Musk's Illegal Control of the US Government

[gehringer_2]

6 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Maybe it's because people in need of organ donation generate more revenue than people do after they receive organ donations? That's the only reason that makes any sense in today's world.

IDK - people who don't receive donations end up dead - hard to see the revenue generating potential in that, other than for the NFDA*.

(*National Funeral Directors Assoc.)

[romad1]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

IDK - people who don't receive donations end up dead - hard to see the revenue generating potential in that, other than for the NFDA*.

(*National Funeral Directors Assoc.)

What if we nationalize funeral services so they all follow the book of common prayer?

[chasfh]

8 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

IDK - people who don't receive donations end up dead - hard to see the revenue generating potential in that, other than for the NFDA*.

(*National Funeral Directors Assoc.)

True though that might be, I wonder whether that's what they were thinking? Who knows.

[CMRivdogs]

Very revealing thread about the man taking a bulldozer to the country

 

[CMRivdogs]

17 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Very revealing thread about the man taking a bulldozer to the country

 

One interesting portion

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He was concerned that the "Nazi wing" of the MAGA movement, under the influence of Steve Bannon, would drive him away from Trump, somewhere in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, rather than in the West Wing which is where he wants to be. He was already feeling raw over the fact that Trump did not follow his recommendation for Treasury Secretary and that the Senate also did not pick his first choice;

He was upset that he had had to go to Israel and Auschwitz to make up for agreeing with a Nazi sympathizer online and wanted to reclaim his "power" just like when he told advertisers to "go **** yourself".

This has nothing to do with Asperger's;

There are some Jews he actually hates: Sam Altman is amongst them;

He enjoys a good thrill and knew exactly what he was doing;

His narcissistic self was hoping the audience would reflect his abject gesture back to him, thereby showing complete control and dominion over it, and increasing his leverage over Trump. That did not happen.

Bottom line: Elon is not a Nazi but he did give two Nazi Salutes, which is completely unacceptable.

 

[CMRivdogs]

22 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Very revealing thread about the man taking a bulldozer to the country

 

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Philip Low

V. I did not share what he told me in confidence. I just happen to know him extremely well, the person, the aspirations and the Musk Mask;

VI. I know who I am, have no desire to be famous and give exceedingly few media interviews. I prefer to work in obscurity and let the work speak for itself. I am certainly not envious and would definitely not want Elon's life, including living in a bubble and having to make one outlandish claim after another and manipulate the public, elections and governments to shore up my stock and prevent the bubble from bursting. Unlike Elon, I am an actual scientist and inventor and I am not pretending to be someone I am not, like a fellow who got his BA in Econ at 26 all of a sudden pretending to be an expert in mechanical engineering, chemistry, rocket science, neuroscience and Al and keeping the people actually doing the work hidden and paying people to play online games in his name to appear smart and feed his so-called

"Supergenius" Personality Cult — the "Imperator" has no clothes, and he knows it. I am just very disappointed in what happened to someone I had a lot of deep admiration for and the first person to find out about my concerns about his behavior was always

him:

VII. He is the one who betrayed a number of his friends, including Sergey, and, given his actions, many other people who believed him and believed in him. I have no sympathy for this behavior, and at some point, after having repeatedly confronted it in private, I believe the ethical thing to do is to speak out, forcefully and unapologetically, whatever the risks may be, so as to not be part of the timid flock remaining silent while evil is being done, including propping up far right governments around the world in part to deregulate his companies and become the first

 

[Tigerbomb13]

more MAGA winning 

[Tiger337]

Philip Low is making Musk sound like Trump.  It makes a lot of sense.  Musk is supposed to some kind of super genius, but I have not seen it, so I am not surprised that others are doing all the thinking behind the scenes.  

[Mr.TaterSalad]

What kind of dolt do you have to be to oppose the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau. I'm watching the 60 Minutes story on Trump getting rid of the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau and kissing ass to the credit card companies and big banks. It's so outrageous at how obvious it is that Trump is taking the side of credit card companies and Wall Street banks whole selling out consumers and the working class. 

[Motown Bombers]

I work directly with the CFPB, so this will be interesting. Right-wing leadership is already celebrating the fewer regulations. 

