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Attilatheblond

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1. A glimpse into the future when American Oligarchs run things via proxy pols if we EVER let GOP in the White House again

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 06:48 PM

Oct 30

workers will suffer ridiculous conditions and work under all manner of threats. Remember Elon telling his techies to work 'hard core' or be fire? Tip of the iceberg for how workers would be treated under 2025 and fascist billionaires with puppet presidents

VOTE HARRIS. VOTE DEMS for ALL down-ballot offices. If reproductive freedom is on your state ballot, you know the assignment.

We aren't going back. Make it so!

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Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk's Get-Out-the-Vote Effort [View all] Galraedia Oct 30 OP

A glimpse into the future when American Oligarchs run things via proxy pols if we EVER let GOP in the White House again Attilatheblond Oct 30 #1

Same kind of labour practices Musk used against Twitter engineers. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 30 #2

The space nazi thinks he's untouchable because he's so rich and he may be right yaesu Oct 30 #3

The rich take your tax money and then use it against you-nice deal Stargazer99 Oct 31 #6

A perfect metaphor for a Trump-Musk administration iemanja Oct 30 #4

I'll bet they weren't very persuasive. Qutzupalotl Oct 31 #5

"But Elon thinks he can throw money at his problem of how to put lipstick on a pig." OldBaldy1701E Oct 31 #7

I hate that idea that "we" let them get away with it. Trueblue Texan Oct 31 #10

"Being taken advantage or does not mean you gave permission for the advantage to be taken." OldBaldy1701E Oct 31 #11

shocker! And it's hard to imagine they were very effective GOTV operatives LymphocyteLover Oct 31 #8

It looks like they recruited poor folks and didn't tell them who they were working for Novara Oct 31 #9