When Harris is elected president Musk should lose he's security clearances and be forced to relinquish ownership of Space X; or the company should lose all it's government contracts. Full Stop.
No, not before she wins. It would create an unnecessary distraction from the task at hand; which is winning the election and the court battles to follow.
definitely after she wins, he's a huge security risk. The company can still keep going under new uncompromised leadership, and since Harris is not yet in charge the investigation should quietly begin under Biden but I doubt Merrick Garland has the balls.
If Kamala doesn't bring in an AG who comes in with guns blazing, I'll be shocked beyond words. She's going to want to bring someone in that mirrors what she would do if she was AG.
I find it interesting that the news has broken this week that Musk entered and stayed in the US illegally. Garland may not have the balls, but Biden does—and since Trump et al. helpfully weaponized the INS, there's no reason post-election for Biden to refrain from using it against someone who did what the GOP is constantly complaining about: entering the US illegally and taking away American jobs (by illegally firing workers when they strike, for one thing!)
Not to mention, since the SCOTUS ruled that a president can't be prosecuted for things done in his official capacity... Biden has a golden opportunity to demonstrate why that needs to be overturned by Congress. He can do what's necessary to squash Musk and his authoritarian pretensions and risks nothing by doing it.
Great idea and I also want his legal status in the US challenged. That little stunt he pulled with Starlink in Ukraine is enough to start an investigation and consider booting him out of here for good.
Scary shit. Just terrifying. And even more terrifying is all the reports that TFG actually has a path to winning. I try to sort out the BS from real reporting, it's hard. My anxiety is as high as it's ever been, this just cannot happen!
“Rs would only be working so hard to shape the national narrative to make it look like Trump is winning if they believed he wasn’t. These red wave polls are a sign of desperation, weakness and a campaign that knows it’s losing.”
Oh I get that and I know in my head he really hasn't gained support, he's lost it. There are those "just can't vote for her" outliers but I feel most of them were past TFG supporters looking for an "excuse" to continue supporting him after all he's done. It's still stressful even thinking he has a chance. The fact we are here, that he is on the ballot when we know he should be in jail, it's nerve wracking.
I agree! My stress level is pretty maxxed out right now, as all this is so horrifying. Plus both of my adult children have serious pre-existing conditions. I can't fathom what will happen they cannot access the meds they need. 😰
if only people would pay attention and not vote out of spite or other ulterior motives. Working with colleagues from Europe I run out of ways to explain the insanity that this race is as close as it is.
“Project 2025. Trump, being the savvy political creature he is, sought to distance himself as much as he could from its extremist policies.”
Bullshit. Trump is not a “savvy politician”. He’s just a coward who runs from any criticism or accountability. Show him the picture of him taking a crap right here on the sidewalk two seconds ago and he’ll insist he’s never taken a shit in his life and is at this moment 100 miles away.
A savvy politician would have never let Project 2025 be known. Trump, moron, was all for it until he was criticized for that so then immediately declared he’d never heard of it.
STOP TRYING TO NORMALIZE THIS PERPETUAL IDIOT AS SOME SORT OF MASTERMIND.
I write a lot of fiction, and if Musk was a character in one of my novels, he'd be just like he is now, with a big old mansion in a brutally hot part of Texas, where he's holding three wives and a hundred kids hostage, and who sees that a crazy, demented man is running for president and offers to help him. The billionaire then decides to sabotage the campaign in the 11th hour by warning people on his massive social media network that electing the crazy man will result in a collapsed economy.
A day or two after the crazy man calls a large population group garbage, the billionaire then urges the lunatic to color his face an even deeper shade of orange than usual for Halloween, and to ride around in a garbage truck.
I don't know what happens next. Reality is crazier than fiction these days.
How about somebody whispers in Trump's ear that he might want to reconsider going to the Forum one day because Cassius Vance has a lean and hungry look. Then Trump realizes he's surrounded by those who want to do him in and starts a campaign on Fox to convince the GOP that Don, Jr., would make a better VP and JD should be impeached for (Wait for it.) planning a coup.
tRump Klown Kar about to do a "Thelma and Louis"...all those mo'fo's packed in and going over the cliff with Orange Felon's foot pedal to the metal...Slim Pickens/Major "King" Kong riding that nuke down to annihilation...yowza!!
Although you wrote a solid article of concern outlining some key players in the spotlight, you missed two critical individuals who remain largely behind the scenes. Steve Bannon & Stephen Miller continue to bend policy to enforce conservative politics on behalf of Heir Drumpf going back almost a decade now.
And the saddest part is that we can’t even talk to our family members about any of this because they are so closed to any criticism of DT. It makes me so sad for our country that some folks don’t even want to hear truths.
Even if Trump wins he cannot be allowed in office. Biden should use his new immunity powers from the Unsupreme Trump Court and jail all the MAGAt traitors.
I hope Joe's team has a plan to scuttle Trump's post-election chaos. Harris has hinted that the DNC is prepared.
Why do I think Judge Merchan in NYC will sentence Trump to four months in prison, which would allow Vance to show up for inauguration as his proxy at first, and then the 2025ers roll out the 25th Amendment and Trump finds himself looking for a way to be a podcaster?
