Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, creator of the “Climate Pledge,” is now building what could become the single largest source of climate pollution in the United States.
Every one of these stories makes me feel more powerless. Nevertheless, I persist. Activism. Messaging. Avoiding their products (mostly). I grieve for my grandkids.
Another Musk atrocity. Read an AMAZING STORY of the lengths Elon Musk went to prevent the unionization of his Tesla plant in Sweden. For Musk, it's all domination, never cooperation.
The billionaire tech boys are still working overtime to control the world and build their riches. They can only do it if they have a compliant Republican government that allows them to ignore all laws, pay no taxes, and suck up taxpayer dollars for contracts with minimal or no performance requirements. Rich Republicans are actively stealing our country. They care more about their AI robots than human Americans.
Except themselves of course. Wish I could see the day when they AI THEMSELVES out of existence. Terminator 2 shit is happening for real. Along with Minority Report. And The Matrix is not far off on the horizon.
Man am I glad I didn’t bring kids into this world. But I still care about y’all’s, I really do 🥰. Maybe someone will have John Connor soon. 🤞🏼
Please don't assume Democrats are not also being bought off by the tech fascists, i.e., Gavin Newsom, Adam Schiff, and Alex Padilla. Newsom has vetoed a bipartisan bill requiring proposed data centers to disclose how much water they would require (and other bipartisan bills regulating social media), and Schiff and Padilla both voted for the Orwellian named "Genius" Act (they both accept donations from the crypto bros). [https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/is-gavin-newsom-progressive]
We need to vet ALL candidates for donation sources and what their policies are on banning crypto, regulating social media and AI, providing enforceable protections for consumer/individual privacy, and regulating data center build-outs.
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated the vehicles’ low beams “are too bright” and “can reduce visibility for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.” (Electrek)"
Where are the class action lawyers? Not one case of a blinded driver accident?
These headlights on a variety of cars have been this way for going on 5 years. I get genuinely scared when I am driving at night and I see ‘em in oncoming traffic. I literally have to hold my hand up to protect my eyes from the glare…like you do with the sun!…while also looking a bit off to the right side through the windshield.
This is what deregulation and lack of oversight gets you.
So much bad news! It is hard to click the like button that comes up with the emoji of a bright red heart. There's no limit to the narrow focus of greed demonstrated by the richest: Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, David Ellison, and Brin. Each one of them reveals that all of their creativity pours easily into changes that will make most of us less able to enjoy life. That they will also be less able to enjoy this life escapes their ability to see a wider view of life on this planet. Our task is to redeem evil--they are doing the opposite.
I cannot help but realize that Kamala Harris with all of her legal expertise and experience would have helped shepherd in a morally wiser world. For those who don't know, Elon Musk admitted that she won, and that Trump lost all 7 swing states as well as Florida. He explained in detail how he was able to engineer all of this [read Substack "This Will Hold" and go back to at least June of 2025.] Another rich corrupt human who despises humanity, Vladmir Putin, added his sophisticated Tech to this treason. And, the UAE. And others....
Just think he will do the same thing in the next 2 elections if he not stopped. He’s already setting it up now donating that money everywhere and that’s not even what he’s doing in Reno Nevada. It’s horrible and we have a Congress with Republicans being bought off. I don’t know what or how they’re being bought off but when you have a group of that many Republicans not standing up to this corruption, they are one mind greed, and that’s sad. It’s sickens me. The only thing I can say is 300 million people need to vote blue I know that’s a hard number but hungry changed. Let’s just pray we don’t have to go with far as hungry. Had to go but right now. It sounds like we’re going there all of Victor Orbon’s buddies bought up all the TV all the newspapers and look what’s happening right now in Fox News is wanting to buy Roku just think what will happen there 100 million people subscribe to Roku i’m so angry. I’m sorry if there’s misspellings I feel so bad for my grandchildren and future great grandchildren I had the money I would just about leave this Country, but I hate saying that we must change it and we’re not even actively going out in the streets anymore. I wished I was younger. We need to protest harder.
Hopefully we can be hearted by the wide ranging demonstrations of We The People. If the Musk-Putin et. al. treasonous take over is revealed, I can imagine a massive response from our USA population. Apparently for this to happen, we must have investigation from ((Democratic) Attorneys General from many states.
Valerie, I do read TWH. I don’t recall seeing that alleged statement by Muskolini, though. But there is so much out there to read, I can’t get to it all. I have really tried to stay objective about the last election, really looking at what evidence I can…but we all know that Rump could NOT afford to lose.
