Here's what's happened, if you're just tuning in:
1. Musk ally Tom Krause told the Treasury career staff to cut off USAID payments
2. The career staffer resisted, saying doing so is illegal
3. The career staffer was ousted by Trump team
4. Krause has now been installed as head of the payments system
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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
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Apparently Facebook/Meta being down worldwide is enough to get people like me to remember to check in at Bsky!
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