[Oboogie]

Here’s an interesting one - some new credible research links a child’s chance of developing autism to the pollutants the mother takes in during pregnancy. Or to put it another way, all the antivax freaks could have a new legitimate target in big oil/petrol.

"Credible research" carried out by un-American liberal traitors, cousin Jeb gone done his own research on 4-chan and he ain't buying none of your fancy-schmancy East Coast book learning science bullshit, boy.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Here’s an interesting one - some new credible research links a child’s chance of developing autism to the pollutants the mother takes in during pregnancy. Or to put it another way, all the antivax freaks could have a new legitimate target in big oil/petrol.

They won't be turning on the primary source of their funds..

They don't have to do that, or be consistent. Vaccines will get blamed.

[Crabcakes]

Here’s an interesting one - some new credible research links a child’s chance of developing autism to the pollutants the mother takes in during pregnancy. Or to put it another way, all the antivax freaks could have a new legitimate target in big oil/petrol.

They won't be turning on the primary source of their funds..

The leadership won’t. The ordinary loon in the street is different, however.

Aside from all the competing egos, this is yet another potential schism that could open up.

[Oboogie]

Aside from all the competing egos.

I've also been pondering, now the election's in the bag, how long Trump's massive ego will be content sharing the stage with someone with the celebrity status of Musk.
When Musk kicks off about 60% Chinese tariffs pushing Tesla's costs up Trump may decide he's more trouble than he's worth.

[Andy McDandy]

Exceptions for friends. It's what privilege is all about.

[Andy McDandy]

Trump's first cabinet picks don't exactly fill me with confidence.

Musk as director of cutting government waste, and already coming across as a tit about it. Unsurprisingly.

Some guy from Fox News at defence, on the basis that he was in the army once, and hates the idea of gay soldiers. in fact, he seems to generally hate the military.

Vivek Ramaswamy joins Musk in the Badenoch-Mogg institute of sacking people.

This is the end of Ronin multiplied by the end of the Blues Brothers, multiplied by the end of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome waiting to happen. If it wasn't taking place in reality, it might be quite funny.

[Crabcakes]

It is worth noting that Musk’s department for efficiency has 2 leaders. So off to a great start.

Even that alone looks like route one to disaster. Musk comes in, cuts something he doesn’t understand, major issues then come about because the department he cut is gone, he and Trump fall out because he makes Trump look bad or questions something he did (or he and Vivek fall out, or all 3 fall out), and that could all happen in the first few weeks.

I think yet again America may escape total collapse purely through the absolute rank incompetence and narcissism of the grifters they elected.

[Andy McDandy]

In any organisation you'll have a relatively low level wanker who's been there for years and if only they asked him, he could have this place running like clockwork. They are always full of bullshit. Even if they have identified the weaknesses, they have no idea how to make the change.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Frequently found in school staff rooms, often as supply teachers...

[Watchman]

Frequently found in school staff rooms, often as supply teachers...

Jonathan Gullis says “ hold my beer”

[Nigredo]

When Musk kicks off about 60% Chinese tariffs pushing Tesla's costs up Trump may decide he's more trouble than he's worth.

Musk won't care about that so long as he's gifted plenty of government subsidies in other areas.

[davidjay]

Frequently found in school staff rooms, often as supply teachers...

Or in newspapers, often as Florida-based correspondents.

[mattomac]

Trump will burn through appointments like he did last time

[Watchman]

I'm wondering how Musk's "war on bureaucracy" will actually work, is it just a focus on Washington and a means to weed out as many Democrat supporters in Govt departments as possible. Because from where I'm sitting, there's 50 different legislatures and associated back room staff, spread across a very big land mass, is Elon going to examine each and every one? Or will those who are declared redundant be expected to work for Elon, once all his cheap labour has been deported?

[Crabcakes]

When Musk kicks off about 60% Chinese tariffs pushing Tesla's costs up Trump may decide he's more trouble than he's worth.

Musk won't care about that so long as he's gifted plenty of government subsidies in other areas.

But if they fall out, he won’t be - if Trump is nothing else, it is that he is reliably vindictive and spiteful.

The moment Musk is out, he’ll be persona non grata.

[Crabcakes]

I'm wondering how Musk's "war on bureaucracy" will actually work, is it just a focus on Washington and a means to weed out as many Democrat supporters in Govt departments as possible. Because from where I'm sitting, there's 50 different legislatures and associated back room staff, spread across a very big land mass, is Elon going to examine each and every one? Or will those who are declared redundant be expected to work for Elon, once all his cheap labour has been deported?

I suspect it will be fire some “woke” people for optics, and then everything else will largely revolve around him deregulating things so he can sell Teslas as ‘fully automated’ even though they meet no safety regs, and probably launch space x rockets from suburban areas.

[Andy McDandy]

Set some targets for department heads, particularly those with green or EDI in their remits. Cut the diversity officers but leave Our Boys alone.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I'm wondering how Musk's "war on bureaucracy" will actually work, is it just a focus on Washington and a means to weed out as many Democrat supporters in Govt departments as possible. Because from where I'm sitting, there's 50 different legislatures and associated back room staff, spread across a very big land mass, is Elon going to examine each and every one? Or will those who are declared redundant be expected to work for Elon, once all his cheap labour has been deported?

Will only be Federal Government, and he's purely advisory.

[Philip Marlow]

Of the original ‘Four horsemen of new atheism’ it’s arguable that we’ve been left with the worst two.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Why?