Why is this filthy, Nazi scumbag defiling my country?

Exactly this. I liken it to offering your neighbor a beer on a hot day. Even if you never really socialize with him it at least makes you look like a good guy. And then a few years from now when that tree falls on your mutual fence there’s immediate goodwill to fix the problem together, as opposed to immediately go…

So cool that this was preserved.

It’s interesting how little the MAGA folks understand about how power actually works. Sure we can threaten other countries with our military strength, in much the same way that pariah states like Iran do (whole other conversation). 

USAID was a form of soft power not unlike the diplomatic services. It was the US doing things that were, at first glance, “merely” charity and aid, but also gave us a lot of less obvious benefits. Once again, we shoot ourselves in the foot for short-term gain, but long-term losses. The world is more chaotic and less…

Honestly amazed they arrested one of their own so quickly - although we’ll see what happens at trial/sentencing.

“Donald Trump and his boss Elon”

Had to spend some time seeing if they could weasel him out of it...

You’re giving Clarence Thomas an idea...

A clever CEO is always planning one year beyond their contract expiration. That way if things are looking up, they can take that contract extension. And if there is a looming Oh Fuck coming, they have their golden parachute already pulled, and are working on their press statement blaming the next guy for fucking up…

I suspect most CEO’s just make stuff up as they go. They still get paid, and any change usually produces the desired short-term stock boost.

I interviewed with a nuclear energy startup last year. The CEO was very politically conservative and a huge Musk stan. You would think California would be the last place he would want to do business, but their offices are in West LA, for the same reason. All the best engineers are in California, and it’s not even…

Not sure how the bullying is working when Trump literally didn’t do jack shit and then claimed victory.

2 years / 25k is actually way shorter than I thought it was.

Short going into Monday, long by EOD.

I’m taking a much more pessimistic view on the tariffs. I’m going to put my tinfoil hat on for a second.

Yep, From the start of all the tariff talk I figured one of two things would happen. Either he would immediately forget about it after elected, or he would pretend he was going to impose them and claim he made some kind of negotiation victory with the other countries that isn’t real or something that already existed…

Why would he care about what Tesla sales look like when he gets to sit on both sides of the negotiation table for government contracts with his other companies. He’ll probably end up with 100 year contracts with the most insane prices and conditions ever seen in history.

Regarding Tesla wanting to move more operations to Texas. Remember when he moved Tesla’s R&D, only to move it back within months? He couldn’t get enough people to make that move, nor find enough qualified people outside of California.

1st Gear: Last sales report, the decrease in California Tesla sales amounted to a 10% overall global sales reduction. That’s big. Regarding Tesla wanting to move more operations to Texas. Remember when he moved Tesla’s R&D, only to move it back within months? He couldn’t get enough people to make that move, nor…