How the Republicans could continue to steamroll our country after Angus King’s speech should worry everyone. Tens of millions are phoning state and federal lines: https://x.com/SenAngusKing/status/1887863898948395440
When these people are removed from office (and that day will come), we'll need to enact the largest taxation of millionaires and billionaires this nation has ever seen.
That's probably what helped him get so rich. Stealing from the government and people less fortunate than him. Musk and trump both are conmen and thieves. Taking from others never giving back. Take Take Take!!!
SpaceX needs to abide by Natl. Env. Policy Act, Clean H2O Act, and a myriad of FAA laws and regs. They don’t. When they do, Leon can complain about NPR piddly grants and Fed funds.
Even seasoned journalists can’t press Trump because he won’t answer a question honestly. They’re essentially note takers at press conferences waiting for his next brain fart to escape. Journalists should focus on uncovering facts. Fighting with a monkey that only throws poo isn’t fruitful.
47 is a couple of things- functionally illiterate and a cult leader. Until the rest of us that have relied on reasonable information and arguments stop thinking his minions are the same, we will get nowhere. We need to get up to speed on how to communicate with cult members to course correct.
Defund SpaceX, it's wasteful to have two space programs. Plus, how much of our taxes are spent payed out as bonuses to musk? How much goes toward a crypto investment? It's all waste. I prefer NASA, much better shirts too.
Just a few thing Elon does for the US government thru Space X
-HeNASA Crew Transportation:
-SpaceX launches various types of satellites for the US
-Starshield Government Business:
-Artemis Program:
-National Security Contracts:
There is no more NASA so who would do it if he didn't?
So one of the biggest bleeds of federal funds is going straight in the pocket of musk. What a suprise. I’m sure he needs loads of money to take his stupid rocket ship to mars. Guess who’s paying for that futile trip.
Neither one of those SOB’s ever did anything on their own. It was handed to them by their dad’s and then they’ve sucked up the teetof the government since then.
If SpaceX suddenly had 35% less revenue, would their Board of Directors still side with Elon Musk? Unlikely. On the other hand, they kept him around at Twitter.
That’s because shitter has no board of directors. Elongated Muskrat is the sole director, president and CEO. It’s not a listed company anymore but a private company.
However he has creditors who helped him to buy it. So to begin to destroy him would require the creditors to cancel the loans.
That's what I said. This MF is talking about defunding something while he gets rich off of govt money. How much did Tesla get? And they continue to get? Make it on your own. The only time they talk shit is when the poor get help!
I hope the evil x-guy does not survive on his “own” without our taxpayers buck$. 😡
NPR and PBS are OUR great American public media! Each of us pays about $1 in taxes for access to free and excellent programming, sources of news, information and entertainment… oh, and education! Lifelines for us 👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Most of the country watched Ken Burns’ fantastic 1990 documentary, “The Civil War,” on PBS stations. Americans were united in that! Ken Burns supports public broadcasting and PBS, and airs his excellent documentaries only on PBS! https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-civil-war/
💯💯💯... They're basically running the Trump cancer charity scam, only accelerated and by taking over an existing entity on the cheap, which is totally Elon's thing.
They're also letting millions in medications and food expire... because "conservativism". 🙄
I know it will get worse too, but there is some small comfort in the fact that most fascist and kleptocratic movements are led by incompetent jokers, and Trump and Elon are a lot more incompetent than they get credit for. Then MAGA voters will turn violent on them first too.
No……I hate to say this, but Elon needs to be permanently removed from civilization.
Send his ass to mars…..or put him in front of a firing squad. That evil motherfucking Nazi doesn’t deserve to live
Hopefully? I don’t know. This is the worst crisis in our democracy since the civil war. This is the second civil war and free people better recognize freedom is not free. We must fight for it.
I'm not asking to be confrontational or anything, just curious. You are against the way things are going under Trusk, right? But feel that NPR isn't sufficiently nonpartisan? Do you watch/listen to Democracy Now?
I don't need public radio to give me the news I want to hear, that's not the point of it. And if you're really interested in fighting Nazis, you'd fight them across the board, including here. So, like those who refused to vote for Hillary for whatever idiot reason.. WTF are you even playing at?
Mind you, it makes me livid when any media normalizes anything happening right now. It's agonizing. But the people it's really difficult to hear complaining right now is anyone who didn't vote Dem in all 3 of the last elections. For real.
Also, if you have paid any attention at all (which I take leave to doubt), NPR overall has been incredibly critical of Trump and Musk, increasingly so with every day, to the point of being deliciously snarky. (It occurs to me that maybe the subtly escaped you, that's an option...).
Ah, yes, the 'great white hope.' How'd that work out for YOU? How about fuck Bernie and the privilege-blinded Bernie Bros who bear no small responsibility for a lot of this mess?
And the person wishing for the death of public media is never, ever the good guy.
Doesn't really matter if you believe it or not, they DO. And that's what this cutting the funding of NPR is. Messages like "Fuck NPR"... that's really not helping.
You know, I used to love their foreign reports until October 9, 2023. Have not seen it since. I see Jane Ferguson left, her reports of the war on Yemen were brilliant. Same in Afghanistan. I bet she couldn't take it anymore.
I strongly suspect all of the money Musk allegedly gave the Trump campaign originated with Putin. Musk just played the role the NRA took in 2016 and 2020...
Makes you wonder if Putin has funded a lot of businesses that have bought their way into the west. Many millionaires seemed to spring up out of a poor country and start buying influence in the west. Makes you wonder if Russian gov money was used
He has, and it’s quite the money laundering operation. He has useful idiots — rich and not so rich — who more or less buy influence for Russia but don’t even always know it. A chunk of that money has been a big boost for far right political parties and their boosters in Europe.
There is no doubt. Putin & his inner circle of KGB agents & Russian mafiosi stole everything of value in the old USSR. Russia has massive wealth in oil, natural gas & minerals. All once controlled by the Communist Party, but stolen to become personal wealth of the oligarchs. It is a gangster state.
There is zero doubt that the GOP, Musk & other US oligarchs look on Russia with envy, not enmity. They see elite plundering of an entire country's resources as a thing to emulate, not condemn. The French had it right in 1789, when they tackled their rapacious elites swiftly.
How about these Ds for Musk:
1. Denaturalize him,
2. Divest him of ALL is companies,
3. Deport him back to South Africa, and
4. Deny him ANY access to the US businesses/government.
how abt hiring some smart-mouthed pretty sexy girl to convince him he can show to everyone he is brave enough to pilot one of his testg Mars rockets himself getting his ass out of earth 🌍…. some pretty sexy girl wz talking-head at MAGA can accomplish it, ain’t it ? …. (i got 2 stop daydreaming
That muskrat Mussolini president wannabe needs to be controlled NOW.
He can't buy the right to destroy America for $250,000,000.
STOP the madness.
This is doing what our enemies have wanted, but couldn't.
Save this country now before a revolution becomes inevitable.
Thank you for posting this piece. It makes me feel better to know these cuts really won’t have an effect on my favorite news source. Remember, if you listen to NPR, donate from your heart 💙
TESLA OWNERS, if you're thinking of getting out of Tesla ownership, consider writing it off as a donation to your local NPR or PBS station! There are some great options out there...Kia EV6, Chevy Equinox
Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, not on merit, but bc he found the loophole of leeching taxpayer money.
Supposedly "Invent" things, that already existed, make it seem important, get gov contracts and use taxpayer money to fund you, making you rich. .. And repeat. Get more taxpayer money.
I’m surprised no one on X responded back with that Jon🤨. I’m actually surprised no one’s not mentioning this EVERYWHERE! Musk has so many egregious issues worldwide right but it’s not getting the recognition it deserves and I can’t figure out why 🧐
The media OLIGARCHS want their tax cuts, and Trump has videos of them having sex with children he supplied to them over the years at his overpriced whore houses like Mar-a-Anal, Doral, Bedminster (where the tapes are in Ivanna's coffin), Etc...
I could get onboard with that if he and a few of his pals go first! I’d be much better equipped to donate more to NPR if I didn’t have these creepy guys constantly picking my pocket. We’d easily make up the difference AND afford an omelet for brunch.
when #MuskRat is 6 feet under, he will feed the worms. All by himself. Without teenage helpers. Without #BigBalls. Without Putin. All by himself. Feed the worms.
Looks like The Billionaire Guy is really taking this game Seriously. Look at what he found to correct: NPR. A whopping 1% of their budget comes from the Fed. Most of their funds come from Donations. That must really chafe these guys. What a waste of time and our money on this witch hunt
NPR does survive on its own. That why you always here the "Funded by listeners like you" acknowledgements at the end....this year, I will certainly give them more to help make up for that 1%......Now that I think about it, it's curious how that 1% is always causing trouble, isn't it?
It’s sort of different. The government doesn’t pay PR to do something specific for a program that saves it money. I’m not saying that NPR doesn’t provide a benefit and yes, it’s stupid to try to save so little money to take something that a lot of people benefit from.
Since our governments (states and federal) have given Musk literally billions in subsidies over the years to help make him a success, Musk should now repay all of that money back with interest...
I just turned 65 at the very end of last last year. Ever since January, I’ve been clobbered by the government & threatened to have all that money I was forced FOR DECADES into putting into that account suddenly taken from me like I’m a thief who didn’t earn that cash.
