r/politics • u/Dustypigjut Oregon • Nov 27 '24

Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers Soft Paywall

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/business/elon-musk-government-employees-targets/index.html
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u/TintedApostle Nov 27 '24

These people are not even in government or power right now. This is probably a violation of their rights too.

Welcome to fascism

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u/No_Animator_8599 Nov 27 '24

Musk will eventually blow up big time with Trump and his cabinet and Congress and will slink away to post random nonsense on X.

He’s already had major screaming matches with staff in Trump’s orbit and it’s a question of time before he’s ousted or quits (as will most of Trump’s cabinet as prior history shows from Trump’s first term).

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u/burnsalot603 Nov 27 '24

It seems like he feels like he is a key player in getting trump back in the white house so he can do whatever he wants. He bought X and turned it into the largest propaganda machine ever seen, I'm sure he didn't do that out of the goodness of his heart. He worked with the Republicans to push a certain narrative for years and I'm sure he's been privy to a lot of back room conversations and may know too much for trump to just throw under the bus like he has with everyone else. He can try but running over the richest man on the planet, who acts like a edgy 12 year old and owns one of the largest social media sites in the world isn't going to be as easy as Rudy Giuliani.

Leon melting down and posting all the dirt on Twitter would be amazing to witness though.

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u/W3NTZ Nov 27 '24

He could until now but Trump has no more need for him now that he's elected...

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u/One-Step2764 Nov 27 '24

...are we really pinning our hopes on the idiot prince's egotism to save us from the evil chancellor's machinations?

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u/Man_with_the_Fedora Nov 27 '24

I fucking hate this timeline.

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u/jeobleo Maryland Nov 27 '24

I just had general trump-based nightmares. I unsubbed from this subreddit but shit still pops up. I need a macro that automatically blocks any mention of "Trump" or "Elon" from appearing in my feed. Maybe RES can do it.

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u/imaginarion Nov 27 '24

Yep. Trump only cares about Trump at the end of the day. And with the SCOTUS ruling he’s immune to consequences basically for life, he can cut anyone loose at any time if he feels like it. So either Musk gets down on his knees and swallows that big-headed orange mushroom every time he is asked or he gets ousted from the inner circle.

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u/TechnologyRemote7331 Nov 27 '24

Saying we’re “pinning our hopes” on this idea is a bit of an exaggeration. It’s more like we’re hoping to see a “Pride cometh before the Fall” moment so we can jointly feast on the schadenfreude.

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u/Boodikii Minnesota Nov 27 '24

If you ask literally any Centrist, they will tell you that's the plan.

"It doesn't make sense for him to do XYZ, so obviously he's not going to do it."

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u/One-Step2764 Nov 27 '24

The onramp to the highway to hell was marked, "Third Way."

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u/leshake Nov 27 '24

Most reliable quality he has.

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u/TurielD Nov 27 '24

Oh there's no telling who comes out on top of this. It's just going to be a slapfight and we're looking forward to the fallout.

You've got ot enjoy the small pleasures in life.

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u/sacredfool Nov 27 '24

Oh Oh, I know what will happen!

Trump will survive an alleged assassination attempt. It will leave him scarred. Trump will parade his injuries. Elon is going to get hurt too but he is going to build himself an egdy black suit of electronic armour to hide his scars. They will introduce martial law and persecute many minorities.

After a few years Elon will reconcile with his is estranged child, who, as a member of the now persecuted minority will convince him of the error of his ways. An argument between Elon and Trump will ensue and will end with Elon throwing Trump down the Trump Tower elevator shaft.

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u/NickUnrelatedToPost Nov 27 '24

Elon doesn't need or want Trump.

He wants JD Vance. That's the guy who's ticket he paid (by rescuing the Trump campaign with quite some cash).

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u/Eatpineapplenow Nov 27 '24

holy shit you are right.. I was just sitting rooting for Trump wtf