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MSNBC just reported that Musk has tweeted that (Original Post) EarlG Jun 5 OP
Just Came Across Bluesky As Well... MayReasonRule Jun 5 #1
Wow, this feud has gone nuclear Mysterian Jun 5 #29
Fascists Are Ouroboros MayReasonRule Jun 5 #34
I thought this feud was BS, but B.See Jun 5 #70
Who knew this week would be so much fun? Biophilic Jun 5 #2
With minors?............. Lovie777 Jun 5 #3
Or with miners, that would be fine with me. LastDemocratInSC Jun 5 #58
He's surrounded by gold diggers so... Dave Bowman Jun 5 #79
Well, Musk still has Big Balls on the inside, so release the hounds! Vinca Jun 5 #4
Following closely on trump's threat to end musk's government senseandsensibility Jun 5 #5
Gonna be fun watching this accusation play out. Silent Type Jun 5 #6
Let the games begin! sheshe2 Jun 5 #7
Brought you some butter 'n' salt for all that 🍿 Hekate Jun 5 #25
Thank you! sheshe2 Jun 5 #32
I'm not sure COL Mustard Jun 5 #63
He is. We all know it. MAGA knows it. 617Blue Jun 5 #8
Yeah, no surprise there...nt Wounded Bear Jun 5 #9
Yeah, they are little bit late to the party, aren't they? mwmisses4289 Jun 5 #57
Any perverted videos of trDUMP making nookie,... magicarpet Jun 5 #66
No sh*t? Johnny2X2X Jun 5 #10
If e skum (N-ZA) threatens dweller Jun 5 #11
Who didn't know or surmise that he was. Srkdqltr Jun 5 #12
I doubt Trump cultists will care SocialDemocrat61 Jun 5 #13
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!!!!!!!!!! WarGamer Jun 5 #14
It'll be difficult if not impossible for the media to ignore this. Torchlight Jun 5 #15
the media has protected him from Esptein allegations up till now though cadoman Jun 5 #96
I don't think that is news to most people. nt doc03 Jun 5 #16
I wouldn't be surprised if it's true, of course EarlG Jun 5 #18
Clash of the Titans - Republican shit-style! calimary Jun 5 #35
Musk wants the MAGA stank off him before he gets fired by Tesla board uponit7771 Jun 5 #46
The most appropriate use of "stank" ever LearnedHand Jun 5 #56
If all Elon has is the Epstein files FrankBooth Jun 5 #17
The details are perhaps not important EarlG Jun 5 #19
Maybe Elon actually has the Epstein Files? Pachamama Jun 5 #51
Hmmm, Enron won't be with us long if that's really true uponit7771 Jun 5 #90
And woe to the 20-year old DOGE Bro who found the files for him... GopherGal Jun 5 #95
An alternative possibility: Mike Niendorff Jun 6 #101
These are all the same thoughts of possibilities I have been having too Pachamama Jun 6 #105
Yummy vapor2 Jun 6 #113
Hardcore MAFATs perhaps orangecrush Jun 6 #106
K&R spanone Jun 5 #20
And there's gambling going on in Nevada!! tavernier Jun 5 #21
Release the Kraken! Hekate Jun 5 #22
Okay, Ketamine Boy, answer me this: Buns_of_Fire Jun 5 #23
I felt something -- unusual. A spark of joy. Geez, a spark of joy... Hekate Jun 5 #24
The DOGE kids found the files.. Peacetrain Jun 5 #26
Ooooh there's a thought Hekate Jun 5 #36
Tell us more, musk.. Cha Jun 5 #47
Tonights social media meltdowns should be exciting Peacetrain Jun 5 #62
The two Fascist Socials Cha Jun 5 #77
Keep tuned in... I think this is just the beginning of a full out war Peacetrain Jun 5 #64
Of course he is in the Epstein files johnnyfins Jun 5 #27
Except that the donald has been uncharacteristically quiet lately. calimary Jun 5 #37
This is really getting good. Not being a deep thinker, Trump didn't realize eLoon has got the dirt. flashman13 Jun 5 #28
love watching pigs roll around in the mud RANDYWILDMAN Jun 5 #30
I'm thoroughly enjoying this! greatauntoftriplets Jun 5 #31
Well, we already know Trumpy is not only an ejaculating mess, but he is also a rapist. A fraud... PatrickforB Jun 5 #33
Wonder if fox will get right on that? Cha Jun 5 #38