WTH! How can they do that? I’m so worried about getting my SS check this month. Is there anyone at treasury department to pay us? Although, I’m happy about this happening to Trump supporters. It’s terrible that we have to suffer along with those dumb ass clowns.
I think when you're charismatic (he is, whether we like the message or not) and you go lobby Washington, D.C. for money and walk out with many, many $$millions, whether you know anything or not, you are fairly smart. Don't discount what he is capable of. I think we're only seeing the beginning.
I understand what you're saying, but it's really just because he's a White male that people think he's smart and rich. If he were any other thing, he wouldn't be in the same situation.
Killing millions of americans by ending their health care is not wise. Putting millions of americans out on the streets by cutting their own social security that they've paid into is criminal and unwise. Do these right wing nazis want a spike in homelessness? They hate the homeless. right?
It's a good thing none of us compassionate people don't own a Tesla or use Starlink. If we did I'm sure we'd burn them or junk them immediately, right ?
Which is why NPR and PBS are always taking time to thank listeners/viewers for contributions. 🤦🏻♀️ It must be very lonely to have everything you could want and need and still want to take away everything from others.
I am a listener and viewer contributor and will continue to be even if they lose government funding. I also think others like me will keep them afloat no matter what.👍👏💙
It's not about the money. It's about the knowledge. A coup leading to an autocracy has to shut off lines of information and people speaking truth to power
Trump is also going after PBS as well as NPR. They are attempting to target the donors themselves who fund those news agencies. This right here is an attack on the 1st amendment. Trump is trying to gain control of the media and what information is coming out. This happend in Hungary. Fascism.
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Texas!
It can blow up on it's own!
🚬😎
Instead they trust sitting in their bedroom sending messages to each other to uncover the truth…
It’s a crazy world
the govt PURCHASES products and services from Space X
that's what revenue means. it's not even close to the same as NPR.
do any lefty kooks know the meaning of the words they use with more than three letters in it?
Maybe it will be the publicity that gets people excited about buying Tesla cars again.
-HeNASA Crew Transportation:
-SpaceX launches various types of satellites for the US
-Starshield Government Business:
-Artemis Program:
-National Security Contracts:
There is no more NASA so who would do it if he didn't?
Click.
However he has creditors who helped him to buy it. So to begin to destroy him would require the creditors to cancel the loans.
NPR and PBS are OUR great American public media! Each of us pays about $1 in taxes for access to free and excellent programming, sources of news, information and entertainment… oh, and education! Lifelines for us 👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻
The scariest thing abouy Mr Apartheid is that he and his tech fanboys have unrestricted control of over $5trillion
And my science is shot...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FRiYjqm0fo
They're also letting millions in medications and food expire... because "conservativism". 🙄
But I’m sure he have more than a fraction of his net worth without us..
He had NO right to hack into our government's payment system. NONE.
Send his ass to mars…..or put him in front of a firing squad. That evil motherfucking Nazi doesn’t deserve to live
This episode needs a 2025 redux, stat.
Resist.
So fuck them
They also ran endless propaganda demonizing Bernie in order to shove Hillary down our throats.
How’d that work out?
Fuck npr
Nazi
Public
Radio
Life isn't black or white, but this guy wanting to cancel NPR boggles my mind.
But you do you.
And the person wishing for the death of public media is never, ever the good guy.
Fuck NPR? Wtf?
Musk paid over $200 million for Trump to allow him to do anything he wants to do.
https://fortune.com/2024/11/06/elon-musk-america-super-pac-donald-trump-winner-presidential-election/
https://youtu.be/3UiB3xwyfPQ?si=-3dnDJ8ScjZaNVoI
Surprise!!!
🤔
NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE
1. Denaturalize him,
2. Divest him of ALL is companies,
3. Deport him back to South Africa, and
4. Deny him ANY access to the US businesses/government.
He can't buy the right to destroy America for $250,000,000.
STOP the madness.
This is doing what our enemies have wanted, but couldn't.
Save this country now before a revolution becomes inevitable.
My account on X has been throttled ...!
Supposedly "Invent" things, that already existed, make it seem important, get gov contracts and use taxpayer money to fund you, making you rich. .. And repeat. Get more taxpayer money.
Or "approved entitlement by DOGE"!
#WormFeedMuskRat
#FeedTheWorms
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
It should survive on its own.
My candidate for official anthem of the Resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i17mgRK3GX8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Revolution
A manipulator.
https://bsky.app/profile/politicsinthewild.bsky.social/post/3lhh3lb4uzc2d
Then what would Musk bitch about?
The $1,000 spanner, everything Musk uses is paid for at 1000% by taxpayers?
Explains how the scum is so rich.