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In the last 24 hours, Elon Mush has lost over $11 billion of his wealth as Tesla share prices crash. That's still only 2.5% of his net worth, though. That's staggering to think about.

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Trump doesn't have advisors, he has yes men.

Like camo wrap is going to hide this piece of trash.

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This isn't about Trump and Musk trying to save the country money. It's about them getting rid of people who report to the voters in favor of people that are loyal only to them.

Think about this - If Trump and Elon are so concerned with the national debt, then why are they trying to gut the IRS and prevent the wealthy from paying taxes, and then try to give them a $1.4 trillion tax cut paid for by cuts to Medicare and Social Security?

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Trump reposted on Truth Social an article from Charlie Kirk saying "Shut up about egg prices - Trump is saving consumers millions." Remember when on the campaign trail Trump said: "When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,"? What utter bullsh*t.

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X / Twitter is down right now. DOGE finally got to them. Bwahahahhahahah!

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

40,000 people had to die in Gaza so Trump could post this bonkers video promoting "Trump Gaza" resorts and casinos, along with golden statues of himself. This man is insane. The video is real. Look at the screenshot from my computer with the timestamp in the lower right.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Tesla's new model should go over great with the seniors.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The new Tesla model will go over great with he seniors.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

They just didn't like that Zelensky spoke the truth.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thank you for the inclusion.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

WaPo - "Musk’s massive online following, his ownership of a social media platform where he can dictate content moderation rules, and his position heading a government entity with access to private data, give him a unique ability to threaten those who question him and chill dissenting speech."

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Trump lifts a quote used by Napoleon right before he declared himself emperor of France to signal he is above the law. Is someone, anyone, going to do anything about this? Or are you fine with him quite literally becoming the dictator he aspires to be?

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Please explain to me how you can fire 300 employees from the Federal government whose jobs are to safeguard our nuclear weapons and NOT know what they do or that they are essential employees. Just astonishingly inept. www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

cnn.com

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN

Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Pope Francis sent a letter to Donald Trump about his planned mass deportations that read in part "What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly." Even the Pope gets it.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Feeding America is able to turn $1 donated into 10 meals for people. Based on Elon Musk's current net worth of $460 billion, he could feed every person in this country 3 meals a day, every day, for 12 1/2 years. Or he could theoretically end hunger world-wide right now. Well?

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

America is rapidly descending into dictatorship under Donald Trump & Elon Musk "because of the cowardice of Republican legislators and the disorganization and lack of leadership among Democrats... Unless we all stand up and speak out now." - Thom Hartmann on AlterNet

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I went to my local Costco today. The mall it's attached to is being demolished, and as part of that the Costco is being expanded and renovated. The downside to that is that the food court is closed for 20 weeks. I have to go 20 weeks without my $1.50 hotdogs and churros. Not fair!

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I saw this on Reddit and thought I'd share: "There will be a last time for everything — the last time you play outdoors, the last bedtime story you read to your kids, the last time you play fetch with your dog, but you will not realize it's the last time until it's over and done."

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Walmart is the world's largest retailer, with $642.6 billion in sales last year. At any given time, 70-80% of their merchandise are imports, mostly from China. If you want to make a difference with our trade imbalances in the US and jobs, start there. retailwire.com/discussion/w...

Canada & Mexico are the biggest trading partners for the United States, accounting for over 27% of domestic imports, far surpassing China's 15%. Donald Trump has managed to start another trade war following the one with China in 2017. American consumers will be the losers.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said "I've instructed my economy minister to implement the plan B we've been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico's interests," without going into details on a lengthy post here on X/Twitter.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Canada & Mexico both retaliated after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on goods from their countries. Canadian Prime Mister Justin Trudeau said that his country would also impose a 25% tariff on American goods entering the country, as well as removing American liquor from stores.

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#Breaking: A federal judge has temporarily put a pause to Trump's stop on federal aid spending. The pause, however, only applied to grants that are currently open. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

nbcnews.com

D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending

The order from Judge Loren AliKhan runs through next Monday, when further arguments in the case are scheduled.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

That's great, Maxwell, but you have the larger bully pulpit. Use it.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Do not give in to tyranny. This is only the beginning of the fight.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This is terrifying. Researchers in China have shown that AI systems are now capable of cloning themselves, crossing a red-line that has scientists worried. The LLM systems were able to create working replicas of themselves up to 90% of the time. www.livescience.com/technology/a...

livescience.com

AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified

Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In Leaked Email, Elon Musk Admits Defeat on Twitter The WSJ reports that lenders are getting ready to offload billions in debt accrued in Musk's acquisition of the platform. futurism.com/the-byte/lea...

futurism.com

In Leaked Email, Elon Musk Admits Defeat on Twitter

Twitter's financials are still looking pretty dire — as owner Elon Musk himself admitted in a January email to staff reviewed by the WSJ.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I just saw that @markhamillofficial.bsky.social is the new voice of The Flying Dutchman in the upcoming film "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants" in December. For that reason alone, it would be worth it to see this nonsense.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Donald Trump initiated the ban on TikTok as a national security threat when he was formerly president, and it was upheld by the Supreme Court after it became law. Then Trump unbanned it. Here is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's national security chief, next to TikTok's head. That speaks volumes.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

When Trump takes the oath of office, three of the richest people on the planet (Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk) will stand on the dais with him. We are becoming a country of the billionaires, by the billionaires and for the billionaires, an not for us.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Indeed it is. There were many times when I chatted with Betty Rosskamm and her son Alan, who was running the company when I was there. They both took a real interest in you, and it was a great place to work.

Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Bluesky will soon launch its own photo-sharing app, called Flashes. At launch, it will support up to 4 photos and 1-minutes videos, will all posts to the platform also being posted to Bluesky. This is appealing for folks like me who don't like Zuckerberg or Meta. techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b...

techcrunch.com

Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I used to work there many years ago with the founders of the company. They were wonderful people back then, but unfortunately they're long past and the company has changed hands since then.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The FDA has finally banned Red Dye #3 from foods and drugs, a full 35 years after it was prohibited from use in cosmetics because of possibly causing cancer. The new ban, however, doesn't take effect until 2026 for foods and 2027 for medicines. www.newsweek.com/list-red-dye...

newsweek.com

Full list of foods, drinks that contain Red Dye 3 after FDA bans additive

The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Fabric & crafts retailer Joann has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year. The company has until Feb. 12 to either find a buyer for the company or face liquidation of its stores. finance.yahoo.com/news/crafts-...

finance.yahoo.com

Crafts Retailer Joann Files Second Bankruptcy in a Year

(Bloomberg) -- Crafts and fabric retailer Joann Inc. filed bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a year in order to quickly find a buyer willing to rescue the company from liquidation...

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance is reportedly in negotiations to sell its US operations to Elon Musk, who would then merge the company into his X platform (formerly Twitter). ByteDance faces a Jan. 19 deadline to either sell TikTok or be banned. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.com

China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option

Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according...

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Remember when on the campaign trail Trump said he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours? Well, he's majorly backpedaling now. he made a recent comment that it could take 6 months or more to end the fighting there. So much for one major promise of his. www.foxnews.com/media/trumps...

foxnews.com

Trump's designated special envoy for Ukraine and Russia sets longer timetable than '24 hours' for ending war

Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg said he has "confidence" President-elect Donald Trump will help mediate the end of the Russia-Ukraine war on "America Reports."

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Ray Loewe @rloewe65.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Remember those Yankees fans who interfered with the Dodger's Mookie Betts catch during game 4 of the World Series? Well, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen have now been permanently banned from all MLB ballparks. Good decision by the #MLB, but it took too long. #FAFO