Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms

  • I think a shutdown is the intended DOGE outcome. Nobody gets paid, but all the essential workers still have to work. As a shutdown drags on, they will stop showing up for work and can be fired for cause.

    It could either accomplish their goal or backfire spectacularly. I doubt there is much room for middle ground.

  • Shutdown appears almost certain now that the last-minute reprieve bill was torpedoed.

    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/19/us/trump-spending-go...

  • https://archive.is/2kSkF

  • We are now officially in "billionaire controls government" territory now. So much for democracy.