Corruption? Fraud? Just a waste.
More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-campgrounds-doge-federal-cuts-20250319.html
Tesla Sale-A-Bration
Trump straight up did a Tesla ad at the White House today. The rest of the S&P 500 should hit him up.
Who are these Bogeymen?
While there’s undoubtedly waste, what Musk and Trump are really doing is cutting programs they just don’t like. And agencies that would investigate or regulate them. All despite Congress passing bills to fund and spend on these programs and agencies. Trump and Musk just lie and misdirect to talk only about fraud and waste.
Tik Tok Ban
TikTok Ban. Started by Trump. Voted on by Congress. Signed off by Biden. Supported by the Supreme Court.
Billionaires in Government
When someone says they want government run like Corporate America, I think they haven’t spent much time with Corporate America.
Spite is a Strong Motivator
I think a full 25% of my Threads feed is people with schadenfreude against Elon.
What to do with billions?
Threads. Blue Sky. Twitter v.2. Way to go, billionaires.
Übergeek Brawl
The interwebs are abuzz with reports that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have nothing better to do than plan a cage fight between them.
Sigh. That writer’s strike can’t end soon enough.
Free speech, but who’s watching?
Elon Musk often says how much he supports free speech on Twitter. But it’s going to be tough to keep allowing that with some of the folks looking over his shoulder - including the Saudis who are the second largest investor in Twitter, and the Chinese who control access to China as a major financial market for Tesla.
Both countries have proven rather oppressive to free speech, with the Saudis recently sentencing an American citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets critical of the Saudi regime.
Musk might soon have to choose between his grand standing and his wallet.
Shocking Twist /sarcasm
There’s hand wringing online about Elon Musk announcing he will be voting Republican.
Is anyone really surprised at a billionaire voting Republican? Mr. Sarcastic is not surprised.
As The Simpsons once had Bill Gates say, “I didn’t get rich by writing a lot of checks!”
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
I think Twitter will change under the ownership of Elon Musk and the cult of personality that follows him. But the changes might not be what people are thinking.
