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First time I donated to Rosa DeLauro. Generally I want to see representatives cycle out of Congress long before they have 30 year tenures, but here's an example of where that kind of experience and seniority is used to courageously defend the American people and our shared interests.

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Absolute power without having to answer anyone but his puppet…. That mysterious donor paying for his legal bills and bankrolling his loses at Truth Social…. You know who

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Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa and that racist upbringing remains with him. He practices the same racism in the United States albeit quietly but his endorsement of the MAGA movement and its racist orientation makes his position clear.

How much money does Trump owe him?

Musk is a full-on fascist and people have to start calling him such. In the legacy media. ALL THE TIME! He is not "brilliant." He is a fascist.

And I enjoy wearing these kinds of shirts in front of fascists 👇

https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com

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Musk has called himself a Socialist on many of occasion. He ain’t self made either. His parents were one of the top shareholders in world’s second largest emerald mine. He came to America on a STUDENT VISA and immediately started working and incorporating businesses…. AGAINST THE LAW for anyone with student visas to work and own/officer a company….. edited for spelling/grammar!!

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So just like Musk's Puppet Trump, Musk is also above the Law? We can thank our Antiquated and Outdated Constitution for the SHITSHOW we are now experiencing!

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So many White people are above the law in the USA. Read Prof. Kathleen Belew's book Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674286078

It adds context to understanding what is going on now with Trump. Here she is being interviewed by Dax Shepard on Armchair Expert but you might want to get a few minutes and skip the banter at the beginning.

https://youtu.be/OhXb90TI7As?si=85NKO_QoK0E8IkAS

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If I hear one more time that Musk is a genius 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮. He *bought* good ideas and simply carried the ball. In Silicon Valley most of us think he's just a very rich wannabe.

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All he’s done is take others ideas and tinkered with them and perfected them. Smart but not original in the least. He’s a far better tinkerer/scientist than he is politician/social pariah.

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No, his engineers and partners did that. When Elon tinkers we get CyberTruck.

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A larger version would make a fine looking Garbage truck!

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Not quite perfect if I hear about the safety problems with his cars. He also had a lot of problems with his rockets.

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I worked at one of his companies. No code associated with his name was in the source code repository that I could see. He's an apartheid-loving flim flam man.

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Yup. I have the same reaction - makes me want to upchuck.

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Not only was he raised in the apartheid, his parents left most of his actual raising to the LITERAL SLAVES THEY OWNED. No wonder he wants to colonise Mars, he wants to create a new slave state and can't get away with it here on Earth.

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He's not that quiet about it these days. He endorsed Germany's far-right anti-immigration party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) in upcoming elections in a tweet that got millions of views. As drugs continue to addle his brain, his true self will continue to emerge to a greater degree.

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Great shirts!

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😉

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The clown car nature of the incoming trump administration suits Musk just fine. He zeroes in on the things that matter most to him personally, then he sets up distractions—teasing trump himself to show his face— and lies to detract attention from his end goal. When he’s called out on it, thank you Representative DeLauro and Senator Warren, he reverts to more lies and distractions. He is an evil menace whose only interest is his own financial aggrandizement.

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Well Said but Musk and Trump have a lot in common! Both of these Creature's enrich themselves by creating Chaos which is an Excellent Veil for their respective Nefarious Activities!

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Oh, yah! I don't disagree with you at all! Actually, they feed off one another. But my guess is trump will soon tire of the "stolen attention" and boot Musk. At least that's my hope...

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We Hope

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I do think Trump will tire of being upstaged by Musk.

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The muskrat must be investigated, deported, and stripped of his assets. Government workers will continue to regulate his companies and sue him. We will protect our democracy by subverting his puppet Trump, just like we did in the first term: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/how-to-subvert-trumps-second-term

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Yes, he truly is a Musk> RAT. His magnificent brain is imploding, he knows this, he is desperately trying to get control over everything, the panic is taking over.. Calling all Psychiatrists! You are needed in the White House, asap! To save America 🇺🇸

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Thankfully for a few more weeks neither Darth Viper or Felon 34 is in the White House.

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Let’s be honest and more proactive. The ‘legacy media’ has shown it has no intention of being ethical and unbiased for a multitude of so-called reasons (both spoken and unspoken.)

What we need to do is fund and promote the smaller outlets doing their best to provide real journalism. We need to support them and spread their work far and wide. I’d love to know of any places like this where people are finding good news. Our individuals like Jay, can’t do all the work - let’s get some help and help some good work.

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The Meidas Touch, The American Prospect, Paul Krugman's new Substack, Public Information (Judd Legum), sometimes The Guardian. Also The New Yorker for in-depth stories.

