Stop calling what Trump and Musk are doing a "constitutional crisis." It's nothing of the sort. It's a coup, designed to overthrow, not remake government.
Any commentary which declares a coup is underway and then doesn't proceed to discuss armed rebellion or military intervention automatically discredits itself and should be erased to save the author from any further public embarrassment.
Elon Musk and his youth core, including a recent high school graduate, already have our data (i.e., personal, behavioral, and infrastructural).
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It's already too late to stop him, making retroactive privacy protections ineffective because information, once gathered, cannot be fully reclaimed or rendered inaccessible.
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This enables Musk the ability to predict, influence, and manipulate both individual and collective behavior. The ability to shape public discourse while possessing intimate knowledge of private behaviors constitutes a form of power that parallels or exceeds that of traditional governments.
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Given that Trump doesn't have comprehensive oversight over Musk, the scope of Musk’s control is now functionally irreversible. This aligns with the assertion that "it’s already too late." A system of this scale cannot easily be dismantled without causing massive disruption or requiring authority that does not currently exist.
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This has been a sudden and decisive exercise of power that disrupts or replaces existing authority. This is the definition of a coup. The coup is in progress. Musk doesn't care about traditional democratic systems that rely on transparency, checks and balances, and public accountability.
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Musk has bypassed our democratic processes. This means that power has effectively been transferred from Trump to Musk without formal acknowledgment or consent. This meets the definitional criteria for a "coup," albeit one achieved through technological dominance rather than military force.
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Since we can't see what Musk is doing, and we know he hasn't stopped what he's doing, public resistance or regulatory intervention remains unlikely, too slow at best. This strengthens the argument that the "coup is in progress" and may eventually become irreversible.
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CONCLUSION
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The possession and consolidation of data by a powerful private entity grants disproportionate influence. This influence enables a form of societal control that bypasses traditional democratic processes.
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Due to the continuous and accelerating nature of data collection, intervention is becoming infeasible.
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The shift of power is not hypothetical but actively occurring, constituting an ongoing "coup" in the informational and infrastructural domains.
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THE COUP IS IN PROGRESS holds logical consistency under the assumption that control over data equates to control over society, and that this control has already surpassed the point of meaningful public or governmental oversight.
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Dr. Bandy Lee, a forensic psychiatrist, has described Donald Trump's influence as a "contagion." She uses this term to explain how Trump's behavior and rhetoric can spread mental health symptoms among his followers, a phenomenon she refers to as "shared psychosis."
If you sincerely believe the Trump administration is involved in a coup, you should stop repeating the same things every third person on Substack has already written, and call specifically for the United States military to intervene.
Unfeathered" describes a lack of feathers, while "unfettered" means not controlled or restricted. Otherwise, good piece that brings clarity to our unfortunate situation.
Can you publish all the main actors in this. People need to know their names and their involvement. They are the ones driving this Trump isn’t smart enough to plan it. He is just the puppet with Vance on standby if Trump has a stroke.
BRAVO!! Thank you for your superb summary of what happening. And for speaking out. I look forward to your thoughts about how we all can also respond , perhaps first of all by doing as you have done and recognizing the reality we're living in.
Any commentary which declares a coup is underway and then doesn't proceed to discuss armed rebellion or military intervention automatically discredits itself and should be erased to save the author from any further public embarrassment.
THIS IS A COUP
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Elon Musk and his youth core, including a recent high school graduate, already have our data (i.e., personal, behavioral, and infrastructural).
☆☆☆☆☆☆,
It's already too late to stop him, making retroactive privacy protections ineffective because information, once gathered, cannot be fully reclaimed or rendered inaccessible.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This enables Musk the ability to predict, influence, and manipulate both individual and collective behavior. The ability to shape public discourse while possessing intimate knowledge of private behaviors constitutes a form of power that parallels or exceeds that of traditional governments.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Given that Trump doesn't have comprehensive oversight over Musk, the scope of Musk’s control is now functionally irreversible. This aligns with the assertion that "it’s already too late." A system of this scale cannot easily be dismantled without causing massive disruption or requiring authority that does not currently exist.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This has been a sudden and decisive exercise of power that disrupts or replaces existing authority. This is the definition of a coup. The coup is in progress. Musk doesn't care about traditional democratic systems that rely on transparency, checks and balances, and public accountability.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Musk has bypassed our democratic processes. This means that power has effectively been transferred from Trump to Musk without formal acknowledgment or consent. This meets the definitional criteria for a "coup," albeit one achieved through technological dominance rather than military force.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Since we can't see what Musk is doing, and we know he hasn't stopped what he's doing, public resistance or regulatory intervention remains unlikely, too slow at best. This strengthens the argument that the "coup is in progress" and may eventually become irreversible.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
CONCLUSION
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The possession and consolidation of data by a powerful private entity grants disproportionate influence. This influence enables a form of societal control that bypasses traditional democratic processes.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Due to the continuous and accelerating nature of data collection, intervention is becoming infeasible.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The shift of power is not hypothetical but actively occurring, constituting an ongoing "coup" in the informational and infrastructural domains.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
THE COUP IS IN PROGRESS holds logical consistency under the assumption that control over data equates to control over society, and that this control has already surpassed the point of meaningful public or governmental oversight.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Dr. Bandy Lee, a forensic psychiatrist, has described Donald Trump's influence as a "contagion." She uses this term to explain how Trump's behavior and rhetoric can spread mental health symptoms among his followers, a phenomenon she refers to as "shared psychosis."
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
https://isthisacoup.com/
If you sincerely believe the Trump administration is involved in a coup, you should stop repeating the same things every third person on Substack has already written, and call specifically for the United States military to intervene.
Unfeathered" describes a lack of feathers, while "unfettered" means not controlled or restricted. Otherwise, good piece that brings clarity to our unfortunate situation.
Can you publish all the main actors in this. People need to know their names and their involvement. They are the ones driving this Trump isn’t smart enough to plan it. He is just the puppet with Vance on standby if Trump has a stroke.
BRAVO!! Thank you for your superb summary of what happening. And for speaking out. I look forward to your thoughts about how we all can also respond , perhaps first of all by doing as you have done and recognizing the reality we're living in.