Pretending this is new news? questionseverything Jun 5 #39
You do what resonates Keepthesoulalive Jun 5 #49
I'm not- I'm waiting for the details to vanlassie Jun 5 #50
And I thought MY divorce was messy. generalbetrayus Jun 5 #40
well, knock me over with a puff from a cold gas thruster. paulkienitz Jun 5 #41
Well of course he is. But is there something else going on? TBF Jun 5 #42
Seriously, that is very old news. Tootbsb Jun 5 #43
It's not old news that Elon Musk has accused Trump of being in the Epstein files EarlG Jun 5 #45
The fact he's there and a known rapist. Tootbsb Jun 5 #48
Yes, understood EarlG Jun 5 #65
It sure is. Just decades old. Tootbsb Jun 5 #68
And Musk is quietly suggesting that someone might release the Epstein files FakeNoose Jun 5 #89
NOPE Skittles Jun 6 #103
The magats don't give a shit mdbl Jun 5 #44
They strut around like peacocks Keepthesoulalive Jun 5 #53
It looks like the boyfriends are having a spat. NNadir Jun 5 #52
I feel like I'm one of those hapless folks trapped... BluenFLA Jun 5 #54
Godzilla and Rodan were better people. n/t. NNadir Jun 5 #69
Top 30 Greatest Giant Movie Monster Fights of All Time Celerity Jun 6 #112
No Dukey, Sherlock. biocube Jun 5 #55
That was Leon's shot over the bow. Buddyzbuddy Jun 5 #59
NSS. Not like we have not known this for years. We all saw the photos. niyad Jun 5 #60
I only hope they both have enough drugs to fight to the bitter end rurallib Jun 5 #61
I'm just going to enjoy the moment. I deserve it. WE deserve it. 2MuchNoise Jun 5 #67
Pop-corn! thought crime Jun 6 #104
Wondering if Trump had Epstein killed. Emile Jun 5 #71
Of course he did. spinbaby Jun 5 #81
There were plenty of others who could mwmisses4289 Jun 5 #98
Cheers! Skoll! Cin-Cin! no_hypocrisy Jun 5 #72
They're eating the DOGE! They're eating the ketamine! Ptah Jun 5 #73
Woulda been great for Plouffe to mention during the '24 campaign. Kid Berwyn Jun 5 #74
Bannon sticks his oar in, calling Musk an illegal alien muriel_volestrangler Jun 5 #75
OOH Skittles Jun 5 #76
Prove it, Elon. Iggo Jun 5 #78
While we already knew that he is, how is it that Musk knows? How did he find this out? Ford_Prefect Jun 5 #80
He was probably there too! Jilly_in_VA Jun 5 #82
How soon until Elon is picked up by ICE? JoseBalow Jun 5 #83
Just like announcing the sun will rise tomorrow, we already know the obvious. nt ImNotGod Jun 5 #84
Two bratty kids at each-other's throat, the idiots will tattle like crazy and it will be fascinating to watch. Dave Bowman Jun 5 #85
I'm too lazy to run out to buy the popcorn at this hour. GopherGal Jun 5 #94
Yeah, they're both nasty parasites. All they do is take and take. Must suck to be such self centered heartless idiots. Dave Bowman Jun 6 #99
Wasn't Bondi involved in protecting Epstein et al poli-junkie Jun 5 #86
Maddow Blog-Trump floats terminating Elon Musk's government contracts in rapidly escalating feud LetMyPeopleVote Jun 5 #87
Will it affect "The Big Beautiful Bill"? The Butler Jun 5 #88
Prolly, all Enron wants is the tax au subsidies back uponit7771 Jun 5 #91
trump was proclaimed a rapist in a civil trial. Still got elected. mucifer Jun 5 #92
Release the Epstein files. All of them. k_buddy762 Jun 5 #93
Oh will these two just drop their draws to see who is bigger. Jacson6 Jun 5 #97
Will it make any difference? donheld Jun 6 #100
Even if Trump was the one who pulled the noose tight around Epstein's neck DFW Jun 6 #102
Karoline Leavitt blaming the accusations on Elon's drug use in three...two...one... ECL213 Jun 6 #107
I have only one word to say about this ... aggiesal Jun 6 #108
But I don't want to see them. Marcuse Jun 6 #109
Who is surprised? evolves Jun 6 #110
Duh! pazzyanne Jun 6 #111
Dis gonna be good! Initech Jun 6 #114

