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AJ's avatar

Adam, why do independent newsmakers still have Twitter & Meta accounts? Posting on their (Musk & Zuckerberg) sites legitimizes them.

We should all deactivate our accounts and freeze them out.

OV's avatar

Actually, I disagree. Otherwise, the MAGA echo chamber will not hear our dissenting voices at all. Everyone ends up in their own little echo chambers.

And everyone is now having their own little gigs on Substack (which is nice), but it just contributes to this problem. I am looking specifically at Jim Acosta. CNN had about 300K viewers in its morning timeslot. Right now he has 7-10K viewers here on Substack for $8/month (I am a subscriber), But I want to point this out.

Mari Wilson's avatar

They shoved Jim into the 12:00am slot and he said a very graceful FO as he resigned while live on air.

I am proud of him. Glad to see him here. It takes time to grow something new, but look at Substack and its journalists & writers.

A lot of the folks here got sick of the cow towing of legacy media to Trump, all for the sake of money. And they left. They took a stand! I kajillion percent support that.

Look how much Ss is growing. I tell everyone I know about it and the great folks who I follow and read here.

The word is getting out! 💪🏼

Paula Dean's avatar

My problem is the cost. I live on the fixed- and soon to be nixed - income of Social Security. Getting the news from reliable sources has become very expensive. I have to choose between Substack and donating to my favorite charities/politicians. Lately I've been canceling paid Substacks where the only advantage is the ability to comment.

Diane1's avatar

Ss, podcasts and other paid, mostly opinion sources is also very silo-ed. They are not done by reporters and are not fact-checked etc. I think traditional sources are still the best for getting straight news. But it's important to use several news sources to really get the straight facts. I feel like this format is great for finding like minded people, following someone you admire or a topic you're interested in and also a way to organize.

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

HOW WE FIGHT BACK:

1. Protest till the cows come home, look for protest in your area, then show up!!!!

2. Boycott as many companies as you can that are supporting the Fascist Party through their political donations. Never buy a Tesla, stop using X/Twitter for starters. I have a updated list of companies in this episode. Use https://www.goodsuniteus.com/ to make your own list.

3. E-mail/message any Republican Senator or Congressman that you think has a resemblance of a backbone and tell him how you feel about these important issues.

4. If you can afford it donate to the organizations that are doing the legal fights.

5. I hope we never have to get to this option because it's the worst option of all, which I won't mention here. "Freedom Isn't Free" Vietnam Veteran

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

The protest are starting to form by "We The People" but we are going to need help from our Senators and Congressman. One protestors sign said "Democracy Is not a Spectators Sport" I have to agree!!! https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social

All the Democratic Senators and Congressman should be organizing a protest to be held in their individual State Capitals using their constituents as the voice of the people. The dates may vary for each state and the weather has to be a consideration. These Representatives need to march with the people and show a sign of unity. Sitting around and voting yes or no is not going to cut it right now. The impact could be tremendous.

This message should to be sent to our representatives to enlighten them!

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Most media serves the so called Master. We don't have legacy journalism any more.

Debra Whitmore's avatar

You are absolutely right. Not sure what CNN's thinking was? Have they been bought off too?!

Steven Derebey's avatar

The only problem with this venue is that there are so many good writers worthy of support, there is just no way I can afford to support all the people I would like to! So, I’ve picked a few, like Adam, who I pay for subscriptions. But I know there are a lot that I’m missing…..

SHARON PENDLETON's avatar

it is all about $$$. a pathetic end to honesty.

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

A majority of these companies donations are going to the Trump/MAGA/Fascist Party. We need to fight back by boycotting these companies whenever it is possible. A "National Boycott" is really needed!!!! Boycott Tesla, X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, Amazon/Amazon Prime, Whole Foods and Zappos, Apple Computer/Apple TV, TikTok, Google, Fitbit, Nest and YouTube

