religion and Free Speech as their go to swords. Underlying it all is racism, misogyny, homophobia and a strong belief that white men of strong Christian faith should govern and control.

Michael Corthell's avatar

Let’s start here…

Elon Musk’s fortune is not just a number, it is a cultural diagnosis. This piece uses monkeys, billionaires, and sociology to ask why humans keep treating extreme hoarding as genius, and why elite society keeps mistaking grotesque inequality for leadership. https://essayx.substack.com/p/forbes-calls-it-leadership

jim king's avatar

IMPEACH AND DUMP TRAITORS, NAZIS PREDATORS AND ENABLERS , IMPERIALIST CRIMINALS, WAR MONGERS, CAREER CRIMINALS, CRIMINAL GRIFTERS, FASCIST PIGS, FRAUDSTERS, RACIST, AND CON REPUBLICONS EVERYWHERE. RELEASE ALL UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES AND JAIL CON RTRUMP. AVOID CON RTRUMP'S AND THE REPUBLICON'S RECESSION AND DEPRESSION. FIX CLIMATE CHANGE, FOR THE FAIR DEAL, NOT THE RAW DEAL. VOTE BLUE AND SAVE DEMOCRACY. STOP THE RTRUMP OLIGARCHY. BOYCOTT CRIMINAL RTRUMP & ELON THE NAZIS.

One Voice Team's avatar

What this piece underscores is how influence often operates quietly and early—long before the public has a clear view of what’s shaping outcomes. By the time it becomes visible, much of the direction has already been set.

It raises a broader question about how the public participates in that same early phase. Most people are left reacting after decisions take shape, without a shared, structured way to make their priorities visible when it might matter most.

I’ve been thinking about whether part of what’s missing is not awareness, but visibility—clear, organized ways for citizens to document and see shared priorities before they become fragmented or overshadowed.

I’ve been working on a small volunteer platform called One Voice One Vote – Count and Deliver aimed at doing just that—organizing voter priorities in a structured, visible way so they’re harder to overlook.

If helpful, I’ve shared more here: https://countanddeliver.org

If influence is shaping outcomes early, it seems just as important for public priorities to be visible early as well.

Patricia Tucker-Ladd's avatar

It is easy to remain numbed to the egregious control that the conservative and extremist wealthy have on our lives. Thank you for this piece.

JanJAN's avatar

We start at the beginning. Free and fair elections! NO SAVE ACT! Remove republicans that are anti- democratic! That would be a good start! Then remove money for all government employees, no private donations!