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Words From Elon Musk
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What's the story?
Sneakers
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Ok, not so much words from Elon, but from J. Cristina in support of Elon. Apparently, Brazil is trying to get X to censor certain info coming into Brazil via X. X did not meet their timelines for information, so they froze Starlink's accounts. J C ranted a bit, but it's a good watch.
PJay
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They asked Elon Musk to give an estimate of how many federal employees he and Trump will fire, and his response was unfortunately sad, "Are you trying to get me assassinated before this even happens?" He's not even joking. They've tried to take Trump out twice now. They can easily switch to targeting guys like Elon and RFK Jr., who they know will play key roles in Trump's next presidency. They also asked him how serious Trump was about shrinking the size of government, and Elon said, "He is VERY SERIOUS about it."
The Wall Street Journal ran an unintentionally hilarious story yesterday headlined, “Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known.
It’s not news that the world’s richest (and most productive) man donates in large amounts. How is that news? Where are all the exposés about Bill Gates’s donations? Or George Soros? One hint may be that the WSJ called Elon “one of the biggest donors to conservative causes.” That, combined with Elon’s Twitter reach, led the Journal to deem the space entrepreneur “one of the most influential figures in U.S. politics.”
Indeed.
A more interesting fact from the article, which will encourage some of you, is that Musk was apparently one of the largest donors to Governor DeSantis’ short-lived presidential campaign. I think that particular fact evidences both Musk’s intuition and intelligence, especially considering that SpaceX relies heavily on certain resources located in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Journal also breathlessly reported that Musk gave $50 million in 2022 to a 501c named “Citizens for Sanity.” Sanity? Say no more! Where do I sign up? (It’s an anti-castration group.) There was lots more about various Musk donations, but at the end of the day, the Journal’s exposé said nothing we don’t already know. Musk is active in politics. Ho hum. But that’s where things got really funny.
Behold! One part of Musk’s personal political progress baffled the Wall Street Journal’s crack investigative team:
Hahahaha! Talk about burying the lede. True, Musk “seemed” to undergo a rapid political transformation. But why? Why did Elon undergo a rapid political transformation? Why does the Journal use the mysterious word “seemed?” Why was it hinting that it doesn’t believe in the transformation?
What happened?
What happened was Elon was a lifelong Democrat until California’s power-drunk, out-of-control, barely-literate state politicians chased him out of California. Full stop. Musk was painfully red-pilled by the pandemic.
That’s the real story. The headline should have been, “How Democrats Created The Most Influential Conservative Figure in U.S. Politics.” My old journalism professors are surely spinning in their graves. Well, they’re spinning unless they’re still alive, in which case they are prudently protecting their careers by rationalizing the controlled demolition of journalistic ethics, which is a whole different and less complimentary sort of spinning.
Some folks still have legitimate concerns about Musk and his brain chip project. But you can’t deny that Elon Musk is doing more for our fellow Americans in the Western Carolinas than is the entire federal government:
Free satellite communications to all the affected areas. That must be expensive. But Musk is paying for his generosity and compassion in more ways than just with his money. Consider this op-ed headline from the Hill, two days ago:
(The left’s Public Enemy Number One is, of course, Donald John Trump.)
Musk didn’t need to put himself in the left’s unforgiving crosshairs. He has a lot to lose. But he did it anyway, and for that, Elon Musk deserves much credit.
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PJay
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Arizona just declared for @realDonaldTrump, making it a clean sweep of all swing states! Massive red wave success! It is beyond a landslide, as Republicans won: – Presidency – Popular vote – Senate majority – House majority – State governor majority – State legislature majority The few states that didn’t go red are mostly ones without voter ID requirements. Must be a coincidence This is an extremely clear mandate from the people for significant change!
Interesting. FNC hasn't called Arizona yet.
Noticed that too. "270 to Win" shows Trump getting both AZ and NV for a total of 312 and Harris with 226.
PJay
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Not surprised.
