Hunter Thompson said it best
RIP JFK
The following is an excerpt from a letter to
William J. Kennedy written on the day that JFK was
assassinated in Dallas. I believe this to be the first time
that Hunter ever used the term “Fear and Loathing.”
“There is no human being within 500 miles to whom I
can communicate anything—much less the fear and
loathing that is on me after today’s murder.
The killing has put me in a state of shock. The rage is
trebled. I was not prepared at this time for the death of
hope, but here it is. Ignore it at your peril. This is the
end of reason, the dirtiest hour in our time.
No matter what, today is the end of an era. No more fair
play. From now on it is dirty pool and judo in the
clinches. The savage nuts have shattered the great
myth of American decency. They can count me in—I feel
ready for a dirty game.
The only hope now is to swing hard with the right hand,
while hanging onto sanity with the left. Politics will
become a cockfight and reason will go by the boards.
There will have to be somebody to carry the flag.
How could we have known, or even guessed? I think we
have come to the point. Send word, if you still exist.”
Hunter S. Thompson
November 22, 1963
#RxGonzo #HunterSThompson #TheProudHighway
#FearandLoathing
ECP NetHappenings Newsletter There Was No Landslide
‘One of the smallest margins since the 19th century’: NYT crushes Trump’s ‘landslide’ claim
Donald Trump, his team, his allies, and his supporters in the right-wing media have been calling his presidential win “historic,” and a “landslide,” while using those provably false claims to declare a mandate. The voting from the election earlier this month is still not complete but Trump’s slim margin of victory is likely to shrink even further.
As The New York Times reports, the results prove Trump’s election claims are false.
Calling it, “The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t,” The Times’ Peter Baker reports the “latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a ‘powerful mandate.’”
Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general in less time than a scaramucci.
Literally ANY U.S. Atty could bring a civil action at any time to prevent Trump from taking office, but Garland has forbidden it. THAT’S why we are here. #UpholdTheOath
Dennis Porter @Dennis_Porter_
I just got off the phone with one of the smartest people I know. He said Bitcoin hits gold parity this cycle.
That means Bitcoin hits $900k+ this cycle.
Keep in mind this guy goes on national TV, talks to the most powerful people in the word, and is a huge Bitcoin bull.
btc is the 7TH largest asset in the world and climbing!!
#stackharder and #dontsellyourbitcoin
Oliver L. Velez ⚡️ 1%’er Bitcoiner @olvelez007
Once #bitcoin breaks $100,000, which took it 16 years to do, it will quickly move above $200,000 within a few months. This quick “doubling effect” is a phenomenon I’ve been playing and taking advantage of in the stock market for more than 30 years. The saying that “the first $1 million earned is the hardest” is predicated on the same principle.
You’ll see that this quick “doubling effect” played out in #btc’s past at the $1 break (see below), the $10, $100 and $10,000 breaks. The quick doubling effect is real and has been a key wealth driver for me for years. This time will be no different at #bitcoin $100,000.
I will do a special live session on this before I leave. Stay tuned. #stackharder and #dontsellyourbitcoin. The quick doubling effect is upon us.
Joey Politano ️ @JosephPolitano
so basically Loeffler (former CEO of crypto company Bakkt) and her husband Sprecher (current CEO of intercontinental exchange, which majority owns Bakkt) are selling Bakkt to Trump’s Truth Social and then conveniently being awarded a cabinet position, cool cool cool Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job as the Secretary of Agriculture, I’m told. She’s expected at Mar-a-Lago Club this afternoon.
“Man can turn into an animal in no time. All he needs is permission. As soon as permission is given from higher-ups, from the government, it accelerates”
–Holocaust survivor Irene Weiss
Transcript, 60 Minutes episode, May 2024: Nazi’s photo album shows Auschwitz officers singing and socializing as gas chambers operate
Sir William Browder KCMG
@Billbrowder
There’s Still Hope to Save Ukraine – But It’s Not the Way You Think. We should seize the $300 billion of Russian central bank reserves and hand it to Ukraine. Then it doesn’t matter what Trump’s plans are. He no longer dictates the outcome.
Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule
Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan has indefinitely postponed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his guilty verdict on 34 counts of fraud and has granted Trump’s motion to file a request to dismiss the case entirely. As a legal professional I can honestly say this is a nightmare scenario.
Jackie Singh@HackingButLegal
The below info just come out today:
“After a thorough investigation, the Subcommittee uncovered evidence substantiating that the DoD intentionally delayed the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. In addition, the DoD IG concealed the extent and cause of the delay to protect Department of Defense and Pentagon leadership. The Subcommittee found multiple instances where the DoD IG failed to disclose evidence that contradicted the DoD IG’s erroneous conclusion.”
Michael Flynn’s older brother Charles, currently a sitting four-star general, was among the DoD official(s) who misled Congress on January 6th.
