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The sadness of professional culture warriors like Charlie Kirk is that even when they’re totally taken down by actual experts like here, I think their base still thinks they won. 
To fool those without knowledge, mere projection and image of authority on the topic is enough. And this is why #authoritarianism depends on dumbing the people down, and education is the best remedy against it.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ulRS4x8U5dI
#culturewarriors #charliekirk #takedown
The fear is that the USPSTF will go the same way as…
Ars Technica“BLINKEN ORDERED THE HIT. BIG TECH CARRIED IT OUT. AFRICAN STREAM IS DEAD”
by Alan McLeod in MintPress News
“A fast-growing pan-African media outlet was erased in a coordinated takedown, accused without evidence, censored without process, and punished for challenging Washington and Silicon Valley”
https://www.mintpressnews.com/african-stream-removed-us-accusations/290109/
#Press #US #Africa #AfricanStream #BigTech #Google #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok #TakeDown #Blinken #Punishment #Censorship
African Stream, a popular news service, was removed…
MintPress NewsCrucial #Hurricane Monitoring Data Will Go Offline at the End of July
Monitoring #weather conditions at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center in #Miami last month.
#noaa #takedown #Trump #maga
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/climate/noaa-hurricane-data-offline.html
U.S. officials said they would stop providing the satellite…
The New York Times
Judges Stand With Law Firms (and EFF) Against Trump’s Executive Orders
#Trump #eo #rights #takedown
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/judges-stand-law-firms-and-eff-against-trumps-executive-orders
“Pernicious.” “Unprecedented... cringe-worthy.”“Egregious.”“Shocking.”…
Electronic Frontier Foundation
OPERATION ENDGAME 2.0 UPDATE | Following last week's announcement, we’re seeing great progress with remediation efforts...
3266 ISPs and hosting companies notified,
With a 40% download rate of remediation data!
If you've received a notification, and are yet to take action, here's what you need to do:
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Thank you again to everyone who is part of this important effort 
Strengthening trust and safety online through IP and…
The Spamhaus ProjectJudge lets four more #DOGE employees access US #Treasury payment systems
A federal judge has given Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees access to US Treasury payment systems as long as they meet training and vetting requirements but denied the #Trump administration's motion to completely dissolve a preliminary injunction.
#privacy #security #takedown
After “chaotic” start, judge finds DOGE staff are now…
Ars TechnicaOPERATION ENDGAME 2.0 UPDATE | Following on from last week's announcement we are now sending notification emails 
to ISPs and hosting companies associated with the breached email accounts.
Here's what to do if you receive one:
Go to this remediation webpage: https://www.spamhaus.org/endgame-2 Enter the access code included in the email. Download the list of breached email accounts. Verify each email account, and where necessary, contact the owner and ask them to reset their password (there's a ready-made email template for you to use on the remediation webpage 
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Thank you to everyone who is part of this effort.
Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global #Takedown of #Infostealer Heavily Used by #Cybercriminals
US, European, and Japanese authorities, along with tech companies including #Microsoft and #Cloudflare , say they’ve disrupted #Lumma , an #infostealer popular with criminal gangs.
#privacy #security
https://www.wired.com/story/lumma-stealer-takedown-disrupted/
TorrentFreak: Link-Busters Reports its Three Billionth ‘Pirate’ URL to Google Search. “In the escalating war against online book piracy, Dutch takedown outfit Link-Busters continues to shatter records. In less than a year, the company reported over two billion pirate URLs to Google search, reaching a milestone of three billion reported URLs overall. While the volume is impressive, it also […]
Health and Human Services Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and #cybersecurity staff at the Department of #Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
#hhs #Musk #Trump #maga #takedown #medicine
https://www.wired.com/story/department-health-human-services-possible-collapse/
The #TeslaTakedown Shows How We Can Make #Oligarchs Feel the Pain
The “#Tesla #Takedown” #protests reveal a major vulnerability of the #TrumpRegime.
Sunjeev Bery
April 13 2025, 6:00 a.m.
"On April 5, vast crowds of people took to the streets across America to oppose the policies of the Trump regime. The nationwide Hands Off protests felt like a collective decision to stop doomscrolling and start coming together against our country’s lurch toward authoritarianism. The next step is to turn the crowds, speeches, and witty signs into a powerful force with a clear and systematic plan for breaking Trump’s dark vision for our future.
"While Trump possesses the formal authority of the federal government, history is full of examples in which an angry public can bring all of that crashing down by moving from passive acceptance to active opposition. At present, the path to that decisive future may seem hard to discern. But there are already networks of resistance that have shown early signs of success, and the 'Tesla Takedown' movement stands at the top of that list.
