Kurt Achin

Autocracy, Inc.

the soul of wit

The constant prostituting of Tolkien names is just scummy.

The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure Creators have flocked to Substack because of its ease of use — but that simplicity comes at a steep price.

John, a word of caution on Substack: america2.news/the-substack...

Venezuelan military on alert, says it fears US will use tensions with Guyana to invade

The Venezuelan military says it has raised its alert level following the discovery of an alleged U.S. plot to fabricate an incident at an ExxonMobil offshore platform in the contested waters between Venezuela and Guyana to justify an armed conflict.

Assuming you have read Demagogue for President right? Great book by @jenmercieca.bsky.social that breaks down his linguistic misdirection

aha

JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act.

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this is Merrick Garland-esque performative posturing

How do they even consider holding this dinner

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MARYLAND J. DOES 1-26, Plaintiffs, ELON MUSK, in his official capacity, UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE and THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-0462-TDC MEMORANDUM OPINION Since it was established by Executive Order on January 20, 2025, the "Department of Government Efficiency," or "DOGE," has sent teams of personnel to numerous federal departments and agencies, taken control of their computer systems, and in many instances, taken the lead in terminating numerous contracts and employees. In the case of the United States Agency for International Development (*USAID"), DOGE and its leader, Elon Musk, have also played a leading role in actions taken to shut down and dismantle the agency, which have included permanently closing its headquarters, taking down its website, and engaging in mass terminations of contracts, grants, and personnel. A group of USAID personnel now challenge DOGE's actions as unconstitutional.

CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that Defendants' actions taken to shut down USAID on an accelerated basis, including its apparent decision to permanently close USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID Officer, likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways, and that these actions harmed not only Plaintiffs, but also the public interest, because they deprived the public's elected representatives in Congress of their constitutional authority to decide whether, when, and how to close down an agency created by Congress. Accordingly, the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion will be granted in that the Court will issue the accompanying Preliminary Injunction. The Motion will be otherwise denied. A separate Order shall issue. Date: March 18, 2025

NEWS: Federal judge finds that actions take by DOGE to dismantle USAID are likely unconstitutional “in multiple ways.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building The U.S. African Development Foundation denied several DOGE employees access to its offices Wednesday.

This is the way. Agencies should physically deny access to the DOGE goon squad. Send them back home to cry to their mommies.
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This x1000

Let me translate two things this libertarian light nincompoop is saying: Personal liberties means doing whatever the fuck I want. Free markets means doing whatever the fuck I want. He’s an adult toddler.

ding ding ding

Legendary Washington Post Editor Slams Bezos for ‘Betraying’ Paper with MAGA Makeover Former executive editor Marty Baron told the Daily Beast there was “no doubt in my mind” that Bezos was prioritizing his business interests over The Washington Post.

So Marty Baron says it plain: “It was only weeks ago that The Post described itself as providing coverage for ‘all of America,’” Baron wrote in his statement. “Now its opinion pages will be open to only some of America, those who think exactly as he does.” www.thedailybeast.com//ex-wapo-edi...

hi @maddow.msnbc.com a segment on this "flush out the bots" move might be cool

Liaise with, or found your own, independent media platform. It's increasingly what people trust. You may be surprised how many come for the ride with you.

📌Our Park Service Rangers have flagged the warning on El Capitan.
We are under threat by an America-attacking felon.

There is the precedent for every other agency to ignore the Musk directive. Because why would the FBI enforce what it does not itself uphold?

I'm up for calling him Krasnov from here out.

How it started. How it’s going

They don't want money, they want data.

oh jeez there's that spine, I knew it was here somewhere

The consumer dollar is our ultimate tool of political sovereignty but we must be coordinated.

We are quite literally going to need an American Spring

It's not confusing when you realize that collapse is the goal. This is a decapitation strike.

You mean we can exile him to a tiny island?

Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine.

“Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process”

Done