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Martin Nutty

1/ Today the kicks off in earnest with ’s re-election bid announcement

There is 560 days to the . Much will happen, conditions will change but it as suggests a continuation of the battle for the soul of America

I’ll use this thread to comment periodically on the election over the next 80 weeks. It’s a long road to , but the stakes couldn’t be higher

youtu.be/ChjibtX0UzU

YouTubeJoe Biden Launches His Campaign For President: Let's Finish the JobBy Joe Biden
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Martin Nutty

6) Meanwhile the candidate accused of rape in a current civil suit trial plays golf in .

While Mr claims he will return to to defend himself, he has opted NOT to attend the trial. While the geography was different, the usual MO was on full display, made for assertions without reference to fact or logic

irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05

The Irish TimesDonald Trump says civil rape case in New York is ‘political attack’By Jack Horgan-Jones
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Martin Nutty

7) is not hirable for most jobs. Like many, conservative pundit, Charlie Sykes, is mystified that many Americans consider to be a plausible candidate for control of the nuclear codes or top secret clearance

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

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8) The will be the first election where generated imagery, audio and video will be deployed.

Donie O'Sullivan recently flagged a campaign add which used AI generated imagery to stoke fears about fictional dystopian future resulting from a re-election

This ad was created by the not some outsourced hacked media shop. A shameful moment for the Party

cnn.com/2023/05/02/politics/ai

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Martin Nutty

9) The show was on last night. He served up a big dose of red meat to true believer supporters who were predominant in the town hall format audience.

While that makes going into the primary process, the campaign will be fought for the middle swing 30%. Many will not be enamored by , rioter embrace or the rape verdict

nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/poli

The New York TimesFive Takeaways From Trump’s Unruly CNN Town HallBy Shane Goldmacher
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10) has had a busy 24 hours trying to justify why it hosted

Should be hosted by legitimate news operations? I think yes, but not in the circus like town hall environment

@rbreich is out with a good piece indicating that "libertarian", was the likely driver behind the decision to host . I find this suspicion to be highly plausible

robertreich.substack.com/p/aft

Robert ReichWhy did CNN do it?By Robert Reich
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Martin Nutty

11) File this one under . Hardly surprising when understaffed and under resourced is used as a broadcast platform. Seems like lacks risk assessment skills, fairly important if you wish to be .

This latest mess will do little to improve the credibility of his crumbling network

npr.org/2023/05/24/1178070208/

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Sane Thinker

@mnutty Musk doesn't want a credible network. He wants a mouthpiece to further his narcissistic goals and racist roots.

Martin Nutty

@gdeihl

Hopefully the mouthpiece continues to shrink although I will admit to being dissapointed by how sticky the platform has proven to be

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Sane Thinker

@mnutty Good thread. Although I focus on #ClimateChange, batshit crazy politics and the money that creates this destructive system must be aired out. Musk is mental. His appeal has always eluded me.

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@gdeihl

has been involved in two enterprises, Tesla and SpaceX which are remaking their industries

Whether the success of these companies resulted from or despite Musk is a matter of debate

The accrued wealth has a fascination for many and the ambition of his projects has stoked interest in the man who seems to be descending into increasing levels of delusion likely bolstered by sycophantic minions who enable his inflated self regard

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Sane Thinker

@mnutty I like your psychoanalyses, lol. He appears to be an opportunistic bully to me, with an inflated reputation of brilliance. I haven't seen it. I don't relate to other people's admiration of wealth, which seems to drive way too much behavior in this country.

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@gdeihl

In my view, there is too much emphasis on asset wealth. When basic needs are met, the incremental benefit of more money is questionable, indeed great wealth can shut people off from the more profound wealth of close human relationships which I believe is where happiness lies.

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Sane Thinker

@mnutty I agree. My priority is always time over money and people over possessions. Wealth as a motivator has driven the destruction of this planet, other people and innocent creatures. My life revolves around writing about #ClimateChange and waking people up now,

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