Short Take Politics
RFK Jr. is a fabulist
The New Republic has exposed the report he just released as not only full of falsities but fabricated by Artificial Intelligence. Even the studies cited in the footnotes are fake.Likewise his rants about vaccines, autism and mental health are based on supposition, not fact. Real science matters. https://newrepublic.com/post/195843/surprise-new-maha-report-full-junk-science-fake-studies?
Musk jumps ship, achieved nothing
Far from $1 trillion in savings, Elon Musk can claim maybe $175 billion and helping to explode the deficit. The government has gone cattywampus. But hey, that $175 billion he saves is the same amount his net worth grew as the administration strong-armed countries facing tariffs to curry favor by working with Starlink. https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/politics/doge-musk-government-savings
When is a deal not a deal?
When is a deal with a lawfirm not a deal with a lawfirm? When the administration says “agree or else” then it is coercion or even blackmail. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5406173/trump-deals-law-firms