MayReasonRule

(3,544 posts)
1. Just Came Across Bluesky As Well...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:16 PM
Jun 5

Elon Musk: Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!

24Hours Ukraine (@24hoursukraine.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T19:14:27.524Z

B.See

(5,834 posts)
70. I thought this feud was BS, but
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:41 PM
Jun 5

it's beginning to look pretty real.

NOT that the Trump/Epstein news is any surprise to me. I've seen the photos and videos of the two being quite chummy.

And there's that person who claimed Trump raped her at age 13 (if I recall), but who's since disappeared.

yes donald trump was accused of raping a 13 year old

So, no surprise there.

(Though I'd suspect MAGA would no doubt give Trump a free pass, regardless. They'll whip out some 'to forgive is divine' bs.)

senseandsensibility

(22,827 posts)
5. Following closely on trump's threat to end musk's government
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:18 PM
Jun 5

contracts. I know I said this stupid squabble bores me on another thread, but the depths they've sunk to in an hour or two is amazing.

magicarpet

(18,455 posts)
66. Any perverted videos of trDUMP making nookie,...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:22 PM
Jun 5

..... with a ten year old he got all hopped up on cocaine ? Then trDUMP/Epstein made a commercial grade porn flick of them romping in the hay ?

Oh well,... the MAGA base would just say djt likes young virgins without STDs,... can you blame him. He is a germaphobe.

Besides boys will be boys.

Johnny2X2X

(23,056 posts)
10. No sh*t?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:27 PM
Jun 5

Of course he is, Trump and Epstein were best friends for over a decade.

But this feud is going to b fun now.

dweller

(26,832 posts)
11. If e skum (N-ZA) threatens
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:28 PM
Jun 5

To release the real reason Pisswig won 2024 , I expect America ends by midnight …


✌🏻

Torchlight

(5,073 posts)
15. It'll be difficult if not impossible for the media to ignore this.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:11 PM
Jun 5

Musk has Twitter, and Mr. trump has Fox. The other outlets will have to jump on this or be left out in the ratings cold during the juiciest divorce trial of the century.

Mild temps forecast and now this... it's looking to be a pretty sweet weekend!

cadoman

(1,464 posts)
96. the media has protected him from Esptein allegations up till now though
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:09 PM
Jun 5

What motive would they have to stop?

Elon has a motive now to reveal the truth, but X is domiciled in the US--Drumpf could still stop him if he publishes the info...

EarlG

(23,046 posts)
18. I wouldn't be surprised if it's true, of course
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:17 PM
Jun 5

But I think the bigger story is that Musk and Trump are going at it like this on social media right now. Politically speaking, this seems like a genuine earthquake.

uponit7771

(93,073 posts)
46. Musk wants the MAGA stank off him before he gets fired by Tesla board
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:10 PM
Jun 5

Don't think it's going to work, Enron level MAGA stank is forever

FrankBooth

(1,826 posts)
17. If all Elon has is the Epstein files
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:14 PM
Jun 5

Then he has nothing and will be eaten alive by the Magats. It would not be possible for your garden variety Magat to care any less about the Epstein files if they make Trump look bad.

EarlG

(23,046 posts)
19. The details are perhaps not important
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:20 PM
Jun 5

The social media warfare that Trump and Musk are engaged in right now is hopefully going to damage at least one of them, and I don't really mind which of them gets it worst, to be honest.

GopherGal

(2,529 posts)
95. And woe to the 20-year old DOGE Bro who found the files for him...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:06 PM
Jun 5

Then again, can't mourn too long for any DOGE bro who faces the consequences of his actions...

