Scott Monty
@ScottMonty
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Character, values, and integrity matter now more than ever. Find me elsewhere: https://t.co/L11cvL2DAB
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined March 2007
I’ve been thinking a lot about authoritarians lately. Maybe you have, too. Call them autocrats, despots, strongmen, bullies, dictators, oppressors, tyrants — the names may differ, but their behaviors are the same. 🧵1/
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RT @ScottMonty: I’ve been thinking a lot about authoritarians lately. Maybe you have, too. Call them autocrats, despots, strongmen, bulli….
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Uh oh. I think X's CTO is about to get fired.
X’s point of view has always been very clear that discrimination by everyone should STOP across the board -- I think that's something we can and should all agree on. When it comes to this platform -- X has also been extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and.
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Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Civitai, Which Profits From Nonconsensual AI Porn From the Chief Ethics Officer magazine on @Flipboard.#ethics #integrity.
404media.co
A16z has invested in Civitai, which a 404 Media investigation has shown profits from the creation of nonconsensual AI-generated porn of real people.
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Sounds like Markwayne wanted to deliberate turning the Senate into a combat zone again.
Markwayne Mullin on Fox Business: "Some people say, is this behavior unbecoming to a senator? I don't know. But I will tell you this for sure: That's not we behave in Oklahoma, and I'm an Oklahoman first . I was ready to shut his mouth up."
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I Can't Believe It's Not Newsmax.
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Nazi-Curious Madman Currently Under Indictment For 91 Felonies Gives Speech . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
esquire.com
Trump's rhetoric, coupled with his stated plans for his next presidency, should clarify for any thinking human being the fact that he must not be elected next year.
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YouTube is going to start cracking down on AI clones of musicians From the AI Yai Yai magazine on @Flipboard.#ArtificialIntelligence #AI.
theverge.com
Music labels are getting a way to remove AI content.
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'The boss is not going to leave': Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
abcnews.go.com
ABC News has obtained video excerpts of proffer interviews Georgia prosecutors held with two ex-Trump lawyers as part of plea deals they struck in the 2020 election case.
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‘Red Caesarism’ is rightwing code – and some Republicans are listening . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
theguardian.com
Argument for a ‘red Caesar’ to rule US may seem esoteric but conservative thinktank behind idea has connections to Trump
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From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
flipboard.com
Scott Monty - “If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.' They’d be out of business. They’d be out of the election.”...
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Supreme Court under pressure issues ethics guidelines specific to justices From the Chief Ethics Officer magazine on @Flipboard.#ethics #integrity.
washingtonpost.com
The Supreme Court issued a statement of ethics specific to the nine justices after reports of lavish and unreported travel and gifts for some of its members.
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On the latest episode of Timeless Leadership, @karaswisher talks about seeing past the smoke & mirrors in tech — of leaders as magicians. A particularly helpful skill when it comes to understanding where AI is taking us. #TimelessLeadership.
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Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
nytimes.com
If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.
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Enjoy the tailgating and game watching this Saturday!. Vintage illustrations for Esquire magazine by Laurence Fellows and Louis Hurd. #ClassyAF #vintagestyle #style #classicstyle #football #NCAA #campuslife #collegelife #collegefootball
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“You’re Telling Me That Thing Is Forged?”: The Inside Story of How Trump’s “Body Guy” Tried and Failed to Order a Massive Military Withdrawal . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
vanityfair.com
In an excerpt from his new book, Tired of Winning, Jonathan Karl reveals how officials were stunned when a presidential directive pulling troops out of Afghanistan and Somalia landed on their desk....
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A lot of Americans embrace Trump’s authoritarianism . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
washingtonpost.com
Reporting increasingly points to an authoritarian second Trump term. He’s leading in a number of polls anyway.
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Christian Nationalism expert warns GOP will increasingly reject democracy as they lose elections—please listen to her . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
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The Warnings About Trump in 2024 Are Getting Louder . From the Authoritarians, Autocrats & Strongmen magazine on @Flipboard. #authoritarian.
newyorker.com
A judge’s plea, Hillary Clinton invokes the H-word, and a shock poll in the Times.
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AI Search Is Turning Into the Problem Everyone Worried About From the AI Yai Yai magazine on @Flipboard.#ArtificialIntelligence #AI.
theatlantic.com
Google, are you sure no country in Africa starts with a 'K'?
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