Do not take this wrong bc I enjoy your content, but please, this muskmelonfelon duo laid these FAA experts off ON PURPOSE, make no mistake about that. Despite their self-proclamations of superior intelligence 🤣 they, and I include the “geniuses” who wrote the manifesto of dystopian agenda & its supporters, put zero forethought to the consequences. These hillbillies seem to be incapable of using more than 0.2% of their brains & I am not one to brain-shame, I am legit giving them some serious leeway here.
(To clarify, I am NOT speaking about those who are intellectually developmentally disabled whatsoever, not even the same thing).
As a hillbilly with a high IQ (Mensa member, originally from East TN), I reject these idiots in our current government! They are not hillbillies; no way!
I use the term due to the movie Hillbilly Elegy, based on JD. Have you watched it yet? It really does insult the good ole hillbillies to which I would’ve preferred not to. Even the Beverly Hillbillies deserve better 😂 so please don’t take it personally!!
WispieWillows: No worries; I was not offended. I loathe Vance, Trump, and all those carpetbaggers! I haven't seen the film nor have I read Vance’s book; I figure that's def when I would be offended. The Beverly Hillbillies definitely deserve better! 😉
I just recently started subscribing to your Substack and I LOVE it. Things are lookin’ pretty grim these days and it’s nice to have things explained succinctly but with humor because gawd, do we need that!
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A COUP LIKE THIS. WE'RE DOOMED IF AMENDMENT 14, SECTION 3, CAN'T BE MADE TO APPLY
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What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are orchestrating represents uncharted territory in American governance and technology. Their actions push the boundaries of executive power and corporate influence in ways the legal system was never designed to anticipate.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This bloodless digital coup, a coordinated effort to reshape government oversight, control information, and dismantle institutional checks, exploits gaps in laws written for a bygone era. These laws were crafted to address power grabs through physical force, not digital manipulation or bureaucratic subversion.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Traditional legal frameworks are equipped to handle violent insurrections, armed uprisings, or overt acts of rebellion. However, they fail to capture the subtle and systemic ways modern technology and executive overreach can erode democratic institutions from within. By wielding the machinery of government, through executive orders, personnel purges, and regulatory interference, Trump and Musk are not storming the gates; they are rewriting the rules of power in real time, without firing a single shot.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Musk’s influence over sensitive government data and his potential manipulation of financial regulators blur the line between corporate power and state authority. Meanwhile, Trump’s executive actions, such as limiting birthright citizenship and removing oversight officials, systematically dismantle the foundations of constitutional democracy. Neither fits neatly into conventional definitions of insurrection or rebellion, leaving the legal system ill-equipped to respond.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This new form of power consolidation operates in the legal shadows, exploiting ambiguous or outdated statutes as a shield while reshaping the relationship between technology, governance, and democracy. Without clear and enforceable laws to address these emerging threats, the institutions meant to check power face a profound vulnerability, one where democracy can be dismantled without a single act of traditional violence.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
In essence, we are witnessing a slow-motion, bloodless digital coup, one that exposes the fragility of democratic norms when faced with actors willing to exploit legal gray areas and wield technological dominance. This coup ill-equipped not just the letter of the law but the very spirit of American democracy, and the legal system is struggling to keep pace.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This is not a military coup. There are no tanks rolling into Washington or fighter jets strafing the capital.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Instead, this coup advances with Trump’s full support. Its primary goal is to dismantle key parts of the federal government while ensuring that the remaining structures are loyal to Trump.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Constitutional protections cannot effectively counteract the speed of this digital coup. By the time courts intervene to slow or stop Musk’s actions, the damage, amplified by digital infrastructure, will already be done.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Grassroots protests and mass mobilizations in state capitals cannot keep pace with the rapid, technological acceleration of this power grab.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The consequences of this coup will reverberate across the United States, undermining the entire federal system and reshaping U.S. relations with the world. The dismantling of agencies like USAID will have life-and-death consequences for vulnerable populations globally.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
In less than four weeks, Trump and Musk have thrown U.S. government agencies into disarray. Their actions are capable of causing permanent, structural change. Given Trump’s stated desire to become a dictator, and his recent claim that Americans "won’t have to vote anymore," the collapse of the entire U.S. federal government is no longer an abstract threat; it is an imminent possibility.
Musk is incompetent and making costly mistakes every day. There is no HR Dept looking at employee qualifications, like a real corporation would do before they fire anyone. Musk and Trump are just slashing and burning. MuskTrump are making America unsafe. Also, talk about Big Gov overreach. This is Big Gov at it’s biggest.
I think we need to let our governors know on a daily basis that this regime is making all of us unsafe. It is affecting the safety of the whole world and needs to be immediately removed or shut down and investigated.
However, I’m not sure why yesterday’s accident at Toronto’s Pearson airport was included as a possibly related to FAA cutbacks. There are no indications yet as to the causes of this, and at any rate we have our own separate FAA equivalent, our TCCA. Canada and the US do remain separate so far - aside from discussions about us annexing Alaska.
So, first, know, I fucking adore you. Your writing sets my soul on fire each and every day. My brother Chris drank himself to death 11 years ago. He was a sweet, sweet dark soul. I miss him. When I read your words, i laugh and I cry. Chris was smarter than everyone...but... he would have loved you, maybe even more than I do.