Alphabetical order: AAA, Ace Hardware, Allstate, Amway, Applebees, Arby's, Armor All, A&W, Auto Zone, Brooks Shoes, Buffalo Wild Wings, Carl's Jr, Charles Schwab, Chick-Fil-A, Chili's, Coors, Cracker Barrel, Dairy Queen, Delta Airlines, Discount Tire, Dole Food, Dollar Tree, Dunkin Donuts, Duracell, Exide Batteries, Fireside Subs, Five Guys, Fruit Of Loom, Geico, GMC, Goodyear Tires, Great Clips, Goya Foods, Hanes, Hardee's, Harley Davidson, HBO, Hobby Lobby, Home Depot, Hooters, Hush Puppies, IHOP, JC Penny, Jersey Mike's, Jimmy John's, KFC, Krispy Kreme, Little Caesars, LLBean, Lowe's, Maytag, Michelob, Miller Beer, Nationwide, New Balance, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Oshkosh, Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, Papa John's, PaPa Murphy's, Pizza Hut, Procter & Gamble, Saucony, Sirius XM, Stanley Black and Decker, State Farm, STP, Stride Rite, Taco Bell, Texas Roadhouse, Turtle Wax, Waffle House, Wayfair, Wendy's, Whirlpool, White Castle, Wolverine and USAA.

There are many more ring kissers and supporters, do your research: https://www.goodsuniteus.com/

Diane1's avatar

I stopped Goya during the first trump term. Most of the others I do not use, a couple I only use when necessary. Some for me are essential- AAA, basic Amazon but none of the ancillary services. Allstate has just taken over several insurance companies, including mine, and Allstate now goes under the name National General although they still use Allstate for those who have their original insurance

Lucille Sanchez-corea's avatar

The only ones I have from the list is Amazon which I use very infrequently and AAA which I’m sorry to say is my home and auto insurance and here in California, it would be impossible to change. I’m a great believer of wallet activism

Steve Beckwith's avatar

Yes ma'am. The very definition of corruption.

Mari Wilson's avatar

They shoved Jim into the 12:00am slot and he said a very graceful FO as he resigned while live on air.

I am proud of him. Glad to see him here. It takes time to grow something new, but look at Substack and its journalists & writers.

A lot of the folks here got sick of the cow towing of legacy media to Trump, all for the sake of money. And they left. They took a stand! I kajillion percent support that.

Look how much Ss is growing. I tell everyone I know about it and the great folks who I follow and read here.

The word is getting out! 💪🏼

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Yes it appears they have been bought out. I stopped watching Fox years ago Trump 2016. Then last year I stopped watching CNN except for a couple like Acosta. I do like Fareed also. I canceled WaPO and LA Times, reduced my Amazon orders. I use X and FB mostly to make noise. To get the public to see real information.

Cathie Hawa's avatar

CNN was bpught by conservatives a couple years ago.

Mari Wilson's avatar

I think it's wasted effort. Let FElon Muskolini have his plat of hate. But that's just me.

AJ's avatar

It feels like at least something to be able to de-platform him. He is so insidious all over the globe.

AJ's avatar

Musk manipulates X so much and has so much influence over it that a lot of people don’t know who to believe.

I appreciate you thoughts on this, however.

OV's avatar

I am all familiar with his X manipulations. He removes likes and retweets from Big X accts that oppose him. I even documented that on my X acct with before and after screenshots of AngryStaffer's tweets.

Still, we can't just cede that space to him.

Mari Wilson's avatar

I think it's wasted effort. Let FElon Muskolini have his plat of hate.

Sherry Mohre's avatar

But they moved him to a late night time spot to bury him from his followers. They were trying to get him to quit. He had enough backbone to not bend the knee to autocracy,

Diane1's avatar

I am surprised he didn't look go to another cable station.

Maria K.'s avatar

Since corporate media had completely sold out, independent means is all that's left to us. No matter how bad, we have to take up as much space across social media platforms as we can. I don't like being on FB either - I have a backup BlueSky account. But I'll keep drumming away as long as I can - FB, Insta, BlueSky, YouTube, TikTok - until they lock me out.

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

Other then BlueSky, I don't like dealing with the devil, cripple them and find another way to get the word out.

AJ's avatar

I get it. For me, it is a way to protest.

SHARON PENDLETON's avatar

We need to go to the streets once again. Look how the young Serbians are protesting a much smaller issue (train station canopy collapse) thousands and thousands marching in Belgrade.

