Elon Muskβs Secret Army of Progressive Lobbyists
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?
Musk is banking on his gaggle of progressive lobbyists to save him, many of whom represent clients affected by his DOGE policies. James Browning and Kenny Stancil report on the cognitive dissonance behind Muskβs rehabilitation efforts:
https://trib.al/WNJySCj
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NEW: Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?
With @fminus.bsky.social, we shed light on the lobbying firms that are working on behalf of entities harmed by DOGE and still representing Tesla at the same time.
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Anti-Tesla Bills Are On the Rise Across America β But So Are Double-Agent Lobbyists β Streetsblog USA
Do local communities stand a chance if the lobbyists they hire are also representing Tesla?
Do local communities' attempts to rein in America's most notorious automaker stand a chance if the lobbyists they hire are also representing Tesla?
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Today F Minus launched a database of every Congressional and state lobbying firm that works for Elon Musk.
Many of these firms also lobby on behalf of mainstream and progressive clients being devastated by DOGE.
Explore the Musk lobbyist list here: fminus.org/lobbyist-cat...
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Elon Musk Is Hiring the Same Lobbying Firms That Represent Your Transit Agency β Streetsblog USA
Weak ethics laws allow dozens of lobbying firms to work for both Elon Musk's companies and the cities, transit agencies, and climate philanthropies he and DOGE are attacking β and some advocates think...
I had no idea that it was 100% legal for lobbying firms to represent my transit agency AND the dude who's actively pushing to slash federal funding for transit agencies so he can replace them with low-speed Tesla hyperloops, but apparently it is and it's very much happening
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Harvard's lobbying firm also works for Elon Musk's Tesla
State lobbyist disclosures show a Boston-based lobbying firm works for both Harvard University and Tesla, raising questions about the firm's arrangements at a time when Harvard is being targeted by th...
State lobbyist disclosures show a Boston-based lobbying firm works for both Harvard University and Tesla, raising questions about the firm's arrangements at a time when Harvard is being targeted by the Trump administration and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
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