Musk is out of the government, but they keep doing remarkably specific things that cater to his particular niche interests Curious - ThreadSky

dfeldman.org • 23 days ago

Musk is out of the government, but they keep doing remarkably specific things that cater to his particular niche interests

Curious

Reposted from The New York Times

The Trump administration is working to bring the first group of white South Africans it has classified as refugees to the U.S. early next week.

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prostoserdov.bsky.social•23 days ago

Tbf this has been a niche interest of movement-conservatism for decades

dfeldman.org•23 days ago

I didn’t know that. I’ve seen some ridiculous revisionists online claiming that apartheid South Africa was fear for everyone, but I didn’t think they made it into the mainstream.

prostoserdov.bsky.social•22 days ago

I think it is even more mainstream within the Right than support for Israeli Zionists or Chinese Christians.

(Probably because Afrikaners are neither Jewish nor Chinese 🫠)

stephensben.bsky.social•23 days ago

Celebrating Musk being out of the White House is a little like celebrating the robbers – complete with their heavy sacks of cash – being out of the bank.

thomopolis.bsky.social•23 days ago

Checks keep getting written.

thedenature.bsky.social•23 days ago

The fixation on destroying PEPFAR--with Musk's pet agency overruling Rubio's nominal authority-- is perhaps best explained through his influence.

davidmichaelpick.net•23 days ago

They're still trying to import those South African? I thought I'd heard they wanted to *stop* aid to Africa!

dfeldman.org•23 days ago

There’s something different about these Africans… they really get under some people’s skin, even though their plight pales in comparison to refugee groups…they’re a bit of a black sheep… it’s not a black and white issue though

sopranospice.bsky.social•23 days ago

Weird Little Guys podcast from @coolzonemedia.bsky.social has done an excellent deep dive over several episodes on *gestures broadly* this specific con.