All seven swing states made me skeptical for sure. I guarantee Rump said, “I wanna win BIG!” And they said “We can’t make it too obvious, but we’ll give you all the swing states”. And of course I recall Rump bragging about it to his “beautiful Christians”. “You’ll never have to vote again.” “Elon really knows those machines”.
And then Elon’s freakish offspring in the Oval Office after the disgusting bloated yam was reinstalled saying things about “secrets” and “not being supposed to tell”… Interestingly enough I looked online to find the part with the kid saying that stuff and I couldn’t.
Yes! Mary is right on! The work from Caleb Ecarma obviously requires an intense amount of intelligence and detailed research. Caleb, you deserve a vacation that provides laughter and beauty and a change away from THIS. We all need to be able to clear out negativity.
Agreed!! Or every time, “the richest man in the world”. No shit, I think we aaall know this. And why do they feel the need to emphasize it? Guess they can’t say, “Trump’s evil malignant narcissist twin.”
After 10 years at an Amazon subsidiary that shall remain nameless but rhymes with Clawdable, I got mass-layed-off last summer. It was really tough but I'm so effing thrilled not to be a part of that death machine.
The Plundered Temples of Cambodia: How Khmer Heritage Was Stolen
From war and looting to the global market: how Cambodia's sacred heritage disappeared.
For decades, statues were severed from their pedestals. Amid civil war, low-level theft spiraled into a global, multimillion-dollar trafficking operation that ripped away the spiritual soul of a nation.
In my latest piece, I explore:
The Heists: How looters used saws and dynamite to tear down ancient sandstone statues.
The Laundering: How illicit dealers used fake provenance to turn stolen goods into "legitimate" art.
The Market: How museums and collectors bought pristine artifacts without asking hard questions.
Understanding this loss is the first step toward bringing them home.
Every one of these stories makes me feel more powerless. Nevertheless, I persist. Activism. Messaging. Avoiding their products (mostly). I grieve for my grandkids.
Thanks for the reporting - we need to know.
I feel same way
Same
Another Musk atrocity. Read an AMAZING STORY of the lengths Elon Musk went to prevent the unionization of his Tesla plant in Sweden. For Musk, it's all domination, never cooperation.
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/corporate-power-approaches-escape
The billionaire tech boys are still working overtime to control the world and build their riches. They can only do it if they have a compliant Republican government that allows them to ignore all laws, pay no taxes, and suck up taxpayer dollars for contracts with minimal or no performance requirements. Rich Republicans are actively stealing our country. They care more about their AI robots than human Americans.
I'd amend that to read: "They don't give a damn about humans -- other than themselves, of course."
Except themselves of course. Wish I could see the day when they AI THEMSELVES out of existence. Terminator 2 shit is happening for real. Along with Minority Report. And The Matrix is not far off on the horizon.
Man am I glad I didn’t bring kids into this world. But I still care about y’all’s, I really do 🥰. Maybe someone will have John Connor soon. 🤞🏼
You're right. I'll edit.
Please don't assume Democrats are not also being bought off by the tech fascists, i.e., Gavin Newsom, Adam Schiff, and Alex Padilla. Newsom has vetoed a bipartisan bill requiring proposed data centers to disclose how much water they would require (and other bipartisan bills regulating social media), and Schiff and Padilla both voted for the Orwellian named "Genius" Act (they both accept donations from the crypto bros). [https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/is-gavin-newsom-progressive]
We need to vet ALL candidates for donation sources and what their policies are on banning crypto, regulating social media and AI, providing enforceable protections for consumer/individual privacy, and regulating data center build-outs.
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated the vehicles’ low beams “are too bright” and “can reduce visibility for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.” (Electrek)"
Where are the class action lawyers? Not one case of a blinded driver accident?
I can’t drive at night anymore. It’s not just Teslas that are too bright.
That can happen. Eye doesn't contract like it used to. Welcome to getting past middle age.
These headlights on a variety of cars have been this way for going on 5 years. I get genuinely scared when I am driving at night and I see ‘em in oncoming traffic. I literally have to hold my hand up to protect my eyes from the glare…like you do with the sun!…while also looking a bit off to the right side through the windshield.
This is what deregulation and lack of oversight gets you.
So much bad news! It is hard to click the like button that comes up with the emoji of a bright red heart. There's no limit to the narrow focus of greed demonstrated by the richest: Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, David Ellison, and Brin. Each one of them reveals that all of their creativity pours easily into changes that will make most of us less able to enjoy life. That they will also be less able to enjoy this life escapes their ability to see a wider view of life on this planet. Our task is to redeem evil--they are doing the opposite.
