Thomas J. Brown

My latest post tackles a big one: Why #WEF #conspiracytheories are a distraction from the real forces driving #inequality and economic hardship. The system is broken, but not because of a secret cabal...

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There is no enemy like a friend betrayed

Spotted somewhere in Calgary, Canada.

“There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”

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👏 #SOTU

History will remember billionaires in one of two ways:

1. The architects of capitalism’s collapse
2. The ones who saw the breaking point and acted

Which will it be? The world is watching. #SystemChange #BillionaireReckoning

The billionaire class has two choices:

- Keep extracting wealth and watch capitalism implode
- Embrace reform and prevent mass unrest

There is no third option. The clock is ticking. #ClassDivide #WealthInequality

Billionaires, here’s your last warning:

- Pay real taxes.
- Stop hoarding wealth and suppressing wages.
- Invest in the system that made you rich—or watch it collapse.

This isn’t radical. It’s self-preservation. #WealthTax #FairEconomy

Capitalism is on life support.

- The American Dream? A myth for most.
- Trust in markets? Gone.
- Billionaire profits? Sky-high.

If the ultra-rich won’t fix this, the next “solution” won’t be peaceful. #SystemFailure #TaxTheRich

The ultra-wealthy always assume they can contain the fallout from inequality.

History proves them wrong.

- French aristocrats ignored inequality— until the guillotine arrived.
- Gilded Age tycoons resisted reform—until the Great Depression hit.
- 2008 should have been a wake-up call.

Billionaires think they’re safe behind their wealth.

But their fortunes depend on:
- A stable workforce
- A middle class that can spend
- A society that sees wealth as legitimate

All three are crumbling. Their safety net is vanishing. #EconomicDoom #WealthInequality

Late-stage capitalism checklist:

- Wages frozen, cost of living exploding
- Billionaire wealth at record highs
- Workers striking across industries
- Housing crises in every major city

This isn’t a functioning system. It’s a ticking time bomb. #Collapse #ClassRevolt

Bill Gates: "The rich should pay more taxes."
Mark Cuban: "The tax code is designed to favor the wealthy."
Warren Buffett: "I pay a lower tax rate than my secretary."

They know the system is rigged. The real question: When will the public force change? #WealthRedistribution

Nick Hanauer, early Amazon investor: "The pitchforks are coming."

Billionaires keep hoarding wealth, dodging taxes, and suppressing wages. History shows what happens next. Revolutions don’t send invitations. #TaxTheRich #WealthHoarding

Ray Dalio, billionaire investor, said it plainly: "Capitalism is not working for the majority of Americans."

When billionaires themselves are sounding the alarm, you know we’re at a breaking point. The status quo is no longer an option. #ClassWar #EconomicCrisis

Warren Buffett: "There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning."

Billionaires rigged the system in their favor. But what happens when the losing side refuses to play? #EatTheRich #WealthInequality

The billionaire class has pushed capitalism to the brink.

- Public trust? Gone.
- Middle class? Shrinking.
- Wages? Stagnant.
- Wealth hoarding? Record-breaking.

This isn’t just a crisis—it’s the moment before collapse. #Inequality #LateStageCapitalism

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research ‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

The corporatocracy at work.

1,459 days left.

7/ Bluer skies are waiting. We don’t have to settle for platforms that exploit, manipulate, and sell us out. Let’s take back control of our feeds, our attention, and our trust. Who’s ready for better? #BluerSkies

6/ The solution? Stop playing their game. Platforms like Bluesky offer a chance to escape the manipulation. Open-source, non-profit, and built to prioritize *you*, not their wallets. It’s time to move on. #BluerSkies

5/ Let’s face it: the TikTok “shutdown” wasn’t about national security. It was a stage play in the oldest game—money, power, and influence. And you? You were the audience. Time to leave the theater. #BluerSkies

4/ Platforms like TikTok, X, and Meta don’t work for you. They work for their bottom line. Your data, your attention, your feed? It’s all up for auction to the highest bidder. And the result? A rat’s nest of propaganda. #BluerSkies

3/ Users logging back into TikTok are reporting their feeds are suddenly flooded with far-right content. Coincidence? Nope. They’re not just selling your attention anymore—they’re selling your trust and manipulating your worldview. #BluerSkies

2/ Oh, and when TikTok came back, they name-dropped Trump as their “saviour.” Reminder: he’s the one who pushed for its ban *before* ByteDance conveniently donated millions to his campaign. Follow the money. #BluerSkies

1/ TikTok shuts down before the deadline, reopens after the deadline, and cites a promise from a lame-duck president to justify it. Sound legit? Didn’t think so. This wasn’t a save—it was a PR stunt for political points. #BluerSkies

Also, why would you start your build of a FOSS TT alt on a closed platform like the iPhone? Android controls >70% of the market. Fire your CMO.

Fuck the app store, release the APK!

YouTube video by CBC News Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That

The US is hooked on Canada's oil, but maybe it’s time we shift gears wholesale—invest in green energy, retire pipelines, and return stolen land to Indigenous people. Oil’s yesterday’s fuel; the future’s clean, sustainable, and waiting for us to catch up.

9/ The internet thrives on a simple fuel: your attention. Be mindful. Don’t let their chaos dictate your peace. 🌎