🧵The intersection of the Musk & Putin agendas are coming into focus. Here's what I think is happening. I hope I'm wrong. Key to understand: 1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day. 2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt. - ThreadSky

ebharrington.bsky.social • 3 days ago

🧵The intersection of the Musk & Putin agendas are coming into focus. Here's what I think is happening. I hope I'm wrong.

Key to understand:

1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day.

2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt.

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skepticblacksheep.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

hammys-howl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep. Pretty much

gblues22.bsky.social•3 days ago

Those are my feelings too. Musk and Putin have full control on T (I wonder what they have on him?)

kjkroep.bsky.social•3 days ago

Time to push to impeach Trump.

rosalind-beehive.bsky.social•3 days ago

OMG I think you nailed it.

kincheloe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sounds about right- one gets to dismantle barriers to his companies and the other gets removal of barriers to taking another country

emblues.bsky.social•2 days ago

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greybirdmuse.com•3 days ago

mmmm.... yep.🎯

claylady24.bsky.social•3 days ago

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jake-66.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is the best summary ever written. And it’s obvious this is what is happening. Everyone has to stop talking about this, in my opinion, as thought it’s merely speculation. It’s beyond Occam’s Razor. We don’t need a signed admission from Trump to state these obvious facts as facts.

jake-66.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump his no interest in the daily duties of the Presidency, or any job. He just wants the money flowing into his pocket and will take whatever interventions he needs to meet that end. The needs of this country or its citizens is not something Trump gives a single thought to, ever.

clarlune.bsky.social•3 days ago

Those are the exact conclusions I've reached. in addition, i believe T winning the election was a direct result of a Putin Musk collaboration. And because it was so successful, particularly in several swing states, T believes he will be President for life. "What? Me worry?"

molloy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Interesting. Thank you.

rwxrwxrwx.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump's team planned such an arrangement in 2016 with John Kasich (see https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-donald-trump-offered-john-kasich-chance-to-be-the-most-powerful-vp-in-history/)

``Kasich would "be in charge of domestic and foreign policy." [...] When the Kasich adviser asked what Trump would then be in charge of, Trump Jr. simply replied: "Making America great again."''

kurvepepper.bsky.social•3 days ago

Integrity 💗

niloniarolan.bsky.social•18 hours ago

brawndo-blue.bsky.social•2 days ago

I agree.

desertscott.bsky.social•2 days ago

@ebharrington.bsky.social Fascinating and accurate info. Any thoughts on:
1. The other entities - Project 2025ers, etc?. Do they just go along because they get what they want or are they also aligned with Russia to weaken US?
2. Trump’s ego. What keeps him in line now? He has the power

desertscott.bsky.social•2 days ago

of the Presidency - why wouldn’t he get rid of Musk now since he doesn’t care about what Musk is doing, but it makes him look bad? His ego and fragile emotional state would not allow this to continue unless there is a threat on his life or something.

holleya.bsky.social•3 days ago

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mkverson.bsky.social•2 days ago

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digitalwarrior.bsky.social•2 days ago

👀

djl71.bsky.social•3 days ago

I would add: Musk probably went to Trump a couple years ago and said, "I can buy X, promote you, and get you into the Presidency -- or I can bury you and let you go to jail. Here's my price for helping."

djl71.bsky.social•3 days ago

I agree 100%.

I thought the chaos would roll more deliberately. But new signs are that Russia is feeling the war strain quite badly (sold huge gold reserves in 2024 to pay for it; hiring N. Korean troops because low on manpower).

Putin has urgency to "cash in" on Trump immediately. And is.

heavy-grasshopper.bsky.social•3 days ago

On top of that, we know how carefully the Project 2025 fascists planned this out, and Musk/DOGE was not part of their plan. Trashing the government, sure, but not in this chaotic way. They only tolerate it because they find they have no choice. And they have no choice because they can't outbid Elon.

teufelhunden0352.bsky.social•3 days ago

Very well written and very much on point. Thank you Doc for taking the time to make this available.
To everyone who reads this, and I hope many do, please share by reposting. We need viewpoints like this to make there way to non-MAGA Trump voters!

scotthoots.bsky.social•2 days ago

I unfortunately think you are 100% right and we really are making a quick turn to the Gilded Age. We were already heading that way with Citizens United and all it needed was a president willing to get rid of any consumer and worker protections to get to the finish line.

gwpda.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well. Yes. With musk and the muskrats controlling US government payments system - and now authorising a 'crypto reserve'. What you're looking at is a repeat of roughly 1922-1929 - stock inflation, lack of regulation, bubble - collapse. It does not end well.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•3 days ago

Netanyahu and pro-Israel interests are an important part of the narrative as well.

bainne.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is nobody talking about this? It’s as if the whole “I think we’ll do an ethnic cleansing in Gaza” thing never happened.

richfoxexists.bsky.social•3 days ago

That’s all unfortunately sound to me. Another piece of the puzzle I’d add are these crypto pump and dumps Trump keeps doing. Is this just for Trump? To fill GOP coffers and war chests? Someone is getting rich, but who and for what?

onewheeldoin200.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wish these theories made a lot less sense and didn't track perfectly with what's actually happening in real life :'(

maggyw.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well yeah !! Obviously.