It is possible Flynn’s seeming attempt to frame treasonous activities as sourced from some hidden well of American patriotism could be related to the possibility that Gen. Charles Flynn may face disciplinary action under the UCMJ, as he had no official responsibility over the incident nor reason to be there
Quote Jim Stewartson, Flynn’s entire project is to invert treason as heroism.
Musk and Ramaswamy lay out a harsh plan for American austerity
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/musk-ramaswamy-austerity-doge-rcna181228
Trump’s new AG nominee Pam Bondi is the sister of the lawyer who represented Elon Musk & Tesla when they were charged with committing securities fraud.
If confirmed, Bondi would be in a position to shut down DOJ’s ongoing probe of Musk and Tesla. That Bondi is clearly involved in a racketeering scheme with Brazilian fascists in Trump Media the same day Bolsonaro goes down is noteworthy. Who invested in Trump Media?
An April SEC filing for Trump Media reveals new details on early investors in Trump’s company – including ex FL AG Pam Bondi who owns 100,000+ shares worth several million dollars and her brother advised on the deal.
Wendy Siegelman @WendySiegelman
A new name in the Trump Media Apr S-1 Registration Statement is lawyer Michael Milkersen with 300,000+ shares (and several hundred thousand founder and ARC shares) making him one of the largest investors. It’s not clear how he became involved in the deal.
Interesting timing, isn’t it? Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” rolls out a plan, and suddenly NASA’s future is on the chopping block—right as SpaceX stands to gain.
This isn’t about efficiency; it’s about funneling public resources into private pockets.
Throwback time at Supreme Court today. Remember when Facebook looked away while data was harvested and sold to Cambridge Analytica (and other firms) ahead of 2016 election then covered it up? Topic finally hit SCOTUS – 10am (Kavanaugh not recusing would be outrageous).
Mark Cuban’s calling out Elon Musk, suggesting he’s running a misinformation campaign on X by reviving old, abandoned accounts.
“I can’t prove this,” Cuban says, “but I think he’s taking accounts from 2015 that haven’t been touched since, turning them into bots, and using them to inflate user numbers.”
“And guess what? He controls them. They’re his bots—or at least that’s my guess.”
If Cuban’s right, this isn’t just a numbers game—it’s manipulation on a massive scale.
Amplifying misinformation while padding user stats?
That’s a dangerous mix, especially from someone who claims to be all about transparency.
Elon‘s own AI Grok gives us these results.
Elon Musk: Since acquiring X, Elon Musk has been noted by various analyses and sentiment on the platform itself as one of the significant spreaders of misinformation. His posts have been criticized for promoting or endorsing misleading information, particularly related to political events, elections, health issues like COVID-19, and various conspiracy theories. This highlights a unique situation where the platform’s owner directly influences what content is spread, amplified due to his large follower base and the platform’s algorithms favoring his posts.
@BucksCoBeacon
The incredibly lopsided “balance,” lack of actually diverse viewpoints & dubious fairness & accuracy displayed in @NPR’s nomination coverage reveals what @CPBmedia is really going for w/the new oversight it installed, writes @FAIRmediawatch’s Julie Hollar.
@jason_kint Yeowsers. I did not have SCOTUS throwing Facebook and Gibson Dunn out this quickly on my bingo card for 2024 as they just dismissed Facebook’s appeal in a little over a scaramucci. this will cause quite a stir in upper ranks of menlo park.
General Motors has laid off 1,000 employees despite earning record profits this year.
Right. Before. The. Holidays.
Vivek Ramaswamy, not content with telling the federal workers who actually make this country run to come back to the office, went a step further and said they should work 10 hour days.
On the Tucker Carlson Show he told them to: “Come back five days a week from 8am to 6pm.”
Switzerland blocks arms exports to Poland after 645,000 rounds of Swiss-made sniper ammo end up in Ukraine, breaching neutrality laws.
Have you heard that Comcast is planning to sell MSNBC? Is Rupert Murdoch planning to buy it? Will America’s media landscape soon resemble those of Hungary and Russia?
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#NotMyKing
We all paid £72million to crown King Charles. Yet he became king the moment his mother died. Everything else was just dressing up. Wonderfully done of course. A grotesque waste of money at a time when 24% of people in the UK are living in poverty. (Social Metrics Commission study)
“It was a parade that Charles insisted on at huge expense to the taxpayer, and this is on top of the huge inheritance tax bill he didn’t [have to] pay, on top of the £500m-a-year cost of the monarchy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/obscene-anger-after-cost-of-king-charless-coronation-revealed
Abolish the baronesses, lords, ladies & earls
Abolish the princes & princesses
Abolish the consorts & dowager queens
Abolish the duchesses, dukes & dames
Abolish the viscounts, viscountess & marchionesses
Abolish the marquises, marquesses & barons