One week ago, Elon Musk was standing in the Oval Office, receiving a large gold key from President Donald Trump. It was Mr. Musk's last day as a "special government employee," and he was being lauded for his work aimed at slashing "waste, fraud, and abuse" as head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Six days later, the two men -- the richest person in the world and the leader of the free world--" were at each other's throats on social media, hurling insults and threats in perhaps the most extraordinary political breakup in modern American history.
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"This is the most distant object known to humanity."
@#2
OK, I now have to ask ...
What might be Mr Musk's moves going forward?
1) leave the country for Europe?
Elon Musk receives olive branch of shifting business empire base to Europe amidst feud with Donald Trum
economictimes.indiatimes.com
2) go back to the Democrats?
Democrats vow to leave "lunatic" Musk politically homeless
www.axios.com
3) Start a third party?
Elon Musk Asks 'Is It Time To Create New Political Party?' Amid Trump Feud
www.newsweek.com
???
Ray Charles - America The Beautiful (1970)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
https://genius.com/Ray-charles-america-the-beautiful-lyrics
...
[Verse 1]
Oh beautiful, for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self, our country loved
And mercy more than life
[Chorus]
America, America, may God thy gold refine
'Til all success be nobleness
And every gain devined
And you know when I was in school
We used to sing it something like this, listen here
[Verse 2]
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
But now wait a minute, I'm talking about
[Chorus]
America, sweet America
You know, God done shed his grace on thee
He crowned thy good, yes he did, in a brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
[Outro]
(America, America)
America, I love you America, you see
(God shed his grace on thee)
My God, He done shed his grace on thee
And you oughta love Him for it
Because He, He, He, He, crowned thy good
He told me He would, with a brotherhood
(From sea to shining sea)
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord
(Shining sea)
...
Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported, is returned to US to face migrant smuggling charges
www.reuters.com
... Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was flown back to the United States to face criminal charges of transporting illegal immigrants within the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.
Abrego Garcia's return marks a turning point in a case that became a flashpoint for critics of President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, who pointed to it as a sign that the administration was disregarding civil liberties in its push to step up deportations. ...
@#15
Composition
en.wikipedia.org(song)
... The original lyrics included a verse that read "Now that we've grown up together/They're all taking drugs with me". ...
Related?
I wish I knew ...
New Order - True Faith (1987)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1]
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care, 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again, I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
[Chorus]
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun
...
How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending?
www.bbc.com
I summarize the excellent chart presented in the article...
...
Initial pledge: $2 trillion
Revised pledge: $1 trillion
Current estimated savings: $160 billion
Itemized savings: $61.5 billion
Savings with receipts attached: $32.5 billion
...
So, DOGE seems to have failed miserably.
(and I'm being kind.)
If a US federal government department had shown such a failure in it's purpose, what might the GOP have said?
Yet, there seems to be an eerie silence from the GOP about DOGE not meeting the goals it had set.
Why?
@#4 ... It's what guys do... if they aren't hiding their double chin... they are hiding their weak chin... ...
That looks to be a correct assessment.
I had overlooked the "double-chin" aspect.