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/logicalconflict Nov 27 '24 edited Nov 27 '24

Is anyone surprised that after all this talk Musk's very first target is a relatively small office that helps to fund clean energy startups - you know to help companies who could provide direct competition to Tesla? This is corruption at it's finest.

None of these people give a shit about government efficiency - this will always be about helping certain companies make more money. You know...corruption.

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u/bareboneslite New York Nov 27 '24

"Musk also called out the Department of Energy’s chief climate officer in its loan programs office. The office funds fledgling energy technologies in need of early investment and awarded $465 million to Tesla Motors in 2010, helping to position Musk’s electric vehicle company as an EV industry leader."

The relatively small office that Tesla owes much of its success to. Perfect example of the "fuck you, I got mine" mentality of rich assholes.

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u/roseofjuly Washington Nov 27 '24

And the people who worship him are so fucking stupid that they think they're "owning" someone by simply watching Elon Musk pull the ladder up behind him.

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u/Objective_Dog_4637 Nov 28 '24

I used to wonder how Hitler could ever rise to power and now it all makes perfect sense.

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u/ultramasculinebud Nov 28 '24

Sequels are always more cringe

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u/Commercial-Tell-2509 Nov 28 '24

This is the prequel. In a perfect world, after this madness ends with Trump aging and a new breed of political class that looks back and see the serious flaws in our system, and we work to close them together. After all, an extremist of any sort is a clear and present danger to society… eliminating the possibility of that outcome is would be of both parties benefit. 

Otherwise, the next one will be worse. 

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 26d ago

I'm thinking we'll go through the aftermath of the Spanish civil war. Fake Christians & Conservatives violently retaliating against people who want Democracy & fairness. Purged to the point of nonexistence

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u/AltruisticWishes 26d ago

It's naive to think the madness will necessarily end with Orange aging. Realistically, there will probably have to be a great deal of society wide pain before there will be a strong widespread desire for change. The dummies who voted for him aren't going to readily acknowledge the error. 

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u/therealmadnick Nov 28 '24

Godfather, terminator 2, empire strikes back, aliens, toy story 2

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u/Alternative_Law_9644 Nov 28 '24

Because people are basically uneducated in this country. Almost nobody knows civics, history, or has any idea what’s going on in America or the world unless it’s in their feed. Trump got elected because he’s a disrupter and people online love that. The next President will have a mess to clean up unless our Congress has a set … which I doubt

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u/No_Gur_5062 29d ago

Let's hope we have another President.

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 26d ago

Our next President may be decades away  And if the dollar is not the reserve currency, we will take even longer to crawl out of poverty here

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u/AltruisticWishes 26d ago

It's so utterly bizarre that essentially no one makes that point. But yes, you're absolutely correct

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u/No_Gur_5062 29d ago

Yes, we used to know this. I guess the people that lived during that time knew the best and they have all died. I'm 65 and learned growing up  how fragile our democracy is. I guess we didn't do a good job instilling that in our own families.

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 26d ago

For me too! AND I foolishly thought NO ONE would ever, anywhere, elect another demagogue. Or think they'd be ok with one. Especially not here!

But I'm living this nightmare with low vibrational people happy to do it.

And the same cowardice is displayed in the opposition. 

I want this Twilight Zone episode to end.

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u/Savings-Anything407 Nov 28 '24

Yes. Same thing is happening now! Disarming Jewish citizens and banning free speech. Thanks a lot Trump! 😅😅😅

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 26d ago

I'll never understand billionaire worship when theyre the kind that step on others to get ahead.

Its one thing to admire George Lucas or Martha Stewart or Oprah who all really earned their money. 

Its another thing to lap at the heels of serpentine people like Husk.

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u/gleep23 26d ago

It means all EV users in USA will be in a less competitive market. That leads to higher prices and less incentive to innovate or improve the products.

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u/CraftCodger Nov 27 '24

It means these fledgling companies need private equity. These greedy oligarchs and their cronies, so desperate to remove competition so they can own you.

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u/AwakeningStar1968 Nov 28 '24

Private equity is the devil....

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u/Little_Radio_8135 26d ago

Don't buy a Tesla. Not that hard

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u/Duke_skellington_8 Nov 28 '24

They just gave Rivian a loan to build a factory in GA. This is why he is doxxing them.

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u/Drekkful Nov 28 '24

It's the same train of thinking that allows 1st and 2nd generation immigrants being heartless and voting for policies that screw additional migrants after they've secured their statuses.

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u/whirlyhurlyburly Nov 28 '24

This is so depressing.

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u/Hipstergranny Nov 28 '24

Time to crash Tesla stock..oh wait, nobody can afford to buy a new car anyway...

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 26d ago

For this reason, I can't stand Conservatives. They all stand on others shoulders & many helping hands but refuse to help other people.

Then they want to tell me & mine how morally bankrupt we are & how superior they are ....

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u/8thchakra Nov 28 '24

Any sources?

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u/bareboneslite New York Nov 28 '24

That's from the article