[chasfh]

14 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Very revealing thread about the man taking a bulldozer to the country

 

Here’s Low’s bottom line:

[mtutiger]

23 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

There is "shrinking" government then there's willy nilly cutting things you don't like. The decisions should not be done by one person, who has not been vetted and does not answer to the branch that actually controls the purse strings.

Our friend from Indiana has no clue how government works or anything at all about the constitution. Neither do most of the clowns currently in charge of the executive branch

I don't know what is in his heart and mind, whether it's purely trolling or not, but regardless of whether it is or isn't, one takeaway is that the material consequences of these actions do no matter. It's gladiator games, bread and circuses, Tigers v. Guardians.

If material consequences *did* matter to someone, they wouldn't be cheering on what DOGE is doing right now. Because the actions and approach will materially harm all of us to varying degrees over the coming months.

[mtutiger]

17 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

 

"America will be respected once again" LOL

[oblong]

8 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I don't know what is in his heart and mind, whether it's purely trolling or not, but regardless of whether it is or isn't, one takeaway is that the material consequences of these actions do no matter. It's gladiator games, bread and circuses, Tigers v. Guardians.

If material consequences *did* matter to someone, they wouldn't be cheering on what DOGE is doing right now. Because the actions and approach will materially harm all of us to varying degrees over the coming months.

It's certainly not something I expect from someone who likes to flaunt their 'religion'.  Attitudes like that represent the worst in people and are in direct violation of Christian values.

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What kind of dolt do you have to be to oppose the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau. I'm watching the 60 Minutes story on Trump getting rid of the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau and kissing ass to the credit card companies and big banks. It's so outrageous at how obvious it is that Trump is taking the side of credit card companies and Wall Street banks whole selling out consumers and the working class. 

Rank-and-file red hats are so far up right wing ass that they can’t possibly see past the canard that the CFPB is a Biden administration tool designed specifically to benefit special interests to abuse the goodwill of hardworking taxpayers, and which has been weaponized against opponents of Trump with its powers stretched in such a way as to threaten the liberty of the American people.

No, seriously:

https://americarenewing.com/issues/primer-the-cfpb-should-be-shut-down/

[chasfh]

10 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I don't know what is in his heart and mind, whether it's purely trolling or not, but regardless of whether it is or isn't, one takeaway is that the material consequences of these actions do no matter. It's gladiator games, bread and circuses, Tigers v. Guardians.

If material consequences *did* matter to someone, they wouldn't be cheering on what DOGE is doing right now. Because the actions and approach will materially harm all of us to varying degrees over the coming months.

Kind of hard to underestimate how powerful and effective four-plus decades of “the federal government is evil and must be destroyed” rhetoric has been.

[mtutiger]

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

It's certainly not something I expect from someone who likes to flaunt their 'religion'.  Attitudes like that represent the worst in people and are in direct violation of Christian values.

Worth noting as well that Christian relief organizations across the spectrum have seen impacts due to DOGE's actions as well. 

Don't see a whole lot of concern or, to the extent that it exists, it get's compartmentalized.

[Motown Bombers]

6 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Kind of hard to underestimate how powerful and effective four-plus decades of “the federal government is evil and must be destroyed” rhetoric has been.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." The legacy of Reagan lives on. 

[romad1]

27 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." The legacy of Reagan lives on. 

I recommend anyone who feels like this should visit a National Park and soak in public good. 

[mtutiger]

 

[Tigerbomb13]

😂😂😂

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." The legacy of Reagan lives on. 

This is definitely where this sentiment got, if not exactly started, then supercharged. If it were George Bush Sr. who'd said that instead of Ronald Reagan, this country would probably be a very different place.

 

[CMRivdogs]

Wasn't Reagan also the one who said he wanted a government small enough to drown in the bathtub.

Under Musk and Trump they're flushing it down the toilet

[The Ronz]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

Kind of hard to underestimate how powerful and effective four-plus decades of “the federal government is evil and must be destroyed” rhetoric has been.

And some of the people saying it at that time - including the President - were working for and taking their salary from......the government.

 

 

[mtutiger]

Delusional