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ECP Newsletter Headlines 8-21-25
Apples’s @tim_cook got the South Park treatment last night
Far-right activist Richard Mack of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association says that sheriffs must start “taking over” large cities run by Democrats, just as President Trump has taken over Washington, DC. https://peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/richard-mack-says-county-sheriffs-must-start-taking-over-major-cities
@theintercept
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California resident tests positive for plague.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-resident-tests-positive-plague/story?id=124814023
Jesus. Someone at Lake Tahoe caught the plague. Now waiting for RFK Jr. to announce he is going to drink this person’s bathwater for super duper immunity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-resident-catches-plague-likely-infected-flea-lake-tahoe-off-rcna226105
Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1
When 13 employees walk away from Palantir and say this, we should listen:
“Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a ‘revolution’ led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend.”
Broligarchs promise revolution but deliver chains.
Former Palantir workers condemn company’s work with Trump administration npr By Bobby Allyn May 5, 2025
Texas House Approves Congressional Map Gerrymandered to Help GOP in 2026 Midterms
Democratic governors: what are you waiting for? The electorate is desperate for action. Take it before we lose our chance.
Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro
Mifepristone has been used to perform safe and effective medication abortions for decades — yet the Trump Administration is still trying to prevent access to the drug.
I just took legal action to stop them — because reproductive care should be up to women and their doctors, not Donald Trump and RFK Jr.
As long as I’m your Governor, abortion will remain safe, legal and accessible here in Pennsylvania.
WHAT THE F? JUST IN: Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce House Bill 1812, which would ban public officials from owning Bitcoin or crypto.
Violations could bring fines or even jail time.
Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee
The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh is helping folks build skills that last a lifetime and empowering those facing barriers to employment.
I am so proud to celebrate the $450,000 we secured for their transitional jobs program. Together, we’ll keep fighting for investments in working people.
NEWS: Federal judge finds that Alina Habba is NOT lawfully performing functions and duties of U.S. Attorney in New Jersey.
Judge Matthew Brann disqualifies Habba from prosecution of two criminal defendants who challenged her appointment. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.557842/gov.uscourts.njd.557842.144.0.pdf
@AlinaHabba
Today’s ruling by the New York appeals court is a resounding victory for President Trump and his company. The court struck down the outrageous and unlawful $464 million penalty, confirming what we have said from the beginning: the Attorney General’s case was politically motivated, legally baseless, and grossly excessive.
President Trump won – and justice won with him.
Ms. James, in a statement, said that the court had “affirmed the well-supported finding of the trial court: Donald Trump, his company, and two of his children are liable for fraud.”
@mehdirhasan Still, the decision fell short of a full vindication. In denying Mr. Trump’s bid to throw out the case, the court kept in place the ruling that he had committed fraud, an ignominious distinction for a sitting American president.
Mark Cuban (@mcuban) on the next big job students should focus on.
Most companies don’t know how to implement AI, especially small businesses.
“There is nothing intuitive for a company to integrate AI.”
“Companies don’t understand how to implement AI right now to get a competitive advantage… learn to customize a model, walk into a company, show the benefits. That is every single job that’s going to be available for kids coming out of school.”
Don’t just study AI. Make it work inside a business.
Elon Musk’s X is settling a 500 million severance lawsuit with former Twitter employees.
The GOP governors of South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee have all sent their states’ National Guard troops to assist Trump’s occupation of DC.
FYI: All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC.
Gavin Newsom says “eight of the top ten murder states in this country are red states.”
@donwinslow Aug 20 Here’s an update.
1. There is no deal in Ukraine and no cease fire coming. Everything you saw was a PR stunt.
2. The Trump-Epstein story has faded away like Roe V Wade, Jan 6, etc..
3. Elon Musk has dropped his plans for a third party. Trump and Republicans face no threat.
4. Texas will get five new Republican seats.
5. Washington, D.C. is effectively under Martial law. This model will be used for other U.S. Dem led cities.
6. Things are really fucked and it’s going to get worse.
-Trump just bought $100 MILLION in bonds
-When Interest Rates go down, bond prices go up
-Trump has been pushing for interest rate cuts he would personally benefit from Unheard of levels of corruption and grift. Yet Republicans say nothing.
Trump Freaks Out After Nobel Peace Prize Form Asks If Applicant Ever Used Troops Against Own Citizens
A new report finds that the biggest 100 companies in America who pay the lowest wages to workers – companies like Walmart, Amazon, and Chipotle – have CEOs making 632 times as much as the average median worker pay.
Reminder:
When corporations pay poverty wages, the financial burden shifts to taxpayers to cover the social safety nets their workers are forced to rely on.
Social safety nets aren’t “government handouts” to workers.
They are handouts to companies and their wealthy CEOs.
Corporate greed at its ugliest:
Starbucks
CEO Pay: $96 million
Median Worker: $15,000
Coke
CEO Pay: $28 million
Median Worker: $14,000
Carnival Cruise
CEO Pay: $24 million
Median Worker: $17,000
Chipotle
CEO Pay: $19 million
Median Worker: $17,000
This is not sustainable.
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it’s reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations. He’s using Peter Thiel’s Palantir surveillance systems to do it.
BITCOIN
“BlackRock Is NOTHING, COUNTRIES Are Coming For Your Bitcoin” – Samson Mow 2025 Warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gH1M_kqses
Bitcoin & Elections — What the Leading Pollsters See Coming in the Midterms
Key findings:
25% of likely midterm voters own Bitcoin
Young Hispanic males 2x more likely to own BTC ️ 43% more likely to support pro-Bitcoin candidates
Bitcoin owners are lower-frequency voters—huge turnout opportunity
The most surprising stat? 50% of Black voters say they’re MORE likely to support candidates who back Bitcoin.
Why it matters: Bitcoin owners represent a massive, untapped voting bloc that could swing elections. They’re younger, more diverse, and hungry for politicians who understand their desire to build wealth outside traditional systems.
Both parties take note: This isn’t about technology—it’s about respecting voters’ ability to assess risk and build generational wealth.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/R5MqSDXQVg4
Studies: http://nakamotoproject.org & http://cygn.al
SHITCOIN
Etherium is a Bullshit ShitCoin
“Code is law”… until it isn’t.
In 2016, a hacker drained $60M from Ethereum’s first major DAO – and the response split the blockchain in two.
$150M raised
$60M stolen in real-time
#Ethereum forked to reverse it
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