@AlexMyers3 In a sane era, this utter contempt for integrity alone would run him out of office. And here are where with myriad of FAR more egregious traits and actions.
@ishapiro I'm sure you thought this was clever. There's no end to the mental gymnastics you'll go to avoid objective analysis, which in this case clearly comes to the opposite conclusion.
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We’re led to believe Elon is doing what he’s doing in order to cut wasteful spending in government. But notice how many of the things he’s doing, targeting certain key agencies, specifically affect him and his business interests. (This list is drawn from from Thom Hartmann’s latest newsletter):
— The FAA’s Administrator had launched an investigation into SpaceX after a spectacular rocket explosion; he’s now been forced out.
— The Department of Justice was looking into possible violations of securities and other laws by Musk and Tesla; it’s probably safe to assume that investigation won’t go any farther.
— The USAID Inspector General was investigating how Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellite terminals, purchased with USAID funds, were used in Ukraine’s war to defend itself from Russia.
— The Department of Defense’s Inspector General opened a review in 2024 into alleged repeated failures by Musk and SpaceX to properly disclose their contact with foreign leaders; he’s now fired.
— The USDA Inspector General's office was investigating alleged animal abuse at Neuralink, Musk’s brain implant company; he’s been fired.
— The National Transportation Safety Board, overseen by the DOT, had several open probes into Tesla regarding its remote and self-driving vehicles; odds are they’ll be dropped if they haven’t been already.
— The EPA had settled multiple lawsuits with Tesla in recent years over Clean Air Act and hazardous waste law violations; now that the EPA is being gutted there probably won’t be any more.
— The National Labor Relations Board, overseen by the Department of Labor, had 17 open investigations against Tesla and SpaceX for alleged unfair labor practices, safety violations, and discriminatory work practices that are probably now moot.
— The FCC was carrying out investigations and had issued court orders related to Musk’s businesses.
— The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was overseeing some of Musk’s companies and had a consent decree in place.
— Additionally, the Air Force and the Pentagon’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security launched reviews in November 2024 regarding Musk and SpaceX’s compliance with federal reporting requirements.
Elon Musk is mad about Judge McConnell’s decision to unfreeze federal grants…
So he posted a picture of his daughter, her full name, her position of where she works, and a page of a signed tax statement she filed.
The judge’s daughter. 😯
Suppose the air conditioning in your car stopped working, and you brought the car into the shop, and the mechanic said, ”I am afraid your car is broken, so I have started dismantling it”.
That, in a nutshell, is what Trump and Musk are doing to your country.
Elon promised to cut $2 trillion from federal spending. Killing off the CFPB and other agencies like it won't get there. Only not paying interest on the national debt, massive defense cuts, or no longer paying Medicare and Social Security gets near that number.