## Trumpism Isn’t Working - As a checked-out president sits back and lets Elon Musk shred the civil service, the signs of economic calamity are growing—and Americans of all stripes are getting pissed off.

Authored by newrepublic.com

If you’re fond of certain social media memes—sowing/reaping, how it started/how it’s going, fuck around/find out—this is a real boom time.

But here’s the bottom line: Trumpism isn’t working.

What Trump and his cronies misunderstand is that the civil service is essentially an extension of the people’s will.

Nor is it surprising to find that the same set of respondents are not exactly “clamoring for DOGE cuts.”

At the same time, public approval is trending against Trump’s Silicon Valley suck-ups, not to mention Trump himself, of whom half the country now disapproves.

The civil service is a collection of people doing the mostly invisible work of keeping daily life thrumming along and keeping us safe from a multitude of harms.

The percentage of Americans who feel the economy is on the wrong track has risen 10 points in less than a month. »

### EU to help Ukraine replace Musk’s Starlink

Authored by politico.eu

"The Commission will pursue its contacts with Ukraine in that regard," said Regnier.

French Renew MEP Christophe Grudler told the EU executive in a letter that it should urgently “assess all possible alternative satellite solutions that the EU could offer Ukraine” instead of Starlink.

Earlier this week, French Renew MEP Christophe Grudler told the EU executive in a letter that it should urgently “assess all possible alternative satellite solutions that the EU could offer Ukraine” instead of Starlink. »

### New Bandai Namco Trademark 'Once Upon A Katamari' Spotted

Authored by nintendolife.com

Introduced so many new environments and circumstances to make everything feel fun and varied.

And the two modern Reroll releases - they're good, but Namco took the lazy route and didn't bother including the English voices.

Since it's been such a long time since we've had a new game, I hope they've actually been working on something worthwhile. »

### US Senator Mike Lee, Elon Musk calls for United States to dump NATO

Authored by dailypost.ng

Senator Mike Lee and Elon Musk have called for the United States to consider dumping the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO.

The House lawmaker had previously called the alliance which includes the United States and 31 other nations a “Cold War relic.”.

Similarly, tech billionaire, Elon Musk in an X post on Saturday night, backed the call for the United States to exit NATO. »

### Never-before-seen screenshots show off cancelled Twisted Metal battle royale

Authored by eurogamer.net

PlayStation's recently cancelled Twisted Metal game was reportedly a battle royale.

A UI programmer working at Firesprite from April 2022 to October 2023 has uploaded obscured screenshots from the work-in-progress to their portfolio.

In related news, just last week, Peacock shared its first trailer for the second season of Twisted Metal. »

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