От Билла Мара другого не ожидалось, и он никого не убедит.
8 лет назад Мар паниковал.
“I know this is a comedy show and I’m going to try to keep it on that level,” the visibly angry comedian said during his opening monologue. “But it’s not fucking funny.” “There is a slow-moving right-wing coup going on,” he added. “Media, do your fucking job! Report on it!”
Остается актуальным.
В 2016 за несколько дней до выборов WSJ опубликовал историю про Карен Макдугал, с которой Трамп изменял своей третьей жене, и про сговор Трампа со сборщиками компромата из National Enquirer, из-за которого он ныне получил уголовный приговор. На телеканалах эту историю проигнорировали. Ныне опубликована запись рассказа Джеффри Эпштейна. Тоже суки обойдут стороной.
Интересна поддержка Харрис от людей, которые были заявленными середняками. Поместите, например, видео от Гаррисона Форда. Гарри Каспаров тоже в точку:
"Like millions of others who lived behind the Iron Curtain, I grew up in the Soviet Union viewing America as a beacon of hope. The difference between free and unfree was readily apparent to me as a young player on the international chess scene, and I began to use my platform to protest repressive practices back home. When I retired from professional chess in 2005, I channeled all of my energy into preventing Russia from sliding back into the hands of the KGB, the Soviet Union’s secret police and most sinister spy agency. Unfortunately, those efforts were unsuccessful: Vladimir Putin consolidated power and rebuilt an authoritarian state in the image of the Soviet regime under which I was born. Facing imminent arrest, I was forced into exile and have lived in New York since 2013. I never thought I would need to warn Americans about the dangers of dictatorship. <…> Legally, we have a choice in this election, but morally, the answer is clear: If we want to preserve America’s institutions and its standing on the world stage, we must elect Kamala Harris on November 5. Ultimately, I am cautiously optimistic about a Harris presidency. She has the opportunity to normalize a deeply fractured political climate, to bring together the center-left and center-right under a banner of creating real opportunity for all Americans. I look forward to challenging her when we disagree, which I imagine will be often. But if her opponent is elected, the very institutions and traditions that guarantee our right to freely disagree would be under threat. Anyone who has lived in the Soviet Union or in Putin’s Russia will tell you what it’s like to fear publicly condemning the government. In Trump, I hear echoes of Soviet leaders past and Russian leaders present. Kamala Harris’ election is the only way to preserve democracy, at home and abroad. She may not be the best choice. But on November 5, she is the only one."
Делать предсказания о будущем — занятие неблагодарное, но о прошлом можно сказать с определенностью. За время нахождения Трампа у власти уровень демократии в США просел. Из доклада Freedom House в 2021:
The United States remains a Free country, and Americans enjoy a more robust system than the vast majority of people globally. Yet when considered from a global perspective, the erosion of US democracy is remarkable, especially for a country that has long aspired to serve as a beacon of freedom for the world. A decade ago, the United States received a score of 94 out of 100 in Freedom in the World, Freedom House’s annual report on political rights and civil liberties. That put it in the company of other established democracies, such as France and Germany. Today, whereas those former peers remain at 90 or above, the United States has fallen to a score of 83, leaving it in a cohort with newer democracies like Romania, Croatia, and Panama. The prominence and global influence of the United States mean that its woes have a uniquely damaging effect on democracy in the rest of the world.
До точки невозврата, которую прошли Индия, Турция, Венгрия и другие страны, пока далеко, но при некотором упорстве она может быть достигнута.
Олигархическое слияние с бизнесом в лице Маска и Тиля — повод для тревоги, а не радости, особенно учитывая прямые связи Маска с Путиным. Еще один деятель, которому обещан ключевой пост в новой администрации Трампа, хорошо известен. Это — антиваксер Кеннеди-младший, который обещает разрушить систему здравоохранения.
О регулярных прямых контактах Маска с Путиным, а также с Сергеем Кириенко и другими сотрудниками путинской администрации, сообщалось в недавнем репортаже Wall Street Journal.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. The discussions, confirmed by several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials, touch on personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions. At one point, Putin asked the billionaire to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request.
О существовании таких контактов можно было догадаться и ранее по косвенным признакам.
У правительственного контрактора с доступом к секретным материалам таких контактов не должно быть, о чем в статье говорится. Директор НАСА призвал к расследованию.
Musk has forged deep business ties with U.S. military and intelligence agencies, giving him unique visibility into some of America’s most sensitive space programs. SpaceX, which operates the Starlink service, won a $1.8 billion classified contract in 2021 and is the primary rocket launcher for the Pentagon and NASA. Musk has a security clearance that allows him access to certain classified information. Knowledge of Musk’s Kremlin contacts appears to be a closely held secret in government. Several White House officials said they weren’t aware of them. <…> One person aware of the conversations said the government faces a dilemma because it is so dependent on the billionaire’s technologies. SpaceX launches vital national security satellites into orbit and is the company NASA relies on to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station. “They don’t love it,” the person said, referring to the Musk-Putin contacts. The person, however, said no alerts have been raised by the administration over possible security breaches by Musk. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Friday the WSJ report should prompt an investigation. “If the story is true that there have been multiple conversations between Elon Musk and the president of Russia then I think that would be concerning, particularly for NASA, for the Department of Defense, for some of the intelligence agencies,” he said, speaking at a Semafor’s World Economy Summit.