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I believe The Bulwark has something to offer as well.

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Also Robert Hubbell's Today's Edition on Substack. Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American on Substack; Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse on Substack.

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Thank you! Know some, but not others. Appreciate that!

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Vanity Fair, The Dworkin Report (Scott Dworkin), Letters from An American (Heather Cox Richardson), Jess Piper, Dan Rather, David Pepper, Tangle. All are writers and video producers on Substack and most have podcasts as well as other social media presence.

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Love ‘Steady’ - thank you!

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Behind the Bastards tends to vary what subjects it tackles but their various Musk episodes have been eye openers.

Some More News is highly recommended too, they use humour to talk about very real issues in the world that the 'legacy media' mostly ignores.

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We could use a lot of humor these days…

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Andy Borowitz. 😀

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Here's another one: Dose of Democracy, https://doseofdemocracy.com/. In addition to being newsworthy, they're also hilarious.

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I too am searching for the best organization to put my Pennie’s towards the resistance and finding truth tellers.

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How the fvck did Elon Musk get into our government as President.. cause it seems MuskRatBrain is calling all the shots.. I didn’t vote for this racist FvcK..

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Trump was never who was voted in. It’s all the powers behind him. Trump was just the vehicle to speed up the 50-year Republican plan to eliminate protections (aka ‘regulations’) and privatize as many of our government’s functions as possible. (Education, Public Media, the Post Office, etc etc) It’s always been about more money and more power.

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Completely agree Nora!! Project 2025 and all of this bullshit .. the oligarchs in this country are all the same.. power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.. we better buckle up cause it’s going to be a bumpy fvcking ride this next few years.

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Musk is a private citizen how the fuck is this AHOLE making decisions in our government when no one voted him into ANY position in our government.. cause it looks like he’s the one calling the shots and he’s the oversight in our entire government..WTAF

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In next update to the co situation there needs to be clause on if no government entity acts in a situation we see now, the people can do x y z.

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Credit David Dayen, writing in The American Prospect, for first breaking the Musk-China nexus, and stripping out the "disinvestment" legislation.

MSM eventually caught on, but in a rather desultory, matter-of-fact manner.

https://prospect.org/politics/2024-12-20-government-shutting-down-elon-musk-factories-china/

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Appreciate links so much. Thank you

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The American Prospect rocks!!

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He is still playing a video game of destruction. This child needs consequences.

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Regrettably the Man/Child Musk has ascended to the Negative Face of Autism/Asbergers Syndrome! I fear that his Negative Actions will have an adverse effect on Research and Treatment activities for this Disorder!

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He likes to brag about how much of a 'pro-gamer' he is while playing the most popular games badly. It would be embarassing if it wasn't just so pathetic. So much for the '120 hour work week' he's always boasting about. You don't get that far into Elden Ring with that crappy a build without investing some serious time.

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ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY

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Thank you so much for this explanation- connecting the dots!!!!

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DemLabs has been tracking Musk's antics. Click on any of these interactive "follow-the-money" maps to see follow Musk's rampant corruption.

How is Musk forcing a Government shutdown to get more tax cuts for billionaires: Follow the money with this interactive map!

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/12/19/trump-musk-ramaswamy-doge-program-government-shutdown-cr/

How does Trump payback Musk for his donations? Track the nominees that can make Musk richer!https://thedemlabs.org/2024/12/05/trump-payback-musk-for-donations-with-nominees-to-make-him-richer/

Musk billionaire GRINCH steals your SOCIAL SECURITY to pay for his TAX CUTS

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/12/25/musk-billionaire-grinch-steals-your-social-security-to-pay-for-his-tax-cuts/

Mapping where your kids may have to die to make President Musk even richer

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/12/23/mapping-where-your-kids-may-have-to-die-to-make-president-musk-even-richer/

Who’s funding Musk’s attack on American democracy? Follow the money!

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/12/21/saudis-fund-muck-purchase-of-twitter-being-used-to-attack-democracy/

GOP to cut your Social Security to give more tax cuts to Musk

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/11/22/gop-to-cut-your-social-security-veterans-benefits-to-give-more-tax-cuts-to-musk/

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I am with Senator Warren on this ! He should not be anywhere near our government or making policy suggestions for his puppets. 🤮🤮🤮🤮

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I was hoping the shuttering of disinformation research would have made it into the Congressional record as well. That frankly disturbs me more than Eloon making money in China.

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This is my first time seeing ‘Eloon’. Love it! The one I was getting chuckled from was moron musk:)

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Jay, this is an extraordinary piece of writing. Thank you for sharing your views. You may have helped rescue our democracy with this post. #RachelMaddow, here’s a project for you.

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He & 45 are melded together as one evil being.

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