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You have friends that drank the Kool Aid? "Musk’s companies are set to add $613 billion in value since the election and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has built a new dynasty on Wall Street as he hands control of Cantor Fitzgerald to his sons." from Bloomberg So much for draining the swamp..

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Most of us more or less already saw this coming: More largess for the Billionaire Boys Club (from Bloomberg) "Congress meanwhile is considering major reductions to Medicaid in order to pay for the renewal of 2017 tax cuts"

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The muskrat is now on his 13th attempt to (choose one) A. Prove his sperm is not defective B. Improve his parenting skills C. Address overpopulation by having more children D. Prove that women find him and not his money attractive

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13 children--by how many different women? I detect mad parenting skills-- with him spending tremendous amounts of quality time with his children (when he is done running the country into the ground) Just kidding. Wagers on how damaged emotionally those children will be?

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Elon Musk, embarrassed that he cannot make money without government contracts or subsidies, insists Open AI remain a non-profit. Not a problem if he somehow assumes control...

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Recipient of billions of dollars in federal funds, Elon Musk, will determine if he has any conflicts of interest in policing who gets federal funds. And Mexican drug cartels will report to the police every time they break any laws. Honest!

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I cannot help but be suspicious of the generally milquetoast response from elected leaders. It speaks volumes about who is wholly owned by corporate America--and the "budget trimming" makes it easier to hide the next round of corporate tax breaks and subsidies

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...and if you thought Wall Street ever had your best interests at heart: "... a venture capital-backed startup was accused of illegally jacking up rents for furnished apartments in Los Angeles—more than 50% in one example—after last month’s wildfires." from Bloomberg

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A minor detail: Google removed a passage from its AI principles that pledged to avoid using the technology in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons... Given the flaws in current machine learning, I can see THAT going wrong in a hurry...

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Peace comes with a price tag? tRUMP "wants an agreement with Ukraine for the war-torn country to offer access to its rare earths resources in return for aiding its defense against Russia. Trump has said he aims to reach a negotiated end to the nearly-three-year war between Russia and Ukraine"

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Do yourselves a favor. Find out MORE about Palantir and some of Peter Thiels (and their cronies) beliefs

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Tesla announces robotaxis coming to Austin. ...and all the taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers eventually put out of work: What new jobs will they find? How will they be reabsorbed into the work force? Will language and education become a barrier? Are YOU going to have to pay for their retraining? .

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Did the hiring freeze and threats of layoffs impact air traffic controllers ability to stay focused? Helicopter pilots worried about transporting immigrants to Guantanamo and changes in the upper ranks? ..or being led by a recovering alcoholic known for behaving badly in public? Just asking...

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"Russell Vought, Trump’s acting budget director and an author of the far-right Project 2025 (which Trump claimed he wasn’t familiar with) issued a memo Monday telling agencies to pause all federal financial assistance in order to review if the spending complies with Trump’s other orders." Bloomberg

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Government of the people, for the people and by the people? That's way Howard Lutnick, with income of at least $356 million and assets of at least $804 million has been tapped for Commerce Secretary. Just one of us working stiffs...

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The Muskrat (aka "Doughboy") continues to protect American consumers from the better built and less expensive Chinese made EV. ...and now he is tasked with keeping the US safe from the vastly superior Deepseek? Had enough of money in politics yet?

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You bet! I want to pay stupid prices for amusement park food and stadium beers! "Disney boosted Bob Iger’s total pay by 30%, earning him a cool $41.1 million in the year that ended in September." Now, can I get a raise???

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How are you folks doing? JPMorgan boosted "CEO Jamie Dimon’s pay to $39 million for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its own record for the highest annual profit in the history of American banking. " Still waiting for the price of eggs to come down?

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Tired of President Musk yet? The Chinese are evaluating an option that involves Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the app is banned, sources said. It’s unclear whether the multibillionaire, TikTok and ByteDance have held any talks. ...as if more misinformation is a good thing

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Rebuild Los Angeles? With whom--the laborers our idiot president wants to deport? ...and with what? Canadian lumber? (Can you say tariffs?) ...Or our own dead and dying trees--courtesy of a bark beetle population that is on the increase because of (ahem) warmer milder winters?

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People don't really give the shitstain and muskrat team enough credit: When you think they can't possibly sink to new lows or saying something even more ridiculous, they find a way!

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Weird idea: Stop creating tax loopholes for billionaires--so cities like Los Angeles can afford to hire more firefighters--or buy water from the nearest hedge fund farmers

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One can sum up the entirety of tRUMP policy as "Look--over there!"

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Nothing says Christmas like a cheap inflatable decorations made in China. Tell me again, Christians, how that celebrates the birth of Christ?

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Me, badmouthing President-elect Skidmark on another social media site when someone replies: "He's your daddy" Nope. More like mom's creepy new boyfriend--the one with the beat up Pontiac GTO, wrap around sunglasses and a ribbed tank top...and pays WAY too much attention to your little sister.

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Privatize the Post Office? Brilliant. It'll be run just like AT&T or Verizon where every call ends up being answered at a call center in India or the Philippines by a clueless low wage worker reading from a script they barely understand. A script that never actually answers your question...

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I'm so glad climate change is just a libtard hoax (despite the fact that this latest storm dumped ANOTHER 6" of water on us in Sonoma-- and a tornado touched down near Santa Cruz, CA) ...and our future moron in chief says it will be hard to bring down prices?

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The robot--the one that takes your job--will NOT be paying into Social Security... I hope you were not counting on a social Security check

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A trail of documents, corroborated by former colleagues, suggests that Hegseth was forced out by both the nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—due to serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

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The local public utility is proposing ANOTHER rate increase--to basically increase supply for AI and data centers? So AI could put a lot of us out of work--and PG&E wants us to pay for the privilege? Tell me again how that works--and WHO exactly wants the increased efficiency of AI?

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I'm guessing this will curb inflation. Kidding... Tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada could add $3,000 to the price of an average car, according to analysts. About $97 billion worth of auto parts are imported each year, and three million cars from Mexico and one million from Canada.

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"Scott Bessent is set to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary after months of lobbying. A hedge fund manager by trade, he told the Wall Street Journal that Trump’s tax cuts and tariff pledges will be his focus."

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