Mike Niendorff

(3,603 posts)
101. An alternative possibility:
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:51 AM
Jun 6

There are reports that Anonymous is doing a big "countdown" to a major "release", set to drop right at the beginning of July.

If that's related to the Epstein files (ie: perhaps Anonymous got ahold of them in uncensored form), then maybe that's an element that might be playing out behind the scenes here (???).

I honestly have no idea what to believe yet, but something is definitely going on.

Hell, maybe giving "God-level" access to DOGE ended up giving the DOGE-hackers access to all this info on Trump, too (???).

So many possiblities ...


MDN

Pachamama

(17,368 posts)
105. These are all the same thoughts of possibilities I have been having too
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:27 AM
Jun 6

The God - level DOGE access - Anonymous Drop and much more.

I think as much as I am humored by all this - it’s also terrifying to know that one has the nuclear codes and the other data and info and satellites.

I also think that Elon is paranoid enough and has so much security that he knows to have built a failsafe and even to have let Trump know that if something happens to him - everything gets released.

tavernier

(13,796 posts)
21. And there's gambling going on in Nevada!!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:23 PM
Jun 5

Wonder how long before he discovers that Rump was tried and convicted.

Buns_of_Fire

(18,591 posts)
23. Okay, Ketamine Boy, answer me this:
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:32 PM
Jun 5

If Krasnov is the gilded sewer rat we know he is anyway, why did you drop $250 million to get such a person elected president of the country you supposedly luuuuuuuv so much? Hmmm?

Don't bother, I know the answer. It was strictly business, nothing personal.

Hekate

(98,530 posts)
24. I felt something -- unusual. A spark of joy. Geez, a spark of joy...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:35 PM
Jun 5

It may not last beyond today. But — I don’t think I’ve felt this spark since Nixon started to go down.

Peacetrain

(24,113 posts)
62. Tonights social media meltdowns should be exciting
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:18 PM
Jun 5

Trump on Truth Social and Musk on X... makes you wander what will be left in the morning when those two get done

Cha

(312,980 posts)
77. The two Fascist Socials
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:00 PM
Jun 5

Blowing up on each other for the World

Hope this Ends Badly for Mump and Good for the Planet 🕯️🕊️💜🌈🌊🍀

johnnyfins

(2,381 posts)
27. Of course he is in the Epstein files
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jun 5

We have already seen the flight logs. What is Elon up to? I just dont believe him.

If this is as bad as it seems, TSF would be all over Troth Senchel trashing Elon.

Still not buying the bs.

calimary

(87,030 posts)
37. Except that the donald has been uncharacteristically quiet lately.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:58 PM
Jun 5

He’s usually such an attention hog, online AND off.

flashman13

(1,388 posts)
28. This is really getting good. Not being a deep thinker, Trump didn't realize eLoon has got the dirt.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jun 5

PatrickforB

(15,245 posts)
33. Well, we already know Trumpy is not only an ejaculating mess, but he is also a rapist. A fraud...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:54 PM
Jun 5

An utter failure as a man.

Musk not much better.

Cha

(312,980 posts)
38. Wonder if fox will get right on that?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:59 PM
Jun 5

Of course he is... Does this mean the bromance is Over?

questionseverything

(11,057 posts)
39. Pretending this is new news?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:00 PM
Jun 5

Musk said, trump wouldn’t of won the election w/o him

Said the repubs wouldn’t have won the house and very specifically says they would only have 51 repub senators

But that you ignore

🧐

Keepthesoulalive

(1,514 posts)
49. You do what resonates
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:10 PM
Jun 5

Being accused of messing around with underage girls and hiding it will make some magats stay home. This is war and you do what works. TACO

generalbetrayus

(1,077 posts)
40. And I thought MY divorce was messy.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:06 PM
Jun 5

But then there were only three kids involved in my divorce, not 19.

TBF

(35,165 posts)
42. Well of course he is. But is there something else going on?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:07 PM
Jun 5

I guess these 2 could be big enough idiots to go after each other - but I'm really worried that more is going on. Maybe Putin? Is he going after Ukraine w/more serious weapons? Whenever Trump starts acting out, I'm wondering what's really going on.

