Stable Genius

List of what Musk did this week: 1) Ran around with a chain saw like a madman. 2) Said his cuts at one agency saved $8 billion when it was $8 million. 3) Fired thousand of IRS agents during tax season. 4) Got Trump to sign an executive order making it easier for white South Africans to enter the US while making it harder for people from other countries. 5) Ignored the multiple children he fathered with 4 women. Great job! Elon

Meanwhile Steven Chueng's head looks like a Weeble or an illegal alien from Sontaran.

Why Is Warren Buffett Hoarding So Much Cash? Investors are poised to study the Berkshire Hathaway chairman’s annual letter for insights about the stock market WSJ

Pretty gangster move with Trump pressuring Ukraine to sign minerals deal. Lie about who invaded who. Lie about who is a dictator..(Zelenskyy is following Ukrainian electoral law in war time) Lie about the level of national support for Zelenskyy (higher than Trump in US) Then shake down the victim of their national wealth while they are fighting a huge attacker. He was obviously well tutored as a nepo-baby by the famous mob lawyer, Roy Cohn

Could be one of our own!

I don't care if destroys democracy, he gave me $30.00! Trump Weighs Direct Payments to Americans From DOGE Savings President says he is considering giving to the public 20% of the savings from DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts

The same people who couldn't get past Barack Obama's unusual name are now cheering for Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel.

Trump’s Kennedy Center Cancels Pride Concert That Would Have Featured Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/02/18/kennedy-center-pride-concert-gay-mens-chorus-canceled/

If the SCOTUS lays down, and it's at least even odds that they will, we're cooked. Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to fire independent agency leader The administration is seeking legal support from the conservative high court to back its efforts to expand the power of the presidency.

Gonna be a lot of repercussions.

"This is much worse because this is going to the functioning of the U.S. attorney's offices nationwide," George Conway said. "And it really is –– I mean –– we're seeing a Justice Department including the FBI that is on the edge of a full scale revolt because they're being asked to do things that are just contrary to what they are obligations to the nation are and their ethical obligations as lawyers."

DOJ officials who resigned over order to drop charges in NYC Mayor Adams bribery case: Danielle Sassoon, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York John Keller, acting head of Public Integrity Section Kevin Driscoll, acting head of Criminal Division Hagan Scotten, assistant U.S. attorney with the Southern District of New York https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/ar-AA1z4l3s

His sheer pettiness is stunning and on brand.

Wait, there's more! Matt Schlapp, the face of the Conservative Political Action Conference, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar in Virginia last weekend. According to independent journalist Yashar Ali, seven witnesses say that the chairman of the American Conservative Union “allegedly engaged in lewd conduct and allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar on Saturday night near a property he owns in north-central Virginia.” https://www.mediaite.com/politics/breaking-cpacs-matt-schlapp-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-man/

The State Department was planning to buy $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, a document outlining projections of anticipated contracts, which was published in December. But after reports emerged on Wednesday of the potential for conflict of interest given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Trump Administration, the document was updated, removing mention of Tesla and changing the line item to “Armored Electric Vehicles” instead. ~~ TIME ~~