"Dissenting crowds in deep-red #Wyoming should be a warning signal to #Republicans"
https://newrepublic.com/post/192980/republican-representative-boos-town-hall-elon-musk
Here begins the 12th Elon Musk thread.
List of links to previous threads:
https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113986946321010763
#Resist #Resistance #ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #News #USNews #US #USA #Press
Elon Musk & Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos
#ElonMusk secured his choke hold on the mechanics of the federal govt weeks ago. Along w/ #DonaldTrump, he has already standardized chaos across the US.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-chaos/
"the #US is in pure #chaos mode. Tens of thousands of workers are fired one week and forcibly rehired the next. #Tariffs rise and fall... #Deportations fly in the face of judicial orders, careening the country toward a #ConstitutionalCrisis."
Musk to receive Pentagon briefing on top-secret China war plans: NYT
#Pentagon sources told The NYTimes that the billionaire would receive the briefing on Friday
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/21/musk-to-receive-pentagon-briefing-on-top-secret-china-plans-nyt/?in_brief=true
"Tesla boss #ElonMusk will sit for a top-secret presentation on the US's operational plan for #conflict with #China ...
China is also home to a #Tesla production facility... #Musk and Tesla are still on the hook for a $1.4 billion loan from [China's] govt to build that factory.
Elon Musk meets defence officials in Pentagon visit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mw7wr0gp9o
" #ElonMusk has visited the #Pentagon for briefings that have sparked debate... that he would be given an overview of #American plans in the event of #war with #China...
an unusual level of access for the #Tesla & #SpaceX CEO, whose companies hold billions of dollars in federal defence contracts...
#Tesla, Musk's electric vehicle company, has 2 facilities in Shanghai, #China"
Do You Trust Elon Musk With Top Secret Pentagon Plans?
The #Trump admn is denying reports that the billionaire #DOGE chief was set to be briefed on the possibility of #war with #China, where he maintains deep #business ties.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/do-you-trust-elon-musk-with-top-secret-pentagon-plans
"In the fiery rebuttals, there is a tacit acknowledgment of how explosive & alarming the story is...
The #conflicts of interest are extraordinary, even in a Trump #government rife with them."
Elon Musk Is the One Who Set Tesla on Fire
Protesters are the least of this company’s problems.
https://newrepublic.com/article/192995/elon-musk-tesla-fire-cybertruck
"Musk’s business troubles go well beyond the #TeslaTakedown protests... The myriad #safety issues plaguing #Tesla point to much broader issues with the company’s #business model. Its competitors might just be better at making #cars. The #Trump administration’s own policies aren’t helping, either."
#Resist #Resistance #ElonMusk #Musk #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA
Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data
Trump’s interim Social Security chief says he wants to turn off the program if #Musk & #DOGE can’t access #Americans’ most sensitive #data
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-musk-stop-social-security-doge-data-1235300785/
"Dudek’s threat to block #SSA employees from using the agency’s #IT systems — a move that could halt #SocialSecurity payments — came in response to a judge’s temporary restraining order"
#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #Tech #News #US #USA
Billionaire Trump Official Says Missing Social Security Checks Are No Big Deal
Howard #Lutnick suggested that anyone who would actually complain about a missing benefit is a "fraudster"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/howard-lutnick-missing-social-security-checks-1235301307/
"Lutnick’s comments come as #ElonMusk & his minions from the so-called Dept of Govt Efficiency ( #DOGE) have invaded the #SocialSecurity Administration, implementing big changes & leading #Americans to worry that their #benefits could be in danger."
Musk, trying to sway a #Wisconsin Supreme Court election, offers voters $100
The billionaire #US official is again offer voters cash, this time for agreeing with him on "activist judges"
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/21/musk-trying-to-sway-a-wisconsin-election-offers-100/
"Musk’s #America PAC — known for its potentially #illegal million-dollar giveaways ahead of the 2024 #election
...payday never came. Musk’s PAC was still on the hook for... payments to multiple swing state volunteers"
#ElonMusk #Musk #Corruption #Money #Politics #USPol #News #USA
Starlink at the White House
https://www.muskwatch.com/i/159516805/starlink-at-the-white-house
" #Starlink, a satellite #internet provider owned by #SpaceX, has been installed on the #WhiteHouse campus...
bizarre arrangement that provides no clear #technical benefit, as internet speeds from Starlink’s satellites are easily outclassed by its terrestrial competitors. Jake Williams, a #cybersecurity expert... “It introduces another attack point,” Williams said. “But why introduce that risk?”
Director of federal broadband program quits
https://www.muskwatch.com/i/159516805/director-of-federal-broadband-program-quits
"The director of a massive Dept of #Commerce program to improve #rural broadband access has quit the #government over concerns that the agency would delay the initiative to lavish #Starlink with federal funds...
Feinman urged the #Trump admn against changing BEAD “to benefit [satellite] #technology that delivers slower speeds at higher costs"
#ElonMusk #Musk #Corruption #GOP #Politics #USPol #Tech #Business #News #US #USA
The Tesla Secret That Exposes Elon Musk’s Whole Game
The car company’s big business in regulatory credits shows Musk’s mantra has always been “Govt handouts for me, not for thee.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/192993/tesla-elon-musk-credits-money
"his empire, built originally on an #apartheid emerald mine, has been propped up by public #money for years...
It’s not #innovation that’s keeping #Tesla finances afloat; it’s a rigged system that #Musk is milking for everything it’s worth."
Elon Musk Leaves Pentagon After Discussions About China & Tech
https://archive.is/jBqo7#selection-6023.0-6023.234
"That Musk would sit for any China-related meeting at all underscored the potential #conflicts of interest for him
#Musk... was going to receive the top-secret briefing on #China because he asked for one. He has a #security clearance but isn’t in the #military chain of command or known to be a military adviser to #Trump."
#ElonMusk #Corruption #Coup #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #Pentagon #Tech #News #USA
Musk tries to buy a Supreme Court
https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/elon-comes-for-wisconsin
"Musk... so far spent more than $11 million...
One Musk-backed group... is running deceptive #ads that claim to support candidate #SusanCrawford but are actually designed to alienate moderate #voters by claiming that she supports a radical #progressive agenda. And now, #Musk is offering #Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition against “activist judges”"
#ElonMusk #Corruption #Politics #USPol #Election #SupremeCourt #News #US #USA
Elon Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on secret China war briefing
“They will be found,” warns US President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser as #WhiteHouse lashes out at the #media.
https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-threatens-pentagon-leakers-new-york-times-briefing-china-war/
"Elon #Musk has openly threatened #Pentagon employees who may have leaked #information that the #tech billionaire was due to get a briefing on a potential American #war with #China."
#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #News #US #USA
Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is Looking
DOGE is seizing the Institute of #Museum & #Library Service.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193015/elon-musk-doge-library-musem-imls
"There are [Dept] of Homeland Security personnel present - to bully a bunch of civil servants who administer grants to #museums & #libraries.”
“There is no efficiency argument when #IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget, while museums generate $50 billion in economic impact”
On a Musk-Know Basis
There’s alarming reporting that Musk is about to be given access to the crown jewels of our military’s operational planning for a conflict with China.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/on-a-musk-know-basis
"It is quite remarkable that officials at the #Pentagon would #leak word of the meeting & the presentation to the #press. It’s an indication of how alarmed some officials are at the prospect of #Musk gaining access to classified #war plans."
Elon Musk Is Said To Be Getting The War Plan Against China
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/elon-musk-is-getting-the-war-plan-against-china/
"**reporting that the nature of the meeting changed because of the public revelation**
...The same #ElonMusk who is currently CEO of #Tesla, which operates a flagship factory in #Shanghai that produces more than half of the company’s global deliveries...
This isn’t just a routine #conflict of interest—it’s a national #security nightmare"
#Musk #Coup #Corruption #China #Pentagon #Politics #USPol #News #USA
"The mechanisms through which this #conflict could compromise national #security are not theoretical... #Chinese authorities, well aware of Tesla’s vulnerability in their market, could apply subtle pressure... Even without explicit coercion, Musk’s awareness of which Chinese facilities would be primary targets in a conflict could unconsciously influence his #business decisions... inadvertently telegraphing US #military priorities."
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/elon-musk-is-getting-the-war-plan-against-china/
Trump Threatens to Deport the “Terrorists” Who Protest Tesla
Donald Trump continues to come running to Elon Musk’s defense.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193012/donald-trump-threatens-deport-tesla
" #DonaldTrump is threatening to deport #US citizens who vandalize #Tesla dealerships...
isn’t the first time Trump has threatened to deport lawful #American citizens...
#Trump used to fling the threat against people who stood against him...
attempting to widen the circle of who can be #deported"
Elon Musk Is Openly Trying to Buy Votes in Crucial Supreme Court Race
#ElonMusk is once again interfering in a pivotal #election.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193026/elon-musk-buy-votes-wisconsin-supreme-court-race
"Musk is attempting to artificially shift public opinion by circulating a petition against “activist” judges & offering compensation...
little over a week before Wisconsin’s #SupremeCourt election, in which #Musk has already put a whopping $20 million behind conservative candidate Brad Schimel."
Is the Muskrat working for China? (Is Trump working for Putin?)
