Dear Donald Trump, your malfeasance is no longer shocking, but it remains deeply revolting. You campaigned as a champion of the forgotten man, but your actions scream betrayal. You’re not a leader; you’re a masquerading fraud, content to bask in the reflected glow of Elon Musk’s wealth and influence while abandoning the very people who believed in you. You’ve traded your MAGA slogan for Make Elon Great Again, proving you care more about tweetable moments and your fragile ego than about governance or the lives of ordinary Americans.
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Elon Musk’s Puppet President: How Trump Became a Billionaire’s Marionette at America’s Expense
When a ruthless tech mogul pulls the strings and a so-called populist bows down, America spirals into chaos—leaving red-state voters to pay the price.
‘TRUMP,’” complete with scare quotes to indicate he considers himself only an ironic joke.
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Why do the red hats always seem to think quotation marks denote emphasis? Do they even realize that it's a punctuation mark, or do think they're it's just some sort of miscellaneous "curly-wurlies"?
Do these idiots know they're the government? They can pass an "Elon Musk Can Go Straight To Fucking Jail Act." Probably can't actually name it that, but surely not even the most MAGA idiot congressperson thinks that letting a billionaire dictate their actions is a good thing, right?
I don't mean to be picky--and I understand the point you were making--but please, no, NC is *not* a "Republican" state, but a perpetually embattled one that has been gerrymandered into a state of occupation.
Sad, weak, spineless Dems will totally cave & give the thugs everything they want because.....decorum. Fascism is the price we will pay for them following the rules. Fuck 'em all.
Can't we go back to a simpler time when barking-mad billionaires' only forays into communications were 30-second, all-global break-ins to network TV, and only forays into politics were stealing thermonuclear devices and holding the free world at ransom?
And now we're back to one bill, though it's not the bipartisan deal. It's basically everything from yesterday *except* the debt limit increase, smushed back together for one vote.
it's the oldest trick in the GOP playbook: spike the deficit, and then “pay” for it by cutting essential programs that millions of Americans rely on.
With a 2nd Donald Trump term looming, Republicans can barely contain their glee about extending the Trump tax cuts – which sent the deficit skyrocketing – to give a handout to the wealthiest Americans.
As for their plan to cover the “cost”? More and more are openly saying it involves cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford said: “It’s going to mean cuts to the 24 percent of the discretionary spending that we have, and it’s also going to mean looking long-term at the front end of some programs like Social Security and Medicare.”
Georgia Congressman Richard McCormick said: “We’re gonna have to have some hard decisions. We’ve gotta bring in the Democrats and talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There’s hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, and we know how to do it.”
Utah Senator Mike Lee recently posted a long Twitter diatribe about how Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” and potentially unconstitutional. Elon Musk – who perhaps has Donald Trump’s ear more than anyone else right now – approvingly reshared the thread.
So let’s be clear about what’s happening: Republicans are gearing up to use their newly-won trifecta to enrich their biggest donors, and then offset the cost by targeting Americans’ retirement.
The GOP and their corporate allies think they have a “mandate” to do whatever they want in 2025. But they’re in for a rude awakening. The American people value their right to retire with dignity above the whims of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and all other billionaires in the room making governing decisions
These people need to face a Luigi when they get home to their districts--or at least a mob of their own constituents, who will beat the living shite out of them and anyone else who gets in the way of the drubbing that these Republican assholes deserve.
It’s unofficially out in the open: House Republican leadership is flogging a plan to push an orgy of spending through in 2025 and pay for it in 2026 by ending Social Security and Medicare through reconciliation. They’re as close as they’ve ever been to reversing the New Deal.
Luna-Tick!
Dear Donald Trump, your malfeasance is no longer shocking, but it remains deeply revolting. You campaigned as a champion of the forgotten man, but your actions scream betrayal. You’re not a leader; you’re a masquerading fraud, content to bask in the reflected glow of Elon Musk’s wealth and influence while abandoning the very people who believed in you. You’ve traded your MAGA slogan for Make Elon Great Again, proving you care more about tweetable moments and your fragile ego than about governance or the lives of ordinary Americans.
••••
Elon Musk’s Puppet President: How Trump Became a Billionaire’s Marionette at America’s Expense
When a ruthless tech mogul pulls the strings and a so-called populist bows down, America spirals into chaos—leaving red-state voters to pay the price.
