Some #Republicans have accused #VOA & other publicly-funded #media outlets of being biased against *conservatives* [liars, criminals & extremists]. Last month, billionaire #ElonMusk, who is spearheading #Trump's government *downsizing* [destruction] effort, called for VOA & #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty to be shut down in a post to social media.
#USPolitics #uspol #trump #elonmusk #musk
Image from The Democratic Coalition on Bluesky.
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/
See, the Germans are so focused on quality, they can identify an automobile's make simply from the sound of closing its hood.
Fiasco for Musk as He Craters in New Polls and DOGE Cuts Lose in Court
As a judge blocks the Trump-Musk effort to fire thousands of federal workers, a close chronicler of Musk’s follies explains why the public backlash against him & #Tesla matters so much—and what’s coming next.
https://newrepublic.com/article/192747/fiasco-musk-craters-new-polls-doge-cuts-lose-court
"two new polls show approval of #Musk cratering—and importantly, that large majorities are turning against Musk’s mission of gutting the #government"
Who’s Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World’s Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?
...Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run #DOGE. One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to no actual decision making” responsibilities.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-leadership-elon-musk-amy-gleason-trump-ethics-conflict-of-interest
" #Musk himself issues commands from inside the Sect of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, next to the #WhiteHouse"
See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims
#GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/upshot/musk-doge-changes-deletions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.304.pJHf.DTibHql8U3db&smid=url-share
Helpful animated graphics showing Doge's mistakes and lies.
"debuted a website last month... the list has undergone dizzying changes. New contracts have been added, others deleted. Values have been altered, and altered again...
more than 2,200 contracts listed — or 40% of the total — show a savings value of $0"
TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off
https://www.404media.co/tsa-k9-bomb-sniffing-dogs-funding/
"The #TSA spokesperson didn’t clarify whether these were #Doge cuts... but Elon Musk’s dept has been busy making poorly-coded & insecure websites, dodging #FOIA, gutting national parks resources... demanding federal workers list their weeks out in bullet points, and generally sowing #chaos all over the federal #government with layoffs & budget cuts."
#MAGA - Trump tariffs: Elon Musk's Tesla raises concern over retaliation risk
> #ElonMusk's electric carmaker #Tesla has warned it and other #US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to #DonaldTrump's trade #tariffs. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c201z4lv5xxo
Elon Musk’s Tesla reportedly halts Cybertruck deliveries as owners complain of metal sides falling off
https://fortune.com/2025/03/14/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-delivery-halt-owners-complain-of-metal-sides-falling-off/
”The man…wants to see a world where the powerful can do as they want, while everyone else just has to put up with it.”
—Paris Marx
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is-a-fascist
#musk #elonmusk
I'm listening to @emptywheel explain how #ElonMusk & #DOGE is f*****g everything up with the form letter firing & how Trump will try to use the GSA to shut down the COURTS. 5ET/2PT youtu.be/ZSPpsNW_vqg, nicolesandler.com or podcast later @lolgop @GottaLaff @nicolesandler
Marcy also talks about how the Dems could message better on Elon Musk & a shut down.
Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three
Tesla is in big trouble. Sales are plummeting and consumers are boycotting the brand as Elon Musk champions far-right politics.
But the CEO’s reputation isn’t the only problem. He’s also made a series of bad business decisions that are coming back to haunt the automaker.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is-running-tesla-into-the
The times, they are a changing.
Sign in front of a large screenprinting company on a major street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - one of the reddest states in the US.
NEW: Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run #DOGE.
One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to no actual decision making” responsibilities.