The fact we don’t know and can’t know is itself a problem
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-the-muskrat-working-for-china
"There are two huge national #security questions at the heart of the Trump regime.
The first is whether #ElonMusk is working, at least in part, for China’s #XiJinping...
#Musk has been in regular contact with the #Russian president —a close partner of #China...
It’s A Start: Musk & DOGE Take Their First Real Hit
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/its-a-start-musk-and-doge-take-their-first-real-hit/
"So the [Trump] govt tried a “foil a judicial order with this one quick trick!” maneuver by converting a #DOGE staffer into a #USAID official, which would then seem to grant him the mantle of legitimacy to effectively ratify his team’s own illegitimate actions. But it didn’t work: the court subsequently reiterated that the injunction kept anyone connected with DOGE out of the agency’s business"
"Having a #court at last officially credit the arguments that any DOGE authority was falsely claimed seems an important point to be reached... Right now all these cases are being litigated against the big black box of the #government...
But with DOGE it is different because what it is finally starting to dawn is the #judicial recognition that #DOGE has no constitutionally-appointed governmental power"
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/its-a-start-musk-and-doge-take-their-first-real-hit/
#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #Law #News #USA
‘Frustrated and angry’ Iowans confront Sen. Chuck Grassley at raucous town hall in Hampton
An overflow crowd packed the Franklin County Courthouse as Iowans asked Grassley about Donald Trump’s funding cuts, Elon Musk’s mass firings
https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/frustrated-and-angry-iowans-confront-sen-chuck-grassley-at-raucous-town-hall-in-hampton/
"Iowans’ anger over funding cuts & mass firings of federal employees led by billionaire #ElonMusk ’s #DOGE ... boiled over during a raucous #TownHall ...hosted by #Republican Iowa #US Sen. Chuck Grassley."
Michael Lewis: Government Workers Are Not the Corrupt Ones
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/michael-lewis-government-workers
"Elon Musk claims he’s rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse with all his mass firings. But #DOGE should be looking higher up the food chain to target the #graft: for example, the #SouthAfrican immigrant whose #car company would not have gotten off the ground without the taxpayer money he still collects."
#ElonMusk #Musk #Corruption #Business #Politics #USPol #Podcast #News #US #USA
Elon Musk Made No Promises
So with Trump’s blessing, he is going after #SocialSecurity
https://steady.substack.com/p/elon-musk-made-no-promises
"With no authority other than #Trump saying he can, #Musk, who has manipulated & bought his way into the system, is cutting 7,000 jobs at #SSA, or 12% of the workforce, and closing more than 40 field offices. Closing those offices is a terrible idea for an agency where getting an in-person appointment is already notoriously difficult."
Elon Musk is accelerating a 50-year government privatization project
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates a longtime Republican trend
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/22/elon-musk-is-accelerating-a-50-year-government-privatization-project-_partner/
" #DonaldTrump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal #government...
#DOGE has been billed as a cost-cutting initiative, although the actual amount of money being saved remains unclear...
these actions reflect a longer trend of privatizing govt."
#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #Business #News #US #USA
The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters
The domestic #terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the #US federal govt, civil liberties experts warn
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arson-domestic-terrorism-protests/
"instead of focusing on people who are alleged to have committed... acts of violence, the FBI’s focus... people who it thinks are expressing “anger or animosity towards #Tesla or #ElonMusk”
Centralizing Personnel Authority
A new #Trump move seeks to evade #court orders & empower DOGE
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/centralizing-personnel-authority
"Why the new confidence in OPM? #OPM is, effectively, a subsidiary of DOGE now. DOGE employees, when they meet resistance, have not been shy about threatening federal employees or contractors... The new #EO means that #DOGE employees have even more leverage in their interactions with agencies."
#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA
"We are watching #DOGE become both the most important unit in #government, but also one that claims to have limited legal power. It is amassing these powers through a series of... legal fictions...
We have struggled to characterize DOGE... DOGE is better described as a network, with members across govt, and inside & outside of govt. It operates around a single charismatic figure—Musk, not Trump"
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/centralizing-personnel-authority
#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #USA
Fear, that is what dictators thrive on…
@ZhiZhu
I ask these #MAGAt morons:
"Did you KNOW you were electing #ElonMusk to be your president? B/c that's what you got!"
About 8 years ago, I spoke to a very religious #Conservative friend of my late mother about her possibly buying a #Tesla.
She said, "No way would I ever buy a car from that pot-smoking lunatic."
I wonder what she thinks of him now that that "pot-smoking lunatic" is running her country? 🤔
Could people and media please stop judging "DOGE" by a metric of "isn't even about efficiency", thank you! It has been clear even before they started that it isn't about "efficiency" or saving money in any way. Ever. It's been about getting rid of institutions that are in their way.
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