Edition No90 | 04-02-2025 - Under the guise of bringing efficiency and
transparency to governance in the US is a coup under way? An
administrative takeover, a crypto coup by the leading luminary of the
tech brotherhood, Elon Musk? A nihilistic revolution eviscerating US
government institutions.
Some are starting to see patterns that indicate a hijack of the Federal
Government is in progress and being conducted virtually unchallenged.
You perhaps thought that Trump 1, after 2016 was chaotic, then buckle
up, because 2025 will be far wilder and stranger.
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We ran two events in Ukraine in the last two weeks. Lviv (part 2) and
Kyiv. The event we ran in August 2023 was a huge success, and had a
great impact. Now our aim is even more ambitious. Two cities. Two
events. Multiple panels consisting of the best experts, and all filmed
in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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The newly created “Department of Government Efficiency” under Elon Musk,
is increasingly starting to look like an Orwellian choice of names. For
efficiency, read demolition of the basic functions of government, and a
paralysis in the process of governance.
Barely has the inauguration passed and attempts to decimate the federal
civil service are well in hand. But the consequences are being felt on a
global scale, as we just saw with the suspension of USAID that will
affect many hundreds of millions of people outside of the US.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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NEWS SOURCES:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-156341494
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/02/elon-musk-doge-access-federal-payment-system
https://news.sky.com/story/senior-usaid-pair-suspended-after-refusing-elon-musks-doge-staff-access-to-secure-systems-13302165
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge/index.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/02/02/this-needs-to-stop-now-elon-musk-confirms-radical-doge-us-treasury-plan/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/18/tech-bros-trump-inauguration-silicon-valley-nation-state
https://news.sky.com/story/senior-usaid-pair-suspended-after-refusing-elon-musks-doge-staff-access-to-secure-systems-13302165
https://www.businessinsider.com/union-groups-sue-accuse-treasury-giving-doge-access-data-2025-2
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemysl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/