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Mike Nielsen

@mike.sdnielsen.com

Entrepreneur, early seed investor, Python/Django, co-founder of https://coolshop.com. Ex-CEO of 3D Realms.

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How Elon Muskโ€™s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. โ€œIt is c...

"Elon Muskโ€™s aerospace company SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes in the company as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs, according to previously unreported court records..."

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

27.03.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8930    ๐Ÿ” 4119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509    ๐Ÿ“Œ 283
We're not done yet | 18F

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want โ€“ yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

01.03.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18844    ๐Ÿ” 6849    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 698    ๐Ÿ“Œ 446

Trump and Vance would NEVER, EVER, talk to Putin like that.

And everyone knows it.

28.02.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34407    ๐Ÿ” 6325    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1238    ๐Ÿ“Œ 232
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Many of Trumpโ€™s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds Reviews from Americans on President Donald Trumpโ€™s second term are mixed to negative, and 57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office.

Breaking news: 57 percent of Americans say President Donald Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office for his second term, according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

20.02.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1413    ๐Ÿ” 407    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 208    ๐Ÿ“Œ 92

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russiaโ€™s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraineโ€™s voice is heard on the world stage.

20.02.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121436    ๐Ÿ” 20862    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2778    ๐Ÿ“Œ 927
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Trump Admin. Spends Big Taxpayer Money on Ads Thanking Trump Trump officials are burning your money on anti-immigrant ads that repeatedly praise the president, amid mass firings and a supposed hunt for waste.

Elon, I found you some wasteful spending idiot

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

19.02.2025 03:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 831    ๐Ÿ” 201    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Bruised ego because someone stood up to him.

For the next 4 years at least, the U.S. is not a reliable partner and Europe should be doing everything in its power to reduce dependence on the U.S.just like they should have reduced any dependence on Russia in 2014.

19.02.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 460    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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European Parliament member ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

19.02.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46896    ๐Ÿ” 15502    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 890    ๐Ÿ“Œ 800
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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

19.02.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62133    ๐Ÿ” 18844    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2098    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1486

Drudge Report dubs the Prez Comrade Trumpski.
MAGA, is that what you voted for? A coward bowing to Putin ?

18.02.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12453    ๐Ÿ” 1536    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 593    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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Yep, DOGE is as incompetent as everyone thought. An $8 million "saving" has been listed as an $8 BILLION saving.

That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.

18.02.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7381    ๐Ÿ” 2098    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 255    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children.

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldnโ€™t do anything.

โ€œAre you feeling all right?โ€ I asked her.

โ€œI feel all sleepy,โ€ she said.

In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead.

The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her.

On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.

Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldnโ€™t do anything. โ€œAre you feeling all right?โ€ I asked her. โ€œI feel all sleepy,โ€ she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

15.02.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26743    ๐Ÿ” 11763    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 403    ๐Ÿ“Œ 548
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

15.02.2025 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97877    ๐Ÿ” 21327    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5365    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2362
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Egg prices are surging, gas prices are up, and planes are crashing on a near-daily basis.

And this is what the White House is focused on.

11.02.2025 02:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29781    ๐Ÿ” 7390    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2276    ๐Ÿ“Œ 479
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Tulsi Gabbard's intel chief nomination clears key Senate hurdle Senators voted to limit debate on Gabbard's nomination, paving the way for a final vote later this week.

Not a single Republican senator stood against Gabbard -- ignoring the law requiring the director of national intelligence to have deep national-security experience. She has none. She represents the disastrous rise of misplaced power, and a danger to the United States. www.axios.com/2025/02/10/t...

11.02.2025 03:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4015    ๐Ÿ” 1254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 307    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
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This is supremely fucked up. I mean, I read about this earlier, but to see it in writing is devastating.

07.02.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21938    ๐Ÿ” 5083    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 677    ๐Ÿ“Œ 276

Dear @Doge

If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

06.02.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94997    ๐Ÿ” 12759    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2051    ๐Ÿ“Œ 339
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DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts A staffer for Elon Muskโ€™s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...

I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a โ€œeugenic immigration policy,โ€ and wrote, โ€œYou could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."

He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...

06.02.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23793    ๐Ÿ” 6586    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1503    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1256
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Republican ire at USAID finds an unusual target: Politico Elon Musk and elected officials falsely said Politico was subsidized by the government. Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.

Elon Musk and elected officials have falsely said Politico was subsidized by the government.

Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.

06.02.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 856    ๐Ÿ” 222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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DOGE Teen Owns โ€˜Tesla.Sexy LLCโ€™ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by โ€œBig Ballsโ€ online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

06.02.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19379    ๐Ÿ” 8344    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1222    ๐Ÿ“Œ 855
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Congressional delegation outside USAID now: โ€œWe are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.โ€

03.02.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34971    ๐Ÿ” 8879    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1042    ๐Ÿ“Œ 604

WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.

We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.

Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.

03.02.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9698    ๐Ÿ” 4464    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 104

It does feel very familiar somehow...

16.11.2024 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:

Vaccines are a miracle and amazing

15.11.2024 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76958    ๐Ÿ” 10292    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1917    ๐Ÿ“Œ 472

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