The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Elon Musk, Free Speech Absolutist*

*Unless you say stuff he personally disagrees with

Worse, he sold them downriver purely for his own personal aggrandizement. He gets to be Donnie's pet labor leader. He gets to party with union busters like Dana White at UFC events. He gets to be the right wing's special little boy and go on Fox News. All about himself.

Does Sean O'Brien get to pick the next Secretary?

We need to establish a social norm that it is acceptable to punch anyone who is wearing "smart glasses" in the face.

Almost as if all that union busting could have given us an early hint to his true beliefs

"How did the guy who grew up in a fash family in Apartheid South Africa become a Nazi" is a question that answers itself

I’m sure the pandemic and Black Lives Matter broke his brain but both his parents are fascists, his grandfather was a fascist and I don’t believe there was a time when he wasn’t, even if he kept it on the DL.

Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund - The American Prospect The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.

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"Elon Musk cooked his brain online. Marc Andreessen and others seemingly struggled with being in virtual spaces where their ideas and status were challenged, and rewired their political beliefs as a form of cope."

Good deep dive into tech broligarchy madness:

French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over alleged child abuse images on X Owner of X summoned along with former CEO Linda Yaccarino over investigation by cybercrime unit

Rise and shine fam, it's prosecuting time #TeslaTakedown
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In this (attention) economy? What we can learn from Mrs. Frazzled and Trump’s online outreach operation

New from me: Trump is the attention economy president but is America tuning him out? open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltr...

Charismatic Democratic Leaders with the biggest platforms can take simple actions to marginalize Elon’s X. But, they keep dropping the ball. One has to wonder whether after all these years they remain naive and unstrategic or they are just doing to intentionally. Blegh.

Barack Obama’s post on X with Zohran Mamdani with NYC mayor Mamdani with kids: “Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest. And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best “Wheels on the Bus””

President @barackobama.bsky.social had an incredible appearance w @mayor.nyc.gov at a school. So heartwarming and therapeutic for the times we live in.

He x-posted it on platforms belonging to Elon and Zuck - but didn’t bother to share w the progressive community here.

On brand for him tbh.

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I'm not one to stand on ceremony or whatever, but I'd much rather carry fewer pairs of pants and more underwear.

Nooooooope

Nope, I don't like this one bit

We don't want these hyperscale noise polluters! SEATTLE: send a letter to city council NOW telling them HELL NO to the proposal to build 5 of these clanker factories here. actionnetwork.org/letters/18b9...

The White House, Trump, and the DoorDash Grandmother All Said She Saved $11,000 From No Tax on Tips. The Actual Number Isn't Close - Wealth of Geeks Every major outlet that covered Sharon Simmons' DoorDash delivery to the White House on Monday ran the same number: $11,000.

I said the other day that the claim that the DoorDash grandma had saved $11,000 from the dumb, pandering “no tax on tips” policy made no sense. Yahoo Finance did the math. wealthofgeeks.com/the-white-ho...

We're demanding that every candidate for federal office commit to investigate EVERY action DOGE took and hold leaders and staff accountable. Join us 👉 actionnetwork.org/petitions/el... #InvestigateDOGE

Elected leaders: hold Musk’s DOGE Accountable! Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was a disaster. They promised DOGE would save U.S. taxpayers trillions. Instead, it cost us all money, destroyed vital agencies, left...

We're saying anyone running for federal office in 2026 needs to adopt that stance and it starts with holding everyone involved in DOGE accountable and full transparency for their crimes #InvestigateDOGE
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If there are any Democrats who are thinking of running for the presidency on 2028 on anything less than a clear agenda of widespread prosecution for this administration's corruption and fundamental structural changes to ensure it can't happen again, they should just stop right there.

Ken Paxton leads John Cornyn by 8 percentage points among likely GOP primary runoff voters, poll finds | Houston Public Media The new poll, conducted on behalf of Texas Public Opinion Research, shows that even an endorsement by President Donald Trump would not help Cornyn enough to close the gap with Paxton.

[TX runoff voters only] Would Trump's endorsement make you more or less likely to support Paxton in the primary?

More 17
Less 28 (much less likely 25, somewhat less 3)
net -11

If Paxton is the nominee how likely would you be to vote Talarico?

Total likely 24 (18 very)
Total not likely 72

TPOR

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP 2.52k ReTruths 10.4k Likes 4/17/26, 8:27 AM

President Trump referred this morning to "OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN." This is, of course, interesting because the last time the United States struck a deal with Iran involving a transaction, Republicans completely lost their minds.

Let's take a trip down memory lane. 🧵

Basically every part of how the woman with preeclampsia was treated

It's making her nuts and I feel very validated for my response to shows that involve politics