Diane1's avatar

I was never on social media but I am old lol. My kids are. My daughter says that's where she gets her news. Many need them for their jobs and it's basically the way the younger generations- millenials on down- communicate. Many don't have Cable. Some have streaming. I get my news from traditional sources- Cable, TV, news outlets that have print and online.

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Disagree. They need to constantly hear NOISE from us.

Charles Welsh's avatar

Make sure you are reaching out to your elected representatives demanding that Elon and his lawlessness cease. Www.5calls.org is a convenient way to do this. It will take you less than 5 minutes.

Charlene Underwood's avatar

5 Calls works. needs to add white house numbers

SHARON PENDLETON's avatar

OMG. Was the WH number OVERLOOKED? Who does the thinking for 5Calls?

Charles Welsh's avatar

Great idea! I’ve just emailed this as a suggestion to 5calls.org. May I recommend that you do so as well? (Their email link is at the bottom of the 5calls.org page!)

Patricia Bertha's avatar

Thanks for this information. Just downloaded it.

Marilyn's avatar

Been doing it daily but not sure if it helps if no one takes a stand against this bromance

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John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

There is 341 million US Citizens in this country and 77.5 million of them voted for this destruction of our society. When the pain starts hitting the middle and lower class, he will not prevail.

Sioux Fleming's avatar

Thank you Adam. My understanding from journalists at Wired and others is that his crew of minion-hackers have now infiltrated NOAA and I saw a report earlier today that they are now in the CDC, although I haven’t seen independent confirmation of that yet. I’m still watching to see if the Muskrat’s bragging about deleting the IRS Direct File tax filing system is true as it’s still working. I’m checking daily and so far the J6 reports and supporting interviews and video you and others worked on are still online but I wonder for how much longer.

I should be getting my Social Security retirement benefits next week per usual and I’m a bit worried their interference may break the system. I’ll be eligible for Medicare later this year and while I realize both are highly popular and any interference is unlikely to stand, breaking it will still cause me hardship and nibbling away at it if we quit paying attention will do the same. Both my senators - Wyden and Merkley - are now doing their part to try to get answers about what the Muskrat is up to and to stop a vote on Russ Vought respectively.

I look forward to all your reports, although I will say every time I see the words emergency video pop up on my alerts, my forethought is, oh no, what now? Keep up the good work.

Silence Is Complicity's avatar

Adam, I would love to see you write about the importance of the VA. My partner is a Vietnam vet - LRRP, served in Cambodia 1970. He must have specific meds every day in order to preserve his remaining vision. I fear what will happen if the wrecking ball does away with, or even interferes with, the meds he receives in the mail for glaucoma, PTSD, and now Parkinson's. What happens when the bone spur brigade decides that our combat vets have it too good? Or that they don't need the care that takes into account their triggers, or their exposure to Agent Orange, burn pits , or MST.

So proud of you and the Truax crew. Thank you for being you.

Sheila's avatar

Tell me something I don’t know like how to put an end to Trumps administration and deport Elon!!! He wasn’t born here!!!! Deport the guy!!!! We must get rid of them both!!!!!!!

Warrior4Justice's avatar

Cuz they are in power now. dt isn't going to allow E to be deported, we have a coup here!

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

Looks like Germany and Poland are doing that!!! The X boycott is now spreading to Tesla in Germany and Poland. That's good news.

Jake cohn's avatar

I have a question back to Adam. You spent 10 years in congress. You were republican congress member from Illinois representing the 16th district. Who on the republican side of Congress and the Senate can be nudged to do the right thing? Is there any one left?

Emkaykay's avatar

Curious on that too!

Joan Bailey's avatar

The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself ~ Orrin Woodward

SHARON PENDLETON's avatar

This is not "incompetence". This is intentional coup attempt. WAKE UP, AMERICA!

Kae Schleicher's avatar

Sharon, You are absolutely correct! This is the 1930s Germany and Elon Musk wants to be another Hitler and Trump is either with him or too stupid to see it. These are very dangerous times. You're right........WAKE UP, AMERICA!

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

165 million people who didn't vote for Trump will need to come up with some courage to fight back. Only 1,500 maniacs were able to mount a attack on our government. If we don't push back were looking like Russia. We'll see real soon if were the "Land Of The Free And Home Of The Brave". I'm ready, I hope every able bodied person also is.

