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Just right out into the open. This sort of blatant corruption would end careers back in the day.
Shame has become a meaningless word.
Yes, the multi-decade propaganda machine of the right wing has been a roaring success.
That's why like 51% of the US voted for an sociopathic authoritarian oligarch, and the only other option was a pro-corporatocracy neoliberal.
It doesn't change the meaning of your post but just a reminder that Trump got less than 50% of the popular vote.
And hypocrisy.
The number of Trump scandals that would have ended anyone else's career is mind boggling.
It'd put people in jail back in the day.
Good thing rule of law has completely collapsed for everyone above a certain threshold of wealth, otherwise you could hope for consequences.
The fact that it doesn't speak volumes about who really is in power.
If you pay attention to the Elon jet tracker this has been obvious for a bit. He's constantly flying to and from Mar-a-lago.
Guaranteed he had more to do with the election than people are told
He bought a social media company and made it blatantly political and then spent like $30million per month on just his donations to Trumps campaign.
I wouldn’t be surprised he did more than that.
All that is why he should be stopped
And who's going to do that?
Someone less concerned about their own safety than their future
I'm genuinely surprised at the prevailing assumption that Musk's interests align with those of the general population.
Like if you hired actual experts to lead the DOGE thing they would be motivated to act in the interests of their employer (the government) because their future success would depend on their ability to do so.
Musk's future success is dependent on his ability to restructure government according to his own interests exclusively.
Case in point, the current visa fiasco. His position is very clearly aligned with his own interests.
I don't care who you voted for, this Musk thing is just bonkers.
I'm genuinely surprised at the prevailing assumption that Musk's interests align with those of the general population.
Who on Earth is assuming that?
Everyone who isn't frothing at the mouth, apoplectic with rage at his involvement?
Oh my god, they were roommates
Just friends, dude
I mean, we have a location.
Yeah Musk needs to put his side chick in check.
Return to office or be fired! Oh yeah I'm going to Florida, bye
"I will call him... Mini-me"
I like this because it's unclear who's who in your eyes and it's obvious that both these megalomaniacs think its referring to the other
Vance is like, “yo. Wtf, man?”
Who? 😂
Dude really disappeared after making an ass of himself and when Musk in Chief came in.
Vance is Scott
"I guess he doesn't want any CHOCOLATE! It's like catnip for clones!"
Are we suggesting a two birds, one stone situation?
2 guys 1 cup
I wonder which smells worse. the main house or the cottage.
Trump probably smells worse because is constantly shitting himself. Musk probably smells bad because he never bathes.
Yes.
Influence on donvict? Musk is the President and donvict is Musk's First Lady.
And if this broligarch is somehow thrown out as President and donvict needs a new sugar daddy(s), I suppose there is Thiel and Andreesen. And Vivek. Linda McMahon. Are the Mercers still around? What about the other members of the Paypal Mafia?
So Musk is doing a lot of cottaging around Trump?
Butt sex
I read this, and the Isaac Hayes/Chef voice that lives in the back of my head asked who's havin' butt sex?
Nuke it. We'd see if being a handful of radioactive ash bars one from being the president of the US of A.
Remember when Trump told his potential VP that they could run everything? Was that Pence, or was that pre-Pence?
Aww, they are having a sleepover!
Is he paying inflated rates?
He is paying the equivalent of you or I paying one cent for a years rent, maybe less.
It's trickling down so much I hope it stops soon.
Edit, I did the math, and it's exaggerated, but functionally the same sentence.
The math on this is actually worth sharing, because it really does get across the unbelievably staggering scale of his wealth.
A lot of people struggle to pay $2,000 a month in rent. Elon is paying that every day. And yet, if he stayed there for a hundred years, it would still only amount to 0.016% of his current estimated net worth ($465bn).
If you had $10,000 in your bank account, this would be the equivalent of you paying $1.50 for one hundred years of rent. Or, as you said, about one and a half cents per year.
The idea that anyone ever deserves to be that wealthy is beyond insane.
Oooof, I did the math with 250B, I actually was not far off.
It's going to be on the taxpayer dime, like the accommodations for the SS protecting the family. That's the point.
Kato Gaylin
gayyyyyyyy
(Only pouring gas in a fire 😉)
Vice President Trump?