"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
WHERE are the injunctions against unlawful actions that could stop congressionally-mandated disbursement of funds to OVER SEVENTY MILLION PEOPLE?
WHO in House and/or Senate is advocating for protections for recipients, millions of whom are the most dedicated voters?
WHAT ABOUT 47’s “promise” that SS would remain untouched? (Pardon me while I laugh at this particular lie.)
Not one of these criminal DOGE/CABINET ASSHOLES has experienced what it’s like to depend on a monthly deposit that for many is below the poverty level, and who have no other supplementary income (approximately 40% of SS beneficiaries depend on SS alone).
Seniors, dependents & disabled folks on SS cannot “wait & see what happens” AFTER a DOGE nerd pulls the plug. This must be the time for SOMEONE with guts to be proactive and protect this program.
CALL CONGRESS TODAY! 202-224-3121
#HandsOffSocialSecurity
#StopTrumpNow
#StopElonMusk
#uspolitics
@cynblogger The critical thing that so many people are missing and so much reporting is getting wrong is that Congress does not have the constitutional power to mandate disbursement of funds.
Congress authorizes spending, as no money can be spent from the treasury without Congressional authorization, but it violates separation of powers to say that Congress can require spending.
This is very important for the checks and balances in the US system.
As for Social Security in particular, it's tragic, but generations have been misled about how it works. And that really stinks. They have been lied to, sold a version of the the program that is just false. They have been taxed as if it was a savings program when in reality it was just another tax and just another government program subject to continued funding like any other.
It's really important to start correcting these lies because it's a powder keg waiting to go off at this point.
