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trump 2.0 in a nutshell: "Everything under the sun is an emergency. Therefore I must exercise extraordinary and unprecedented power to bring everything back under control. And the country has never had it better."
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Remember when the President said he would cut electricity prices by 1/2 in the first year of his presidency? They have spiked since he took office. Thanks to Paul Krugman for making me aware.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. #inflation #energy
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Musk: “the DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the [FAA] air traffic control system.”

I don't think the favorite techbro mantra "move fast and break things" should apply to these very complex #FAA systems that Musk and co know little about.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM