Elon’s Cryin’ About Those Mean Ol’ Democrats

    SETUP: This week, Elon Musk said the downfall of Western civilization is empathy. (Photo: Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch)

Empathy, Elon: Give Us A Break!

 

Celia Rivenbark / NC Newsline 

 23 March 25

 

Elon Musk, who has frequently and nauseatingly spoken out on the “dangers” of being empathetic to others this week, whined about his mistreatment by Democrats whom he always thought were the nice guys.

After a tough week of having his Teslas set on fire and dealerships clogged with protesters, Elon petulantly told Fox News he thought the Democrats were supposed to show empathy.

“I thought the left, you know, the Democrats, were supposed to be the party of empathy and caring. And yet they are burning down cars…” That was the real quote.

But what I think he meant to say was: “I thought the left, you know, the Democrats, would always let me tear off their heads and pee down their bloody neck-stumps. I mean there really should be some things you can depend on in this life.”

The stones on this guy, am I right?

Elon, you thought all the heinous, illegal, wildly unjust, deeply disruptive, greed-monster stuff you’ve been pulling since the inauguration of President Donald Jimpeachment Trump should go unnoticed? Hmmmm?

Because we, the Democrats, are empathetic???

And now YOU are disappointed in US?

That’s rich as two feet up a bull’s bottom is what that is.

I haven’t been this disappointed in a multi-billionaire South African posing as a U.S. president maybe ever.

Musk is famously against empathy, repeatedly calling it “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization.” Yes. In exactly those words.

Dang, Elon. We’re just trying to do what you wanted. We’re done with looking weakly empathetic like you said. Henceforth, we shall rejoice in your misfortune. Verily, your tumbling stocks and sagging sales will buoy our tattered souls.

You, who spurns empathy and calls people who receive ANY kind of federal assistance “parasites” – PARASITES!!! – are teary about OUR lack of empathy?

Buzz all the way off.

At this point, I should be a trifle concerned you’ll get wind of this lil’ rant and toss me into one of your dumb Space X rockets just so you can witness my inevitable ill-timed explosion somewhere over Turks and Caicos. Always wanted to go there but hopefully not as debris raining down on Brandon and Tiffany when they’re on their honeymoon booze cruise, just sayin’.

I love it how when your rockets explode, grounding flights and ruining white suits worldwide, you call it “a minor setback.” See “Buzz all the way off” above.

I got no empathy for you, Elon. This just in: None of us do. You can’t believe we’re finally saying no to your criminal, calculated dismantling of all we hold dear. You know. Jobs, Social Security, VA benefits, healthcare…

So let me just say to you, with ZERO empathy: It’s time to pack up your stupid Tech Support shirts and green juice pills or whatever weird shit you eat for supper every night before hanging upside down in your sleep chamber and get gone.

You won’t of course. You’ve got a pretty sweet gig right now skipping through the Pentagon at will and “parasitically” profiting from your defense department contracts. What? You thought we were too empathetic to notice?

Nope.

Who would have guessed that old Tea Party caper still had life in it.  Introducing the all new "T" Party.

Bernie Sanders and AOC's Denver rally draws record 34,000

A massive crowd of 34,000 cheers for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in Civic Center Park, Friday, March 21, 2025.

Photos by Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

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SANDERS: "The American people are saying loud and clear, we will not accept an oligarchic form of society."

 

Kevin Beaty,Molly Cruse,Kiara DeMare

Denverite (a Denver online news source with humble origins that has evolved into a first rate news entity.)

Mar. 21, 2025, 5:43 pm

Thousands of Denverites flooded into Denver's Civic Center Park — and just about every nook and cranny around it — for a rally hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday, March 21.

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

The park was filled long before the progressive leaders took the mic for their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour in the early evening.

Earlier in the day, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez spoke in Greeley before more than 11,000 people.

Denver has been preparing for the rally all week, estimating that at least 20,000 attendees would show up.

When Ocasio-Cortez took the stage, she said early estimates counted 30,000 in the crowd.  By the time Sanders addressed the crowd, estimates had been raised to 34,000, which Sanders said was the biggest crowd he has attracted in a long career that has included literally hundreds of rallies. 

Eloise Goldsmith, writing for the nonprofit news site Common Dreams, described the messages Sanders and Ocasio-Cortex delivered to the Denver throngs:

"Sanders, an Independent, wrote on social media on Friday that the turnout is a sign that "the American people will not allow Trump to move us into oligarchy and authoritarianism. We will fight back. We will win."

