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Whenever there is a tragedy, you can count on Musk to argue that the root of the problem is not enough white people are in charge
January 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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I feel like everyone who did hackneyed pr puff pieces on this guy calling him an epic genius and stuff while he was still just a relatively marginal billionaire and not yet the most powerful villain in the world should do a public apology and then retire
In his first big flex of power on Capitol Hill, Elon Musk shitposted a bunch of misinformation to kill a bipartisan spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown, threatened reps supporting it, and demanded Congress stop working until Trump is in office. Awesome stuff
Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In
Elon Musk went on a posting spree on X to block a congressional funding bill, saying the government should shut down until Trump becomes president.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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This is a story a lot of reporters have been chasing:

Starting in 2015, a massive cyberespionage campaign targeted some of America's most prominent environmentalists.

Now, we can reveal that the FBI has been probing whether a longtime Exxon lobbyist was involved.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say
The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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TODAY’S EPISODE OF: F*CK AROUND AND FIND OUT!

US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation.

Gotta ask—how did the farmers vote? It’s almost like actions have consequences…
November 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Lee: When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM