Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter has ruffled many feathers among professional commentators. “Musk is the wrong leader for Twitter’s vital mission,” read one Bloomberg headline. The network also insisted, “Nothing in the Tesla CEO’s track record suggests he will be a careful steward of an important media property.” “Elon Musk is the last person who should take over Twitter,” wrote Max Boot in The Washington Post, explaining that “[h]e seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less.” The irony of outlets owned by Michael Bloomberg and Jeff Bezos warning of the dangers of permitting a billionaire oligarch to control our media was barely commented upon.
Elon Musk Is Not a Renegade Outsider – He’s a Massive Pentagon Contractor
Tag: US Air Force
How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle
Files on “Top Gun: Maverick” detail the influence the Pentagon had over the sequel to Top Gun, how that affected the storyline and character arcs, and which “key talking points” became part of the script.
How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle
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US Air Force deployment in Britain is third largest in world
Only Japan and Germany, countries occupied by the US military after World War 2, host more US airmen than Britain. Nuclear-capable American B-52 bombers were recently deployed in Gloucestershire amid Ukraine tensions.
US Air Force deployment in Britain is third largest in world
Elon Musk is Surveillance Valley
by Yasha Levine
The latest outrage to hit the wire is that the board of Twitter has agreed to accept Elon Musk’s buyout proposal, which will give Elon full control of the company and allow him to take it private. There’s lots of howling all around, as if they sky is falling. If you ask me, Twitter — and social media in general — is garbage tech that mostly wastes our time and poisons our minds. But regardless of where you stand sale of Twitter to a Twitter-addicted oligarch, to me the deal just further proves the thesis of my book, Surveillance Valley. The Internet is an extension of the American Empire.
Elon Musk is Surveillance Valley (Archived)
Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Militarization of Outer-Space
New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films
Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Militarization of Outer-Space
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In Progress: Regime Change in Pakistan
Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses US of funding ‘conspiracy’ to topple his government
Regime change attempts in Ukraine and Pakistan
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CIA secret regime change plan to topple PM Imran Khan government in Pakistan?
NPR: Pakistan’s Imran Khan faces a political showdown — without the army for support
NED Grantee Connects Marginalized Women Across Rural Pakistan
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U.S. Air Force Deploys F-35s to Deter Russian Threats to Eastern European
American F-35s, supported by aerial tankers, can help deter Russia with advanced sensors and combat abilities.
U.S. Air Force Deploys F-35s to Deter Russian Threats to Eastern European
[2011] The need to protect the internet from ‘astroturfing’ grows ever more urgent
The tobacco industry does it, the US Air Force clearly wants to … astroturfing – the use of sophisticated software to drown out real people on web forums – is on the rise. How do we stop it?
The need to protect the internet from ‘astroturfing’ grows ever more urgent
J-20s’ alleged close contact with F-35s over E.China Sea ‘countermeasures against US activities’
A top US Air Force general said that US F-35 stealth fighter jets recently had a close contact with China’s J-20 stealth fighter jets over the East China Sea, and the US forces are “impressed” by them.
J-20s’ alleged close contact with F-35s over E.China Sea ‘countermeasures against US activities’
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US to build anti-China missile network along first island chain (Archived)
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