Yes, and the news just keeps coming so that it starts to get all jumbled together-- but this bit still seems like good news:
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Robert Reich comments on the recent cabinet meeting - as a person who has attended normal ones in the past:
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I could not help but see that as more bothsiderism. Democrats who were screaming about this for eight years are now dealing with the folks who wouldn’t believe them begging for their help. Although still not centralized, there are protests going on every day and resistance from Democrats from multiple levels / branches of government.
I’m seeing that mostly from Republicans, who want to increase their power or maintain their positions in the new regime. Those who haven’t been rewarded for their loyalty with a non-elected position need to keep gaslighting the public about Project 2025 and make sure the masses don’t blame them for the outcome of their policies. Treating all this as NBD / business as usual and hiding behind Musk are all we see from them during interviews with the media. It’s where supporters of Felon47 get all these talking points:
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Given the track record so far, it seems inevitable…
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This is basically Goldfinger and Die Hard with a Vengeance rolled into one.
Only this is a perfectly legal heist and there won’t be a good guy with a gun stopping it just in time.
And I’m almost positive it has nothing whatsoever to do with this:
Fuck the supporters, this is the interesting bit:
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The paper value of the coins owned by Mr Trump himself has also fallen by $50bn.
While Mr Trump’s own losses have not been crystallised, investors are on the hook after spending heavily to back the Trump coin in the run-up to his inauguration, partly as a show of support but also as a gamble that the token would rise in value.
However, interest in the project has since dwindled, accompanied by a wider market crash.
Bitcoin has lost a fifth of its value since hitting an all-time high on the day of Mr Trump’s inauguration.
An official Melania Trump meme coin promoted by the First Lady has fared even worse, dropping 94pc since Jan 20.
Mr Trump has vowed to be the first “crypto president”, recently appointing venture capitalist David Sacks as the White House’s “crypto tsar”.
However, investors have expressed disappointment at the supposed lack of momentum, highlighting Mr Trump’s failure to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
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Musk Takes $2.4 Billion Contract From Verizon To Give It To Starlink Instead, Which Definitely Isn’t Blatantly Illegal Or Wildly Corrupt In Any Way
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What the fucking fuck does that even mean?
Grift.