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Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:14 AM Yesterday

"THIS WAS THE WEEKEND ELON TRULY BECAME PRESIDENT - 12.23.24" countdown/olbermann

i don't know if this was posted yet. i just went on blue sky and saw keith had put up another podcast

i'm 27 minutes in and it's GOOD -- catching me up on a few things

https://omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/this-was-the-weekend-elon-truly-became-president-1



A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: To paraphrase Van Jones and other panderers: This was the weekend Elon Musk truly became president.

It was also the weekend the other guy became Donald J. Trumpuppet.

The number of Republicans who defied Trump over the Continuing Resolution ranges, depending on your point of view, from 29 to ALL of them. Because they also voted by unanimous consent to bury Musk's fabricated controversy over the no-cost land transfer to the District of Columbia. Trump, for his part, is in a bigger hole now than he ever was during his presidency as the self-inflicted losses pile up:

snip

And Trump spoke yesterday for the first time in weeks and sounded drunk - which is a problem, because he doesn't drink. All while he is being pursued by his two worst enemies: himself - and Musk.

(more at link)



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