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
@anneapplebaum Not signed in on this machine but: Who caused the “family drama” HMMMMM?
“I have a bunch of problems that I caused, so I should be forgiven for these murders that I also caused”
What makes it even worse though was Musks' denouncing of traditional therapy and saying things like "I didn't want to do illegal drugs" (and then doing them anyways). I'm pretty sure he never seriously tried doing things the right way.
The excuse in "joke" format is more like:
"I'm sorry. I was doing drugs but I had issues and didn't want to do therapy"
Just a hollow excuse from Musk though, because I highly doubt he will lift a finger to revert any damage done.
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He just did!
But I’d forgive him if he’ll admit to his role in rigging the vote count in Pennsylvania like trump said he did.
Welp, Musk’s MONEY was in all the swing states even if he wasn’t.
For example the so-called “lottery” was open to voters in all the swing states.
Plus after 2020 trump backers got illegal access to voting equipment & software in at least 4 states.
Indeed, an organization analyzing various states’ 2024 voting data have found anomalies in Nevada & Pennsylvania.
@anneapplebaum Imagine telling your boss, ‘Sorry I tanked the project, I was high and going through stuff.’
Pretty sure the exit interview would be… brief.
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
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.
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Peter Thiel. Larry Ellison. Bezos. Putin. Koch Network.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/putin-envoy-says-he-expects-russia-hold-talks-with-elon-musk-plans-mars-flights-2025-03-18/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/22/fbi-whistleblower-musk-russia
https://www.techpolicy.press/peter-thiel-dreams-of-empire/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-larry-ellison-page-jeff-bezos-smartest-people-met-2025-3
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-supports-elon-musk-larry-ellison-buying-tiktok
https://www.yahoo.com/news/billionaires-koch-musk-own-government-121200212.html
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'The most brilliant and fascinating book I have read in my entire life' Dan Snow 'A huge contribution... remarkable' Antony Beevor, BBC RADIO 4 'Extremely interesting ... a serious piece of scholarship, very well researched' Ian Kershaw The Nazis presented themselves as warriors against moral degeneracy. Yet, as Norman Ohler's gripping bestseller reveals, the entire Third Reich was permeated with drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine and, most of all, methamphetamines, or crystal meth, used by everyone from factory workers to housewives, and crucial to troops' resilience - even partly explaining German victory in 1940. The promiscuous use of drugs at the very highest levels also impaired and confused decision-making, with Hitler and his entourage taking refuge in potentially lethal cocktails of stimulants administered by the physician Dr Morell as the war turned against Germany. While drugs cannot on their own explain the events of the Second World War or its outcome, Ohler shows, they change our understanding of it. Blitzed forms a crucial missing piece of the story.
@anneapplebaum just in case you're wondering 'is this criticism or propaganda', look at the photo they chose.
Not of Musk gurning in a Tesla like a pinged up fuckwit 3 pills deep at the Above and Beyond stage at Defqon, not the stupid chainsaw, not his sieg heil while pulling a face straight from a 'sickest festival hakks/gabber' compilation.
Or any of the other times he's been visibly under the influence in his role. The photographer that staged this shot to look dashing is an artist.
@cafeinux @anneapplebaum In my opinion, the article has undergone editorial meddling. The first three paragraphs, headline and the picture imply Musk's drug use was temporary, caused by the stress of his governmental role.
Keep reading, and you'll see a much fairer and more damning report. But low information readers skimming the paper will think 'oh good, he's leaving government, he can relax and Tesla will right itself'. They're getting ahead of the story, and neutering it.
Also, the use of past tense there doesn't exclude the present. Outside of being an unethical dirt-bag, and criminal he's kind of a mess.
@anneapplebaum And by complete coincidence while he was on drugs & had family issues, he gutted every single agency that was investigating him, destroyed all the evidence they had on him & put back doors in their systems so he can monitor their future activities & stop them if he wants
All while in a haze
Well, Starlink satellites use laser based communication between them. So, is he threatening to instead point those lasers at other targets? Or does he have a few setup to concentrate and focus and redirect as a larger beam...
<insert ubiquitous star wars death star firing graphics>
Abuse drugs, act crazy and you too can become the richest person in the world.
@anneapplebaum Some of the people he fired committed suicide.
One of my life's little missions is to outlive monsters like this, so I can drink a little toast when one of them passes away.
Fuck the New York Times, the "what I did on my vacation" coverage of the end of America.
Coup paper. No need for links to the disease platform.
How come nobody actually thought of the drug thing before?
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Why isn't anyone yelling Backsies on any of the stuff he pulled?
@realDonaldTrump@truthsocial.com posted "Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl that have been pouring into our Country, killing hundreds of thousands of Americans, while destroying their families and communities all across our Country"
Well #Musk is taking ketamine.
When are some patriotic cyber warfare types going to crack and destroy both Musk and Trump banking accounts???? Money is everything to them and source of their power.
It is time for all those countries and organisations who signed contacts with Starlink to cancel.
What do you suppose he’s referring to here?
Well, Starlink satellites use laser based communication between them. So, is he threatening to instead point those lasers at other targets? Or does he have a few setup to concentrate and focus and redirect as a larger beam...
<insert ubiquitous star wars death star firing graphics>
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