Short Take Politics
Musk, President feud
The world’s richest man, fattened at the troughs of our Republic, and our President, a propped up grifter, are in the midst of a massive public feud. Heather Cox Richardson contrasts their petty antics with the time when a real man, FDR spoke to the American people as he led us to victory in WWII. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-5-2025
The rich get richer
The “Big Beautiful Bill” will explode the concentration of wealth in the top 1% and explode the deficit. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-projected-add-24-trillion/story?id=122488067
Oh sure, he spouted the mean-spirited rhetoric and was the face of thing but Russell Vought was the puppetmaster. https://newrepublic.com/article/196092/elon-musk-puppetmaster-russell-vought
DOGE engineer speaks out
He analyzed veterans affairs and found almost no waste, fraud and abuse. Shortly after he spoke out because Elon preached transparency, his access was revoked and he was let go. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5417994/former-doge-engineer-share…