Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Trump and Elon Musk: Threats to Democracy.

 


Trump wants FBI employees to detail their work on any January 6th cases. Trump wants to whitewash the January 6th terrorist attack and to seek total control of all functions of the government by the executive branch. That is truly self evident via his political behaviors. He has fired FBI agents for no legitimate reason but only because of their loyalty to the Constitution in opposition to the insurrectionists. Elon Musk wants to see the dates from the Treasury's payment systems which is illegal. Elon Musk is more than an enemy of democracy. He is an agent of the system of global racism. Musk hasn't been confirmed by Congress. His DOGE department was never authorized by Congress. Elon Musk wanted to unilaterally cancel hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of government grants after he and his allied gained access to the Treasury Department's vast payments systems over the weekend. This is treason, and Musk should be investigated. Musk is doing an illegal action. Musk wants to stop the existence of USAID. GOP member Andy Biggs has introduced a bill to abolish OSHA. OSHA is used to promote safety inspections. Some Republicans desire to repeal lead pipe replacement plans. This is anti-worker and anti-environment. Trump made a temporary trade deal with Mexico, but Trump wants tariffs on Canada. Canada plans to retaliate which will increase the prices of consumer goods in America. This will harm the lives of many Americans. Then, Canada now wants a 30 day pause of tariffs. Trump's obsession with tariffs is about his isolationist reactionary trade views.


USAID Security leaders have been removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems. Elon Musk is bragging about abolishing USAID, which has given tons of foreign aid and resources to nations overseas for years and decades. Musk is the richest person on Earth with no approval by Congress having unprecedented power in our government. The White House calls Musk a "special government employee." Musk wants access to sensitive information like Social Security numbers, medical information, and other data that raises legal questions as this is Big Brother on steroids. Musk wanting to gain access to the private information of millions of Americans for his personal benefit is blatantly corrupt. DOGE is dedicated to a radical austerity agenda. Trump is worthy of impeachment for a third time for attempting to ban birthright citizenship (which is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment), his repeated illegal fast track firings of U.S. governmental officials without legitimate cause (in violation of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883), his attempted impoundment of Congressional appropriations (which is illegal by him trying to make a spending freeze that he recently rescinded), his advocacy of the pardoned insurrectionists, abdicating much of his responsibility to the billionaire oligarch Elon Musk, and his advocacy of abolishing USAID without the consent of Congress (that has used international aid to save millions of human lives).


Democrats, progressives, and freedom lovers of all stripes must not retreat when we have an authoritarian promoting evil policies in America. I don't blame Trump alone for this. Trump supporters and those standing on the sidelines are more responsible than Trump, because we know what Trump stands for. Trump supporters and those on the fence have all access in the world to witness how corrupt Trump is, but they either support him or refuse to support any agenda. We will not be silent when a 25% billionaire's tax is rejected by far right extremists, when Trump still believes in the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, when 70 Russian November 5th bomb threats sent to key swing state polling places existed, and attacks on the Bill of Rights plus the rest of the Constitution exist. According to Greg Palast's research, massive voter purges in battleground states against innocent American citizens contributed to the Trump victory in the 2024 election. There must be rational, progressive, nonviolent political and economic action to defeat fascism in America and throughout the world.

Many FBI agents are suing the Justice Department for being unjustly fired. The Trump administration's FBI purge is totally authoritarian. Many Trump opponents have been swatted by MAGA cultists before. Many pro-Trump terrorists harmed people on January 6th. So, this Trump agenda is part of a far right cult who obsessed with being proven right when they are wrong on their goals and ideological extremism. Trump and his allies don't want to work across the aisle. They want to dominate and control the American populace. They desire to destroy any progressive policies (which has helped Americans). The Republican House Speaker agrees with Trump unconditionally. These MAGA hypocrites lecture us on merit but promote cabinet members with lax qualifications. We can't put our heads in the sand. We need to stand up and fight for our freedom. Many families and communities will suffer by the Trump administration when he wants to cut federal agencies and cut investments that must be used to help people in a compassionate fashion. The judicial courts have been a bulwark against some of Trump's wicked policies, but we must work to counteract this agenda.

Many people including Democratic leaders have protested Elon Musk on the Treasury grounds. Trump wants to use a loophole to help Musk avoid anti-corruption rules. Musk is not an elected official, and he is using schemes in trying to steal wealth from the people to increase the power of the oligarchs. Musk desiring to eliminate all federal regulations and him seizing more control of the Trump administration represent him being a clear threat to our democracy. Trump said that he wants the U.S. to go to Gaza, take it over, and level it. He wants all Palestinians to leave Gaza permanently. He is sick and evil. I remember Netanyahu back in the 1990s as being a far right extremist. Today, Netanyahu is still a far right extremist and overt war criminal.


By Timothy