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/elon-musks-puppet-president-how-trump?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
‘TRUMP,’” complete with scare quotes to indicate he considers himself only an ironic joke.
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Why do the red hats always seem to think quotation marks denote emphasis? Do they even realize that it's a punctuation mark, or do think they're it's just some sort of miscellaneous "curly-wurlies"?
Freddy and Julius
https://substack.com/profile/156971608-uncle-milburn/note/c-82480066
Do these idiots know they're the government? They can pass an "Elon Musk Can Go Straight To Fucking Jail Act." Probably can't actually name it that, but surely not even the most MAGA idiot congressperson thinks that letting a billionaire dictate their actions is a good thing, right?
I don't mean to be picky--and I understand the point you were making--but please, no, NC is *not* a "Republican" state, but a perpetually embattled one that has been gerrymandered into a state of occupation.
Sad, weak, spineless Dems will totally cave & give the thugs everything they want because.....decorum. Fascism is the price we will pay for them following the rules. Fuck 'em all.
And yet, it seems they didn't cave. And Mikey had to make nice with Dems. How 'bout that?
Not Freedumb Caucus, PIG SHIT!
Can't we go back to a simpler time when barking-mad billionaires' only forays into communications were 30-second, all-global break-ins to network TV, and only forays into politics were stealing thermonuclear devices and holding the free world at ransom?
At least Dr. Evil ADMITS he's bald.
is a volcanoe used for lava sports?
Works better than a potatoe.
With all his talk of democracy being "saved" by fascistic acts, it sure sounds like the South Korean president and Elonia share a speechwriter.
And now we're back to one bill, though it's not the bipartisan deal. It's basically everything from yesterday *except* the debt limit increase, smushed back together for one vote.
It wasn't for nothing. It was to prove how good the Republicans are at negotiation and governance. I think it's done that.
The hypocrisy and the irony IT BURNS:
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/emails-team-trumps-private-emails-spark-concerns-rcna185052?
So, tRump is Elon's bottom - who knew? I'll be over by the fridge in case the Leopards need condiments.
Email from Rep Pocan 5 minutes ago:
it's the oldest trick in the GOP playbook: spike the deficit, and then “pay” for it by cutting essential programs that millions of Americans rely on.
With a 2nd Donald Trump term looming, Republicans can barely contain their glee about extending the Trump tax cuts – which sent the deficit skyrocketing – to give a handout to the wealthiest Americans.
As for their plan to cover the “cost”? More and more are openly saying it involves cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford said: “It’s going to mean cuts to the 24 percent of the discretionary spending that we have, and it’s also going to mean looking long-term at the front end of some programs like Social Security and Medicare.”
Georgia Congressman Richard McCormick said: “We’re gonna have to have some hard decisions. We’ve gotta bring in the Democrats and talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There’s hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, and we know how to do it.”
Utah Senator Mike Lee recently posted a long Twitter diatribe about how Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” and potentially unconstitutional. Elon Musk – who perhaps has Donald Trump’s ear more than anyone else right now – approvingly reshared the thread.
So let’s be clear about what’s happening: Republicans are gearing up to use their newly-won trifecta to enrich their biggest donors, and then offset the cost by targeting Americans’ retirement.
The GOP and their corporate allies think they have a “mandate” to do whatever they want in 2025. But they’re in for a rude awakening. The American people value their right to retire with dignity above the whims of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and all other billionaires in the room making governing decisions
"There’s hundreds of billions of dollars to be STOLEN, and we know how to do it.”
FTFY, asshole.
These people need to face a Luigi when they get home to their districts--or at least a mob of their own constituents, who will beat the living shite out of them and anyone else who gets in the way of the drubbing that these Republican assholes deserve.
It’s unofficially out in the open: House Republican leadership is flogging a plan to push an orgy of spending through in 2025 and pay for it in 2026 by ending Social Security and Medicare through reconciliation. They’re as close as they’ve ever been to reversing the New Deal.
This has been their goal since the New Deal. They are nothing if not persistent.
They have their orders.
This is going to get fucking ugly.
This *is* ugly, and it’s only the preamble.
And giving us a year’s notice before the million pound shithammer comes down.
Maybe I'm watching more science documentaries because my brain needs a sanctuary of reason in this madhouse.