Покупкой Твиттера и активным участием в избирательной кампании Трампа Маск оградил себя от преследования со стороны администрации Байдена, потому что такое преследование можно было бы немедленно объявить политическими репрессиями. Но в случае победы Харрис ему придется отдуваться.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, appeared on a new episode of Tucker Carlson’s web video show Monday in an almost two-hour interview. <…> “If he loses, man, what…” Carlson said with a laugh, “you’re fucked, dude.” “I’m fucked. If he loses, I’m fucked,” Musk said as they both laughed. “How long do you think my prison sentence is going to be? Do you think? Will I see my children? I don’t know.”
Если вы узнали про Freedom House только сейчас, это демонстрирует только ваше невежество. Есть и аналогичные европейские организации, которые отслеживают уровень демократии (гражданских и политических свобод) в разных странах, но Freedom House сложнее заподозрить в анти-американизме.
рейтинг в 83 балла был дан в 2023, что там такого по их мнению Байден натворил
До уровня в 83 рейтинг упал в 2021 и падал до этого каждый год президентства Трампа. В отчете за 2024 Трамп упоминается чаще, чем Байден, потому что страна продолжает расхлебывать последствия его правления и вред, который он продолжает наносить в качестве главы одной из ведущих партий. Шанс укрепить гражданские свободы и повысить рейтинг появится только если изгнать его из политики.
V-Dem Institute, ведущая европейская организация, писала:
While the United States remains a liberal democracy, V-Dem data shows that it is only a fraction away from losing this status after substantial autocratization. The U.S. LDI score dropped from 0.85 in 2015 to 0.72 in 2020, driven by weakening constraints on the executive under the Trump administration.
"The U.S. declined substantially on the LDI from 0.86 in 2010 to 0.73 in 2020, in part as a consequence of President Trump’s repeated attacks on the media, opposition politicians, and the substantial weakening of the legislature’s de facto checks and balances on executive power." Hellmeier, S., Cole, R., Grahn, S., Kolvani, P., Lachapelle, J., Lührmann, A., Maerz, S.F., Pillai, S. and Lindberg, S.I., 2021. State of the world 2020: autocratization turns viral. Democratization, 28(6), pp.1053-1074.
В британском рейтинге Economist Democracy Index США с приходом Трампа съехали с 8.05 до 7.85 и перешли в категорию "flawed democracy".
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Date: 2024-11-03 04:50 pm (UTC)8 лет назад Мар паниковал.
“I know this is a comedy show and I’m going to try to keep it on that level,” the visibly angry comedian said during his opening monologue. “But it’s not fucking funny.”
“There is a slow-moving right-wing coup going on,” he added. “Media, do your fucking job! Report on it!”
Остается актуальным.
В 2016 за несколько дней до выборов WSJ опубликовал историю про Карен Макдугал, с которой Трамп изменял своей третьей жене, и про сговор Трампа со сборщиками компромата из National Enquirer, из-за которого он ныне получил уголовный приговор. На телеканалах эту историю проигнорировали. Ныне опубликована запись рассказа Джеффри Эпштейна. Тоже суки обойдут стороной.
Интересна поддержка Харрис от людей, которые были заявленными середняками. Поместите, например, видео от Гаррисона Форда. Гарри Каспаров тоже в точку:
"Like millions of others who lived behind the Iron Curtain, I grew up in the Soviet Union viewing America as a beacon of hope. The difference between free and unfree was readily apparent to me as a young player on the international chess scene, and I began to use my platform to protest repressive practices back home. When I retired from professional chess in 2005, I channeled all of my energy into preventing Russia from sliding back into the hands of the KGB, the Soviet Union’s secret police and most sinister spy agency. Unfortunately, those efforts were unsuccessful: Vladimir Putin consolidated power and rebuilt an authoritarian state in the image of the Soviet regime under which I was born. Facing imminent arrest, I was forced into exile and have lived in New York since 2013. I never thought I would need to warn Americans about the dangers of dictatorship. <…>
Legally, we have a choice in this election, but morally, the answer is clear: If we want to preserve America’s institutions and its standing on the world stage, we must elect Kamala Harris on November 5.
Ultimately, I am cautiously optimistic about a Harris presidency. She has the opportunity to normalize a deeply fractured political climate, to bring together the center-left and center-right under a banner of creating real opportunity for all Americans. I look forward to challenging her when we disagree, which I imagine will be often. But if her opponent is elected, the very institutions and traditions that guarantee our right to freely disagree would be under threat. Anyone who has lived in the Soviet Union or in Putin’s Russia will tell you what it’s like to fear publicly condemning the government. In Trump, I hear echoes of Soviet leaders past and Russian leaders present. Kamala Harris’ election is the only way to preserve democracy, at home and abroad. She may not be the best choice. But on November 5, she is the only one."
