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Randahl Fink Dec 21, 2024

For decades, Republicans have warned immigrants would come and steal American jobs.

Finally, they have a case that proves them right: A wealthy South African immigrant is now taking over the President's job.

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Nicole Parsons Dec 22, 2024

@randahl

Charles P. Pierce 2024 Esquire Magazine

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a63251732/elon-musk-donald-trump-influence-counter-democrats/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a62828684/donald-trump-elected-2024/

Charlie P. Pierce 2018

Esquire Magazine, an assessment of presidents…
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a23579738/donald-trump-mock-christine-blasey-ford-sexual-assault/

This Will Surely Drive Donald Trump Up a Wall

Elon Musk's baleful influence over the president-elect, who is a pretty baleful influence his own self, has reached a critical moment and the new administration isn't even in office yet.

Esquire

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rian maly Dec 22, 2024

@Npars01 @randahl Musk is like poltergeist poking his head and nose everywhere he doesn't belong.

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Nicole Parsons

@RianMaly @randahl

Oligarchs who get ahead of their skis, like Russian oligarchs or Chinese plutocrats, are one step away from losing everything if they displease Dear Leader.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/15/why-chinas-billionaires-keep-disappearing-.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vanished-banker-loses-750-million-024214280.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13732941/politicians-billionaires-powerful-rich-China-president-Red-Emperor-mysteriously-disappear-dead.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-russian-oil-executive-found-223912633.html

https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/22/accidental-defenestration-and-murder-suicides-too-common-among-russian-oligarchs-and-putin

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/billionaires-death-age-gap-wealth-life-expectancy.html

https://www.rferl.org/a/enemies-kremlin-deaths-prigozhin-list/32562583.html

Why China's billionaires keep disappearing

Here's why China's billionaires keep going missing, and how the crackdown on the country's billionaire class has been affecting the world's second largest economy.

CNBC