CCBass
@ccbassin.bsky.social
just a regular person who has dogs, grandchildren and opinions.
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Think it’s time for a national day of protest so we can take this country back.
February 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Think it’s time for a national day of protest so we can take this country back.
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His goal is 2 create a blockchain in the system w X, making it a requirement 2 hav an X acct 2 access the Dept of Treasury for people to get their checks. A PayPal type of App. Complete control over the US govt & its citizens monies.
Modeled after a similar Chinese App for the Govt & its citizens.
Modeled after a similar Chinese App for the Govt & its citizens.
February 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
His goal is 2 create a blockchain in the system w X, making it a requirement 2 hav an X acct 2 access the Dept of Treasury for people to get their checks. A PayPal type of App. Complete control over the US govt & its citizens monies.
Modeled after a similar Chinese App for the Govt & its citizens.
Modeled after a similar Chinese App for the Govt & its citizens.
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BREAKING: Elon Musk and a network of his associates are exerting sweeping control over the inner workings of the U.S. government.
This takeover of multiple government agencies includes the Treasury Department.
There appears to be an attempt to use the federal payments system to enact…
This takeover of multiple government agencies includes the Treasury Department.
There appears to be an attempt to use the federal payments system to enact…
January 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
BREAKING: Elon Musk and a network of his associates are exerting sweeping control over the inner workings of the U.S. government.
This takeover of multiple government agencies includes the Treasury Department.
There appears to be an attempt to use the federal payments system to enact…
This takeover of multiple government agencies includes the Treasury Department.
There appears to be an attempt to use the federal payments system to enact…
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A bit of professional disappointment that Wired beat me to it. But glad the info is out. I can confirm the key details of this report based on my own reporting -the name of the DOGE operative and that yes the reports about read only access is categorically false. Not only does Marko have full …
February 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A bit of professional disappointment that Wired beat me to it. But glad the info is out. I can confirm the key details of this report based on my own reporting -the name of the DOGE operative and that yes the reports about read only access is categorically false. Not only does Marko have full …
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claims about tariffs and exchange rates don't make sense, even on their own terms. Look deeply into my baby blues, and let me 'splain.
February 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claims about tariffs and exchange rates don't make sense, even on their own terms. Look deeply into my baby blues, and let me 'splain.
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The Trump Playbook:
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
February 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Trump Playbook:
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
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Truth here.
The Trump Playbook:
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
1. Manufacture a crisis.
2. Hype it up.
3. Pretend you solved it.
4. Declare yourself the victor.
5. Repeat.
Basically has our allies asking, “what bone do we throw this crazy idiot so he can parade around beating his chest saying he won?”
It’s all a farce.
(via Ana Navarro)
February 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Truth here.
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Musk has rejected Congress's powers and appointed himself illegally as the sole arbiter of federal spending.
What makes it even scarier: He's crowdsourcing his ideas of what to cut to the Hitler fanboys and QAnoners that make up his Twitter following.
www.salon.com/2025/02/04/h...
What makes it even scarier: He's crowdsourcing his ideas of what to cut to the Hitler fanboys and QAnoners that make up his Twitter following.
www.salon.com/2025/02/04/h...
"Hitler actually had some good ideas": Musk's covert coup is guided by the nastiest Twitter trolls
Musk's illegal government takeover is scary on its own, but the people he's bringing along are even worse
www.salon.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Musk has rejected Congress's powers and appointed himself illegally as the sole arbiter of federal spending.
What makes it even scarier: He's crowdsourcing his ideas of what to cut to the Hitler fanboys and QAnoners that make up his Twitter following.
www.salon.com/2025/02/04/h...
What makes it even scarier: He's crowdsourcing his ideas of what to cut to the Hitler fanboys and QAnoners that make up his Twitter following.
www.salon.com/2025/02/04/h...
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A bill was presented today to protect themselves from ‘foreign threats’ including a limit on contributions from private parties at £22,000 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears
Bill to rule out interference from abroad expected to pass this week as country prepares for polls before 6 April
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A bill was presented today to protect themselves from ‘foreign threats’ including a limit on contributions from private parties at £22,000 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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This is going to hurt peoples lives. What is the point of Republicans having the power of the purse in Congress if they just let Elon Musk dismantle whole Government agencies without so much as a single Congressional hearing? www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump administration finalizing plans to shutter Education Department
An executive order — which President Donald Trump is expected to sign sometime this month — was expected to lay out a two-part strategy for shuttering the agency.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is going to hurt peoples lives. What is the point of Republicans having the power of the purse in Congress if they just let Elon Musk dismantle whole Government agencies without so much as a single Congressional hearing? www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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I would just leave it at, "This is a guy who blows up rockets"
“This is a guy who blows up rockets to get it right. Like he goes to the extremes."
'He will outrun them': Dems slammed for utter failure to rein in 'high-risk' Musk
Tech reporter and podcaster Kara Swisher on Monday said tech billionaire Elon Musk’s dramatics over the last two weeks as chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency and pal of Pres...
www.rawstory.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I would just leave it at, "This is a guy who blows up rockets"
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I'm not buying this whole fentanyl thing as an excuse for the tariffs.
Nice try, but Americans citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants.
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
Nice try, but Americans citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants.
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
American citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants, data show
The idea that tougher enforcement on illegal immigration will stop illegal drugs from flowing into the U.S. has long been a political talking point.
www.kpbs.org
February 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I'm not buying this whole fentanyl thing as an excuse for the tariffs.
