fernandopartridge
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I don't know much about him but hasn't he been a massive beneficiary of government subsidies?
I don't know much about him but hasn't he been a massive beneficiary of government subsidies?He got lucky with PayPal and has picked companies well and played PR brilliantly to pump his stock. Outside of SpaceX, results are mixed. Tesla is fast losing its lead and seems to be going down a dead end on self driving, X is losing money and members hand over fist, but probably wasn’t bought to make cash TBF, his solar and battery business as being eaten by Chinese imports. His robotics are fairly middle of the road, his mass transit and freight ambitions have come to nothing.
But I don’t think he’s evil. I think he think a lot of himself and is socially awkward. He probably sincerely believes he can make government much more efficient like he has his companies and he is very good at efficiency in his companies.
TBH Musk is the one Trump appointee I’m least concerned about.
I work for a private company you balloonMy belief:
Those on here attacking Trump or Musk:
“non net contributors”, ie, work in academia, the civil service, NHS etc. Get offended when things outside of their echobuvblrpointed out.
Those with balanced positions:
Open minded, like to study facts, probably work in private sector
(Waits for silly emojis from those who fit into category 1, above).
I don't know much about him but hasn't he been a massive beneficiary of government subsidies?
He's a tenacious MAGA loyalist, made a lot of enemies in DC in the last 18 months, unlikely he'll get the confirmation he needs from Senate.Sorry, not aware of the name. I will have to Google them
Isn’t he the one who was being investigated for sexual misconduct?Let me know when you get through the ‘Legal issues’ section of their Wikipedia page!
I’m self-employed and have others working for me. He’s an utter clown.I work for a private company you balloon
Maybe "take out" is a bit strong, but agree with the distain for his "civil war" rhetoric. I think the UK Government planned to give him a wide berth for a while after that.MI6 should have taken Musk out when he made his 'civil war is inevitable' tweet. Clearly designed to undermine the new govt and create social instability in the UK. Bit of a diplomatic no-no now he's a US official.
I dare say Farage has Trumps ear advocating harsh trading conditions on the UK too, promising a Reform govt in 4/5 years...
Wouldn't have a chance of getting elected. Just some MAGA poster spouting nonsense.Time to look forward
Now this would be interesting.
There was something recently on people who voted for both her and Trump. Pretty interesting insightsTime to look forward
Now this would be interesting.
There was something recently on people who voted for both her and Trump. Pretty interesting insights
MI6 should have taken Musk out when he made his 'civil war is inevitable' tweet. Clearly designed to undermine the new govt and create social instability in the UK. Bit of a diplomatic no-no now he's a US official.
I dare say Farage has Trumps ear advocating harsh trading conditions on the UK too, promising a Reform govt in 4/5 years...
5D chess / tinfoil hat prediction?
Trump in, advises Tories / Farage to merge. Farage becomes Shadow Foreign Secretary. Trump refuses to deal with Lammy after his (sorry lefty apologists, you know I’m right) previously low-rent comments and will only deal via Farage.
Would Trump do that? Is it so tinfoil to suggest that USA has a recent history of making it difficult for foreign governments?
I mean people just vote for him because of vibes and then work backwards to justify it whatever he does.Id like to say if it came out Farage was a traitor that would hurt not help his chances of election but we all know that’s not true.
I mean people just vote for him because of vibes and then work backwards to justify it whatever he does.
Beats me. Much like I never get why the far right are fond of swastikasJust do they have to pretend to be patriots while continually working with foreign powers against the country’s interests?
It's almost like he's doing all this for a bit of a giggle, or charity bet.RFK Jr as health secretary.
What could ever go wrong having an anti-vax activist as health secretary?It's almost like he's doing all this for a bit of a giggle, or charity bet.
It's a "Fu" series of appointments. Gaetz, Kennedy, Gabbard to start with.It's almost like he's doing all this for a bit of a giggle, or charity bet.
What could ever go wrong having an anti-vax activist as health secretary?
The issue with all of these picks Steve is they’re based on loyalty to Trump, not their ability to do the job.Worrying on the vaccine side but he’s got other ideas/views I agree with. Trying to rid the US of the filth they’re allowed to pump in their food could be a game changer for the country which has obesity rates of 40% and various other health issues related to what they eat. Also a lot of big pharmas actions are questionable, check out their annual lobbying spend in USA and numerous documentaries on opioids etc…expect them to be lobbying hard against RFK jr. The fact that everyone is focussing on the ‘RFK anti vaxer’ shows they’ve probably already started.
I’ve seen comments that he’s said he won’t stop any vaccines and will just ensure there’s better info around them, if thats correct then fair enough. If he does stuff to reduce their accessibility then that’s a different matter
Such is politics unfortunatelyThe issue with all of these picks Steve is they’re based on loyalty to Trump, not their ability to do the job.
going to tone down rhetoric until he gets himself confirmed.Worrying on the vaccine side but he’s got other ideas/views I agree with. Trying to rid the US of the filth they’re allowed to pump in their food could be a game changer for the country which has obesity rates of 40% and various other health issues related to what they eat. Also a lot of big pharmas actions are questionable, check out their annual lobbying spend in USA and numerous documentaries on opioids etc…expect them to be lobbying hard against RFK jr. The fact that everyone is focussing on the ‘RFK anti vaxer’ shows they’ve probably already started.
I’ve seen comments that he’s said he won’t stop any vaccines and will just ensure there’s better info around them, if thats correct then fair enough. If he does stuff to reduce their accessibility then that’s a different matter
Could well be.going to tone down rhetoric until he gets himself confirmed.
Not sure about that. Even that well known left wing paper the Mail don't seem too impressedTulsi is an excellent pick. We can of course go through Joes appointments
Along with that other leftie rag the TelegraphConcerns have been raised across the globe about Donald Trump selecting Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence.
Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as his intelligence chief is an “alarming” move given her history of support for Russia
They’ll just do recess appointments.Some, well most, of these appointments are so out there Republican senators are already questioning if he'll be able to get them through a Republican controlled senate.
I didn't notice. Has he completed his line-up now, or are there more to announce?
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