BREAKING: We filed an emergency lawsuit in a Texas federal court against the Trump administration to stop removals under the Alien Enemies Act.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.

We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

This is no better than a mob boss collecting protection money in the streets of Newark. It’s predatory and exploitative. Trump is a thug.

After this tweet went viral, Jesse and I talked about the possibility of a recession for my newsletter. You can also listen to it on your favorite podcast app! Just search for The Cross Section.

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This was censored by WaPo. Whatever you do, don’t share it!

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking, with Ukrainian flags behind him. A headline reads: "Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources." Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP — Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler

“For those looking to join dots, there is fodder from Musk’s early life with a neo-Nazi grandfather who moved from Canada to South Africa because he liked the idea of apartheid through his high school education in a system infused with white supremacy ideology.”

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

Elon Musk paid less for the United States government than he did for Twitter. Remarkable how low the bidding was.

Trump Reverses Biden Order that Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.

President Trump overturned President Biden’s executive order on private prisons. This move will allow the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand use of for-profit prisons, known to prioritize profits over people.

Mass incarceration should not be a business venture.

Trump is mad because he realized yesterday that he got told off by a woman who he assumed was not powerful.

Clergy. Soft voice. Woman. Oh but power comes in many forms. Disarming these folks is very effective. Love to see it.