<p>Folks, please do delete your X accounts, by all means, but I’d be very surprised if that meant that your data is deleted or that Elon Musk won’t be using it to train his AI, etc.</p><p>I put in a data deletion request after deactivating my account in 2022 and set the Irish DPC on them when they didn’t. After several back and forths, with the Irish DPC being less than worthless, I gave up. Afaict, there is zero enforcement of GDPR Article 17.</p><p>CC <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#x</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> <a href="/tags/gdpr/" rel="tag">#gdpr</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>
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<p>Had an idea, wrote me a song, "Send Musk to Mars," 30-seconds long.</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/C79A1Oq0mlQ?feature=share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtube.com/shorts/C79A1Oq0mlQ?feature=share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/C79A1Oq0mlQ</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/fuckelon/" rel="tag">#FuckElon</a></p>
<p>A good way to find out if billion dollar corporations really need tax payer subsidies is to cut off those subsidies and see how long it takes until they notice </p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#doge</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#Elonmusk</a></p>
<p>Frankly, it’s depressing how one billionaire can fuck up the night sky for the rest of humanity and our collective ability to try to understand more about the universe.</p><p>The new generation of Starlink satellites create even more interference than the old ones.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4d</span><span class="invisible">nr8zemgo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#starlink</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#spacex</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a></p>
<p>Anyone know how I can get some rich guy to give me a couple thousand? I was thinking around the $20,000 area should be more than enough to get my invention out there. I think I heard a story awhile back that Elon would give money to anyone with a good idea, but that might be specific to world hunger. There's gotta be some rich guy around that wouldn't mind throwing a bit of cash to a poor guy with good ideas. Please pick me, you won't regret it, probably<br><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a></p>
<p>Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>10th January 2025: <a href="https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.uni-weimar.de/en/universit</span><span class="invisible">y/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/</span></a></p><p>"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science</p><p>"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"</p><p>23rd January: <a href="https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.researchprofessionalnews.c</span><span class="invisible">om/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/</span></a></p><p>"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"</p><p>27th April: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamp</span><span class="invisible">errin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R</span></a></p><p>"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."</p><p><a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/integrity/" rel="tag">#integrity</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a> <a href="/tags/openness/" rel="tag">#openness</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#universities</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/leeds/" rel="tag">#Leeds</a> <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a></p>
<p>After creating an uproar last week for demanding access to a sensitive system at the Treasury Department, DOGE is expected to turn its attention to another restricted database next week, according to two people with knowledge of their plans.</p><p>This database tracks the flow of money across the government, from the Treasury to specific agencies and then to the ultimate destination of the funds.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/treasury/" rel="tag">#Treasury</a> <a href="/tags/database/" rel="tag">#Database</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>UPDATE: We've confirmed the identities and roles of 9 more key figures affiliated with Musk, bringing our DOGE tracker to a total of 86 staffers.</p><p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas. <br><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/revealed</span><span class="invisible">-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#racism</a></p>
<p>One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.<br>—</p><p>The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/spaceflight/" rel="tag">#Spaceflight</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>Fuck you, you fucking douchebag.</p><p>You want people to have more <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a>?</p><p><a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a>. <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a>. <a href="/tags/daycare/" rel="tag">#Daycare</a>. <a href="/tags/maternity/" rel="tag">#Maternity</a> and <a href="/tags/paternity/" rel="tag">#paternity</a> leave. <a href="/tags/child/" rel="tag">#Child</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#tax</a> credits. A <a href="/tags/livingwage/" rel="tag">#livingwage</a>. Four day workweek. Etc.</p><p>Nah: deny <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> the right to have an <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> and make everyone <a href="/tags/poor/" rel="tag">#poor</a> and desperate, right? Goddamned <a href="/tags/plutocrat/" rel="tag">#plutocrat</a> assholes.</p><p>Plus, you raised an absolute festering pustule of a son, <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a>. So don't you dare lecture anyone about <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a>, Cruella.</p>
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<p>Records show that senior State Department officials in both D.C. and Gambia coordinated with Starlink execs to coax, lobby and browbeat Gambian government ministers to help Musk. One official said Gambia is under “maximum pressure” to yield.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-starlink-state-department-gambia-africa-pressure?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-starlink-state-department-gambia-africa-pressure?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-musk-starlink-state-department-gambia-africa-pressure?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/gambia/" rel="tag">#Gambia</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a></p>
<p>Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s admin claims to have canceled as part of its cost-cutting program are NOT expected to save the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> govt ANY MONEY, the admin’s own data shows.</p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a>, run by <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a>, published an updated list of nearly 2,300 contracts that agencies terminated in recent weeks across the <a href="/tags/federalgovernment/" rel="tag">#FederalGovernment</a>. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that <⅓ of the contract cancellations, 794, are expected to yield NO SAVINGS.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/doge-federal-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/doge-federal-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/doge-federa</span><span class="invisible">l-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df</span></a></p>
