#DarrenBeattie also requested a search for communications that mentioned #Trump & more than a dozen other prominent right-leaning figures. In addition to Jones, Greenwald, & “RFK Jr.,” the list includes “#DonJr,” #ElonMusk, #JoeRogan, #CharlieKirk, #MarineLePen, “#Bolsonaro” (which could cover either Jair Bolsonaro, the fmr Brazilian president, or his son Eduardo, who is seeking political asylum in the US), & Beattie himself.

#NLRB stores reams of potentially sensitive data, from confidential info about employees who want to form unions to proprietary business info.

The #DOGE employees, who are led by #Trump adviser & billionaire tech CEO #ElonMusk, appeared to have their sights set on accessing the NLRB's internal systems. They've said their unit's overall mission is to review agency data for compliance with the new admin's policies & to cut costs & maximize efficiency.

Loser says what?

#ElonMusk is so full of crap, he claims that the #Wisconsin #VoterID requirement on the ballot “was the most important thing.”

It literally was already required of Wisconsin voters, the amendment merely codified it.

They are incapable of admitting when they lose.

Brad Schimel called Judge #SusanCrawford & conceded!

Finally a Republican who respects elections & of course it’s a member of the judiciary.

The Democratic-backed candidate for #WisconsinSupremeCourt defeated a challenger endorsed by #Trump & billionaire #ElonMusk, cementing a #liberal majority for at least 3 more years.

#SusanCrawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect #union power & #abortion rights, defeated Republican-backed Brad Schimel in a race that broke records for spending, was on pace to be the highest-turnout #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt election ever & became a proxy for #USpol battles.

#Liberal Wins #Wisconsin Court Race, Despite #Musk’s Millions

#SusanCrawford defeated Brad Schimel for a seat on the #WisconsinSupremeCourt in a race that shattered spending records & maintained a liberal majority on the court.

#law #election #SupremeCourt #ElonMusk #Trump #ElectionInterference #bribery #USpol #WIpol
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-trump-8fe006c7f8fa40b663eccd6751bada98

Now 48% of votes in, Democratic
#WisconsinSupremeCourt candidate #SusanCrawford is still leading by 15 points.

NBC has already called it — projecting Crawford as the winner!

#law #election #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt #ElonMusk #Trump #ElectionInterference #bribery #USpol #WIpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/01/us/elections/results-wisconsin.html

>> ... What would you think if a child behaved like this? I was thinking about #ElonMusk the other day 'cuz people were trying to make out that he was a hero, and going up and rescuing these astronauts. Well, it just so happens that his companies have billion-dollar contracts to the US government, and part of that happens to be providing shuttle services up to the space station. So whilst this man is cutting jobs for people working in education and health and aid, he's obsessing and...

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> Q: What's your message to....#millionaires or #billionaires, you know, people like #ElonMusk who obviously don't think the same way you do and think that they should...be allowed to accumulate their #wealth into the billions and billions of pounds? What would your message be for those people?

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"The credit card program allows federal workers to bypass the typical procurement process required to buy goods and services. A 2002 report from the Department of #Commerce said that, “by avoiding the formal procurement process, #GSA estimates the annual savings to be $1.2 billion.” It also enables federal employees to avoid paying sales tax on expenses that the #government is exempt from."
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-spending-cuts-federal-workers/

An FDR-Style "State of the Union"

Imagining What He Would Say Today, versus Trump/Musk/Putin
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/an-fdr-style-state-of-the-union

"The actions of #Musk & his associates mirror those of the #economic royalists I warned about in prior years...

their dismantling of vital #government agencies & services and the bypassing of constitutional #ChecksAndBalances are not acts of #efficiency or savings, but attacks on the foundations of our republic."

Why shutting down the International Space Station could make Musk a fortune
https://www.muskwatch.com/p/why-shutting-down-the-international

"White House advisor and SpaceX CEO #ElonMusk called for deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS)...

financial windfall for #SpaceX...

would pave the way for private companies to launch commercial space stations. Servicing commercial space stations is a key part of SpaceX's growth strategy."

All of Trump’s Appointees Are Sick of #ElonMusk

Donald Trump’s appointees are growing frustrated with DOGE’s dangerous shenanigans.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192220/elon-musk-donald-trump-cabinet

"Musk’s #email just isn’t good for efficiency.

...if two million federal employees spent 15 minutes responding to emails, at their average wage of $35 per hour, they would ultimately waste 500,000 hours and cost the #government $17.5 million.

“That’s a conservative estimate""

ElonMail, Take Two – Exec Branch Compliance Watch Update
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/elonmail-take-two-exec-branch-compliance-watch-update

"One rumor or belief that’s been circulating for the last week has been about the part of the emails which says to write the #email and cc their supervisor. A lot of people think that that is to enable #DOGE to create a #government wide org chart"

DOGE's cuts are harming veterans

That's not efficient. It's cruel, it's wrong, & it's unAmerican.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/doges-cuts-are-harming-veterans

" #ElonMusk... bought access to the president... so he could launch his #DOGE program... that is firing hard working, essential, middle-class employees, including #veterans.

Firing veterans who perform essential duties isn’t #government efficiency, it’s cruel...

The real Trump/Musk objective appears to be #cruelty more than efficiency."