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Anne Applebaum May 30, 2025

Musk destroyed the US civil service, abruptly cancelled aid programs around the world, killing people and damaging US soft power. His teams stole data, harmed science, broke the law. "I was on drugs and had family issues" is not an excuse

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama on Trump’s Campaign Trail

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

The New York Times

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Nicole Parsons May 30, 2025

@anneapplebaum

The people who flooded Musk with cash to monetize the DOGE destruction weren't beset with substance abuse issues or family drama.

Alwaleed bin Talal gave Musk billions for Twitter, Tesla, and xAI, all companies losing money & market share.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/twitter-x-saudi-arabia-advertisers-elon-musk-prince-alwaleed/

https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/billionaires/arab-billionaires/prince-alwaleed-bin-talal

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-saudi-prince-alwaleed-bin-talal-what-know-about-billionaire-who-helped-elon-musk-buy-x-1726439

Musk was the front man for other billionaires.
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-investors-elon-musks-x-revealed-court-filing-1942970

Musk was paid by some of the richest people on the planet to do what he did.

Who’s advertising on Twitter? One of its biggest investors: Saudi Arabia

Elon Musk and his companies have deep ties to the kingdom's billionaire royals.

Mother Jones