Judge Denies Emergency Relief For Fired USIP Members After Armed DOGE Takeover

She added that she’s 'offended' by use of 'guns & threats by #DOGE against American citizens.'
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-denies-tro-institute-peace-doge

"As she mulled granting the fired board members’ request... she half-joked that it could spark an “armed battle.”

...calls to #impeach judges who rule against the admn — often amplified by #ElonMusk — have only grown louder on the right"

DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/breaking-doge-strong-armed-usip-security-contractors-to-switch-sides

"“DOGE threatened to cancel every federal contract Inter-Con [USIP's security] held if they did not... let Kenneth Jackson [the purported new head of the Institute] inside.”

How big a threat was that? According to USASpending, Inter-Con has $209 million in #government contractors currently. So it sounds like #DOGE made them an offer they couldn’t refuse."

Stand Down, Elon Musk

A court ruling rips the billionaire head of DOGE for his unauthorized actions, but can only go so far to rescue a doomed agency.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/stand-down-elon-musk

"yesterday’s ruling from #Judge Theodore Chuang of the federal district of #Maryland was the first time any judge has directly addressed the illegality of Musk’s appointment as head of #DOGE and then ordered his actions unwound."

The Tesla Backlash Is Biblical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9kmK0St9Jg

“In the past 3 months something of a car crash happened. #Tesla stock almost inexplicably dropped 50% since December 12th. Fifty percent in 3 months! Below where it was before the #election. Now this number is hard to wrap your head around, but Tesla's #market cap loss its valuation lost in this short period is equivalent to $800 billion."

VoteVets | Stop Elon Musk's War On Veterans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gOksDg9BSg

'"It feels like #veterans are being personally attacked by #ElonMusk"

"I did not put my life on the line for some #tech bro billionaire from #SouthAfrica to come in here and try to destroy our country"

And our #Congress person does absolutely nothing.

Stop Elon's war on Veterans now!"

[There are also videos for specific Congress people:
https://www.youtube.com/@votevets/videos ]

Republican Rep. Sparks Fury After Telling Town Hall He Supports Musk

Representative Mike Flood of #Nebraska was booed incessantly at his own town hall.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192905/republican-representative-mike-flood-town-hall-musk-fury

"This is yet another installment in the string of tense, confrontational #TownHalls that have occurred as #Republicans have to answer for the actions of #Trump & #DOGE—actions that are directly hurting the people who put them in office."

Sell Your #Tesla Dump Your #Stock
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/19/sell-your-tesla-dump-your-stock/

" ElonMusk has pledged about 1/3 of his holdings as collateral for loans... including loans for the purchase of #Twitter. It seems plausible that the lenders will demand additional collateral or even call the loans if the price sinks dramatically.

... If it were selling at the same PE ratio as the information #technology sector... the price would drop from the current $240 to about $75"

Elon Musk Freaks Out That People Are Bullying Him

Musk continues to insist he’s only doing “productive things.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/192904/elon-musk-freaks-protest-tesla

"Unfortunately for #Musk, #Tesla is not just a “peaceful” company but the customer-facing branch of his #corporate takeover of the US #government, which has seen essential lifesaving programs slashed & thousands of people out of #work.

And customer #feedback can be harsh."

Amtrak CEO steps down as Musk insists ‘sad’ rail service needs to be privatized
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/amtrak-ceo-steps-down-musk-privatization-b2718279.html

"Amtrak, also known as the National #Railroad Passenger Corporation, is the national passenger #rail service for the #US It is nationally chartered, meaning the federal #government is the majority stockholder...

#Musk called for Amtrak to be privatized, alongside the US Postal Service, earlier this month."

Donald Trump Held Another Million-Dollar ‘Candlelight’ Dinner—With Elon Musk in Tow

Unlike the previous fundraiser, this event did not appear on Donald Trump’s official schedule.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-million-dollar-candlelight-dinner-elon-musk/

"business leaders could secure a one-on-one meeting with #Trump for $5 million at #MarALago. The $5 million meetings have become a “hot ticket” in the business community"

Analysis: A Strike at the Heart of DOGE and Musk...

...With a Surprising Star Witness
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/analysis-a-strike-at-the-heart-of

"the surprising star witness...

Musk himself! With assists from #Trump & his press secretary.

It turns out, with their non-stop tweeting & trash-talking about what they’ve been doing... quotes from them turn out to be the best #evidence negating the DOJ’s desperate defense of DOGE’s #unconstitutional actions."

Casual White House Starlink Use Is A #Cybersecurity Nightmare, A Transparency Problem, And A Weird Marketing Stunt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/casual-white-house-starlink-use-is-a-cybersecurity-nightmare-a-transparency-problem-and-a-weird-marketing-stunt/

" #Musk is casually integrating #Starlink systems into the #WhiteHouse telecom network...

to have a #communications backchannel for stuff you don’t want tracked by any sort of White House network logging technologies... there are suggestions the Starlink traffic isn’t encrypted, creating a huge security risk"

Ethics Complaint in WI Targets Elon-backed Organization
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon

"Yesterday, an #ethics complaint was filed with the #Wisconsin Ethics Commission against Building America’s Future, a #political organization backed by #ElonMusk. The complaint alleges that the organization failed to disclose its express advocacy spending, which is in violation of Wisconsin #law."