Nice try, but Americans citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants.
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
Nice try, but Americans citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants.
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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WHO ELSE AGREES?! 🤚
Elon Musk needs to have his assets frozen, his American citizenship revoked, and he should be deported back to South Africa…
He is a traitor and menace to this country.
Simple as that.
Elon Musk needs to have his assets frozen, his American citizenship revoked, and he should be deported back to South Africa…
He is a traitor and menace to this country.
Simple as that.
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
WHO ELSE AGREES?! 🤚
Elon Musk needs to have his assets frozen, his American citizenship revoked, and he should be deported back to South Africa…
He is a traitor and menace to this country.
Simple as that.
Elon Musk needs to have his assets frozen, his American citizenship revoked, and he should be deported back to South Africa…
He is a traitor and menace to this country.
Simple as that.
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It's suggestive that a first achievement of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was to ax a program that made life more efficient for most taxpayers - but that has long been detested by the crassest GOP pressure groups. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
February 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It's suggestive that a first achievement of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was to ax a program that made life more efficient for most taxpayers - but that has long been detested by the crassest GOP pressure groups. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Sources: Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Elon Musk-linked engineer, has admin privileges over Treasury Department code that controls Social Security payments and more (Wired)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Sources: Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Elon Musk-linked engineer, has admin privileges over Treasury Department code that controls Social Security payments and more (Wired)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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For folks who say, "Why should I even bother calling my Democratic Senator? They'll vote the right way..."
I need you to understand that when Dem electeds try to justify why they're cowering in terror from Trump right now, the VERY FIRST THING THEY CITE is:
"no one's calling my office"
I need you to understand that when Dem electeds try to justify why they're cowering in terror from Trump right now, the VERY FIRST THING THEY CITE is:
"no one's calling my office"
January 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
For folks who say, "Why should I even bother calling my Democratic Senator? They'll vote the right way..."
I need you to understand that when Dem electeds try to justify why they're cowering in terror from Trump right now, the VERY FIRST THING THEY CITE is:
"no one's calling my office"
I need you to understand that when Dem electeds try to justify why they're cowering in terror from Trump right now, the VERY FIRST THING THEY CITE is:
"no one's calling my office"
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here's today's post: "let’s mock all the stupid shit Republicans said on the Sunday shows" — pass the popcorn and settle in.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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let’s mock all the stupid shit Republicans said on the Sunday shows
pass the popcorn and settle in
bit.ly
February 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
here's today's post: "let’s mock all the stupid shit Republicans said on the Sunday shows" — pass the popcorn and settle in.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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from today's post —
link is here, thanks for reading: bit.ly/3EwzeMu
link is here, thanks for reading: bit.ly/3EwzeMu
February 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
from today's post —
link is here, thanks for reading: bit.ly/3EwzeMu
link is here, thanks for reading: bit.ly/3EwzeMu
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A bureaucrat is an official in a government department.
STOP CALLING ELON MUSK AN “UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT”.
He’s not a bureaucrat.
DOGE is not a real government department.
The President has not constitutional authority to create an Executive Branch department.
The creation of DOGE required an
STOP CALLING ELON MUSK AN “UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT”.
He’s not a bureaucrat.
DOGE is not a real government department.
The President has not constitutional authority to create an Executive Branch department.
The creation of DOGE required an
February 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A bureaucrat is an official in a government department.
STOP CALLING ELON MUSK AN “UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT”.
He’s not a bureaucrat.
DOGE is not a real government department.
The President has not constitutional authority to create an Executive Branch department.
The creation of DOGE required an
STOP CALLING ELON MUSK AN “UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT”.
He’s not a bureaucrat.
DOGE is not a real government department.
The President has not constitutional authority to create an Executive Branch department.
The creation of DOGE required an
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👇🏽 🎯 as we’ve been saying
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
👇🏽 🎯 as we’ve been saying
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Former senior #USAID, @agawande.bsky.social tells FOX News on purge:
"It’s insane"
“A gift to our enemies"
"Ebola outbreak...Bird flu has broken out in 49 countries. Our efforts to contain them have all been shut down.”
"USAID was funding the treatment for 20 million people with HIV worldwide"
"It’s insane"
“A gift to our enemies"
"Ebola outbreak...Bird flu has broken out in 49 countries. Our efforts to contain them have all been shut down.”
"USAID was funding the treatment for 20 million people with HIV worldwide"
February 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Former senior #USAID, @agawande.bsky.social tells FOX News on purge:
"It’s insane"
“A gift to our enemies"
"Ebola outbreak...Bird flu has broken out in 49 countries. Our efforts to contain them have all been shut down.”
"USAID was funding the treatment for 20 million people with HIV worldwide"
"It’s insane"
“A gift to our enemies"
"Ebola outbreak...Bird flu has broken out in 49 countries. Our efforts to contain them have all been shut down.”
"USAID was funding the treatment for 20 million people with HIV worldwide"
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This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
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❗️🇨🇦Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau:
"Now is the time to choose products made right here in Canada.Check the labels. Let's do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.".
"Now is the time to choose products made right here in Canada.Check the labels. Let's do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.".
February 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
❗️🇨🇦Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau:
"Now is the time to choose products made right here in Canada.Check the labels. Let's do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.".
"Now is the time to choose products made right here in Canada.Check the labels. Let's do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.".