"According to Anna Bahr, Sanders' communications director, the senator's largest rally prior to Denver took place in Brooklyn, New York in 2016, when he was running for president.

"Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, wrote online that 'something special is happening... Working people are ready to stand together and fight for our democracy. Thank you Colorado!.'

"At the rally, which took place at Denver's Civic Center Park, the two lawmakers hit on the same themes they spoke about in Arizona.

"''The American people are saying loud and clear, we will not accept an oligarchic form of society,' Sanders said, according to Colorado Public Radio. 'We will not accept the richest guy in the world running all over Washington, making cuts to the Social Security Administration, cuts to the Veterans Administration, almost destroying the Department of Education—all so that they could give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the wealthiest 1%.'

"'If you don't know your neighbor, it's easier to turn on them,' said Ocasio-Cortez, per CPR. 'That's why they want to keep us separated, alone, and apart. Scrolling on our phones thinking that the person next to us is some kind of enemy, but they're not.'

"Sanders launched his Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here tour in February, with the aim of talking to Americans about the 'takeover of the national government by billionaires and large corporations, and the country's move toward authoritarianism.'"

Bernie Sanders speaks in downtown Denver, Friday, March 21, 2025.

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks in downtown Denver, Friday, March 21, 2025.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

AOC and Bernie Slam Trump's ‘Disdain’ for Working People at rallies in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada

  Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before speaking at "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here" rally on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in North Las Vegas. (photo: Ronda Churchill/Getty)

 

'He's selling country for parts to richest people on the planet for a kickback'

 

Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone  

21 March 25

  

 

The Democratic Party is a mess. Donald Trump is systematically dismantling the United States government in order to consolidate power around himself, and last week Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) abdicated what little congressional power Democrats have left by supporting the Republican resolution to fund the government. The president was pleased. The Democratic Party’s favorability is, not surprisingly, now at a record low, according to a CNN poll released earlier this week.

There are still some signs of life within the opposition to Trump, however. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been holding rallies around the nation, warning Americans of the oligarchy taking shape. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of Schumer’s decision to support the GOP’s spending resolution, joined Sanders on Thursday for events in Colorado, Arizona and Nevada. Social media users posted pictures of long lines to get into both events.

“Our fight is to make sure we remain a democracy. One person, one vote. Not billionaires buying elections,” Sanders said in Arizona behind a podium that read “FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”

“Now that he’s in power we can see it as clear as day,” AOC said of Trump in Colorado. “He’s handed the keys to Elon Musk and is selling this country for parts to the richest people on the planet for a kickback.”

Musk — whose so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has spent the past two months indiscriminately slashing the federal workforce and vital government services — spent nearly $300 million last year to elect Trump and Republicans. The president has granted the unelected quasi-official an unprecedented amount of power while using the White House to boost the value of Musk’s private holdings — including by actively pitching Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Musk is set to receive a top-secret briefing on plans for war with China, where he has significant business. Trump and other administration officials have denied this.

Musk has repeatedly insisted that his slash-and-burn project is part of an effort to return the power to the people. AOC and Sanders called bullshit, driving home the indifference — if not disdain — the Trump administration holds for working class Americans.

“For all the big talk that Republicans and the Trump administration like to flap about working people, if you actually listen carefully, every once in a while they let the masks slip about what they actually think about us,” AOC said in Colorado before citing an instance last week in which Trump lawyer and adviser Alina Habba mocked AOC for having worked in a bar, suggesting the Democrat wasn’t capable of “intellectual” thought because she had “served” people.

“Understand that this kind of disdain for working people by the most powerful people in this country doesn’t just come from not being raised right,” AOC continued. “It’s a shorthand for Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s entire political agenda, and a certain ugly kind of politics: lying to and screwing over working people so they can steal from our health care and Social Security and veterans care to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest and bailouts for their crypto billionaire friend. There’s a word for this: corruption.”

The Trump administration has indeed been making cuts to the nation’s health care systems, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Hours after AOC’s remarks in Nevada, Trump’s Social Security chief threatened to “turn off” the system entirely in response to a federal judge ruling that Musk and DOGE couldn’t have unfettered access to the personal and private data of hundreds of millions of Americans.

AOC on the road for freedom.

HANDS OFF: The time to march on DC has come

By Indivisible Project, a locally-led, people-powered movement of thousands of local groups in red, blue, and purple states, and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Our mission is to power and lift up a grassroots movement of local groups to defeat the Trump agenda, elect progressive leaders, and realize bold progressive policies.

