Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA
texastribune.org/2024/11/12/do…

* Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to head DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
* Trump: "provide advice & guidance f. outside of Gov." to "drive lg. scale structural reform, & create entrepreneurial approach to Gov. never seen before"

#ElonMusk #VivekRamaswamy #DOGE #GOP #Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism #WealthTax #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #transphobia

Trump taps Musk & Ramaswamy to lead Dept. Government Efficiency
npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33972/…

* new government agency focused on regulating federal spending
* DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
* childish play on dog-themed cryptocurrency started as a joke wh. skyrocketed after Musk promoted it
* another deviation f. political tradition

#ElonMusk #VivekRamaswamy #DOGE #GOP #Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism #WealthTax #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #transphobia

Why is Elon Musk Negotiating with Iran?
newrepublic.com/post/188464/el…

* Trump ally at places he has no business being
* appar. trying to broker some kind of agreement betw. U.S. & Iran
* met w. Iran’s ambassador to UN in NY

* Musk also engaged in secret talks w. Russian President Vladimir Putin
mastodon.social/@persagen/1133…

Elon Musk Shut Off Starlink to Stop a Ukrainian Attack
mastodon.social/@persagen/1110…

#Trump2 #fascism #authoritarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #NationalSecurity
#Israel #Iran #Putin #Musk

Why is Elon Musk Negotiating With Iran?

The tech billionaire and Trump ally is everywhere suddenly—even places he has no business being.

^{The New Republic}

Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say
nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/m…

* tech billionaire/top adviser to Trump, reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran & U.S.

Musk met with Iranian ambassador to United Nations
salon.com/2024/11/14/musk-met-…

* X CEO reportedly talked to diplomat about reducing tensions between Iran & U.S.

#Trump2 #fascism #authoritarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #NationalSecurity
#Israel #Iran #Putin #Musk

Elon Musk met with Iranian ambassador to United Nations, per report

The X CEO reportedly talked to the diplomat about reducing tensions between Iran and the U.S.

^Salon.com

Elon Musk publicized names of U.S. gov't employees he wants to cut, terrifying federal workers
ctvnews.ca/world/elon-musk-pub…

* personal targets of world’s richest man/legions of followers on X/Twitter
* revealed names/titles of people holding 4 rel. obscure climate-related gov. jobs
* ea. post viewed 10M's times
* named indiv. barraged w. neg. attention
* 1/4 women named deleted her social media accounts

2024-Nov-27: $323 BILLION
forbes.com/profile/elon-musk

#Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #Musk #Twitter

Elon Musk

#1 Elon Musk on the 2024 Forbes 400

^{Elon Musk (Forbes)}

Elon Musk’s Real Plan Is Starting to Appear
newrepublic.com/post/188989/el…

* Musk wants to gut Social Security & Medicare
* Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) posted blueprint for dismantling Social Security on X
* Musk amplified
* 2024: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson prom. to cut Social Security, incr. defense spending
* Project 2025: drastic cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lee

#Trump2 #GOP #Project2025 #fascism
#Musk #Ramaswamy #MikeLee
#billionaires #libertarianism #oligarchy

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