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The things that he said are horrible. But if saying them is a reason to slink off into the shrubbery, what about this guy's boss? Elon Musk has said many stunningly racist, transphobic, antisemitic, misogynist (and super-stupid) things.
"I was racist before it was cool"

"I would not mind if Gaza and Israel were wiped off the face of the Earth"

“You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity"

“Normalize Indian hate"

-- Top Musk/DOGE aide; posts discovered by WSJ's @klong.bsky.social

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Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
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February 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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This concise and informative excerpt from the New Republic’s Alex Shephard should get everybody caught up on the government coup currently in progress. Required reading.
February 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Robert Reich: This is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans: It’s a coup.

As Trump talks about taking over Gaza (“beautiful shoreline”), Greenland (“great minerals”), Panama (“very strategic”), and making Canada the 51st state, the media has gone ape-shite wild.

Meanwhile, Trump’s goons…
Robert Reich: This is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans
It’s a coup. As Trump talks about taking over Gaza (“beautiful shoreline”), Greenland (“great minerals”), Panama (“very strategic”), and making Canada the 51st state, the media has gone ape-shite wild. Meanwhile, Trump’s goons are taking over the…
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February 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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February 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM