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Ex-Labor secretary Robert Reich claims Elon Musk 'out of control,' says regulators should 'threaten arrest' Is there a more Nazi-like thing than this!? https://x.com/jonathanturley/s...286723139461523?s=46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | ||
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Lane is sliding further and further into the Elon/X looking glass world..... -Every damn thing is your own fault if you are any good. | |||
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. . . speaking of "brown shirts" . . . Trump’s Arlington stunt was repulsive. What we learned after made it even worse. Opinion by James Downie I last visited Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 23, 2022, for the interment of my grandfather. Eighty years earlier, he’d gotten his first taste of combat as a line officer at the Battle of Midway. We were there to bury him in Section 31, alongside my grandmother. The sun was shining, and a bagpiper played “Going Home.” There were no thumbs up from anyone. When I read the accounts of Donald Trump’s outrageous photo-op at Arlington, and his campaign staff’s altercation with a cemetery employee, I thought of my grandparents and the anger they’d have for a political candidate trampling on their graves for a campaign ad. I also thought of the cemetery employee, who according to The New York Times declined to press charges out of fear of “retaliation from Trump supporters.” (Politico likewise reported that the decision was “due to concern over retaliation.”) That employee’s fear is even more chilling if you consider Arlington’s history. What would become a national shrine to our country’s military heroes began as the estate of George Washington Parke Custis, the adopted son of the nation’s first president. When he died in 1857, the property passed to his daughter Mary, whose husband was a U.S. Army officer named Robert E. Lee. Four years later, in the early weeks of the Civil War, the Union Army seized the Arlington estate for use as an artillery outpost. By then, Lee was already a Confederate general, stationed well south of Washington, and his wife ordered the people enslaved on the property to pack up the family’s silver and papers before she abandoned the property ahead of Union troops. By 1864, according to Smithsonian magazine’s Robert M. Poole, Washington’s cemeteries were running out of room for the war dead. Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs — who had served under Lee before the war but now believed he should be “executed if caught” — suggested Arlington. He oversaw the burial of thousands of soldiers at the estate and continued doing so after the guns fell silent. He did so not just to ease the burden on other cemeteries, but also to make Arlington uninhabitable for the rebels’ most prominent general at war’s end. Yet, even as Meigs did his part to make sure the Confederacy never rose again, the freedoms and rights Arlington’s dead had fought for were being undermined. Key to this effort was the use of intimidation. Within a year of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, a group of Tennesseeans founded the Ku Klux Klan. They and other armed whites embarked on a reign of terror throughout the South against Black people and their white allies. “We are intimidated by the whites,” Black residents of Vicksburg, Mississippi, told the state’s governor in 1875, “We will not vote at all, unless there are troops to protect us.” The troops did not come. After the disputed 1876 presidential election and the subsequent Compromise of 1877, federal troops withdrew from the South entirely. Reconstruction was over, replaced by Jim Crow segregation. Intimidation and retaliation were this toxic stew’s most important ingredients. Which brings me back to Trump’s visit to Arlington and the subsequent fallout. The Army told NBC News on Thursday that a Trump aide “abruptly pushed aside” a cemetery employee who was trying to enforce the cemetery’s restrictions on photos and videos. But the employee refused to press charges. Military officials told The New York Times, “she feared Mr. Trump’s supporters pursuing retaliation.” If this isn’t intimidation, what is? The employee wasn’t acting arbitrarily: As the cemetery noted in a statement, “Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending.” And Trump’s campaign dispelled any doubts about the purpose of the visit when its TikTok account used footage from Arlington in a post. The woman’s fear is entirely reasonable, and not just because an aide to a former president felt emboldened to push her in the first place. Even without her identity being public, Trump campaign's press secretary Steven Cheung accused her of “suffering from a mental health episode.” Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita, best known for leading the smear of 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry’s military service, called her a “despicable individual.” And at a Thursday rally, Trump linked the cemetery staff with the prosecutors of the multiple indictments against him — that is, he linked her to people he says have it out for him. More broadly, intimidation has been an essential feature of Trump’s campaigns. In his first run, he excused and even applauded when his supporters roughed up protesters. His second run culminated in his incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection. And in his third run, with staffers like LaCivita and Cheung in key positions, he has done nothing but double down. Now he and his campaign are bullying a woman who merely followed the law protecting the country’s war dead from being exploited as campaign props. It’s a campaign of thugs, led by a thug. The events at Arlington and the way Trump maligned the character of the woman doing her job epitomize one of the key stakes of this election: whether a man who embraces intimidation over law returns to power. Recent decades have seen America tilt away from the idea that “might makes right.” But that principle reigned during much of our country’s history, and defeating Trump is a way to help keep this dangerous idea from roaring back. Mike | |||
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You forgot the link to the antifa article, mike opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Lane lives in reality and conducts business with real money. X is the platform of reality and the future of news acquisition. But yes, while you couldn’t give me a Tesla, I do like Elon and am proud of his stance on free speech. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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So, you and the algorithm assigned to you wouldn't do business with or give real money to Musk or his Tesla business, you like your news feed loop. Here's an article that's almost funny or ironic. Note: I have highlighted some of it in italic : https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...b73e5bec86499b&ei=14 Elon Musk thinks he knows why your X feed might be getting more toxic Story by jmann@insider.com (Jyoti Mann) • 7h • 2 min read Elon Musk said users might see "more toxic" content on X if they've interacted with similar posts. He told users to "share nice posts of cute puppies" to counteract toxic feeds. Musk said interacting with such content "makes the algorithm think you love toxic posts." Elon Musk shed light on why some users might be seeing "more toxic" content on their X feed of late. The X owner wrote in a post Sunday night that the X algorithm "assumes" users want to see more of the same type of content they interact with. "One of the strongest signals is if you forward X posts to friends, it assumes you like that content a lot, because it takes effort to forward," Musk wrote. He added: "Unfortunately, if the actual reason you forwarded the content to friends was because you