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What the Democrats’ Musk Whisperer Thinks Now

February 7, 2025 Musk, Whisperer, Democrats, Thinks0 comment

Representative Ro Khanna has known Elon Musk for more than a decade, so he thought he should raise some concerns about the billionaire’s assault on the federal government where he would be sure to see them. Posting on the platform Musk owns, the California Democrat said yesterday that Musk should be hauled before Congress to explain himself. “Musk’s attacks on our institutions are unconstitutional,” Khanna wrote. It took Musk just 16 minutes to reply: “Don’t be a dick.” The two continued their conversation over text message, Khanna told me. In…

MUSK-ETEERS: Legacy Media Melt Down Over Trump Admin Employing Talented Youths

February 7, 2025 Legacy, Trump, Melt, admin, youths, MUSKETEERS, Employing, Talented, down, Over, media0 comment

The legacy media’s new freak-out—after they got finished with the “Elon Musk makes Nazi salutes” cycle—is that the new administration is bringing in too many young people. Yes, really. That’s their strategy to take President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Musk down a peg. Here’s an example of what lefties in the media are freaking out about on social media right now. Musk’s commando staff includes guys who are 21, 23, 24 and 25. One is *19* years old. His job title is “Expert.” When you were 19, what were…

What Trump’s Tarrifs Will Actually Cost You

February 7, 2025 Actually, Cost, trumps, Tarrifs0 comment

Trump promised to help everyday Americans with their everyday costs. Unsurprisingly, his first weeks in office have established that his policies will do no such thing. He has started trade wars with America’s three biggest trading partners that will affect virtually everything Americans buy and consume. Economists almost universally agree that the tariffs imposed by President Trump will cost the average American household hundreds—if not thousands—of dollars every year. As Trump’s tariffs take effect, the Tax Foundation estimates they will cost more than $ 830 per U.S. household this year…

Trump follows through with trade war threats, slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

February 3, 2025 Tariffs, slaps, Trade, China, Mexico, threats, Canada, through, Trump, follows0 comment

President Trump on Saturday ordered tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, making good on his threats to punish the U.S. trade partners. The Washington Times stories: White House

USAID takeover is unconstitutional, lawmakers say

February 3, 2025 USAID, Lawmakers, unconstitutional, Takeover0 comment

The Trump administration’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is illegal and unconstitutional, a group of House and Senate Democrats told a large crowd of people protesting outside of the organization’s headquarters on Monday in Washington, D.C. “USAID was established by an act of Congress, and it can only be disbanded by an act of Congress,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). USAID personnel at the agency’s Washington headquarters were instructed overnight not to come into the office and to work remotely, except for employees with essential on-site…

Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly

February 3, 2025 could, government, Backfire, Purging, Spectacularly0 comment

The U.S. federal government manages a larger portfolio of risks than any other institution in the history of the world. In just the past few weeks, wildfires raged across Southern California, a commercial flight crashed over the Potomac, a powerful Chinese-developed AI model launched to great fanfare, the nuclear-weapons Doomsday Clock reached its closest point ever to midnight, a new strain of avian flu continued its spread across the globe, and interest rates on long-term government bonds surged—a sign that investors are worried about America’s fiscal future. The responsibility of…