A massive show of defiance against the Trump-Musk coup For the last few weeks, Indivisible Project has gotten some version of this question over and over and over again: When do we hit the streets? When’s the mass march on Washington?  Today, we can give you an answer: April 5. Indivisible is teaming up with other progressive organizations to coordinate a massive show of defiance against the Trump-Musk coup. On April 5, we'll be marching in DC, in major metros, and small towns all across the country to send a clear message: We won't let our country be taken over by autocratic billionaires.  It's time to say Hands Off -- our country, our democracy, our economy, our rights. And we need you to join us in the streets to help demonstrate our collective power. If you're ready to join us in April, click here to sign up for a protest near you. (Don't see one, yet? Check back soon -- new events are being added everyday).  Day by day, the energy has been growing. People are waking up to the threat Trump, Musk, and MAGA Republicans pose to our rights, our livelihoods, and our democracy. Dozens are showing up at Tesla dealerships weekend after weekend. Hundreds are turning out for town hall meetings with their Members of Congress. Thousands are coming together for protests at state capitols. Now, the time has come for a massive, coordinated show of defiance all across the country. A core principle behind Hands Off! is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. The message Americans are fed up with the Musk-Trump power grab and want an end to the lawless raiding of our government. “Hands off!” is a simple rallying cry against an administration that’s dangerously overreaching and throwing our democracy, our economy, and for many -- our private lives -- into chaos.  Hands off our Medicaid.  Hands off our Social Security.  Hands off our public lands.  Hands off our jobs.  Hands off public education.  Hands off veterans’ benefits.  Hands off our undocumented neighbors.  Hands off our trans siblings. Hands of Ukraine aid.  Hands off our diversity programs. Hands off Canada, ffs.  Hands off our reproductive rights.  Hands off our democracy.  Hands off _____. The plan As of today, you can already register to attend protests in cities across the country, with more being added daily. That’s just the start. Indivisible leaders and partners are working to confirm protests in every major metro area in the country. And we anticipate hundreds of demonstrations in towns and smaller cities nationwide.  Where should you go? If you can make it to DC, we want you there. If you can get to an event in the closest metro area, that’s the next best thing (we’ll keep you updated as events are added). And if you want to host a smaller demonstration in your town, we’ve got a toolkit to help you do that, too -- we're also holding an informational meeting for hosts on Friday, March 21, at 3pm ET/12pm PT.  The important thing is to show up on April 5, where you can, so that we can make our collective power felt. What’s next Over the next few days, we’ll be adding more events to our map in major cities across the country. Regular folks (maybe you?) will be stepping up to host events in your communities, and we’ll be there to help.  If you’ve already got an event near you, please help push it out on social media. If not, you can share the link to the mass mobilization hub.  Every protest planned between now and then is an opportunity for recruitment. Every town hall event during the congressional recess provides a chance to bring ticked off constituents into our mass mobilization Trump and Musk think they can rule like kings while the people they’re stealing from sit back and let them get away with it. On April 5, we’ll show them how very wrong they are.  We want to provide all the resources needed to make this mobilization as big and impactful as possible -- but we can't do that without your help. From the website to recruitment tools, training calls and promotional materials, we're counting on grassroots donors to help fund this mobilization. So if you can donate today, please click here to pitch in. A "T" Party for Today Indivisible Project is a locally-led, people-powered movement of thousands of local groups in red, blue, and purple states, and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Our mission is to power and lift up a grassroots movement of local groups to defeat the Trump agenda, elect progressive leaders, and realize bold progressive policies. Grassroots donations, not foundations or large gifts, are our single largest source of funding. That means we’re accountable to, and fueled by, Indivisibles on the ground.  Chip in >

What Musk's provocative black hat signifies

Musk flaunts his hat in Trump's face.  When is the last time you saw Der Donald turn his back to a camera?

Trump is wimpy and submissive around ruthless authoritarian rival

By Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark

Condensed in The Week / March 7, 2025

"Elon Musk's black MAGA hat isn't just a black hat," said Jonathan V. Last.  It's "a brand in competition  with Trump.

The tech billionaire first donned the black cap with MAGA lettering at an October rally for then-candidate Donald Trump, but has since sported it an array of events alongside Trump.

The black hat is "a provocation" -  Musk's attempt to brand "Dark MAGA" as a "splinter movement" from Trump's original, red-capped populism.  Unlike conventional MAGA's fixation on immigration, culture-war conservatism, and reviving manufacturing jobs, Dark MAGA aims to imposte "a Big Tech oligarcy" on the U.S., with a ruthless authoritarian government that eliminates regulation of tech companies, self-driving cars, and AI, and promotes the interests of Musk and the wealthy.

