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Elon Muskās latest power play is going down in flames,Ā as the first split opens up between theĀ chainsaw-wieldingĀ gazillionaire and Trumpworld. Will it last?
- Saturday night in Washington D.C. ā a time when stressed out federal workers shouldāve had a momentās peace from President Donald Trumpās assault on their careers, perhaps to gather and knock back a couple stiff drinks. Instead, phones all over town started buzzing with texts: The White House sent an email blast, telling all federal workers to list five bullets āof what you accomplished last weekā by Monday, 11:59 p.m. āThis whole thing is bonkers, Matt,ā one worker texted me. āWe are in the wrong timeline.ā
- Was it real? Was it legal? Should people respond? The mysterious message came,Ā shockingly, from āFirst Buddyā Elon Musk ā who tweeted that anyone who doesnāt respond would be fired⦠even though the email doesnāt say that. In other words, if you missed his tweet, you might even get fired without knowing why. Federal workers areĀ now suing Musk, claiming that he violated the law. What authority does he have to fire people, or issue these sorts of decrees?
- āI have work to doā a second worker texted me. āElon Musk is clearly a coward without a life or a real job.ā Some workers typed their bullets so that the first letters spelled: āF ELON.ā Another employee pointed out that Muskās DOGE would have to sift through more than 10 million bullet points, a total “waste of time.”
But a chasm soon opened between MuskĀ and Trumpās MAGA-pilled cabinet officials.
- FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth each instructed their agencyās employeesĀ to not respond to the email. Remember, Trump chose these people because theyāre ultra-loyal. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told workers last night that his department ā and no one else ā is responsible for reviewing their performance, per an email obtained byĀ What A Day. Theyāre not supposed to push back on anything Trump wants to do.
- Trump publicly defended Muskās initiative today, telling reporters that it was āgenius.ā Shortly after, however, the White HouseĀ told agencies that they can ignoreĀ the email, according to theĀ Washington Post. DOGE will use AI to analyze responses that have been sent in,Ā NBC News reports. āEveryone is working together as one unified team at the direction of President Trump. Any notion to the contrary is completely false,ā White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Post.Ā Nothing says, āWeāre all on the same page here,ā as publicly disavowing the White Houseās orders!
- These chaotic three days signal fresh strains in MAGAworld. Trump has granted Musk near-total power to slash the federal workforce and save money (an effort thatĀ has failed, on the financial level, while unleashing widespread suffering). What just happened was important: Trumpās top officials just overruled the unelected tech mogul. The question now: Will they have the guts to do it again?
In a timely display, someone hacked the televisionsĀ at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to show anĀ AI-generated video of Trump licking Muskās bare feet. Disgusting, but accurate.
TRUE FIENDS
Even Elon Muskās AI chatbot (what kind of hellscape are we living in?) believes that Donald Trump is on Russiaās side.
In one week, Trump has overhauled Americaās foreign policy toward Moscow, calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ādictator without elections,ā demanded that his country hand over $500 billion worth of natural resources, and cozied up to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The United States chose today, the third anniversary of Russiaās invasion of Ukraine, to vote alongside Russia, North Korea, and other dictatorial countriesĀ against condemningĀ the Kremlin for its actions ā a stunning about-face on the world stage. It sends a clear message to Zelenskyy: The U.S. isnāt with you anymore, even in the face of Ukraineās dire straits.
The most powerful nation on earth has switched sides, according to Grok, Muskās artificial intelligence chatbot on X. Trumpās recent statements are in āalignment with Kremlin propaganda,ā the chatbotĀ told me last night.
āTrumpās ādictatorā label mirrors Russian disinformation efforts, which aim to delegitimize Zelenskyy by questioning his mandate and portraying him as an authoritarian,ā Grok wrote. āTrumpās rhetoric aligns more closely with Moscowās talking points than with the reality of Ukraineās situation.ā
Over the weekend, Zelenskyy offered to step down as president if Ukraine is allowed into NATO and Putin agrees to end the war ā a largely symbolic gesture. Today, PutinĀ called Chinese leader Xi Jinping, an ally throughout Russiaās invasion. The pair are ātrue friends,ā Xi said.
I asked Grok whether Trumpās in their friend category. āBoth leaders likely see Trump as useful rather than a true friend,ā it responded. Okay, please never make me write āGrokā in this newsletter again.
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Donald Trump tapped right-wing lunatic Dan BonginoĀ to be the deputy director of the FBI. This guy isĀ anotherĀ legitimate nutcase whoĀ regularly harasses reportersĀ and once said that his āentire life right now is about owning the libs.ā Between agency Kash Patel and this guy weāre sure the FBI is in for a normal, productive four years.
Israel sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first timeĀ in decades, telling fleeing Palestinians that they arenāt allowed to return to their homes. Palestinian officials called this move a ādangerous escalationā in an area where 3 million Palestinians live under military rule.
Tech bro Vivek Ramaswamy has officially enteredĀ the Ohio governorās race. His main position is basically the same as DOGE ā cutting spending and reshaping the state government ā which he was booted from. You can tell heās just sad that he was kicked out of the club by a dudeĀ who pays other peopleĀ to play video games for him.
Apple announced plans to hire 20,000 workers and invest $500 billionĀ in the United States over the next four years. Itās exactly the type of investment Trump wants tech giants to pledge, and could push more companies to follow suit.
Lester Holt is stepping down as the anchorĀ of NBC Nightly News after eight years in the post. Heāll still be an anchor with āDateline.ā Oh come on, who else has a soothing voice that can deliver the bad news to me every night? Thereās enough podcasts in the world⦠but I still want him to start one.
DHS Secretary and dog killer Kristi Noem admitted that Trump specifically askedĀ her to run $200 million anti-immigration ads that repeatedly thank him for the immigration crackdown. Nothing says āI am a confident leaderā like āplease spend hundreds of millions on an ad praising me.ā
Five-time Grammy award winner Roberta Flack, the legendary singerĀ of āKilling Me Softly With His Song,ā died today. She was 88 years old.
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