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This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics – WIRED

Donald Trump may be the next president, but the person who defined the 2024 election was never even a candidate. Centibillionaire Elon Musk all but shut down the US government via X post before Trump, behind whom Musk threw his full support, was even in office. How the political system can adapt to such a figure is unclear.
What is clear is that Musk’s particular blend of superwealth, celebrity, and influence in the world of the Silicon Valley has already made him a key player in shaping the […]
This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics – WIRED

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How Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a US government shutdown – ABC

Elon Musk has quickly become a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle. (Reuters: Brandon Bell/Pool)
During his first term as president, Twitter was Donald Trump's noisiest megaphone. Officials were fired, enemies were threatened, and foreign adversaries were warned of war by tweet. 
These days, Trump prefers Truth Social, the alternative he created after Twitter banned him. 
But Twitter, now X, is reverting to form as the place where the MAGA agenda comes into view, and the Trump […]
How Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a US government shutdown – ABC

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Elon Musk Declares Himself President, Shuts Down Government – The American Prospect

And Donald Trump, for now, is fine with it.
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On Wednesday, Elon Musk began posting frantically on Twitter against the continuing resolution Congress needs to pass to keep the government operating.
For weeks now, House Republicans have been negotiating a traditional American funding bill. Since the government is broken and regular-order budgeting doesn’t happen anymore, Congress is routinely passing “continuing resolutions” (CRs) funding the […]
Elon Musk Declares Himself President, Shuts Down Government – The American Prospect