We think we know why the unholy trinity of Putin, Musk and Trump has formed. Think about “disaster capitalism” and how Putin became a gazillionaire. In a nutshell, bankrupt the USA, then the plutocrats gobble up the remnants at fire sale prices. Thus Putin finally achieves his goal of dominating the democratic world. The other players you mention probably have no clue how their fantasies are being used in the service of the plutocracy, or hope to be in the winners circle.
Klown Kar, an apt description of those individuals which Scott wrote about today. Are there sufficient numbers of people who actually are favorably disposed to seeing these people in important positions and basically rendering the government “moot”? It calls into question how so many people in our country can be dumbed down to the point where they are robots who rubber stamp anything Trump does or says. Do the not realize the “existential threat to our democracy” which another Trump presidency will yield? Name calling these voters does no good, for they are numb to anything cogent or intelligent. They enable Trump, a liar, a cheat, a convicted felon, a womanizer, a sexual predator who was called a rapist by a judge, a person with numerous criminal charges yet to be adjudicated, to lead our country. “Lead” is a powerful word, for in actuality a President Trump will be a dictator and his circle of lapdogs will carry us to Armageddon, the end of our democracy. How can they vote for dismantling the ACA when their basic healthcare is dependent on it? Or allowing the government to take control of women’s healthcare to the point where doctors are made irrelevant and elected officials make rules which affect basic human rights? That there should even be a question as to whether Trump should ever “serve” again is even open for discussion is so incredibly frustrating. I’m praying, hoping, that this election will show Trump the door and hit him in the butt on his way out to face the legal system and his just desserts.
All of these horrible regressive policies will make Americans poor and desperate - we will become their peasants, that is what the Elite Lord's want........to rule over us.
When Harris is elected president Musk should lose he's security clearances and be forced to relinquish ownership of Space X; or the company should lose all it's government contracts. Full Stop.
he should lose it now
No, not before she wins. It would create an unnecessary distraction from the task at hand; which is winning the election and the court battles to follow.
definitely after she wins, he's a huge security risk. The company can still keep going under new uncompromised leadership, and since Harris is not yet in charge the investigation should quietly begin under Biden but I doubt Merrick Garland has the balls.
If Kamala doesn't bring in an AG who comes in with guns blazing, I'll be shocked beyond words. She's going to want to bring someone in that mirrors what she would do if she was AG.
Jack Smith fits the bill.
She might want to take a hard look at Michigan's take-no-prisoners AG Dana Nessel. She's courageous, unintimidated, and does her homework.
yes, 110%
I find it interesting that the news has broken this week that Musk entered and stayed in the US illegally. Garland may not have the balls, but Biden does—and since Trump et al. helpfully weaponized the INS, there's no reason post-election for Biden to refrain from using it against someone who did what the GOP is constantly complaining about: entering the US illegally and taking away American jobs (by illegally firing workers when they strike, for one thing!)
Not to mention, since the SCOTUS ruled that a president can't be prosecuted for things done in his official capacity... Biden has a golden opportunity to demonstrate why that needs to be overturned by Congress. He can do what's necessary to squash Musk and his authoritarian pretensions and risks nothing by doing it.
Like months ago!!!!
Great idea and I also want his legal status in the US challenged. That little stunt he pulled with Starlink in Ukraine is enough to start an investigation and consider booting him out of here for good.
Scary shit. Just terrifying. And even more terrifying is all the reports that TFG actually has a path to winning. I try to sort out the BS from real reporting, it's hard. My anxiety is as high as it's ever been, this just cannot happen!
Daily Reminder From Simon Rosenberg:
“Rs would only be working so hard to shape the national narrative to make it look like Trump is winning if they believed he wasn’t. These red wave polls are a sign of desperation, weakness and a campaign that knows it’s losing.”
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/i-would-much-rather-be-us-than-them-aec?r=fqsxl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Oh I get that and I know in my head he really hasn't gained support, he's lost it. There are those "just can't vote for her" outliers but I feel most of them were past TFG supporters looking for an "excuse" to continue supporting him after all he's done. It's still stressful even thinking he has a chance. The fact we are here, that he is on the ballot when we know he should be in jail, it's nerve wracking.
I agree! My stress level is pretty maxxed out right now, as all this is so horrifying. Plus both of my adult children have serious pre-existing conditions. I can't fathom what will happen they cannot access the meds they need. 😰
Read this, it will help.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/31/2281219/-My-New-Favorite-Analyst-Says-Fox-News-Polls-Show-Trump-Losing-in-A-Landslide
if only people would pay attention and not vote out of spite or other ulterior motives. Working with colleagues from Europe I run out of ways to explain the insanity that this race is as close as it is.
You left out one key player - JD Vance. I am absolutely positive he will be President within a year of Trump’s election.
Weekend at Bernie's for ten months, then Vance.
God help us! Although the egotistical shithead will NEVER give up the limelight.
Same, and then eligible for a second term.
Scares the hell out of me too. And, when tRump loses, what's the Rs playbook for 4 years from now.
