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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social

Help me out here. Isn't the form of government that takes over management of private companies and takes financial stakes in corporations called... communism or socialism? apnews.com/article/trum...

aug 27, 2025, 4:46 pm • 52 14

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Dominik Lenné @d-le-nen.bsky.social

just another outrageous DT autocracy-installing thing. so the kind of things to be expected. the only thing interesting here is: can he be stopped, if yes, by whom and how?

aug 27, 2025, 4:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jeffery Irvin @thegrayprofessor.bsky.social

We are all socialists, but some of us are more socialist than others, depending on which party is in power. #AnimalFarm 😁

aug 27, 2025, 4:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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Pen Monster @thewilliamgeorge.bsky.social

The correct historical term for what Trump is doing is "monarchy". Except this time the nobility are tearing up the Magna Carta for him.

aug 27, 2025, 5:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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John S @johns3785.bsky.social

Soon we shall control all industries and have 5 year plan! We are all in this political struggle, comrade!

aug 27, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 1 • view
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John S @johns3785.bsky.social

Actually it's called authoritarianism. Communism at least tried to represent the workers (in theory) This is a dictatorship in cooperation with large multinational corporations. A kleptocracy concentrating wealth in the hands of corporate overlords.

aug 27, 2025, 4:59 pm • 2 1 • view
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Rob Cottingham @robcottingham.ca

Another precedent comes to mind.

Benito Mussolini
aug 27, 2025, 4:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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John G. @johnglory.bsky.social

Russian racketeering...

aug 27, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Patricia Shannon @patriciashannon.bsky.social

Does this have something to do with the veterans strike there?

aug 27, 2025, 5:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Head Like A Hat @prettyhatmachine.bsky.social

Communism. It does get irksome when people confuse the two. Just like when Americans confuse Democracy with Oligarchy. 😜

aug 27, 2025, 4:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Gerhard Krinner @gkrinner.bsky.social

Yep, looks like Président Dumb is making socialism fancy in the U.S. A somewhat national socialism though. Oops.

aug 27, 2025, 5:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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Run Girl @rungirl262.bsky.social

Also, since Amtrak, like the Postal Service, is one of those neither fish nor fowl entities, did they just take control of the station from themselves? This is like their "policing" of the National Mall, which was always under federal control.

aug 27, 2025, 5:36 pm • 0 0 • view