It makes the world a worse place (to them) because it makes them look bad.
She's given away $26.3B to help others and her lifestyle hasn't changed one bit. Other billionaires hate that she's lifting the veil and making them look bad.
Trump said he paid for the new colonnade paving stones. Budget records show taxpayers paid $689,232. A separate document labeled "Rush project at request of POTUS" shows $347,503 to clear the colonnade for gold frames mocking predecessors. National park spending outside Washington is down $854 million - 68%. The Black Canyon guardrail is a documented safety hazard. The Yellowstone roof leaks. 900 projects defunded. The ballroom Trump called taxpayer-free is tracking to $600 million with half from federal accounts.
"It is now the position of the United States government that people with disabilities don't have a right to be part of their communities,"
-Alison Barkoff, health law and policy professor at George Washington University 🧵
Elon is now trying to shift the blame for dismantling USAID, America's greatest soft-power tool, by endorsing claims that he was "just an adviser."
Yet when USAID was being dismantled, Musk proudly declared: "We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper." The man even posed with a chainsaw on stage afterward.
A new Lancet study estimates that USAID programs prevented nearly 92 million deaths between 2001 and 2021, including more than 30 million children under five.
If the 2025 cuts continue, researchers project more than 14 million additional preventable deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million children. That's a death toll on the scale of the First World War, driven by cuts to humanitarian aid rather than a global war.
These broligarchs are completely detached from reality. They have zero accountability, and seem unable to grasp that their decisions have real-world consequences measured in millions of lives.
🇨🇳🇷🇺Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reportedly held a personal phone call with Vladimir Putin and delivered a stern ultimatum.
According to sources close to the Chinese leadership, Beijing has shifted from a policy of neutrality to direct pressure on Moscow. China, which has for years remained Russia's principal economic and political partner, is now reportedly demanding immediate action.
The ultimatum is clear: Russia must begin a genuine withdrawal of its troops from Ukrainian territory as soon as possible.
If confirmed, this would mark an unprecedented move by Beijing and could significantly reshape the geopolitical landscape.
The Kremlin has not yet issued an official response.
No autopsy was conducted on Charlie Kirk according to released police dispatch audio.
Autopsies for murder victims are Legally mandated in the state of Utah.
HOST: Do you think Trump is pro-Russian?
APPLEBAUM: I think he's pro-Putin. He admires leaders who have no checks and balances, who aren't part of democratic system, who are in control of the media.
He also had very long business relationship with Russians. They were among the most important investors in his apartments in the 1990s and 2000s.
He also has kind of idealized image of Russia. Funnily enough, I don't think it has anything to do with conservative values.
I think it's just because he likes this strongman ideal. And because he's grateful to Russians for having built his business, and maybe because he expects to do business with Russia in the future.
📬 Return to Sender: David Steiner.
The postmaster general said USPS would refuse to deliver mail ballots in any state that won't hand over its voter lists to the Trump administration.
But, as Senator Gary Peters points out, the Constitution is clear: states run elections — not the feds.