"Authoritarian" or "Oligarchy" Are the Words You're Looking For

by Bruce Coffman @brucecoffman.bsky.social

President Musk is at it again, even before the faux king is crowned on January 20. Musk has demanded a Democratic congresswoman be kicked out of Congress because she dared question his nefarious motives during last week’s spending bill votes.

MSNBC’s Steve Benen reportedly flagged the billionaire’s latest insane outburst as "highly concerning." He said Musk’s demands came after Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro questioned his motives for getting involved in the government funding fight and suggesting Musk killed a version of the spending bill by sending a tweet threatening that any republican supporters would be primaried because it aimed to regulate US investments in China, who you may recall before the sham election his puppet Trump was claiming was the evil bogeyman behind his idiotic tariff plans.

After President Musk killed the package, it was rewritten and the new version magically left out any regulations on US investments in... China. DeLauro reportedly wrote a letter to congressional leaders questioning whether the change reflected some kind of behind-the-scenes corruption. The letter from the Connecticut Democrat reportedly alleged the legislation was tweaked specifically to benefit Musk, who has extensive business interests in China.

And that, of course left President Musk furious, one of his favorite manic states. He jumped online, calling the congresswoman an “awful creature” and saying she “needs to be expelled from Congress!”

That threat left MSNBC's Benen "highly alarmed." “...to suggest that an elected lawmaker be kicked out of office for criticizing a billionaire in ways he doesn’t like is, to put it mildly, unsettling.” Wow. Such harsh rebuttal to an unelected oligarch inserting himself into and dominating our federal government, Steve. Way to champion democracy and stand up against authoritarianism. Our weak, pathetic legacy corporate media fails us yet again. Unsettling.

Based on this RAWSTORY article. Gurl, drop a comment! I'm lonely!

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