At this point, Johnson is basically this guy from the Gulf War days.

The best part about this and everything else today is that it will end with both left and right hating Musk and Tesla.

No! This is exactly the opposite of how democracy and due process works. No one person decides who gets to stay and go. We have laws, courts, and checks & balances. When the president decides to ignore this and act unilaterally, we no longer have a democracy.

One example of a CEO that gets it:

So, we have business leaders bowing to new leader, demands of loyalty, "Voluntary" gifts, group of experts to decide what should stay and what should go, etc. The question is, what evidence do we have that Trump will step off this path? Before or after he goes after Greenland or the Panama Canal?

I did a bit of a deep dive on 1930s history via the @nytimes.com archive earlier today.

"German Industry Bows to Nazi Rule"
"Hitler Fund Gets 'Voluntary' Gifts"
"Reich Pastors Must Swear Fealty to Hitler"
"Reich Brain Trust Set Up By Hitler"

In case anyone doubts this reference to 1933...I just happened to be reading up on this time period this morning.

Yesterday, after hearing pastor ask new adm to treat gay, lesbian, & transgendered individuals and immigrants with compassion, my member of congress #MikeCollins said the pastor should be "added to deportation list." We've heard this sort of rhetoric against clergy before.

August 9, 1934

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