Reports that Donald Trump’s top national security officials accidentally shared their Yemen attack plans with The Atlantic in real-time drove the news in official Washington in recent days. But it wasn’t the only damaging leak of information held by the administration this week. Two Trump administration spreadsheets — which each …
Read More »Elon Says Government Will 'Go After' People 'Pushing the Propaganda' About Tesla
As Tesla CEO Elon Musk leads President Donald Trump’s relentless purge of the federal government’s workforce via his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a string of attacks and vandalism have hit vehicles and dealerships bearing the automaker’s logo. Musk and several DOGE top aides sat down with Fox News …
Read More »Tesla Owners Can't Stop Buying These Anti-Elon Musk Bumper Stickers
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Between Tesla‘s autopilot barreling through “Wile E. Coyote” walls to massive recalls over shoddy glue jobs, times have been tough for Tesla. The biggest problem, for many liberal-leaning …
Read More »Elon Musk Says His AI Company Acquired X at Valuation of $33 Billion
Since buying Twitter and rebranding it as X, tech oligarch Elon Musk has sought to bring the social media platform into alignment with xAI, his artificial intelligence venture. Now, he says, that company has acquired the app, signaling that users’ content and behavior will be core to the AI business. …
Read More »Even Elon Musk Is Trying to Correct Joe Rogan's Anti-Vax Nonsense
Despite his allegiance to the conspiracist far-right and a McDonald’s visit with anti-vax health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., it seems that Elon Musk draws the line at claiming that vaccines are totally ineffective and potentially dangerous. Earlier this week, Musk’s podcaster pal Joe Rogan hosted Dr. Suzanne Humphries, a …
Read More »Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Last year, Elon Musk bought himself a president, now he’s following through on his promise to turn his billions towards down-ballot races — beginning with Wisconsin. After spending $290 million last election cycle to elect Donald Trump and Republicans, the Tesla billionaire and so-called Department of Government Efficiency chief has …
Read More »Former Social Security Chief Courts Florida Seniors Enraged by Musk's Cuts
MIAMI — On Friday night, former Social Security head Martin O’Malley faced some of the rage that Democratic and Republican members of Congress have been confronted with in recent weeks as the Trump administration ravages the federal government and threatens programs like Social Security. O’Malley was there to detail not …
Read More »'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem
Illinois 9th District has only been represented by two people since 1965, and there hasn’t been a competitive primary since the race Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the district’s current representative, won in November 1998. “I wouldn’t be born for another four months,” deadpans Kat Abughazaleh, the TikTok-famous political commentator now …
Read More »Schumer Refuses to Step Down Despite Criticism
After caving to Donald Trump and voting for a Republican-backed short-term government funding bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced calls to resign from members of his own party. But Schumer is not backing down on that fight, saying he will not quit his leadership position. “I’m not stepping …
Read More »Tax Cheats Could Prosper Under Trump, IRS Experts Say
Top officials at the Internal Revenue Service are predicting a large drop in tax revenue this year due to individuals and businesses either not filing or not paying all due taxes, IRS sources told The Washington Post. According to internal projections, the IRS could lose 10 percent of its revenue, …
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