“The future is now, old man”
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Musk thinking all that Trumpism will go to him helps in making things make sense.
I'm calling it now so I can link to it in 3 years, Musk is wanting to make a presidential run.
like @peoplebeproblems@midwest.social said, this show has a purpose and I think Trump is planning on going even harder and now they have someone they can pass the torch off to since they've already vetted his ideology and love his money. Gotta distance yourself at some point so you can swing in and be the "savior". He can lay the whole DOGE think on the current administration getting in the way and will totally be a conservative this time. The comments and rhetoric around Elon are already starting to be softer now that he's in this feud with Trump.
Musk isn't American born. He is ineligible to be President without a change to the US Constitution.
Since when does the constitution matter to these fuckers?
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Not that it'll stop them from trying but the constitution does say you have to be a natural-born citizen.
"What is Habeas Corpus?" joking, but I guess my minds been so fractured from this administration it doesn't even consider the constitutional protections America has.
It does make me wonder about the presidential line of succession though. The Speaker of the house is 3rd in line, they could all get together tomorrow and vote him in.
The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives... permitting a non-member to serve as Speaker would effectively exempt Speakers from the eligibility requirements of the House Qualifications Clause of Article I, Section II and from being bound by an oath of office under the Oath or Affirmation Clause of Article VI as opposed to House members. (link)
Would be fascinating to see how something like that would play out, scary, but still fascinating in a historical precedence kinda way.
Anyone in the line of succession that is disqualified to hold the office is skipped. Again according to the rules that the GOP might just ignore without consequence, but I don't think they like Musk enough to bother.
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He can't be president, he wasn't born here. They already tried that with Ahn-old, and he actually stood a chance of winning. No way anybody with enough juice will back Skum's presidential bid.
Considering how unprecedented things have been I’m not sure pointing to the past as what to expect in the future makes much sense anymore
If Trump every gets his way with annexing Canada, Musk's birthright canadian citizenship could allow him to be eligible to run for president.
He won't annex Canada. That's silly.
Was that a threat, or Elon just being practical. It's funny either way.
Clearly, since Trump is the healthiest president ever to hold office, he will outlive Musk. That is just a given. Therefore, this statement by Musk can only be take as a threat against the life of the president, by an immigrant no less. Send in ICE, SWAT, Seal Team 6, and Space Force to grab him and deport him to Mars.
/s mostly, but I really would like to see Musk shot off in the general direction of Mars.
I hope it's a draw.
It's more surprising that these fuckers just happily throw all the dirty laundries on the street.
Theyre dumb narcissists with no shame. And they love attention.
Catching up with Don and Musk - Season 2: The breakup.
I would say “where’s the lie” but he’s universally hated and he just injected like $20 million into the Wisconsin election and they lost because he’s toxic
He also lost because, in his mind, money = influence. He didn’t realize that even conservative Wisconsin voters do not react well to people throwing money at them to win.
We border Illinois and constantly deal with FIBs coming to our state, utilizing our parks, lakes, and woodlands, while acting like they are better because they have money. This is particularly common in the north woods where a lot of the conservative voters are.
Illinisians also think money makes them important. The difference is that we tolerate them because they are our neighbors, and we have a long history of hating on each other but also relying on each other - similar to siblings who disagree with how the other lives their life. Musk is a complete outsider and people were not happy about it.
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The plot thickens I haven’t been this excited since the first assassination. 🍿
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YIKES:
Fighting for the crown and the Skeksis Emperor isn’t even dead yet.
Ok, now I'm starting to question the purpose of this show.
Because, technically, that remains to be seen.
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