Trump v Elon: Will their battles become legend?

[05C40]

. . ., at least not in my lifetime.

Man, that last part hit me hard when I realized that for me that's really not much time. The way it is, is how it's going to be for the rest of my life. That's depressing. A lyric fragment from 1971 is playing in my head, "Ain't no sunshine . . .."

 

[rodoheel]

In a very narrow way, I get the instinct to treat Musk as a temporary ally, but that is faulty logic. Musk is not just rich, he is the face of the oligarchy we are supposed to be fighting. He built his empire on public money and worker exploitation, attacks unions and public transit, and now uses his platform to boost white nationalists and undermine democracy.

He does not want to take down the Big Beautiful Bill for the same reasons we do. He wants fewer limits on his power.

Aligning with Musk, even tactically, muddies the message. If Democrats want to build a winning coalition, they have to be the anti-oligarch party. You cannot take on corporate power while cozying up to one of its worst offenders. Musk is the system Dems need to be fighting.

Yeah any Dem politician who goes running to court Musk can get fucked as far as I’m concerned. Ideologically he’s worse than Trump.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[Mulberry Heel]

So we have a WWE administration. Which, given that a former WWE executive is running the Department of Education and that Dear Leader himself is in the WWE Hall of Fame, somehow fits. I'm old-school and haven't watched any "pro wrasslin" on television since the 80s/early 90s, but if Trump 2.0 was located in that time we'd probably have Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and others holding important cabinet posts.

 

[1moretimeagain]

Calling this a WWE administration doesn’t seem fair.

Also, I see Jared and Ivanka made a rare appearance last night.

 

[Bobfripp]

So we have a WWE administration. Which, given that a former WWE executive is running the Department of Education and that Dear Leader himself is in the WWE Hall of Fame, somehow fits. I'm old-school and haven't watched any "pro wrasslin" on television since the 80s/early 90s, but if Trump 2.0 was located in that time we'd probably have Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and others holding important cabinet posts.

Make room for Nacho too!

 

[theel4life]

He literally looks like a clown. How can anyone take him serious?

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Make room for Nacho too!

That's White House Budget Director Nacho getting ready to body slam Secretary of the Treasury Macho Man Savage at a cabinet discussion over tariffs, while Trump dozes at the head of the table. Which is probably close to what actual cabinet meetings of this administration look like.

 

[sringwal]

 

[theel4life]

 

[Carolina Fever]

So we have a WWE administration. Which, given that a former WWE executive is running the Department of Education and that Dear Leader himself is in the WWE Hall of Fame, somehow fits. I'm old-school and haven't watched any "pro wrasslin" on television since the 80s/early 90s, but if Trump 2.0 was located in that time we'd probably have Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and others holding important cabinet posts.

 

[nycfan]

Likely fake and yet Grok seems to think it could be real…

 

[nycfan]

 

[Bobfripp]

Too. much. ketamine.

 

[nycfan]

Too. much. ketamine.

 

[nycfan]

Musk jumps on the Trump train (or is it the Vance train?) for the LA conflict.

 

[wmheel1287]

Musk jumps on the Trump train (or is it the Vance train?) for the LA conflict.

No, the President doesn't tolerate rioting and violence. He selectively encourages it.

 

[dukeman92]

Is it just me or do her lips look… bigger?