Summary

Democrats Stansbury and Raskin introduced the “Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act,” which targets Elon Musk’s dismantling of federal services through the DOGE cost-cutting scheme.

It seeks personal liability for Musk, amid lawsuits and concerns over sensitive data access.

The proposal aims to protect taxpayers and critical federal operations against unauthorized actions.

  • frezik@midwest.social
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    11 days ago

    Months ago, everyone would have unequivocally said Trump was Hitler. Maybe these metaphors are bullshit, and we should interpret conditions without them.

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      10 days ago

      Mate, metaphors like this help understand the gravity of the situation to help us see WHY certain actions are bad. From an uneducated standpoint, DOGE might not seem so bad unless you understand that Hitler rose to power on such things:

      • The dismantling of bureaucratic checks
      • The centralization of power
      • The targeting of political opposition
      • The use of propaganda to justify reforms

      These metaphors aren’t bullshit…they are just getting more accurate.