The Daily Populous Thursday December 19th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by thenewrepublic

But not everyone is happy, especially Musk, the unelected billionaire who wants to slash government funding for pretty much everything except the military through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

“Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” Musk wrote in a post on X Wednesday.

The right-wing technocrat’s threat is no joke, as his deep pockets and misinformation efforts were essential to Donald Trump’s victory in November. “Stop the steal of your tax dollars! Call your elected representatives now. They are trying to railroad this thing through today!” a miffed Musk posted on X an hour later.

Globalruler__ on December 18th, 2024 at 22:42 UTC »

Here is a video of Obama predicting someone like Musk taking part in political decision making. This was right after SCOTUS ruled on Citizens United.

https://youtu.be/O8ApHBsP5Z0?si=I9JfC9RCgLhNx5GJ

BobInIdaho on December 18th, 2024 at 21:16 UTC »

I find it so cool that someone we did not vote for and doesn't hold a cabinet position can wield so much power. He sounds like one of those CEOs that people hate.

thenewrepublic on December 18th, 2024 at 21:05 UTC »

> House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be getting cyberbullied by “efficiency” czar Elon Musk, over his continuing resolution.

> Johnson’s resolution, which was released Tuesday, grants $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, $100 billion for disaster relief, and enough money to keep the government open until March. It also opens the door for pay raises for members of Congress, among a slate of other things buried in the 1,547-page bill.

> But not everyone is happy, especially Musk, the unelected billionaire who wants to slash government funding for pretty much everything except the military through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.