Elon now has real political power to flex and as we know he is a dumbass extraordinaire. Now he's come out railing against a stopgap funding bill that's chock full of pork because that's how you grease the skids

We are in for a rough four years

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/18/elon-musk-government-shutdown-bill-doge

  • xiaohongshu [none/use name]
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    2 days ago

    It cannot be stressed enough how bad this would be: if Musk and his DOGE start cutting deficits, the US economy is going into recession. This is just the first of many to come, if they indeed let it happen.

    And I suspect the New Republicans will want to let that happen, because why not? The New Republicans want Trump to endure a bad economy under his tenure, while they get to punish the voters for not voting for Kamala. “See, this is what happens if you let Trump win.”

    This is going to be extremely bad.

    • Des [she/her, they/them]
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      1 day ago

      yeah the dems are in full "FAFO" mode. they are absolutely giddy for this. apparently every one that posts about how happy they are for the "voters to get what they deserve" is fully insulated and independently wealthy.

      so yeah the party's actual base.