were outraged by it, we are currently not smart enough to realize that ." Expand article logo Continue reading Musk later responded to a user's post that suggested people share posts of puppies "so your feed doesn't become too toxic." "True. I was just with some friends who were saying that their feed had become more toxic lately," Musk wrote. "Turns out they had been sharing examples of toxic posts with each other, which makes the algorithm think you love toxic posts." Social media platforms, including X, use machine learning recommendation algorithms to predict the content users want. X recommends posts that appear on a user's feed in the "Search" section, the "For You" feed, as well as advertising. A blog post by X from last year says its recommendations are based on candidate sourcing, ranking, and applying "heuristics and filters." It will recommend relevant posts for a user by taking about 1,500 posts from "hundreds of millions" of candidate sources, half of whom a user follows. It will then use an AI system to rank those sources' posts based on past interactions such as likes, retweets, and replies. After this stage, X will filter out posts based on your preferences, including removing posts from accounts a user has blocked, NSFW content, or posts a user has already seen. Last November, Musk said on X that it was rolling out a "major update" to its recommendation algorithm that would help "surface smaller accounts and posts" outside a users' network https://www.msn.com/en-us/vide...cid=socialshare&t=41 ==================================================== So, following Musk's advice, here are some videos that may help with your toxicity: https://youtube.com/shorts/40L...?si=2cbOfRSlochUnIWZ https://youtube.com/shorts/2v7...?si=QjTzi3nbGGRNQXr4 Since you have such a big dose of toxicity, here's 30 minutes of cute puppies as therapy. Save the link and visit it often. https://youtu.be/pxn0wL_uSm4?si=wb7Q1pnelsr7G4e2 Every time you feel the urge, swayed by Elon's algorithm, the section starting at 24.01 is good for a quicky: https://youtu.be/pxn0wL_uSm4?s...is3a9VjCYFdxm&t=1441 ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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I know actually listening to facts might be beyond the reach of some...But... Trump was invited by families of the fallen. They certainly would not invite the co conspirators responsible for that loss | |||
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Families cannot waive Federal Laws against using National Cemeteries for political purposes, like posting the video to a campaign Tik Tok account. "If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump | |||
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oh, but they can waive fabricated outrage - say, fifi, why wasn't quemala and joejoe the sniffer not invited? opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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If you are asking about Joe and Kamala, we don't know if they were invited or not, but if they had been they wouldn't have violated the rules. And the reason some of those who invited Trump was because they supported and believed his fabricated outrage, which BTW were lies, and also spewed and believed for political and ideological reasons - no relationship with reality based truth. I haven't' seen anything reported that those who did the invite had anything to do with the rules violations. That was all on Trump and Team. Could anyone spin it enough to believe Trump and Team knowingly violated the rules/law on behalf of and to satisfy those who invited him, honoring their fallen relatives? Or was it just another photo, spin and press release op, rules notwithstanding? ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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Maybe they forgot who signed the deal??  | |||
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So, misrepresentation of facts is apparently not beyond your reach. Trump was not invited by families of the fallen so that he could violate the sanctity and law of the hallowed ground. Trump chose to do that on his own. Leaving out facts in reaching your conclusions is the same as lying. Using the term co-conspirators as responsible for their loss is fabricated political BS, not reality. IMO, Trump just setting his fake bone spur foot on the ground there is a violation of the sanctity. ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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Don’t want an electric car of any type, shape, or form. I like X. And if he sold something I was in the market for…I would preferentially buy from him as I want to support his work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Would never buy an EV either. Just can't do it. I want to gas up, not park and charge. -Every damn thing is your own fault if you are any good. | |||
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I sure do like messing with you.  Sometimes, although rarely, you have reasonable responses and posts. I would have and use an electric vehicle, car or whatever, for local use, and charge it at home. Why not if it was reliable, affordable, and served the purpose? Anyway, did you like the cute puppy videos? I think Musk obviously has potential for doing good in the world, but I also think he's excentric and dangerous. I don't view him as benevolent. You like the "free speech" thing and I suppose that means "free thought" and exchange thereof. What do you now think of Musk's algorithm controlling your thought and feedback loop? Here's another therapeutic video for you. Just as I say to jeffee, rest assured we're here to help. https://youtube.com/shorts/PlB...?si=6JN1KS_uGpblhMXd ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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Nor did the left even acknowledge the sacrifice! To busy making sue that men could compete with girls...... . | |||
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 Get em Doc! | |||
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You're a moron granny you dont mess with anyone! | |||
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Oh, come on, jim, give credit where credit is due .. sort of like gum on your shoe .. opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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And, now Lane talks about himself in the third person.  -Every damn thing is your own fault if you are any good. | |||
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************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...405d48eec7f321&ei=24 Elon Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’ Story by Ariana Baio • 3h • 2 min read ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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Might make more sense than a menopausal female | |||
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Son has an electric car, and it is great. He also has enough solar panels on his shop roof to charge the car and earn him an average of about 1000 a month on top. I should add, it's not a Tesla though. As far as Elon is concerned, I have to be impressed with what he has accomplished. Regarding social media, his platform is better than Zuckerberg's. Regards, Bill | |||
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How about a post-menopausal female?  Here's another therapy short video for Lane and Duane: https://youtube.com/shorts/Dm7...?si=dx8DXXRpj6ybfOfv ************* Real conservatives aren't radicalized. Thus "radicalized conservative" is an oxymoron. Yet there are many radicalized republicans. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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Didn’t you ever watch Seinfeld?  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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