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Ramesh #NotGoingBack

⬆️ >> Contrary to dark right-wing fantasy, the protesters were there of their own volition — to defend American #democracy out of sense of #patriotism — not in fact because they were being paid by liberal billionaire George #Soros. Ironically, this false claim… been promoted by #Musk, the mega #billionaire who literally pays people to show up at his political rallies, where he sorta-randomly doles out million-dollar checks.

#CivicSolidarity — #Cops kept #protesters safe!

rollingstone.com/politics/poli

A large balloon with an image of President Donald Trump above protesters during the nationwide "Hands Off" protests against Trump and Elon Musk in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Rolling Stone · Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the BeginningBy Tim Dickinson
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

“Whole futures are being erased,” Silva said. “Whole fields are being gutted, and for what? To keep the #billionaire class in control while the rest of us are told to be quiet, be polite and stay in line? But we won’t. The statement, ‘Hands Off,’ is our refusal; hands off of our #students, hands off of our #science (and) hands off of our committees.”
collegian.com/articles/news/20

Collegian | Garrett Mogel Thousands of protesters gather at Civic Center Park in front of the Larimer County Justice Center as part of the national “Hands Off” protests April 4. Protests started at Civic Center Park and proceeded to march south along Mason Street, turned left onto West Mulberry Street and left again onto College Avenue with protesters encircling 10 total blocks.
Thousands of protesters march down College Avenue during the “Hands Off” protest in Fort Collins April 5. (The Collegian | Garrett Mogel)
A protester holds a sign that reads “Veterans Against Trump” at the “Hands Off” protest at Civic Center Park in Fort Collins April 5. (The Collegian | Garrett Mogel)
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Civic Center Park in front of the Colorado State Capitol during a “Hands Off” protest in Denver April 5. (The Collegian | JJ McKinney)
#Resist#Resistance#HandsOff
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Ry Chaz

@DemocracyMattersALot
Very true. Accruing more wealth than you will need in your lifetime to survive is not just sociopathic. It is also an out of control hoarding disorder.

Notice that 'reality TV' shows pushed by #billionaire manipulated networks frame hoarding by the 99.5% as a mental dysfunction, but if in the .5% of elitism, it frames it as something to admire, celebrate, and pathetically try to emulate (knowing such extremes of wealth are actually ringfenced) like hamsters on treadmills.

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Kay

Interesting interview
The Guardian: #AbigailDisney: ‘Every #billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’
#Onepercent
She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of #Trump, #Musk and the politics of chaos

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’By John Harris
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

#WhatsMissing: The "#AntiThiel - #Grant":

Sadly I'm not a #billionaire, cuz otherwise I would've done so and hired people to be able to do so.

  • Instead I'm just gonna continue helping a couple wherever I can…
#DoGoodAndInciteOthersToDoTheSame#USpol#AntiIntellectualism
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Luca da Firenze

#Trump's #Tariff and the provoked #market crash

Do appears crazy only if you look at the interests of the 'many', the '#We the #People'
>millions of people will end up in poverty will lose work, property<
but
for the #billionaire ... It is a feast
one opportunity to #buy ALL for pennies
Small businesses, stocks, farms, Homes... a cheep work force.
It is a #Social overturn
a means to impoverish the majority in favor of a minority
a quick way to create a plutocracy and erase democracy.
Got it ?

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