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Dan Gillmor
@dangillmor@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Frequently, Trump world proclaims its goals and then gaslights to pretend it never said or meant any such things. Later, the bad stuff happens, as planned.

Sometimes, Big Journalism takes note of the outrageous plans. But media ALWAYS amplify the gaslighting, helping to disarm righteous opposition.

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Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor

Pre-emptive framing -- Trump's billionaires employ genius-level sociopaths for their media messaging, disinformation, and propaganda.

The taxonomy of a Trump announcement to reframe media messaging for disinformation & propaganda
The taxonomy of a Trump announcement to reframe media messaging for disinformation & propaganda
The taxonomy of a Trump announcement to reframe media messaging for disinformation & propaganda
Cartoon of Trump being first out of the gate reframe narratives.
Cartoon of Trump being first out of the gate reframe narratives.
Cartoon of Trump being first out of the gate reframe narratives.
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mossyrua
@mossyrua@mastodon.ie replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor

Media shareholders ALWAYS come from money which in their view ALWAYS needs to suppress the left.

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su_liam
@su_liam@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor e.g. Project 2025.
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Dan Gillmor
@dangillmor@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Today's example: Trump apparatchik Bessent's bragging about privatizing social security -- a gift to the corrupt financial industry and disaster for seniors -- followed by disingenuous backtracking that is a blatant lie.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-child-savings-bessent-privatizing-social-security-97607050cfed0c423833ee7da88b4830

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Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"All Republicans do is donor maintenance.

Gifting descendants a trust fund at birth is how dynasties evade taxation.

Trump was a millionaire at age 8.

It grows the wealth of the 1% . "

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/03/politics/donald-trump-taxes-fred-trump

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesfinancecouncil/2025/06/17/join-the-poor-club-how-to-look-poor-on-paper-while-staying-rich-in-reality/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/opinion/biden-tax-loophole.html

https://inequality.org/article/report-inherited-wealth-dynasties/

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/abigail-disney-rich-protect-dynastic-wealth-propublica-tax/619212/

https://www.vox.com/2024/1/22/24043104/billionaire-get-rich-people-parents-generational-wealth-transfer-trust-fund

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/26/david-rockefeller-jr-shares-4-secrets-to-wealth-and-family.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/16/super-rich-family-dynastic-wealth-pandemic

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-01/old-money-s-7-essential-ways-to-stay-rich

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Joyce ailstock
@Joyyann@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor social security was set up not as part of government so not even thatctraitor has a right to meddle in how it operates. But due to republican greed ans corruption they found a loophole under Regan and owe social security trillions plus interest. It needs to be repaid so our seniors don't have to live in poverty. Stop trying to steal more corrupt trsitor
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gmoke
@gmoke@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor Thomas Paine's Agrarian Justice of 1797 proposed annual benefits of £10 (worth £1,605.64 in 2025) for people over 50 and £15 (£2,408.46) for those who turn 21, in a time when the average wage for an agricultural worker was £23 (£3,692.97) and 20-30% of the total workforce.

Trmp's plan is $1000 at birth and "a back door to privatizing Social Security," according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, although he's walking that home truth back.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/trump-child-savings-bessent-privatizing-social-security-97607050cfed0c423833ee7da88b4830

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RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress:
@rootwyrm@weird.autos replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@dangillmor well, unfortunately, it's all lies.
Lie one, they're not going to privatize social security.
Lie two, there's going to be any form of social security.
Lie three, any statement that their intent isn't to completely destroy social security and steal every penny paid into it.
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