“Project 2025. Trump, being the savvy political creature he is, sought to distance himself as much as he could from its extremist policies.”
Bullshit. Trump is not a “savvy politician”. He’s just a coward who runs from any criticism or accountability. Show him the picture of him taking a crap right here on the sidewalk two seconds ago and he’ll insist he’s never taken a shit in his life and is at this moment 100 miles away.
A savvy politician would have never let Project 2025 be known. Trump, moron, was all for it until he was criticized for that so then immediately declared he’d never heard of it.
STOP TRYING TO NORMALIZE THIS PERPETUAL IDIOT AS SOME SORT OF MASTERMIND.
I write a lot of fiction, and if Musk was a character in one of my novels, he'd be just like he is now, with a big old mansion in a brutally hot part of Texas, where he's holding three wives and a hundred kids hostage, and who sees that a crazy, demented man is running for president and offers to help him. The billionaire then decides to sabotage the campaign in the 11th hour by warning people on his massive social media network that electing the crazy man will result in a collapsed economy.
A day or two after the crazy man calls a large population group garbage, the billionaire then urges the lunatic to color his face an even deeper shade of orange than usual for Halloween, and to ride around in a garbage truck.
I don't know what happens next. Reality is crazier than fiction these days.
How about somebody whispers in Trump's ear that he might want to reconsider going to the Forum one day because Cassius Vance has a lean and hungry look. Then Trump realizes he's surrounded by those who want to do him in and starts a campaign on Fox to convince the GOP that Don, Jr., would make a better VP and JD should be impeached for (Wait for it.) planning a coup.
"Reality is crazier than fiction these days . . ."
Always way. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Only now it's getting more difficult to differentiate one from the other.
Satire has become very difficult to do.
Thank you! Hopefully, enough people are paying attention!
tRump Klown Kar about to do a "Thelma and Louis"...all those mo'fo's packed in and going over the cliff with Orange Felon's foot pedal to the metal...Slim Pickens/Major "King" Kong riding that nuke down to annihilation...yowza!!
Although you wrote a solid article of concern outlining some key players in the spotlight, you missed two critical individuals who remain largely behind the scenes. Steve Bannon & Stephen Miller continue to bend policy to enforce conservative politics on behalf of Heir Drumpf going back almost a decade now.
And the saddest part is that we can’t even talk to our family members about any of this because they are so closed to any criticism of DT. It makes me so sad for our country that some folks don’t even want to hear truths.
Even if Trump wins he cannot be allowed in office. Biden should use his new immunity powers from the Unsupreme Trump Court and jail all the MAGAt traitors.
Biden has no powers that are immune - the court decides what is and what is not an official act. They would not vote in favor of anything Biden did.
I hope Joe's team has a plan to scuttle Trump's post-election chaos. Harris has hinted that the DNC is prepared.
Why do I think Judge Merchan in NYC will sentence Trump to four months in prison, which would allow Vance to show up for inauguration as his proxy at first, and then the 2025ers roll out the 25th Amendment and Trump finds himself looking for a way to be a podcaster?
We think we know why the unholy trinity of Putin, Musk and Trump has formed. Think about “disaster capitalism” and how Putin became a gazillionaire. In a nutshell, bankrupt the USA, then the plutocrats gobble up the remnants at fire sale prices. Thus Putin finally achieves his goal of dominating the democratic world. The other players you mention probably have no clue how their fantasies are being used in the service of the plutocracy, or hope to be in the winners circle.
That is probably the plan and explains the ever presence of the Russian Mob along the coastlines.
Klown Kar, an apt description of those individuals which Scott wrote about today. Are there sufficient numbers of people who actually are favorably disposed to seeing these people in important positions and basically rendering the government “moot”? It calls into question how so many people in our country can be dumbed down to the point where they are robots who rubber stamp anything Trump does or says. Do the not realize the “existential threat to our democracy” which another Trump presidency will yield? Name calling these voters does no good, for they are numb to anything cogent or intelligent. They enable Trump, a liar, a cheat, a convicted felon, a womanizer, a sexual predator who was called a rapist by a judge, a person with numerous criminal charges yet to be adjudicated, to lead our country. “Lead” is a powerful word, for in actuality a President Trump will be a dictator and his circle of lapdogs will carry us to Armageddon, the end of our democracy. How can they vote for dismantling the ACA when their basic healthcare is dependent on it? Or allowing the government to take control of women’s healthcare to the point where doctors are made irrelevant and elected officials make rules which affect basic human rights? That there should even be a question as to whether Trump should ever “serve” again is even open for discussion is so incredibly frustrating. I’m praying, hoping, that this election will show Trump the door and hit him in the butt on his way out to face the legal system and his just desserts.
All of these horrible regressive policies will make Americans poor and desperate - we will become their peasants, that is what the Elite Lord's want........to rule over us.
An Open Letter to Your Friend or Relative Planning to Vote for Trump:
Your Vote for Trump Is an Endorsement of Bigotry, Cruelty, and the Erosion of Rights—No Matter the Reason You Give.
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/an-open-letter-to-your-friend-or?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The ghouls are here just in time for Halloween…