Musk is becoming a major player in Trumps orbit. As musk has many many billions invested in key industries it’s a concern the influence he will have on this admin as they award contracts, “going to mars”, etc. Interesting AP article. “launching American astronauts who plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars. Musk, standing just a few feet away, grinned widely and pumped his fists in the air.” https://apnews.com/article/trump-in...billionaires-70ad9d5f854fce40f44cdabbd8084734
The Washington post was dead wrong with its slogan: “Democracy dies in darkness”. Instead it dies in the light with thunderous applause.
Did Musk talk about the threat of climate change? I did see he used the strangest gesture I’ve seen for giving his heart to someone.
Wait, hold on. That "Chicom" guy has started calling Democrats "Oli's." Is this what he means? Was he just masterful and insightful with the branding, and are Democrats the oligarchs now because of that?
Stewarts interviews are usually good. This one with Brook Harrington is especially good. What could go wrong with an American Oligarchy in power? My summary so you don't have to watch: Billionaires are overtaking American politics directly vs their subversive approach in the past. Harrington, author of Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism, broke it down in a sharp and interesting interview with Jon Stewart. Harrington introduces the term "broligarchy" to describe power players like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who are reshaping the U.S. political landscape in ways that starkly contrast with past industrial giants like the Fords and Rockefellers, who preferred discretion and philanthropy to public influence. She draws parallels between U.S. billionaires and Russian oligarchs, noting key differences. In Russia, Vladimir Putin controls oligarchs to secure power, while in the U.S., Trump openly welcomed billionaire donations, granting them influence over his administration. Notable examples include Musk reportedly gaining control of a semi-governmental agency and Jeff Bezos allegedly using The Washington Post to stifle criticism of billionaire influence.
wall street preparing to take a bath on all that twitter debt. hoping to get 90 cents on the dollar Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans Wall Street banks are getting ready to sell a big chunk of debt holdings in X, the social-media platform controlled by Elon Musk. Morgan Stanley bankers have reached out to investors ahead of a planned sale next week of up to $3 billion of debt the bank and others such as Bank of America and Barclays lent to Musk to complete his 2022 buyout of the company formerly known as Twitter, people familiar with the matter said.
