An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted.

The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by social scientist Peter Turchin around the turn of this century to describe something specific: too many rich people for not enough rich-person jobs. It’s a byproduct of inequality: a ton of poor people, sure, but also a superfluity of the wealthy, without enough [influential] positions ... to which they think themselves entitled.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/31/elon-musk-an-excess-of-billionaires-is-destabilising-politics-just-as-academics-predicted

The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein #CoSoMusic

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=juVZ1dbn_t0

@ToruOkada @InUnfunky @Bix this also looks to be relevant: https://prospect.org/power/2024-07-26-corporate-wishcasting-attack-lina-khan/

(for my part I dearly hope Harris will keep Khan & she continues to actually attempt to enforce antitrust law)

My costume for tonight #halloween

#HappyHalloween #CoSoMusic #AcornRadio

Bauhaus -
Bela Lugosi's Dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY

#politics
#votewithyourwallet

Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican
DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/31/amazon-doordash-cvs-fund-anti-abortion-republican

@Tarnagh Another example that there are some real conservatives who believe another 4 years of Trump could rip the US into shreds.

@InUnfunky
Starlink in Iranian shahed drones used by Russia against Ukraine has got to be illegal in several ways
Violation of sanctions
Violation of Logan act
Others?
#Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-starlink-russia-shahed-135-drone-elon-musk-spacex-1959563

@InUnfunky This, I understand. But they have to get elected first to abolish elections. And regulations. And laws. So, why don't they wait until after the elections with their revelations? Three reasons come to mind: 1) Their aims are popular in the US. 2) They believe their aims are popular in the US. 3) They don't care if their aims are popular because they will seize power independently of the election outcome. @Bix @rpardee

@ToruOkada @InUnfunky @Bix yeah it's a good question. Of course in elon's case you can never rule out 4) he's talking out of his ass or wishcasting.

But it makes me think of this story from a while back: https://www.commondreams.org/news/reid-hoffman-kamala-harris

Hoffman also being so up-front w/gunning for Khan makes me think it's your #2.

@CinnamonGirlE @JoyfullyDazed @CanisPundit @Bix @InUnfunky

I have not so close relatives that are the same. I really don't talk to them much so it's less stressful for me, I know I'll never change their minds... 😔