"Elon Musk: Special Government Employee" has about as much authority as "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" Maybe less, actually - ThreadSky

willbunch.bsky.social • 20 days ago

"Elon Musk: Special Government Employee" has about as much authority as "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"

Maybe less, actually

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I checked. Special Government Employees can only serve 160 days out of 365, and are subject to conflict of interest rules and financial disclosures.

But are the Musk Tech KIDDIES Special Government Employees?

lakeview2.bsky.social•20 days ago

Would like to know what other person/s had this title in the past ? I think 🤔

auldtwa.bsky.social•20 days ago

lots, actually there's a list somewhere/ see Wikipedia on "special government employee" It has the statute the creates the position. Also a reference to Inspector General Opinion form a while ago on the conflict of interest and financial disclosure.

chiconh.bsky.social•20 days ago

Do you really think they won't also find a way around this if Congress doesn't first find their spine and do something? They will push past every damn norm or rule they can until they are stopped.

God help us all if they aren't stopped.

auldtwa.bsky.social•20 days ago

it looks like they are stiffening. Going to pull a Tuberville. No routine confirmations of smaller fry. Senate will have to debate every one. Also, no cooperation on the budget. Things grind to a halt on March 14.

chiconh.bsky.social•20 days ago

At the rate Musk and Trump are going, what's going to be left in a month and a half? And it'll take months of Tumberville tactics to change anything.

Those ideas aren't enough.

Congressional leaders need to be at the offices, physically blocking these actions - Now.

auldtwa.bsky.social•20 days ago

meanwhile there are lawsuits aplenty.

auldtwa.bsky.social•20 days ago

well, for starters no ambassadors. There are a LOT of posts that need advice and consent. We never hear about them because they are never really questioned.

Thanks to the voters, the Dems ARE a minority party. It doesn't really add anything to the solution to go around blaming them.

richardmcgovern.bsky.social•20 days ago

Elvis had slightly more authority

failabrava.bsky.social•20 days ago

Only true if someone stops him...

carmen-theresa.bsky.social•20 days ago

But DoJ and FBI are on his side, so who's to uphold the law?

annwomble.bsky.social•20 days ago

Then why is he getting away with it? That's what we're all wondering.

traceycavasin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Elon musk is not elected officials - he is trespassing and interfering with the secret documents - with all your information -
This is treason -
Trump's EO does not carry any weight or permission - only Congress has such power here - not Trump and definitely not Elon -

scoundrel2.bsky.social•20 days ago

apparently he has enough to steal all our info

briancummings.bsky.social•20 days ago

That motherfucker needs to be nominated to something, and confirmed by the Senate before he touches anything AFAIC. There is NO shortcutting this. None.

Eppur si muove. 🤷🏼‍♂️

chiconh.bsky.social•20 days ago

Stop underestimating their willingness to ignore the law. He doesn't have the legal authority, but he's doing it anyway, and he's getting away with it.

Until Congress steps in, they will keep going until Trump and Musk control everything. Including how we "vote".

daisygrace.bsky.social•20 days ago

Elmer J Fudd: Millionaire (I own a mansion and a yacht)

drdavegoldberg.bsky.social•20 days ago

Paul Blart presumably has to submit his references and get security clearance.

rudelyvangelder.bsky.social•20 days ago

Probably a piss test or two as well.

chelsea9.bsky.social•20 days ago

Tbh I'd watch a Paul Blart style movie starring Elon. I seem to recall a lot of comical injuries in the trailer. 🤔

pisfrednorris.bsky.social•20 days ago

Remember when Paul Blart bought a woman a horse to atone for his fumbling sexual advances?

chelsea9.bsky.social•20 days ago

Hmm Elon would never give anyone anything.... He also had a job. 🤔 The comparison really falls apart on closer inspection.

pisfrednorris.bsky.social•20 days ago

I don't hate Kevin James' guts, too.

ashleymont.bsky.social•20 days ago

Can you push the Inquirer to cover this like the coup that it is?

thebiggoldfish.bsky.social•20 days ago

How dare you sulley the great paul blart 😆

radialaf.bsky.social•20 days ago

Ummmm, he's the actual leader of a multinational fascist regime. So, um, he'll decide when we have to report to the camps.

walkerwest.bsky.social•20 days ago

He asked for “Il Duce”, or “Der Fuhrer”, but best they could do was “Special Govt Employee”.

So humiliating for such a macho man.

edward-kr.bsky.social•20 days ago

Phony Stark and His Virgin Avengers

jianliyang.bsky.social•20 days ago

My latest.
Musk’s glaring conflicts of interest deserve more attention
https://thehill.com/opinion/5122059-elons-musk-space-starlink-concerns/
His overlapping roles as both a gov't "official" & CEO of a major defense contractor create inherent conflicts of interest—especially given how deeply his business interests r intertwined with China’s.