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Date: 2024-11-03 10:32 pm (UTC)The United States remains a Free country, and Americans enjoy a more robust system than the vast majority of people globally. Yet when considered from a global perspective, the erosion of US democracy is remarkable, especially for a country that has long aspired to serve as a beacon of freedom for the world. A decade ago, the United States received a score of 94 out of 100 in Freedom in the World, Freedom House’s annual report on political rights and civil liberties. That put it in the company of other established democracies, such as France and Germany. Today, whereas those former peers remain at 90 or above, the United States has fallen to a score of 83, leaving it in a cohort with newer democracies like Romania, Croatia, and Panama. The prominence and global influence of the United States mean that its woes have a uniquely damaging effect on democracy in the rest of the world.
До точки невозврата, которую прошли Индия, Турция, Венгрия и другие страны, пока далеко, но при некотором упорстве она может быть достигнута.
Олигархическое слияние с бизнесом в лице Маска и Тиля — повод для тревоги, а не радости, особенно учитывая прямые связи Маска с Путиным. Еще один деятель, которому обещан ключевой пост в новой администрации Трампа, хорошо известен. Это — антиваксер Кеннеди-младший, который обещает разрушить систему здравоохранения.
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Date: 2024-11-04 12:37 am (UTC)Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022.
The discussions, confirmed by several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials, touch on personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions.
At one point, Putin asked the billionaire to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request.
О существовании таких контактов можно было догадаться и ранее по косвенным признакам.
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Date: 2024-11-04 01:35 am (UTC)Musk has forged deep business ties with U.S. military and intelligence agencies, giving him unique visibility into some of America’s most sensitive space programs. SpaceX, which operates the Starlink service, won a $1.8 billion classified contract in 2021 and is the primary rocket launcher for the Pentagon and NASA. Musk has a security clearance that allows him access to certain classified information.
Knowledge of Musk’s Kremlin contacts appears to be a closely held secret in government. Several White House officials said they weren’t aware of them. <…>
One person aware of the conversations said the government faces a dilemma because it is so dependent on the billionaire’s technologies. SpaceX launches vital national security satellites into orbit and is the company NASA relies on to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
“They don’t love it,” the person said, referring to the Musk-Putin contacts. The person, however, said no alerts have been raised by the administration over possible security breaches by Musk.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Friday the WSJ report should prompt an investigation.
“If the story is true that there have been multiple conversations between Elon Musk and the president of Russia then I think that would be concerning, particularly for NASA, for the Department of Defense, for some of the intelligence agencies,” he said, speaking at a Semafor’s World Economy Summit.
Покупкой Твиттера и активным участием в избирательной кампании Трампа Маск оградил себя от преследования со стороны администрации Байдена, потому что такое преследование можно было бы немедленно объявить политическими репрессиями. Но в случае победы Харрис ему придется отдуваться.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, appeared on a new episode of Tucker Carlson’s web video show Monday in an almost two-hour interview. <…>
“If he loses, man, what…” Carlson said with a laugh, “you’re fucked, dude.”
“I’m fucked. If he loses, I’m fucked,” Musk said as they both laughed. “How long do you think my prison sentence is going to be? Do you think? Will I see my children? I don’t know.”
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Date: 2024-11-04 03:02 am (UTC)рейтинг в 83 балла был дан в 2023, что там такого по их мнению Байден натворил
До уровня в 83 рейтинг упал в 2021 и падал до этого каждый год президентства Трампа. В отчете за 2024 Трамп упоминается чаще, чем Байден, потому что страна продолжает расхлебывать последствия его правления и вред, который он продолжает наносить в качестве главы одной из ведущих партий. Шанс укрепить гражданские свободы и повысить рейтинг появится только если изгнать его из политики.
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Date: 2024-11-04 04:16 am (UTC)Экий Вы все же клоун.
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Date: 2024-11-04 04:44 am (UTC)While the United States remains a liberal democracy, V-Dem data shows that it is only a fraction away from losing this status after substantial autocratization. The U.S. LDI score dropped from 0.85 in 2015 to 0.72 in 2020, driven by weakening constraints on the executive under the Trump administration.
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Date: 2024-11-04 04:45 am (UTC)Натуральный клоун, как и было сказано.
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Date: 2024-11-04 10:12 am (UTC)"The U.S. declined substantially on the LDI from 0.86 in 2010 to 0.73 in 2020, in part as a consequence of President Trump’s repeated attacks on the media, opposition politicians, and the substantial weakening of the legislature’s de facto checks and balances on executive power."
Hellmeier, S., Cole, R., Grahn, S., Kolvani, P., Lachapelle, J., Lührmann, A., Maerz, S.F., Pillai, S. and Lindberg, S.I., 2021. State of the world 2020: autocratization turns viral. Democratization, 28(6), pp.1053-1074.
В британском рейтинге Economist Democracy Index США с приходом Трампа съехали с 8.05 до 7.85 и перешли в категорию "flawed democracy".
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Date: 2024-11-05 12:05 am (UTC)Клоунада продолжается.