Do not take this wrong bc I enjoy your content, but please, this muskmelonfelon duo laid these FAA experts off ON PURPOSE, make no mistake about that. Despite their self-proclamations of superior intelligence 🤣 they, and I include the “geniuses” who wrote the manifesto of dystopian agenda & its supporters, put zero forethought to the consequences. These hillbillies seem to be incapable of using more than 0.2% of their brains & I am not one to brain-shame, I am legit giving them some serious leeway here.
(To clarify, I am NOT speaking about those who are intellectually developmentally disabled whatsoever, not even the same thing).
As a hillbilly with a high IQ (Mensa member, originally from East TN), I reject these idiots in our current government! They are not hillbillies; no way!
I use the term due to the movie Hillbilly Elegy, based on JD. Have you watched it yet? It really does insult the good ole hillbillies to which I would’ve preferred not to. Even the Beverly Hillbillies deserve better 😂 so please don’t take it personally!!
WispieWillows: No worries; I was not offended. I loathe Vance, Trump, and all those carpetbaggers! I haven't seen the film nor have I read Vance’s book; I figure that's def when I would be offended. The Beverly Hillbillies definitely deserve better! 😉
I just recently started subscribing to your Substack and I LOVE it. Things are lookin’ pretty grim these days and it’s nice to have things explained succinctly but with humor because gawd, do we need that!
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A COUP LIKE THIS. WE'RE DOOMED IF AMENDMENT 14, SECTION 3, CAN'T BE MADE TO APPLY
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are orchestrating represents uncharted territory in American governance and technology. Their actions push the boundaries of executive power and corporate influence in ways the legal system was never designed to anticipate.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This bloodless digital coup, a coordinated effort to reshape government oversight, control information, and dismantle institutional checks, exploits gaps in laws written for a bygone era. These laws were crafted to address power grabs through physical force, not digital manipulation or bureaucratic subversion.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Traditional legal frameworks are equipped to handle violent insurrections, armed uprisings, or overt acts of rebellion. However, they fail to capture the subtle and systemic ways modern technology and executive overreach can erode democratic institutions from within. By wielding the machinery of government, through executive orders, personnel purges, and regulatory interference, Trump and Musk are not storming the gates; they are rewriting the rules of power in real time, without firing a single shot.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Musk’s influence over sensitive government data and his potential manipulation of financial regulators blur the line between corporate power and state authority. Meanwhile, Trump’s executive actions, such as limiting birthright citizenship and removing oversight officials, systematically dismantle the foundations of constitutional democracy. Neither fits neatly into conventional definitions of insurrection or rebellion, leaving the legal system ill-equipped to respond.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This new form of power consolidation operates in the legal shadows, exploiting ambiguous or outdated statutes as a shield while reshaping the relationship between technology, governance, and democracy. Without clear and enforceable laws to address these emerging threats, the institutions meant to check power face a profound vulnerability, one where democracy can be dismantled without a single act of traditional violence.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
In essence, we are witnessing a slow-motion, bloodless digital coup, one that exposes the fragility of democratic norms when faced with actors willing to exploit legal gray areas and wield technological dominance. This coup ill-equipped not just the letter of the law but the very spirit of American democracy, and the legal system is struggling to keep pace.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This is not a military coup. There are no tanks rolling into Washington or fighter jets strafing the capital.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Instead, this coup advances with Trump’s full support. Its primary goal is to dismantle key parts of the federal government while ensuring that the remaining structures are loyal to Trump.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Constitutional protections cannot effectively counteract the speed of this digital coup. By the time courts intervene to slow or stop Musk’s actions, the damage, amplified by digital infrastructure, will already be done.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Grassroots protests and mass mobilizations in state capitals cannot keep pace with the rapid, technological acceleration of this power grab.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The consequences of this coup will reverberate across the United States, undermining the entire federal system and reshaping U.S. relations with the world. The dismantling of agencies like USAID will have life-and-death consequences for vulnerable populations globally.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
In less than four weeks, Trump and Musk have thrown U.S. government agencies into disarray. Their actions are capable of causing permanent, structural change. Given Trump’s stated desire to become a dictator, and his recent claim that Americans "won’t have to vote anymore," the collapse of the entire U.S. federal government is no longer an abstract threat; it is an imminent possibility.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Musk is incompetent and making costly mistakes every day. There is no HR Dept looking at employee qualifications, like a real corporation would do before they fire anyone. Musk and Trump are just slashing and burning. MuskTrump are making America unsafe. Also, talk about Big Gov overreach. This is Big Gov at it’s biggest.
I think all the plane crashes etc are suspicious.
I think we need to let our governors know on a daily basis that this regime is making all of us unsafe. It is affecting the safety of the whole world and needs to be immediately removed or shut down and investigated.
Good article again.
However, I’m not sure why yesterday’s accident at Toronto’s Pearson airport was included as a possibly related to FAA cutbacks. There are no indications yet as to the causes of this, and at any rate we have our own separate FAA equivalent, our TCCA. Canada and the US do remain separate so far - aside from discussions about us annexing Alaska.
So, first, know, I fucking adore you. Your writing sets my soul on fire each and every day. My brother Chris drank himself to death 11 years ago. He was a sweet, sweet dark soul. I miss him. When I read your words, i laugh and I cry. Chris was smarter than everyone...but... he would have loved you, maybe even more than I do.