What started as musings at a dinner party evolved into a radical takeover of the federal bureaucracy, driven with frenetic focus by Musk, who channeled libertarian impulses and resentment of oversight of his businesses into a singular position of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u... - ThreadSky

peterbakernyt.bsky.social • 17 hours ago

What started as musings at a dinner party evolved into a radical takeover of the federal bureaucracy, driven with frenetic focus by Musk, who channeled libertarian impulses and resentment of oversight of his businesses into a singular position of power. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/politics/musk-federal-bureaucracy-takeover.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=04FEDED6-C858-49D4-BF1E-CE0E7E5DD553

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ellelewis.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The musings of this maniac are going to irrevocably upend the lives and health of millions of Americans for years to come

mportnoy.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The cruelty is the point.

coffeequeen1.bsky.social•16 hours ago

From reading the NYT last year, I didn't realize the threats Elon Musk and Project 2025 would pose to our democracy.

I did know, however, that Biden was becoming increasingly senile. Thank you, NYT!

raortman.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Don't forget Peter Thiel.
His ice-cold shadow looms large over the whole freakin' mess.

ambcaw.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This is frightening and could be extremely disturbing, even for his fellow oligarchs!

drshowup.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Have you seen Zero Day? There is evil Musky type in it. Worth the time.

jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social•17 hours ago

yebisu-dragon.bsky.social•17 hours ago

And sanewashed every step of the way by the New York Times

lambgl.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I suggest words like diabolical plot to rip the fabric of our country to line his pockets at the expense of Americas most vulnerable and weak least able to defend such an attack.

lambgl.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The words you are using aren’t sufficient. You’re glazing an affront to our democracy & freedoms. The softening to please Trump is repulsive and dangerous. Quitting my NYT sub today. Hope you wake up someday to realize what you are doing. Go independent and be a real reporter again Peter.

blackbirdchi.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Illegal but you couch it so casually. And if a Dem did this, you would be screaming your head off

mister-sister.bsky.social•17 hours ago

How long will it go on endlessly just describing what is going on?....until protests have become dangerous, free elections no longer exist or Europe is in ruins...WHEN WILL US SOCIETY FINALLY REACT?

bergha2.bsky.social•16 hours ago

How are you guys going with your colleagues being denied a place in the White House Press Pool?

bergha2.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Think you missed the word "illegal" in there somewhere

darwinsregret.bsky.social•13 hours ago

So when does the revolution start? It seems like it might be too late if we wait too long.

livingwillie.bsky.social•15 hours ago

My guess is, we’ll soon see new books about how Musk plan worked. From withheld information by members of the media. Hope that’s not the case.

funnynora.bsky.social•17 hours ago

“Libertarian impulses…” what exactly are those?

lambgl.bsky.social•16 hours ago

His language is a glazing of the facts. Done with NYT.

funnynora.bsky.social•15 hours ago

The impulses are autocratic. He’s used to having his way. Likely doesn’t here “no” a lot.

carolannete.bsky.social•14 hours ago

"Libertarian" as in "I do whatever I want, and I tell other people what to do."

cdrjames.bsky.social•13 hours ago

It’s never been about saving money or making government more efficient. It’s always been about reeking havoc and destroying peoples lives.

petigrusghost.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Peter Baker is one of the most notorious sane-wasHers and bothsiderists in what's laughingly called the MSM. That's why he's become a regular on MSNBC.

ravenna321.bsky.social•16 hours ago

He may or may not be a genius but emotionally he's a toddler and reacts accordingly. For all his billions it's too bad he can't buy a thicker skin.

josey75.bsky.social•16 hours ago

You say "takeover" - we say total corruption...

justgimmesometruth.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The ultimate military strategy is to convince your enemy to commit suicide.

justgimmesometruth.bsky.social•16 hours ago

At this point Musk’s is coordinating and executing the last stages of Putin’s Trojan horse strategy. From the self imposed economic sanctions ie tariffs to degrading US military leadership each designed to topple US democracy.
https://apnews.com/article/musk-putin-x-trump-tesla-election-russia-9cecb7cb0f23ccce49336771280ae179

justgimmesometruth.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Are you saying that Musk’s US government take over is complete?

justgimmesometruth.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Putin and Musk are in continuous contact.

nbarnes006.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Wow real hard hitting court stenography guys!

Funny how Musk’s libertarian impulses require government contracts which . . . whoa! Just got another one!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/business/musk-faa-starlink-contract?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR21ggVq592sZI8wNzM797KxYBpLC3SoJLGqzLS3QaI524wVhil7cLWmIOI_aem_EnHTX4oUbrmVt5KadcPN5w

ladyoldandgray.bsky.social•10 hours ago

PSYCHOPATH Trump (KGB codename since 1987: Krasnov) has been PSYCHOPATH Putin’s bootlicker for decades.

Trapped w/in the behavior patterns of their disorder, WORLD DOMINATION/ENSLAVEMENT is the agenda as RUSSIA’S Republicans—also cultivated over decades—destroy America/Americans to pave the way.

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