THE "LIBERTY BELL" RANG ON JANUARY 20TH. It's time to get serious!!!!!

Debra Whitmore's avatar

I have been writing and calling my Republican House member and to the Whit House. I have also been contributing to legal efforts fighting all of this craziness.

Meggles's avatar

This is the group I'm going to donate to today: https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/

Meggles's avatar

Do you mind sharing which legal efforts, so I can consider donating to them as well? Beyond the ACLU (which I'm happy to donate to again, just wondering what you've found).

Warrior4Justice's avatar

This can be found online! Do a search...there are SO many organizations fighting this now!

Mari Wilson's avatar

Calling is good. Writing is a waste of your time. They go nowhere.

Congressional offices 202.224.3121

Charlene Underwood's avatar

keep writing or call republicans. voicemails are full.

Carol's avatar

Thank you. Keep doing it. My congressional members are all Dems. And I hope more of the Republicans start hearing us.

Jan Davis's avatar

The game indeed is not over!! This Yellow Dog Democrat is nowhere near your district but I do have a few pennies to donate to your political comeback campaign! Say the word.

OV's avatar

IMHO, Elon acquired his US citizenship fraudulently. How can any normal migrant with a student visa working here illegally get later citizenship? I am not a lawyer....but I doubt that is possible,

Warrior4Justice's avatar

It would appear we are not operating under the law at this moment!

Tracey Angle's avatar

I'm sure he bought his citizenship

Ken Martin's avatar

Adam, I know and agree that dealing with Musk is a really tough issue. But with the many smart and creative lawyers working to stop the spread of damage and destruction, I hope that a creative legal mind could find a way to neutralize Musk. Maybe Musk’s earlier issues with him obtaining citizenship could be looked at again.

Richard Breining's avatar

One way that comes to mind (although a lot of damage can be done before it happens) is for Democrats to win the house in 2 years (hopefully) and then 'hit Musk where it hurts' by cancelling many, if not all, of his Government contracts, especially with NASA. Doing so might delay space exploration for a while, but "what's good for the goose is good for the gander".

RuthieM's avatar

I make a distinction between loyalty and blind loyalty. Loyalty is ok. Blind loyalty is not.

Loyalty means you look out for the best interests of whatever or whoever you’re loyal to, including pointing out mistakes, flaws, blind spots, etc.

But a federal government that demands blind loyalty, acceptance without discussion, is weak and unsustainable.

Richard Breining's avatar

And many corporations have failed when the Chairman of the Board demanded absolute agreement (fealty) from every Board member. The result is bad Board decisions causing severe negative impacts on the Corporation.

RuthieM's avatar

And the person demanding loyalty probably doesn’t care as long as they make out ok.

Ed's avatar

Keep banging the drum Adam!!!!!

So many people are depressed, they are silent 😔.

We need your voice (and others -- especially Republicans), to return democracy back to America.

It's amazing to me that we have several Republicans who will not be running for reelection, and they continue to Cower to the King 👑.

RINO -- Ed

Joannie Reeves's avatar

What should happen is that the information that Musksputin has obtained from Treasury, OMB, USAID, etc… should be seized and Musksputin and the Kids should be questioned and charged!!

The information that Musksputin has taken is our information, Social Security Numbers, Tax information, Health information, oh what would a Pharmaceutical Co pay, or a Foreign Country pay just for a small piece of our Data!!!

All of this and the Speaker Johnson praises Musksputin on Foxes News and the hosts talk with glee. Our GOP Senate filled with Sycophants praise it or are silent!!! The only things I have seen is Senator Mirphy’s out rage gives me some hope.

Cindy Marshall's avatar

So true, Joannie! Shouldn't these Republican lawmakers be horrified that the Dictators that are praising 47 and muskraid!! While innocent people around the world are dying or suffering w/o our AID! Where is the Christian outrage?!?

Mike's avatar

It seems MAGA Congress has abandoned their check and balance role defined in the Constitution.

The hypocrisy is also not lost on me. If a Democrat did even 1 percent of what Trump is doing, they would be outraged.