Summary
Elon Musk called for the impeachment of federal judges after courts blocked his DOGE from laying off probationary (new) federal workers.
Judges ordered agencies to reinstate tens of thousands of employees, ruling the firings unlawful. Musk claimed judicial resistance undermines democracy.
Musk has attacked judges on social media, calling them “corrupt” and “evil,” raising concerns among federal judges about their safety.
The power of the purse is in the hands of the democratically elected congress.
So to get on the same page as Elon, a government agency, formed through an executive order, being run by an unelected official, thinks that they have the power to to eliminate programs, jobs and funding from congressionally approved organizations. Got it.
Stop listening to an African Nazi who has no power over the country.
For the strongest country in the world, Americas fucking weak.
Send Musk back to Africa. Fuck sakes America.
Respect the judiciary or leave the country.
Except SCOTUS. Fuck those (5) corrupt bastards
We’ve been asking him to for a while but he won’t listen and he keeps giving money to the people who should be making him leave
Right? What is it that his ilk is always saying… if you don’t like it here, leave?
I didn’t think I’d ever say this in earnest but I wish he would get deported back to where he came from.
Small note for the summary: “probationary” in terms of government employees does not necessarily mean new, it means new in that role.
So, someone who has been working for the government for 20 years and was just promoted to a senior position is a probationary employee.
I have a bunch of coworkers who were contractors in a position for about a decade, then transitioned over to GS employees doing the same job. They were classified as probationary due to being “new” to their positions and were put on notice.
Yeah this makes it just so much fucking dumber. That they would try to claim that it’s due to poor performance, when they are literally firing people who just got promoted.
Well he’s just an unelected advisor so he can’t call for shit
How ironic that the guy who was never elected for anything is whining about democracy. And “corrupt”? Corrupt might as well be Elon’s middle name.
Fortunately, there seems to be a growing resentment about that with the GOP electorate for this very issue. We’ll have to see if it’s enough to help tip the scales.
My local magats are still behind him, they think it’s criminal that people are protesting at our local Tesla dealership. I think at least one of them—who’s extremely anti EV, is considering a fucking Tesla. And he’s a car guy who has had multiple luxury cars, and knows Tesla build quality is garbage.
Then, he’s a moron and he deserves to be bilked out of his money. Fuck him.
We’ll have to see if it’s enough to help tip the scales.
If Trump and Musk have their way, November 2024 was the last time they will be using scales.
What about a big, upright scale, with a heavy blade at the top? Ask the French about it.
I’m down for that. Do you think the French will let us rent one from them? Or should we just build our own? I feel like we could use enough to justify the cost of building 😉
You don’t even need one, you can just use an axe, or a noose.
Yeah, but a guillotine is so much cooler. If we are revolting, do it in style 😉
It’s debatable whether scales were used even then. But I get what you’re saying.
Trump straight up admitted that they rigged the election like 2 days ago.
and 2 days before that, and 4 days before that, he’s been steadily skwaking about that. I don’t know if it’s a gloat or an intended button to press. I’d like to see someone challenge him to prove it, he couldn’t stop himself.
He’s far more certain that another coup won’t erase him than I am. (which is admittedly not 50% yet but still)
He always gloats. He loves to put out the message that he can do anything with impunity.
And that will be true until he is stopped.
I’ve no doubt, since that bloviating idiot can’t keep his mouth shut to save his life, but do you have a link?
At about the 3 minute mark.
Sauce?
3 minute mark.
The irony is lost on him and anyone agreeing with him on this issue.
Elon Musk is mad there’s a process in place to protect workers from being fired without reason? Color me shocked.
He was already pissed when they built the Tesla plant in Germany. Strong unions and worker rights and environmental protections. All the things he so heavily dislikes, the Muppet.
I thought he was a huge fan of the german way of doing things…
Only the fall of Weimar Republic, and the 12 years or so after that. Everything else is woke nonsense to him, I am sure.
being a lesbian married to an indian immigrant in switzerland is not too woke aslong as you are the fuhrerin of afd…
Not after 1945
That’s why he wants to make adolf great again…
How hasn’t Musk been arrested for being a dick?
Musk has no legal right to call for such. Just blowing hot air if it were any other legislature
That’s why he bought the president.
What happened to the musk hate from the right? They’re suddenly taking his word as gospel and sending death threats to Judges.
He kissed Trump’s ring to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Then he came out explicitly endorsing Trump. Plus, he’s a neo-Nazi shit bag.
That’s what happened
I think it’s about time this stuff is called out for being thinly veiled attempts at intimidation.
The problem is that they’re not trying to hide it. They openly say this is how it’s going to work now.
Look at Columbia. They refused to cooperate. Then they got 400 million yanked out from under them. And then they fell right in line.
Yep. Back to the Political Spoils system. We are in for a world of hurt if this doesn’t get stopped soon.
I call for Trump and Musk to be jailed
If we cannot get rid of Musk how does Musk think he is gonna get rid of the judges?
Tar/feather and quarter
Whatever happened to that Pence gallows they set up?
One of those is not like the others…
Drawn and quartered, with Tesla vehicles.
