(neologism, politics) A small group of ultrawealthy men who exert inordinate control or influence within a political structure, particularly while espousing views regarded as anti-democratic, technofascist, and masculinist.
The shit is hitting the fan at such a high rate that it can be difficult to keep up. So this is a place to share such news.
Elsewhere in the Fediverse:
So sad that this guy will throw himself out of a window in a couple of weeks' time.
Just like every fucking thing else. Literally nothing will be done about it.
French style revolution is the only solution
Not without French Revolution numbers. They had an estimated 8% of their population in the resistance. In our nation of 340M, that would be ~27M people. We can barely break 5M nationally in protests.
If we tried something that stupid now, we’d be inviting the same fate as the German resistance against the Nazis. Engaging more of the ~270M people who aren’t protesting, but do not support Trump, is the focus. Throwing bricks and losing good people to imprisonment only fortifies fascism and weakens our resistance.
The tipping point for seeming many of the populous movements across history is that about 12%ish is the critical mass for the issue to become mainstream. Conservatives seem to know this as they have their MAGA minority and limit access to voting so the small percentage becomes blown out of proportion and takes over.
A smaller scale example are the "Liberty" parents who are banning books and hating on a school curriculum that they have never experienced. They don't have the national grip that they do on their smaller scale community so book bans seem to be less reported and small attractions than neo-nazi pride marches, which garnered more support across the country during elections.
A left wing example is the ACA vs Single-Payer/universal healthcare. Many voices got Medicare passed but not as many voices were present to champion a better solution. There are simply more people who understand Medicare than Universal coverage, and that confusion isn't about the benefits. The limited folks who can voice their opinions are the ones who follow the economics of it while the simpler folks just want to get on with their day and don't have the bandwidth to soak up economic theory while they investigate healthcare too.
The key is to build a small but loud clique in many areas that can amplify the minority message. It's the same reason there are neo-nazi marches. Gotta get that awareness up. Being present is enough to make people ask White Replacement Theory questions so why not be present and question oligarchy and foreign money influence.l?
Musk and Thiel were already assholes. Someone just helped them amplify their worse qualities.
Kyiv Insider is a very questionable source. ~~Not~~ Note that they don't even name the FBI agent, when his name would be a matter of public record if he was arrested and bonded out.
…And nothing will be done?
He will be prosecuted. The agent that is.
The main secret is that Russia doesn't have that many really "secret agents".
They have "ambassador agents" being ignorant of whose identity is better for you, but that identity is not secret in any way.
Just if you are a plebe taking interest, they might simply kill you and the police won't do anything. Or invent something better, gaslighting Stasi-style, if killing is too boring for them.
Musk and Thiel are not the type.
If the information can be confirmed can we just go hard on this no matter the optics? Sure, it will be an uphill battle but all the stuff we never litigated because of the bill barr letter is sitting in plain sight.
I don't believe it. Not these guys are good or whatever, but being Russian agents is a stretch. There may be common interest without being an agent of the evil Russian regime. Musk and Thiel are playing for themselves, not for the Russians and if they need to side with them to reach their goal, they will. To some extent, how can we be sure trying to paint them as Moscow's agents isn't the game Putin is playing to destabilize the USA?
Never said anything about them being Russian spies, just that they are being influenced and there is evidence to prove it.
Oh yes. This is all part of Russia masterful campaign to get us to distrust Thiel and Musk. See how dumb that sounds.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!:
The FBI while under (insert opposing team here) knew full and well that (insert opposing team here) was dealing with (insert current American boogerman here) and is now speaking out!!
Man, these fucking people REALLY don't want to be helpful when it would be most effective. Only when it's most attention grabbing.