<p>After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans<br>—</p><p>Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/britain/" rel="tag">#Britain</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a></p>
<p>Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X<br>—</p><p>Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-chris-young-cfpb-tesla-x?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-chris-young-cfpb-tesla-x?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-elon-musk-chris-young-cfpb-tesla-x?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.</p><p>All but about 200 pages are blacked out.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-releases-elon-musk-emails-redacted?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-releases-elon-musk-emails-redacted?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gre</span><span class="invisible">g-abbott-releases-elon-musk-emails-redacted?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/email/" rel="tag">#Email</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a></p>
<p>Elon's a little bitch. Only Bruce Campbell can wield a chainsaw and make it look badass!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gGdmGV8WI" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gGdmGV8WI"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gGdm</span><span class="invisible">GV8WI</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/elon/" rel="tag">#elon</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/evildead/" rel="tag">#evildead</a></p>
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<p>I've shared this article yesterday, but I want to highlight this part:</p><p>'Meta has more than 3 billion users globally. In a wide-ranging statement, Zuckerberg said Meta would also “get rid of a bunch of restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are just out of touch with mainstream discourse” and “work with President Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more”.</p><p>He cited Europe as a place with “an ever increasing number of laws institutionalising censorship and making it difficult to build anything innovative”'</p><p>This is an explicit threat to the <a href="/tags/europeanunion/" rel="tag">#EuropeanUnion</a> . Zuckerberg has fallen in line behind <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> and the incoming <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration in order to promote <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> around the world to a degree we haven't seen before. If you think that the situation is already bad - and it is - then you will nevertheless see that it _will_ get much worse.</p><p><a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/technology</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content</span></a></p>
<p>Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight<br>—</p><p>Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3Wb4iaL" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3Wb4iaL</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/lasvegas/" rel="tag">#LasVegas</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#Transit</a> <a href="/tags/traffic/" rel="tag">#Traffic</a></p>
<p>NEW <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#SUBSTACK</a>: Apparently <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> has a punchable face by @BrianKarem</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-elon-has-a-punchable-face" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-elon-has-a-punchable-face"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-el</span><span class="invisible">on-has-a-punchable-face</span></a> <a href="/tags/tacotrump/" rel="tag">#TACOTrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#doge</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>
<p>Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches<br>—</p><p>A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>There's never been a better time to divest from Tesla!</p><p><a href="/tags/bankrupttesla/" rel="tag">#BankruptTesla</a> <a href="/tags/cancelstarlink/" rel="tag">#CancelStarlink</a> <a href="/tags/boycottspacex/" rel="tag">#BoycottSpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/teslatakedown/" rel="tag">#TeslaTakedown</a> <a href="/tags/arrestelonmusk/" rel="tag">#ArrestElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/swastikars/" rel="tag">#Swastikars</a> <a href="/tags/sissyspacex/" rel="tag">#SissySpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/nazimusk/" rel="tag">#NaziMusk</a> <a href="/tags/presidentmusk/" rel="tag">#PresidentMusk</a> <a href="/tags/fuckelonmusk/" rel="tag">#FuckElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>
<p>Watching the seditious asshole brigade infight like...</p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a>’s business <a href="/tags/conflicts/" rel="tag">#conflicts</a> draw scrutiny amid WH role [apparently no one noticed till now 🙄]</p><p>Musk had sharp words for a the $500B partnership touted by the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin to hasten development of <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/infrastructure/" rel="tag">#infrastructure</a>. “They don’t actually have the money,” he said of <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#OpenAI</a> & <a href="/tags/softbank/" rel="tag">#SoftBank</a>….<br>
Left unsaid by the <a href="/tags/technocrat/" rel="tag">#technocrat</a>, he has skin in the game: <a href="/tags/xai/" rel="tag">#xAI</a>, is directly challenging OpenAI for the lead in the race to transform society w/the <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a>.</p><p>🧵<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/24/elon-musk-conflicts-doge-trump-openai/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/24/elon-musk-conflicts-doge-trump-openai/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/2025/01/24/elon-musk-conflicts-doge-trump-openai/</span></a></p>
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<p>"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. 🚨 </p><p>The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power — a requirement Musk has simply ignored"</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/elons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/elons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/el</span><span class="invisible">ons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/</span></a></p><p>Here’s a thread with links to articles about the <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> takeover of the US <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a>. </p><p>Is it a <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a>? Will anyone stop it?</p><p><a href="/tags/oligarchy/" rel="tag">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/usnews/" rel="tag">#USNews</a></p>