EarlG

(23,046 posts)
45. It's not old news that Elon Musk has accused Trump of being in the Epstein files
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:08 PM
Jun 5

That's brand new news as of this afternoon.

 

Tootbsb

(142 posts)
48. The fact he's there and a known rapist.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:10 PM
Jun 5

But it’s comical to see people act like they didn’t know.

EarlG

(23,046 posts)
65. Yes, understood
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:20 PM
Jun 5

Whether Trump is in the Epstein files or not isn't the issue at hand. It's the fact that the richest man in the world has just publicly accused the President of the United States (his former buddy) of being a pedophile. That's the news.

FakeNoose

(37,815 posts)
89. And Musk is quietly suggesting that someone might release the Epstein files
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:36 PM
Jun 5

It sounds almost like a backhanded threat, don't you think?

If Musk was or is currently in touch with Putin (as we suspect he is) then maybe Pooty gave Musk the dirt to use against Chump? Hmmm....

Skittles

(165,955 posts)
103. NOPE
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:08 AM
Jun 6

most Trump humping assholes really don't think their savior is a fucking PEDOPHILE

Keepthesoulalive

(1,514 posts)
53. They strut around like peacocks
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:14 PM
Jun 5

They don’t like being associated with a loser, he promised to release those files and now they know why they will never be released. His invincibility is being stripped away and I don’t care who does it.

BluenFLA

(211 posts)
54. I feel like I'm one of those hapless folks trapped...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:15 PM
Jun 5

Watching 2 giant monsters fighting it out !

Buddyzbuddy

(1,161 posts)
59. That was Leon's shot over the bow.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:16 PM
Jun 5

Leon had access to much information and means to download, did you think he didn't?

His thing is money and power and dopey thought he just liked him.
Leon is letting him know not to come after him.
The Felon thinks he's Putin and will want to take Leon's riches but Leon just let him know, don't even think about pushing me out of a window.
I think this is going to be fun. Fatman and Rat face Miller vs Leon. Heh,heh,heh.

rurallib

(63,905 posts)
61. I only hope they both have enough drugs to fight to the bitter end
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:17 PM
Jun 5

could take a lot of ketamine, aderall, cocaine and whatever. Let's hope they both stay out of their minds enough to really let lose.

We need them in prime fighting shape with their fee fees really hurt.

mwmisses4289

(1,511 posts)
98. There were plenty of others who could
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:15 PM
Jun 5

also have had epstein murdered for the same reasons. T might have had the strongest motive, but he wasn't the only one.

Ptah

(33,820 posts)
73. They're eating the DOGE! They're eating the ketamine!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jun 5

They're eating the DOGE! They're eating the ketamine!

Kid Berwyn

(21,227 posts)
74. Woulda been great for Plouffe to mention during the '24 campaign.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jun 5




The ‘Epstein-Barr’ Problem of New York City’s Dalton School

JERRY LAMBE
July 13th, 2019, 10:50 am

Excerpt...

Epstein, who was charged last week by federal authorities in the Southern District of New York with sex trafficking with sex-trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex-trafficking, was a 20 year old college drop-out when he was hired to teach at Dalton by the school’s headmaster Donald Barr in the mid 1970’s. Donald Barr was the father of current United States Attorney General William Barr, who is currently overseeing Epstein’s prosecution.

According to at least one former student, Dalton alums have long joked about Barr’s hiring of Epstein..

“The joke has been [that] this is the Epstein-Barr problem at Dalton, said Harry Segal, a 1974 graduate who is now a senior lecturer at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College, in an interview with the Huffington Post. Epstein-Barr is a type of herpes virus best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis.

Scott Spizer, who graduated in 1976, said that Epstein was most remembered for his “persistent attention” on teenage girls in the hallways, recalled a night when the young educator showed up at a party where Dalton students were drinking.

“I can remember thinking at the time, ‘This is wrong,’” Spizer said in an interview with the New York Times.

Continues...

