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@theropologist@beige.partyWait, so you're telling me the powerful elites got behind some nutjob that they thought they could control only to find out that they in fact can't? If only there were some kind of historical precedent that could have warned them of this possibility.
You don't even have to go back as far as 1933 to find one. 2017 will do.
@theropologist right!?!? TF.
@theropologist but these elites are convinced they’re much smarter than those idiots from 2017.
@disappearinjon @theropologist They are same idiots.
@DarkAthena Thank you, joke explainer.
@disappearinjon Oh shit. Sorry. Sometimes I’m way too literal.
@theropologist we still believe in you
@theropologist
The other day I mentioned Project 2025 to an acquaintance and they said they had heard of it but knew nothing, so I suggested they download and read it. Sadly I mentioned it would be about 800-900 pages.
He scoffed and said, "More than a headline ? I have better things to do than read a book"
<sigh>
And there you have why the US is a mess. (And Canada is hopefully not next)
@SnowshadowII @theropologist Canadians better pay attention, especially considering that Harper & Co (that includes the CPC) are deep into the Heritage group #cdnpoli
@CodieneC The Hertitage group is linked with Harper's IDU, likely funded by the IDU's global membership. @theropologist
@SnowshadowII @theropologist Heritage Foundation has been working for decades & it appears their efforts are paying off :(
@CodieneC yup, they are effective. : (
@SnowshadowII @CodieneC @theropologist
I think Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid have bullet point type summaries on their blogs. That's a little less overwhelming.
@CatHerder @CodieneC @theropologist
It's a little too late now. He should have read it before the election. Besides, I doubt he would have accepted even a bullet list because each time he brought up points like :"Trump was great for the economy", and I started quoting facts, he changed the subject. His mind was set in cement. Like most Trumpsters. 
But if he read a little history, he would have noticed the "warning signs".
People just refuse to read.
@SnowshadowII @CodieneC @theropologist
Cheezus was an all time loser in several economic metrics.
The guy admired Cheezus' hatred because he shares it.
The rest is smoke and mirrors.
@CatHerder
Yes, I have to agree with you.
Trump gave people permission to expose and act on their ignorance and hatred of what they don't understand.
@theropologist
He’s not the one writing the EOs though. That’s all Heritage Foundation evil.
@pomegranate_stew @theropologist
The fossil fuel industry has been funding democratic backsliding in a number of countries.
They are terrified of a fossil fuel phase out.
A phase out that's becoming increasingly urgent & needs to be accelerated.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congress
USA -- #KochNetwork , #RockbridgeNetwork , Federalist Society , Heritage Foundation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/08/supreme-court-koch-chevron-ruling-administrative-state/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/koch-americans-for-prosperity-trump-tax-breaks
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_network
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https://popular.info/p/charles-kochs-5-billion-tax-loophole
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation
Canada -- JCCF, Fraser Institute, Federation Taxpayers
https://www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/02/15/Taxpayer-Watchdog-Silent-On-Oil-Companies/
https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/koch-brothers-bankroll-canadas-right-wing/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Institute
UK -- #AtlasNetwork
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network
Germany -- AFD
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/30/how-climate-policies-are-becoming-focus-for-far-right-attacks-in-germany
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/3/12/24080074/germany-afd-far-right
France
https://jacobin.com/2024/07/rassemblement-national-le-pen-billionaires-tech
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A post-oil world order must come into existence...
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-new-decadal-fusion-energy-strategy
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/biden-administration-180-million-fusion-energy-FIRE-doe/718304/
@theropologist "but this time will be different..."
@Niall @theropologist 
Insert Peanuts cartoon here, Niall, with Lucy holding a football and urging Charlie Brown to kick it.
@theropologist what makes you think they can't control him?
@theropologist Well, for some kind of historical precedent, Heliogabalus comes to mind.