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

2. Trump doesn't really want to be President in the sense of running the US, but he does want two things above all else:

a. to stay out of prison--prison was a very real possibility for him, had Harris/Walz been elected

b. to get revenge on those he perceives as having wronged him 2016-24

ivannevarez.bsky.social•3 days ago

🎯

sixtoroyalty.bsky.social•3 days ago

The third important goal is to enrich himself.

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

3. To achieve his 2 goals, Trump sold the Presidency to Musk & Putin--in the sense of agreeing to use (or let them use) the Presidential role to achieve *their* objectives.

We saw Musk buy his share in broad daylight: $277 million cash on the barrelhead.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-277-million-trump-republican-candidates-donations/

josalo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Quibble: Twitter was $44 Billion. Indirect, but a big undertow.

nolatom.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don't forget the heritage foundation and their project 2025 backers who are evil-as-f#ck oligarchs of a different stripe--fossil fuel, industrial and media magnates--who poured dark money into the effort to buy themselves a government too.

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

4. Putin's purchase wasn't out in the open, but we can infer it from 2 things:

a. the warning Putin aide Nikolay Patrushev issued a week after Election Day, stating T owed his win to "certain forces" & was "obliged" to pay

b. T taking actions that mainly benefit Putin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-aide-issues-ominous-warning-153252084.html

rschatz.bsky.social•2 days ago

Saw you on MSNBC earlier.. and yes.. remember that quote week after election..

rschatz.bsky.social•2 days ago

And now 🆕 breaking news... T pausing military aid to Ukraine.. WTF..

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

5. Trump is "paying back" Musk by letting DOGE vandalize the federal government from top to bottom, allowing him to ransack secure databases that will be invaluable for a variety of Musk-enriching purposes, from economic warfare against competitors to his businesses, to training AI.

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

6. All this is being done without a peep of protest or criticism from Trump, even though Musk/DOGE put Trump's poll numbers--which we know he actually cares about--into negative territory.

Trump, the guy who's always on offense, is notably silent & docile with Musk.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/02/politics/poll-trump-negative-congress-address/index.html

ebharrington.bsky.social•3 days ago

7. Trump seems to be "paying back" Putin by engaging in a series of increasingly destructive acts. That includes not just the bizarre, almost campy or WWF-like attempt to humiliate Zelenskyy last Friday in the Oval Office, but also appointments & EOs that undermine the greatest strengths of the US.

wilber12.bsky.social•3 days ago

AND he sold the vice presidency by allowing Musk/Putin/Thiel specify Thiels protege (Vance) as VP candidate.

mim2020.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think one last money grab, as well?

wecandohardthings.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don’t forget those sinister go-between, the Millers. Prime minister crossed with Rocky Horror. https://www.wired.com/story/katie-stephen-miller-elon-musk-takeover/

wecandohardthings.bsky.social•3 days ago

(When) Crime Doesn’t Pay: “What’s The Use?” from “Candide.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5j0gGBzXs

tenter-hook.bsky.social•2 days ago

Where do Project 2025 and the post-liberal Catholics come in on this Trojan horse?

maggyw.bsky.social•2 days ago

Heritage Foundation has been around forever. They have new fascist wings.

tenter-hook.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do you think they have common cause with Putin? Does their idea of dominion dovetail with Putin’s?

maggyw.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s about ending liberal democracy for all of them. Many paths to that

wvm66.bsky.social•3 days ago

If this story is true, the question is also what IT knowledge Musk shares with Putin to take Russia to a higher IT level.

loudlovebird.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/loudlovebird.bsky.social/post/3ljespy2pcs2x

loudlovebird.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdjackson.bsky.social/post/3ljgx2mgx222s

coloradocarly.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think this is spot on. I would only add that the Christian right needs the oppression of lgbtq+, minorities, women, and immigrants and Tump needs them to feel served as well.
We need a solution now or our kids will inherit horror.

history-repeats.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pure logic! 🙏

dannimariec.bsky.social•2 days ago

I sadly agree!

lharbinsonartist.bsky.social•3 days ago

100% on everything you said and its frightening.

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