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[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 minutes ago

It is too late Elon you enabled and funded this nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

How many facist parties US needs?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Smells like the fascists want a new party.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

Kayfabe nonsense or a narcissistic delusion, either way it's an absurd fantasy

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

Fuck that guy

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 minutes ago

Shits already broke.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

BREAKING: All articles in [clickbait website] now starts with BREAKING.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

BREAKING: I just took a successful and satisfying shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 minutes ago

BREAKING: I just took a rather unsuccessful half shit that was very unsatisfying and will have to try again later.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 hours ago

Let's be clear about what is upsetting Musk. He is in favour of the tax cuts to the rich. He just thinks that the poor should SUFFER MORE to make the tax cuts happen. He wants to keep all of the stuff that will benefit him, and cut all the stuff that keeps everyday Americans alive. Please don't spin this as some kind of redemption arc for Musk. If anything, he upset that Trump isn't even shittier.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You know, I heard a rumor that AOC should run for president as an independent party, because she'd never make it through the Democratic primaries, but that would be a terrible idea, because it would split the party. Let's say 50% of the country is Democratic and 50% is Republican; if the Democratic vote gets split 25% for the Democrat candidate and 25% for AOC, but the Republican vote stays 50% for their candidate, then the Republicans win in a landslide. I have a feeling that this is why the two-party system is so ingrained into our politics.

But if the Republicans also split their party into MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans at the same time, then that election becomes somewhat balanced again, and probably closer to what the founding fathers actually intended. Granted, Elon isn't calling for a new party for a presidential election, just to stop this bill, but still, it'd be interesting to see an election with four viable candidates rather than two.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago

independents are pressure candidates. she likely could run as an independent but it wouldnt actually be to become president. it would be for the Democratic party to buy her concession.

Look at what RFK Jr did. he left the race for a cabinet position and policy agreements.

She could use an independent presidential run to pull the dems back towards the left

[–] [email protected] 77 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Musk could have been a superhero. He could have just made EVs and not done a Nazi salute ... things would probably be fine.

No. He had to tamper in politics and likely give Trump the win. Musk was too dumb to realize he would get thrown to the side the minute he said anything but "yes" to "Great Leader" ... now he is thrown to the side and is too dumb to realize it's over for him. He is hated on all sides.

He can kiss Trumps ass or fade in to obscurity. Those are his options.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 hours ago

Not really. Musk was a snake oil salesman for years. The people who believed in him were foolish to do so, all of that long before his salute and his budget concerns. We should also remember that fascists don't have a long game. They really are as ridiculous as they appear. There was no possibility for Trump or Musk to maintain a positive image, except through brute force threats.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

He still has immense personal wealth, and he can sway politics with these mountains of money . Time will tell.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Am I the only one here who predicts that Elon will jump out of the window soon?

Trump's great friend and inspiration has already sent his oligarchs flying for less.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

It's likely

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 hours ago

I honestly think he's still team Trump and always was, he just dropped the mask and is now trying desperately to put it back on to save his stock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Split the Republicans? Yes please

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

He should team up with Andrew Yang. Just a couple of rich boys, fighting against the system. Good times. /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Maybe he can set his best engineers on building one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

That aughta do it! pats dust off hands

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

Fund me Elon. I'll start it for you. Willing expropriation is the greatest good you can do for this world at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

Maybe one that supports renewable energy and c

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Gee I wonder what his new political party’s salute would look like?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

I hope all these nazis follow their leader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Last time I jumped into the band wagon cheering the Cheeto's entrance into politics and almost instantly regretting it, that's when we got Cheeto. I was thinking in my head, if only some rando piece of #$@@$@ candidate could come and help Hilary win. And bang! Hilary lost and we got Cheeto. Like we all ended up assuming nobody would actually vote Cheeto because he was a celebrity and we hadn't had one of those in a while. But nah. So here we are, Cheeto vs billionaire nazi asshole. Who would ever vote nazi asshole right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Monkey's paws. Not even once.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

“It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!!” Musk wrote on X and ketamine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

What a username you have. My god 😩

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