"By protesting Tesla dealerships across the U.S., the grassroots campaign has ripped a hole in the wealth of Trump’s most supportive oligarch: Elon Musk. In doing so, the movement has demonstrated that America’s financial and corporate elites are far more vulnerable than they would have us believe. Tesla Takedown organizers have described a powerful surge of activism that combines deep opposition to both Musk and Trump with a sense of community and even joy. 'There’s this bond of being with people who share your love of democracy, decency, and the rule of law,' said retired Colby College history professor Elizabeth Leonard, who organizes Tesla Takedown protests in #WatervilleME.
"Thanks to the Tesla Takedown movement and the broad anti-Musk revulsion that activists have channeled, Musk’s political and commercial fortunes appear to be in decline. He is still the world’s wealthiest man, but he has lost his air of invincibility and increasingly looks like a stumbling buffoon. His political intervention in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race backfired spectacularly, with a state that previously voted for Trump in 2024 by a 1 percent margin electing the Democratic Supreme Court candidate by a whopping 10 percentage points. Tesla stock has dropped some 40 percent since the start of the year, erasing $135 billion in Musk’s wealth. And following Musk’s toxic interventions in U.S. politics, Trump has reportedly said that Musk will be stepping back from his public White House role.
"Through its victories, the Tesla Takedown community has revealed a major vulnerability of the Trump regime. Many of the oligarchic elites who back Trump’s agenda get their wealth from the very public whose broad interests Trump is now attacking. Tesla, #Amazon, #Meta, and other companies depend on the American populace for their profits, even as their owners have lent their support to Trump’s unpopular right-wing agenda, which is squeezing the material wealth and rights of the American people. When activists connect these dots through compelling campaigns, they can hold Trump’s oligarchic enablers directly accountable by draining their wealth.
Tesla itself is now in a downward slide that could mark the early stages of an death spiral — or at least a significant reassessment by investors who have treated Tesla as something far bigger than simply a car company. Sales continue to decline across the U.S. and Europe, with 2025 first quarter numbers showing a 13 percent drop. Meanwhile, major Chinese electric vehicle competitor BYD reported a 60 percent increase in sales during the same period.
In response to the anti-Tesla backlash, Musk embarked on a dubious right-wing outreach strategy that will only further alienate his original climate-conscious customer base. First, he had Trump turn the White House into a Tesla dealership. Then came the public support of #RightWing voices, including #MAGA supporters, #WhiteSupremacist #Proud Boys, and militia groups. It seems '#Swasticar' is no longer just a meme.
"The success of the Tesla Takedown movement opens the door to the question of what comes next. Can the movement take on more of Musk’s wealth — including #SpaceX? Can protesters leverage their momentum to go after a wider range of targets, including the other oligarchs who have backed Trump? Will the anti-Musk community translate its ability to capture headlines into direct pressure on the political system itself? By broadening the attack on Musk’s interests and targeting more Trump-supporting oligarchs, the Tesla Takedown movement can help bring an end to Trump’s authoritarian policies."
cc: @teslatakedown
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/13/elon-musk-tesla-takedown-protests/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ezYM9
#USPol #BadDOGE #Oligarchy #ElonMusk #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Coporatocracy #Kleptocracy #Resistance #FundLibrariesNotSpaceX
The “Tesla Takedown” protests reveal a major vulnerability…
The InterceptWill the #SAVEAct make it harder for #married women to vote? We ask legal experts
The legislation, known as the SAVE Act, looks to make sweeping reforms on voter registration. It was introduced in response to fears about voter fraud, though research has consistently showed that such incidents are exceedingly rare and not a significant factor in American #elections.
#voterregistration #voterfraud #trump #maga #gop #takedown #marriedwomen #electionfraud
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/g-s1-59684/save-act-married-women-vote-rights-explained
#Car safety experts at #NHTSA, which regulates #Tesla , axed by #DOGE
Job cuts at the US traffic safety #regulator instigated by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency disproportionately hit staff assessing self-driving risks, hampering oversight of technology on which the world’s richest man has staked the future of Tesla.
#Musk #selfdriving #takedown #conflictofinterest #ai
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/car-safety-experts-at-nhtsa-which-regulates-tesla-axed-by-doge/
Tesla has a lot riding on the swift success of its…
Ars Technica#Trump administration’s attack on #university research accelerates
#takedown
With billions in grants put on hold, targeted universities…
Ars TechnicaHow X Is Benefiting as #Musk Advises #Trump
The #SocialMedia platform has experienced a return in #advertisers and new exposure as an official source of government news.
#takedown #advertising #Twitter #maga
> get your official lies here …
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/technology/elon-musk-x-trump.html
The social media platform has experienced a return…
The New York TimesThe speech police: Chairman Brendan Carr & the FCC’s news #distortion policy
#FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is taking a hard line against #broadcastTV stations accused of #bias against #Republicans & Pres #Trump. To pressure broadcasters, Carr is invoking the rarely enforced #news distortion policy that was developed starting in the late 1960s & says the FCC should consider revoking #broadcast licenses.
#tv #takedown #freespeech
> #maga definition is disagreement
FCC invokes 1960s-era policy to punish media after…
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