Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

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Phthonocracy | phthonos (Envy/Grudge) | Rule by resentment and spite Mikropsychocracy | mikros (small) + psyche (soul) | Rule by the small-souled/petty Achariocracy | Acharis (Graceless/Mean) | Rule by the mean-spirited Kakistocracy | Kakistos (Worst/Incompetent) | Rule by the least qualified.
Front page of US Department of Commerce website, advertising the Trump Gold Card (prices starting at $1 million)
DoD Laws of War 18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal
Front page of https://www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/ citing The Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent
US Department of Homeland Security post on X calling for "Remigration now."
Chart from the Watson School of International and Public Affairs showing numbers of journalists and media workers killed in various wars
Reclaim the Media political adverts on Google's ad transparency service, currently showing 7 of the past 12 adverts were removed for policy violations
Rolling Stone headline: "Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense Contract" with subhead "Meanwhile, the most advanced version of the AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI is still identifying as Adolf Hitler"
Elon Musk as Che Guevara
Chart showing democracy's health in countries around the world, comparing 2004 with 2024. Countries democratising: 26-19; countries autocratising: 12-45; freedom of expression deteriorating: 7-44; quality of elections deteriorating: 10-25; freedom of expression improving: 29-8; qualities of election improving 30-10. Source V-Dem Institute
Elon Musk wields a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, February 2025
DOGE website showing as blocked when viewed from a United Kingdom IP address
Donald Trump in the Oval Office with the World Cup Trophy in the background
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