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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(124,070 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 02:06 PM Wednesday

Musk moved fast and broke his own reputation

By Maureen Dowd / The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk came to Washington with a chain saw and left with a black eye.

Shrinking government is hard, particularly when you do it callously and carelessly; and apparently on hallucinogens.

As with President Trump’s tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency has created more volatility than value.

A guy who went bankrupt six times doesn’t really care about spending. And Trump certainly didn’t want to see the headline, “Trump Cuts Social Security.”

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/dowd-musk-moved-fast-and-broke-his-own-reputation/

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wcmagumba

(4,028 posts)
1. Wearing my best tin hat, I'm not totally convinced that Eloon is gone, maybe this is just another feint or misdirection
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 02:19 PM
Wednesday

to get him back on the down low while he is still influencing/directing the orange beast...

NNadir

(35,959 posts)
2. Maureen Dowd should stick to giving unsolicited fashion advice to Al Gore.
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:11 PM
Wednesday

She moved to right wing stupid long before her rag did.

poli-junkie

(1,287 posts)
3. Musk has destroyed government and mined citizen data. Thiel's Palantir
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:26 PM
Wednesday

has secretly taken over to set up the fascist state data base. We can’t be distracted by the current outgoing Musk. We need to pay attention to Thiel.

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