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Written by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-21 at 00:53

This also factored into Le Monde's decision to depart X:

"Today, however, the intensification of Musk's activism, the formalization of his position within the Trump power apparatus and the increasing toxicity of the exchanges led us to come to the conclusion that the usefulness of our presence weighs less than the many suffered side-effects." (emphasis mine)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/01/20/fighting-for-facts-in-the-era-of-trump-and-musk_6737224_23.html

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Written by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-21 at 00:48

With Musk acting as part of the government through "DOGE" (whatever that turns out being; it's certainly not a department) and beyond, civil society (nonprofits, social movements, etc.) must further reconsider any remaining justification to maintain a presence on X.

It's effectively a state-affiliated platform now. It exists to defend and strengthen a captured state, so long as Musk's interests align with Trump's. There is no appropriate remaining use of such a platform for civil society.

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Shared by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 23:10 (original by Sam Whited)

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Written by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 19:52

Closing this list out, let's come full circle. This one's age-restricted on YouTube and punk as it should be. I don't believe in violence, but that doesn't mean that one has to treat fascism with civility, either.

"Fuck these Fuckin' Fascists" by The Muslims.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-7-DDgUh_E

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Shared by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 19:47 (original by K4-713 :friendball:)

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Shared by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 19:46 (original by Geoff Berner)

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Written by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 19:39

Xenophobia is resurging under Trump and around the world. All the more important to celebrate the migration of people, ideas, languages, across borders. "Immigraniada" by Gogol Bordello is a high energy celebration.

(The video includes Puerto Rico, which is US territory, but whose residents are certainly treated like immigrants on the mainland.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpgb2WrGo0

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Written by Erik Moeller on 2025-01-20 at 19:38

Ratcheting things up a few notches, and then a few notches more, we have "Burn it Down" by Fever 333. Echoes of Linkin Park, but with a clearer through line.

Sometimes you gotta ..

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

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