Musk has taken control.

“I don’t know what else to call these people besides political commissars. And again, they report to Elon Musk. He’s already very clearly operating here as an independent actor whose actions the President blesses after he’s found out what’s happened. This is a parallel overlaying of authority over the entire structure of the U.S. government.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/not-hyperbole-anymore-musk-is-in-charge-of-the-us-government

Not Hyperbole Anymore: Musk Is In Charge of the US Government

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@gleick I think it's important to remember that decisions by (and bribery of) the Supreme Court Justices, and the Senate's failure to impeach Trump, led directly to this result. Trump was just a tool to get us here.

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Gee, Elon, what do you want to do today?

@gleick Yeah. Just wait until Erik Prince returns looking for a piece of the action. Which I'd speculate is very, very soon. He's always wanted his own US gestapo squad. That's when people will start disappearing, ne'er to be seen again. Political cults follow a highly predictable set of actions consolidating power.
We don't need reportage. We need to circle the wagons and muster Lady Liberty's faithful to take back our country by any means necessary.
*Any* means.
@gleick You ready for that kind of fight, or will you just keep trying to blog tyranny to death? GFL. Say "Hi" to Erik for me.

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Simply true… he bought himself a president.

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Auf Deutsch: Musk und seine Kumpane ("Politkommissare") machen was sie wollen, und Trump segnet es hinterher ab, wenn er herausgefunden hat, was passierte. (Oder auch nicht).

#Demokratie und #Verfassung überholt. Echte #Staatskrise in den #USA.

#authoritarianism
#ConstitutionalEmergency

@gleick it's the one time I haven't been disappointed that the USA doesn't federally coordinate the execution of elections.
@gleick and it's only week 3 😬 (of #220weeks)
@gleick Who's that geriatric behind president Musk?
@gleick Hey! I didn't vote for HIM!