Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread
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As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia
The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.
What a love triangle ... Trump, Putin and Xi. Someone's going to have their feewings hurt. It's either that, or it's going to be the most revolting threesome ever recorded.
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This is the way, if there’s hope at heading off totalitarianism. maga and the tech theocrats must eat each other.
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JCTarheel82
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But that wouldn't be performative, conspiracy theory red meat for his cult.
rodoheel
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Honestly it probably would have happened in 2024 if Trump had won in 2020. I'm gonna be wondering for a long time whether we would have been better off if Trump had won in 2020 then gotten swept out in the post-COVID inflation election sort of like the British conservative party did.
But I'm not giving up hope that we will see it at the ballot box in 2026 then in 2028. The stuff they are going is not gonna work or be popular. I'm confident they're going to try to find an excuse to mail every American a check for $2500 or something in an effort to buy goodwill. But they're not bringing the deficit down, they're not bringing inflation or prices down, they're not gonna solve the border or end crime. People are gonna hate it. I really do think that. It's just a question of how many things will be too broken to fix when they're done.
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Trump will be the cuck in the corner.As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia
The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.www.nytimes.com
What a love triangle ... Trump, Putin and Xi. Someone's going to have their feewings hurt. It's either that, or it's going to be the most revolting threesome ever recorded.
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The President’s lawyers, eh?
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Totally normal stuff.
Wish whoever did this had worked with some skilled climbers and hung the flag 2,000 feet up on El Capitan - that would make removing it difficult.
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“… It appeared as if the State Department was taking steps to award Elon Musk's Tesla a $400 million government contract to buy armored electric vehicles to securely transport diplomats. The move to set in motion a lucrative contract to a company controlled by a high-profile ally of President Trump's seemed so bold it surprised even longtime observers of the norm-busting president.
When asked about it, the State Department issued a statement saying the purchase is now on hold with no plans of fulfilling the contract, pointing out that talks with Tesla began during the Biden administration.
But NPR has obtained a State Department document detailing that Biden's State Department planned to spend just $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year on buying electric vehicles and $3 million for supporting equipment, like charging stations. It represented less than 1% of the hundreds of millions of dollars likely destined for Tesla vehicles after the Trump administration quietly revised a State Department procurement document.
… The person said the State Department and Tesla had agreed during the Biden administration to conduct research about armoring electric vehicles, but no money had been set aside to purchase armored Teslas for the State Department. A total budget of $483,000 had been approved to buy light-duty EVs as possible State Department vehicles. That plan was moving forward as recently as November 2024.
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In a statement to NPR on Monday, a State Department spokesperson said the $400 million figure was "an estimate," pointing out that it was in the early stages and was not yet a full contract, but rather a proposal "strictly to gather information."
The department spokesman added: "the Department of State has no intention to move forward with the solicitation." …”
NPR is going to wind up on the chopping block soon with this type of reporting.
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Musk’s threat was condemned by Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, one of the unions suing OPM.
“Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people,” Kelley said in a statement.
“It is cruel and disrespectful to hundreds of thousands of veterans who are wearing their second uniform in the civil service to be forced to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life,” Kelley said.
“Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people,” Kelley said in a statement.
“It is cruel and disrespectful to hundreds of thousands of veterans who are wearing their second uniform in the civil service to be forced to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life,” Kelley said.
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He thinks we should work 100 hours a week. He's demented