With the black hat, Musk is saying that he's not a mere "foot soldier" in Trump's army, but "the commander" of his own forces - and a possible rival for control of the larger MAGA movement.  In joint appearances, Trump curiously "submissive" around Musk, who has far more wealth, intelligence, and business success.

Remember: Musk did not found Tesla, but joined the company as an investor and adviser.  Before long, he pushed the founders out and took over.

Billionaires are notoriously bad at taking a hint, but exceptionally good at being above the law.

Trump begs Denmark for eggs after months of threats and taunts

Donald Trump, then a candidate for president, holds a news conference at Trump National Golf Club on Aug. 15, 2024, in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Trump has always been the walrus.  Now he's the eggman too.  "Goo goo g' joob."

 

By Kos 

Daily Kos Staff  

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 5:00:12p MDT

 

REPUBLISHED BY:

Blue Country Gazette Blog

Rim Country Gazette Blog 

Donald Trump is shameless. 

He was barely minted as the new president when for some unfathomable reason decided to threaten Denmark over Greenland, demanding the Nordic country sell the semi-desolate island for … reasons. (Likely because it inaccurately looks really bigly on a map.)

It was part of a pattern that continues to this day—threatening Canada’s annexation and calling its prime minister “governor,” threatening to retake the Panama Canal, threatening military action against Mexico, and imposing tariffs on allies like Taiwan, Japan, and the European Union. 

Now Trump suddenly finds himself in a bind, having promised lower prices on Day 1, yet seeing grocery prices rise even before many of his tariffs have kicked in. And center stage in the grocery drama are eggs, which have skyrocketed in price … if you can even find them. 

And it turns out, telling people to “shut up about egg prices” isn’t the best politics. 

Donald Trump posts an article to his Truth Social profile.

So he has asked Denmark and other countries for help. 

You can hear them laughing from across the Atlantic. 

Yle, Finland’s national public broadcasting company, reported that Finland (diplomatically) refused a similar request. Other European countries are off the table because they don’t wash their eggs (which is why in places like Germany and France, eggs aren’t refrigerated in grocery stores). But even if they could export to the U.S., maybe they’d give the middle finger as well. 

The Netherlands, one of the few that can, had their license revoked in January. The Trump administration is trying to reverse the licensing issue, but even then, eggs are fragile. Flying them across the Atlantic is not a logistically simple matter. 

You know who might have eggs to help out? Canada. Oops. 

But Trump’s insufferably bullying behavior shouldn’t lead to an automatic “no” from potential egg exporters. Perhaps they could take a page from Trump’s ritual humiliation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, and force Trump to show up, demand he apologize, interrupt his every word with “YOU DON’T HAVE THE CARDS!” and heap insult upon insult. 

Maybe then, and only then, should these countries release eggs into the U.S. 

He is the eggman.  He is the walrus. "Goo goo g' joob."  Fatman Trump shown here wasting time while Rome, make that America burns.

'Why the hate and violence against me?' Elon Musk complains as Tesla sinks

Obviously he's never had a chainsaw in his hands in his privileged life.

 

REALLY, ELON: "I’ve never physically hurt anyone"

 

Story by Brad Reed

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2 min read

Raw Story

Share prices of electric car manufacturer Tesla slid yet again during trading on Monday, and owner Elon Musk took to his X platform to complain about the mistreatment he believes he's received.

"My companies make great products that people love and I’ve never physically hurt anyone," Musk wrote. "So why the hate and violence against me?"

The Tesla CEO then answered his own rhetorical question.

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"Because I am a deadly threat to the woke mind parasite and the humans it controls," he claimed.

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Tesla car dealerships have become the sites of protests and boycotts all across the country ever since Musk's Department of Government Efficiency began taking an ax to the federal workforce and laying off workers at important agencies such as the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Musk has also promoted a number of racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his X account in recent months and even made a gesture during a Trump allow that avowed neo-Nazis approvingly interpreted as a "Heil Hitler" salute.

As a result of this, the value of Tesla shares has fallen by more than 40 percent since the start of the year, which has erased more than $100 billion of Musk's net worth.

During trading on Monday, Tesla shares sank by more than 5 percent as protests against Tesla dealerships continued to grow over the last week.

Does he really think Bozo Donnie is going to help him sell Teslas?