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-epstein-barr-problem-of-new-york-citys-dalton-school/



Better late than never, I guess.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,091 posts)
75. Bannon sticks his oar in, calling Musk an illegal alien
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jun 5
In an interview with the New York Times, Steve Bannon, a longtime Donald Trump ally and Elon Musk critic, said about the tech billionaire:

They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/05/donald-trump-travel-ban-elon-musk-joe-biden-friedrich-merz-us-politics-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684210358f088672b8b66174#block-684210358f088672b8b66174

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

Ford_Prefect

(8,404 posts)
80. While we already knew that he is, how is it that Musk knows? How did he find this out?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:02 PM
Jun 5

What do you think his integrated AI Master Control Program will do when he has access to all of your information????

Dave Bowman

(5,455 posts)
85. Two bratty kids at each-other's throat, the idiots will tattle like crazy and it will be fascinating to watch.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:08 PM
Jun 5

GopherGal

(2,529 posts)
94. I'm too lazy to run out to buy the popcorn at this hour.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:02 PM
Jun 5

I'll have to wait until tomorrow. Will go add it to the grocery list, though.

In the mean time, I'm not gonna lose too much sleep choosing sides here. They're both thoroughly despicable husks of humanity.

Dave Bowman

(5,455 posts)
99. Yeah, they're both nasty parasites. All they do is take and take. Must suck to be such self centered heartless idiots.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 12:34 AM
Jun 6

poli-junkie

(1,309 posts)
86. Wasn't Bondi involved in protecting Epstein et al
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:10 PM
Jun 5

as attorney in Florida? It would be awesome if Elon outs Bondi as well 🤩

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,210 posts)
87. Maddow Blog-Trump floats terminating Elon Musk's government contracts in rapidly escalating feud
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:12 PM
Jun 5

Last edited Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:50 AM - Edit history (1)

“Elon and I had a great relationship,” the president said, referring to his former DOGE chief and campaign donor. “I don’t know if we will anymore.”

Just a few days ago, Trump and Musk were pals. The president sang the praises of his megadonor and handed the billionaire a golden key emblazoned with the White House insignia.

A lot can happen in a few days. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-05T19:39:31.179Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elon-musk-trump-derangement-syndrome-rcna211232

In a pair of items published to his social media platform on Thursday afternoon, Trump wrote:

Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY! The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!


It was, to be sure, a serious escalation. NBC News reported, “Various estimates have been put forward on just how much Musk’s firms, primarily SpaceX and Tesla, benefit from U.S. government contracts and subsidies. The Washington Post has put the figure at $38 billion, with SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell estimating that company alone benefits from about $22 billion in federal spending. Reuters has reported that the true figure is classified due to the nature of many of the contracts Musk’s firms are under.”

Less than an hour later, the GOP megadonor responded with a remarkable rhetorical volley. “Time to drop the really big bomb: [Trump] is in the Epstein files,” Musk wrote on his own platform, X. “That is the real reason they have not been made public." Referencing the president's initials, he added, "Have a nice day, DJT!”.....

That paved the way for the pièce de résistance: the president suggesting that his former DOGE chief is suffering from “Trump derangement syndrome.”
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lqupivusue2v


“Elon and I had a great relationship,” the Republican concluded. “I don’t know if we will anymore.”....

There's no word yet on whether the president will ask for his golden key back.


The Butler

(38 posts)
88. Will it affect "The Big Beautiful Bill"?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:35 PM
Jun 5

Maybe there are a few Republican Senators that will grow a pair and flip on the passage of the bill. The Magats do not care.

donheld

(21,326 posts)
100. Will it make any difference?
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 01:25 AM
Jun 6

tRump is a 34x convicted felon already. He's a known insurrectionist. He's very likely a traitor. Still nobody will do anything to stop him.

DFW

(58,482 posts)
102. Even if Trump was the one who pulled the noose tight around Epstein's neck
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:04 AM
Jun 6

There is no way Bondi would investigate it, even if she had a HD video of the whole event.

Maybe she has some hidden ace up her sleeve that guarantees that she will not end up like John Mitchell. I fervently hope that she does not. Compared to her, William Barr was a choir boy.

ECL213

(389 posts)
107. Karoline Leavitt blaming the accusations on Elon's drug use in three...two...one...
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:58 AM
Jun 6

I hope someone in the worthless press pool follows up with, "So, the Administration gave someone with a known drug problem access to some of American's most sensitive data?"

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