I cannot help but realize that Kamala Harris with all of her legal expertise and experience would have helped shepherd in a morally wiser world. For those who don't know, Elon Musk admitted that she won, and that Trump lost all 7 swing states as well as Florida. He explained in detail how he was able to engineer all of this [read Substack "This Will Hold" and go back to at least June of 2025.] Another rich corrupt human who despises humanity, Vladmir Putin, added his sophisticated Tech to this treason. And, the UAE. And others....
Just think he will do the same thing in the next 2 elections if he not stopped. He’s already setting it up now donating that money everywhere and that’s not even what he’s doing in Reno Nevada. It’s horrible and we have a Congress with Republicans being bought off. I don’t know what or how they’re being bought off but when you have a group of that many Republicans not standing up to this corruption, they are one mind greed, and that’s sad. It’s sickens me. The only thing I can say is 300 million people need to vote blue I know that’s a hard number but hungry changed. Let’s just pray we don’t have to go with far as hungry. Had to go but right now. It sounds like we’re going there all of Victor Orbon’s buddies bought up all the TV all the newspapers and look what’s happening right now in Fox News is wanting to buy Roku just think what will happen there 100 million people subscribe to Roku i’m so angry. I’m sorry if there’s misspellings I feel so bad for my grandchildren and future great grandchildren I had the money I would just about leave this Country, but I hate saying that we must change it and we’re not even actively going out in the streets anymore. I wished I was younger. We need to protest harder.
Hopefully we can be hearted by the wide ranging demonstrations of We The People. If the Musk-Putin et. al. treasonous take over is revealed, I can imagine a massive response from our USA population. Apparently for this to happen, we must have investigation from ((Democratic) Attorneys General from many states.
Valerie, I do read TWH. I don’t recall seeing that alleged statement by Muskolini, though. But there is so much out there to read, I can’t get to it all. I have really tried to stay objective about the last election, really looking at what evidence I can…but we all know that Rump could NOT afford to lose.
All seven swing states made me skeptical for sure. I guarantee Rump said, “I wanna win BIG!” And they said “We can’t make it too obvious, but we’ll give you all the swing states”. And of course I recall Rump bragging about it to his “beautiful Christians”. “You’ll never have to vote again.” “Elon really knows those machines”.
And then Elon’s freakish offspring in the Oval Office after the disgusting bloated yam was reinstalled saying things about “secrets” and “not being supposed to tell”… Interestingly enough I looked online to find the part with the kid saying that stuff and I couldn’t.
A science fiction horror story come true. Fight it in your community and everywhere else you can.
Thank you for your work. I hope you have a restful and restorative time off.
Yes! Mary is right on! The work from Caleb Ecarma obviously requires an intense amount of intelligence and detailed research. Caleb, you deserve a vacation that provides laughter and beauty and a change away from THIS. We all need to be able to clear out negativity.
I do wish that journalistas would adopt the convention of referring to him as "Former trillionaire Elon Musk …" 😏
A little salt goes a long way these days toward needling insecure people. 🧂
Agreed!! Or every time, “the richest man in the world”. No shit, I think we aaall know this. And why do they feel the need to emphasize it? Guess they can’t say, “Trump’s evil malignant narcissist twin.”
More Oligarch Sludge
Billionaires are running America into the ground—for profit.
And Trump is bankrupting it, just like he’s always done. His ego makes Hitler look like a normal dude.
“Luxury porn”? Isn’t regular porn enough?
Truly sickening. Bezos is the ultimate hypocrite. How does he live with himself?
Another narcissist boil on the butt of humanity.
Well said, my friend, well said.
Not enough people read this Substack, along with Matt Stoller’s “BIG”, which is about monopolies and the oligarchy as well.
After 10 years at an Amazon subsidiary that shall remain nameless but rhymes with Clawdable, I got mass-layed-off last summer. It was really tough but I'm so effing thrilled not to be a part of that death machine.
The Plundered Temples of Cambodia: How Khmer Heritage Was Stolen
From war and looting to the global market: how Cambodia's sacred heritage disappeared.
For decades, statues were severed from their pedestals. Amid civil war, low-level theft spiraled into a global, multimillion-dollar trafficking operation that ripped away the spiritual soul of a nation.
In my latest piece, I explore:
The Heists: How looters used saws and dynamite to tear down ancient sandstone statues.
The Laundering: How illicit dealers used fake provenance to turn stolen goods into "legitimate" art.
The Market: How museums and collectors bought pristine artifacts without asking hard questions.
Understanding this loss is the first step toward bringing them home.
👉 Read the full story here
https://svaymemo.substack.com/p/the-plundered-temples-of-cambodia?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8spnd1
https://jamesnorth744913.substack.com/p/i-no-longer-believe-that-freedom
Please take a look. It is all documented with references at the end.