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Dec 26, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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1/5 Elon Musk is attacking Wikipedia after failing to buy it in order to turn it into a Kremlin propaganda machine (he really doesn't want you to verify facts!) Image
2/5 Elon Musk has once again criticized Wikipedia and urged his followers to stop donating to the platform. He previously made an offer to purchase Wikipedia, and it seems that offer is still on the table. Image
3/5 Musk seems determined to hinder Americans' ability to easily verify facts or access information. He appears willing to do whatever it takes to make many Americans even more unaware than they already are. Image
4/5 Now is the perfect time to donate to Wikipedia to ensure it remains as it is and doesn't get purchased by a far-right oligarch who would transform it into a Kremlin propaganda tool. Image
5/5 Sources:
NY Post - Elon Musk urges supporters not to donate to Wikipedia after it spent $50M on DEI: ‘Wokepedia’
The Economic Times - Elon Musk’s $1 Billion Offer to Wikipedia Still Stands Image

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Nov 18
1/7 Does Europe even want Ukraine to win?

Trump clearly does not. He still refuses to sell missiles to Ukraine, hurting Ukraine, the West, and even the US defense industry.

Waiting for him is a losing strategy. Europe must act now! Image
2/7 Ukraine’s strike campaign works. It hits Russian refineries, cripples infrastructure, and drains air defense interceptors.

But Ukraine lacks enough drones and missiles to scale this up and put Russia on its knees Image
3/7 Ukraine is building its own systems and scaling production, but that takes time.

Even small US sales of Tomahawks, Barracudas, ATACMS, or JASSMs would help. Trump blocks that, so Europe must fill the gap Image
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Nov 18
1/13 Could Europe defeat Russia in a real war?

On paper yes. In reality, we are not ready.

Power without readiness is weakness.

Here is why Europe would struggle and what must change to deter Russia before it is too late🧵 Image
2/13 The problem is not just weapons.

Europe is behind not only in unmanned warfare, but also in coordination between public institutions, industry, and citizens.

Infrastructure and societal resilience matter as much as tanks and missiles Image
3/13 Europe has everything it needs to beat Russia: huge population, strong economies, advanced industry, innovation, and allies.

On paper, we should easily outmatch Russia. Yet if war started tomorrow, we would struggle and struggle for a long time before turning things around Image
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Nov 17
1/7 The Trump–Vance war is being fought behind the scenes.

What would a Vance victory mean for US policy?

He is even worse and more dangerous than Trump ⬇️ Image
2/7 This fight is unfolding in private meetings, donor networks, and media ecosystems that most people never see.

Vance’s backers/owners Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and their associates are leveraging the Epstein files in an effort to sideline Trump and elevate Vance before 2028 Image
3/7 Trump was always just a stepping stone.

He is old, unpopular, and tainted by Epstein files.

They need to avoid being stained by him. That is why Vance stays silent on Epstein emails Image
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Nov 16
1/5 The Trump–Vance war has started.

Who will win? ⬇️ Image
2/5 Trump is not just fighting Democrats.

He is fighting an internal war against his own VP Vance and the billionaires who put him there. Vance is backed and owned by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and their circle.

They picked him as Trump’s VP for one reason: to make him president Image
3/5 To Thiel and Musk, Trump is a stepping stone. They needed him to open the door to power.

Now that Trump is old and unpopular, they need him gone as fast as possible.

Every day he stays weakens and stains Vance. They want time to make Vance popular before 2028 Image
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Nov 16
1/5 Russia was cocky and will pay for it.

It started the war with tons of air defense interceptors and batteries.

Now Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign is draining them fast.

Russia even wasted S-300 interceptors by firing them as ground-to-ground missiles at civilians ⬇ Image
2/5 Those S-300 interceptors were meant to protect Russia’s skies.

Instead, Russia burned through them hitting apartment blocks.

Now Ukraine’s drones and missiles are striking refineries and depots.

Russia is running out of the interceptors it desperately needs Image
3/5 Ukraine’s deep-strike strategy is working.

Every refinery hit forces Russia to scramble for air defense. Every drone swarm costs Russia interceptors it cannot replace fast enough.

Russia will try to ramp up production, but it will not be enough Image
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Nov 14
1/5 Getting rid of Trump would be great. But his VP JD Vance? Even worse!

Authoritarian, isolationist, pro-Russian, owned by dangerous foreign-born billionaires, and obsessed with anti-democracy ideas.

Here’s why Vance is more dangerous than Trump👇 Image
2/5 Trump is impulsive and transactional.

Vance is calculated. He said he would refuse to certify an election if he thought the media was “unfair.”

That’s not bluster. It’s a blueprint to replace rule of law with rule of bad men Image
3/5 Vance has reinvented himself repeatedly: born James Donald Bowman, became James David Hamel, then JD Vance. Three legal name changes. Who does that? Who is JD Vance?

Opportunism isn’t skin-deep. It’s his core. He will say anything to climb higher Image
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