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Originally Posted by ianch99

Some illumination of the impact of "President-elect Musk"

President Musk? The DOGE leader's government-shutdown push shows how he'll wield power in Washington



Did I mention that Musk was dangerous?

Why’s he dangerous?

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Originally Posted by nomadking

And the threat of shutdown hasn't occurred before now?
List of actual US shutdowns, although some for a short period of time.

They’ve happened loads of times, and always used a bargaining chip.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

So missing the point ...

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Just to frame how mad the new power behind Trumps throne is:

Backlash builds as Elon Musk endorses Germany’s far right



You know, the AfD, those nice folk who think that the Nazi's weren't all that bad.

Well, plenty of leftists sing the praises of communism.

The right is rising because the left is failing, rather than look at them, look at yourself. (Not you personally)

It’s a shame our general election timetabled when it did, if Starmer and Co had come in after Boris quit in 2023, we’d only have 2-3 years of Labour and they’d be gone.