Mother Jones
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Science
Crypto: The currency of the (uninhabitable) future
61% Informative
Elon Musk was worried sick about climate change, but now he's embracing Trump more closely than ever.
Elon Musk has been happy to re-embrace Bitcoin because incorporating the currency into Tesla ’s assets and accounting has allowed him to artificially boost the company's profit reports and keep investors happy.
Bitcoin mining is a heavily energy-intensive process that requires masses of fossil fuelpowered computer servers to run at all times.
Elon Musk is creating a fake “department” named for the Dogecoin cryptocurrency and staffed with Marc Andreessen’s help.
The Department of Governmental Efficiency has been targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency for data purges, grant freezes and mass firings.
VR Score
63
Informative language
61
Neutral language
18
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
64
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
35
Source diversity
23
Affiliate links
1