It's Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer vs. Elon Musk and David Sacks. Who you got? read more
In an escalation of discontent among the highest-profile far-right followers of Donald Trump, his former adviser Steve Bannon has called Trump's newest favorite, Elon Musk, "racist" and a "truly evil guy", pledging to "take this guy down" and kick him out of the Maga movement ... read more
Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. read more
President-elect Donald J. Trump's denunciation of a stopgap spending bill has left Republicans without a strategy to fund the government, and Speaker Mike Johnson is grasping for a way to avert a shutdown this weekend. Mr. Trump torpedoed the bipartisan deal Mr. Johnson had struck, leaving him caught between two seemingly untenable options: continue with a bill sapped of Republican support or try to implement Mr. Trump's demands, which will be a tough sell among Democrats, who still control the Senate, and some Republicans. Mr. Trump publicly turned against the deal after the billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man, spent much of Wednesday railing against the agreement.
President-elect Donald Trump's appointee to advise him on Middle East affairs, Massad Boulos, is reported to have significant discrepancies between his public profile and documented business background, casting doubt on the thoroughness of the former president's vetting process. read more
From "Elon Musk is going --ll Kanye West" by Caitlin Moran www.thetimes.com):
In the end money doesn't like weird " and it particularly doesn't like loud weird. I will be astonished if, in ten years' time, Musk is still regarded as a brilliant businessman. Even a genius can't run multiple businesses when his main gig is shouting "-- ------" at 7.30am on X. It's all starting to look less like "a big personality" and more like something ... diagnosable. The thing about disaster capitalism is you're supposed to take advantage of it " not be it.
Is that a Barry Corbin AI lurking over Markwayne's shoulder?