Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, as the architect of a group he called the Dept of Govt *Efficiency*, has taken a chain saw to the apparatus of governing, spurring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> & dread by pushing out some 100k <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> & shutting down various agencies, though the govt has not been consistent in explaining the expanse of his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>.</p><p>But in selected spots across the govt, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> is positioning itself to see billions in new federal contracts or other support….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>At <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>, after repeated nudges by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, the agency is being squeezed to turn its focus to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>, allowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> to pursue federal contracts to deliver the first humans to the distant planet.</p><p>And at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> & the White House itself, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> satellite dishes have recently been installed, to expand federal government internet access.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts</p><p>Within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> could move <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> cargo rapidly around the globe.</p><p>In the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> Dept, SpaceX’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal govt’s $42B rural <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> push, after being largely shut out during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> era.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/politics/spacex-contracts-musk-doge-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=E7E65CB6-8C02-416C-97B6-4C61119E4373" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/spacex-contracts-musk-doge-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=E7E65CB6-8C02-416C-97B6-4C61119E4373</span></a></p>
William<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lisamelton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lisamelton</span></a></span> Everything is for sale… <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a social media post, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PattyMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PattyMurray</span></a>, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appropriations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>."</p><p>The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> could be moved legally w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Multiple sources at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSA</span></a> who could not speak publicly for fear of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retribution</span></a> said they were blindsided by the news.</p><p>Logistical challenges aside, the role of the office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aid</span></a> as the administrator of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio is protected by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>. It's not clear how these responsibilities could be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legally</span></a> moved w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>. [not that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cares]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a statement, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KellyLoeffler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KellyLoeffler</span></a> said, "As the government's largest guarantor of business loans, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBA</span></a> stands ready to deploy its resources & expertise on behalf of America's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxpayers</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>."</p><p>But those resources are about to take a big hit as well, as the SBA also announced on Friday that it plans to cut its workforce by more than 40%.</p><p>[a “break it then say it should be shut down because it’s broken” philosophy]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoans</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept's office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aid</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSA</span></a>). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements & last week's broad reduction-in-force [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIF</span></a>].</p><p>It was not clear, based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s announcement, how or if the remaining employees & expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Student loans, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> to move out of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> continued his push to unwind the US Dept of Education, announcing that the management of the entire federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio & of the dept's "special needs" programs would be moved to other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> immediately.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicIntegrity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-53363</span><span class="invisible">30/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa</span></a></p>
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian<p>Here's a hint at what may be the underlying blueprint of convicted felon Trump's economic policy:<br>"Uncertainty and chaos are the final factors in Trump’s operation. The winners, broadly, will be financial speculators with fast fingers and (especially) inside knowledge. Those in position to move quickly in and out of stocks, bonds and real estate—and perhaps even in and out of the dollar from a base in crypto—could be the biggest winners. The apex financial and tech predators, already at Trump’s feeding trough, could end up in control of the whole economy. Which may be their goal. Well, no surprise—it’s an oligarch’s world, is it not?" -- James K. Galbraith<br><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/trump-tariffs-stock-market/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenation.com/article/economy/</span><span class="invisible">trump-tariffs-stock-market/</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> is claiming he has sold 1,000 permanent US residence permits for $5 million each (Trump's "Gold Cards") to the world's wealthiest kleptocrats, oligarchs, and crypto bros (though he doesn't describe them that way).</p><p>note that these people will be able to live in the US but (unlike US citizens) will not have to pay taxes on their foreign income.</p><p>you should expect america's billionaires to start "emigrating" to other countries and "coming back" as Gold Card holders for tax reasons.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>It would also bring into sharp relief the questions about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConflictsOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictsOfInterest</span></a> as he ranges widely across the federal bureaucracy while continuing to run businesses that are major government contractors. In this case, Musk, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> chief executive of both <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a>, is a leading supplier to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> & has EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CHINA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHINA</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Providing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> secrets would be a dramatic expansion of his already extensive role as an adviser to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> & leader of his effort to slash spending & purge the government of people & policies they oppose.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"I think, if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a>," US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> said on FauxNews Wed evening. "It's unbelievable that this guy's stock is this cheap. It'll never be this cheap again."</p><p>"I mean, who wouldn't invest in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>? You gotta be kidding me."</p><p>🙋🏼♀️</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Following <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s shameful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> advert on the WH lawn last week, US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> used a TV appearance to urge Americans to buy stock in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>'s company.</p><p>Cabinet secretaries *don't typically* [NEVER] recommend individual stocks, much less those linked to the president's closest adviser.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/20/tesla-musk-lutnick" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/20/tesla-mus</span><span class="invisible">k-lutnick</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In his interview with Laura Ingraham on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FauxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FauxNews</span></a> tonight, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> also talked about how he envisions an economic partnership with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> might go. “They have some very valuable things for us,” he said, “including very big forms of rare earth.” He described Russia’s land mass as “a big chunk of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a>, the biggest” & said “they have things that we could use, frankly.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alliance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewWorldOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWorldOrder</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/18/us/trump-president-news/8d8c9ce2-ccf7-5c68-9b9a-dc7ad17c30a4?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/03/18/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-president-news/8d8c9ce2-ccf7-5c68-9b9a-dc7ad17c30a4?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> Expands Across <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> Complex</p><p>Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>, is now accessible across the White House campus. It is the latest installation of the Wi-Fi network across the govt since Musk joined the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration as an *unpaid* [if you don’t count all the extra contracts he’s gotten] adviser.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/elon-musk-starlink-white-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=08504AF5-44B4-4B40-977F-61893CA9733D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/elon-musk-starlink-white-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=08504AF5-44B4-4B40-977F-61893CA9733D</span></a></p>
Ehay2k<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span> </p><p>Oh, like Epstein's island? Is that what they want? Because creating a place where people live with unchecked power has never, ever, ever, ever, ever worked out well. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
William<p>Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption</p><p><a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/TechnoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnoFascism</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/17/democrats-elon-musk-investigation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/17/democrats-elon-musk-investigation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>On Friday, several <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> employees arrived at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> Institute of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USIP</span></a>], accompanied by 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> agents, according to Gonzo Gallegos, the institute's communications director. They left after a brief discussion about the institute's status.</p><p>The institute is not part of the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a>, but is instead an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> agency that was established by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> in 1984.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
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