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Lynn's avatar

He’s doing more than that I think.

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Michael Cohen's avatar

It’s why staying informed and active with a community like this is so important

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Renée Paternoster's avatar

Thank you for this article, Michael. This is all so terrifying. As a country, we have to be able to stop these madmen. The courts are encouraging so far, but that process is slow, and furthermore, who is making sure that Musk is indeed obeying the court orders? And how is it even legal for Musk to be in the position that he is in? He's neither an elected official nor a civil service employee, so why is he anywhere near our Treasury Department and other government agencies? It's outrageous and frightening as hell!

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Diane Lee's avatar

This is truly terrifying. I can't believe all of this is happening. We're now living in a dystopian hellscape. Dear God 😢

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Ballard Graham's avatar

Absolutely correct Michael! I’ve been keeping my elected representatives phone lines hot on this issue as well as sending them written messages of my anger of what this un elected billionaire is doing mettling in our financial data!

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Graham Hubenthal's avatar

With sufficient numbers of citizen plaintiffs, skilled attorneys and fair courts we might be able to have a significant impact on the Muskrat’s hoard of shiny objects.

Call Congressman Jamie Raskin’s office: 202 225 5341

Tell them you’re ready to join the class action lawsuit against Elon Musk.

Call your State Attorney General’s office for good measure.

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eric's avatar

Arrest Musk

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Carmella the Roach Killer's avatar

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Elon Musk’s War on USAID: A Power Play to Silence Investigators and Protect Starlink’s Russian Ties?

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The richest man on earth, Elon Musk, is trying to kill a department, USAID, that helps the poorest people on earth because USAID has been investigating Musk and his Starlink company, and their ties to Vladimir Putin and Russia.

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Is this why Musk is attacking USAID?

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It certainly looks that way. Elon Musk’s push to dismantle USAID aligns suspiciously well with the agency’s investigation into Starlink’s alleged ties to Russian interests. While Musk and the Trump administration justify USAID’s elimination under the banner of “government efficiency” and “cutting wasteful spending,” critics argue that this move conveniently shields Starlink from scrutiny.

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If USAID’s investigation uncovered any wrongdoing, such as Starlink facilitating Russian communication despite sanctions, it could pose serious legal and reputational risks for Musk. His role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gives him the perfect platform to undermine the agency investigating him, raising obvious concerns about conflicts of interest.

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So, is Musk trying to kill USAID because it’s investigating him?

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The timing and motivations are highly suspect, and many believe this is a case of the richest man on Earth using his influence to protect his business, even if it comes at the cost of humanitarian aid for the world’s poorest people.

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https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-world/russian-occupiers-using-elon-musks-starlink-ukraine-officials-say.amp

https://www.voanews.com/amp/russia-uses-thousands-of-spacex-starlink-terminals-in-ukraine-report-says-/7489557.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-11/ukraine-claims-russia-uses-musk-s-starlink-terminals-near-front

https://thedefensepost.com/2024/02/12/russian-military-starlink-battlefield/amp/

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/russia-using-spacexs-starlink-satellite-devices-ukraine-sources-say/394080/

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Rose Valdivia's avatar

Is there something we can do? Just let us know, please.

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RockGirl's avatar

Michael, I just want you to know that I think you're amazing!!! I love Mea Culpa and all the work you do everyday for all of us!! Thank you for leading the fight and fighting for justice. The brothers of MTN and Michael Popok, you guys absolutely 💯 rock!!! ✌️❤️🇺🇸🌎🙏

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Randi Allen-Martin's avatar

So start a class action lawsuit and let us all join!

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JZKsCoreHop's avatar

As I posted on the Brothers Substack:

China and Russia have been paying attention more than folks think:

I am listening to Ben and the brothers discuss the breach. The tactics of breaking into an organization (the government) is straight up Russian technology tactic. Most will say ok how do I defend myself from the Fascist Authoritarian takeover? Well the Russian tactic is one of using the existing infrastructure against what the existing infrastructure is there to defend. Take their attack vector for example. Stealing a subdomain via DNS to set up authentication and email is out of the Russian playbook. The regular person doesn’t follow these tactics and it sounds like jibbersh. What this means is think about it as they stole your website and email and whatever payment system that sits behind it. After this happens they commit crimes via that website. Not only is stealing the website is a crime. So is everything else they do with it. Again we as Americans have seen this from the Russian tactics…

So how can one defend themselves? Don’t trust “googledoc” or word. files pdf files are anything in an email attachment. Trust only domains (websites) you trust. I have posted tools to check websites etc. Basically any full tech platform (Microsoft, google, Amazon ) should be treated with care Apples is a better but not 100 safe and must also be checked. The bad stuff lives in those attachments.

As far Substack goes..There is like no auth so this app can be manipulated. I have heard of this previously (like years ago) hopefully they do well with content moderation and keep the Nazis off the app.

Now back to the fascist take over. These people will look to overwhelm the legal system with what they believe to be lawful orders against all agencies and institutions (media included) that oppose the fascist takeover. Again 30s German tactics adopted by the Russians. They then use the tech presence created as described above to allow the judiciary to extend the judgement of those unlawful orders. This is how the state within a state hollows out the opposition. Basically creating a dictatorship.

Trump and his regime should be prosecuted in an international court as he is committing international crimes. Similar to his jack boot daddy Putin.

Here is a link of Russian tactics. The tactics are almost to “T”

Stay safe folks…

https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/SolarWinds-hack-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know

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Kathy Peskey-Fink's avatar

This is absolutely scary

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