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The Inexorable Rise of Muskism

January 6, 2026 Buck Banks

“Elon Musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His worldview promises sovereignty through technology: plug in, power up, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect, the more he owns you.”

— From Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff.

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Musk Threatens Third Party If Trump’s BBB Passes

July 1, 2025 Buck Banks

“If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day. Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a voice. … Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.”

— Elon Musk, on X.

Musk: ‘Lack of Care and Arrogance’

March 13, 2025 Buck Banks

“Musk’s behavior is emblematic of tech’s most heinous figures, who now feel emboldened to enter the analog world with the same lack of care and arrogance with which they built their sloppy platforms.”

Why does Elon Musk get to decide fed workers’ fates?
We didn’t elect him to be the United States’ Potentate!
Let men of good will firmly resolve
That Musk is the problem he aims to solve,
Because the fact is, DOGE is indeed the Deep State.

The DEI Guy

February 25, 2025 Buck Banks

Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s go-to guy,
‘Cause he’s filthy rich and cruel is why.
But the ketamine-fueled Afrikaaner
Has a condition known as Asperger’s,
So did he get his DOGE job through DEI?

Musk the Carrier

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 Buck Banks

Elon Musk carried a sink when he took over Twitter.
At CPAC he carried a chainsaw to show he’s a cost-cutter.
He’s a creator of unemployment
Who should be carrying a toilet
‘Cause he’s sending our government and democracy down the shitter.

Majority Think Musk Has Too Much Power

February 20, 2025 Buck Banks

55%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 55% of voters think Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting the United States, 36% think he has about the right amount of power, and 3 percent think he has too little power.

Musk Ain’t So Rich

February 11, 2025 Buck Banks

<$400 billion

“Elon Musk’s net worth fell below $400 billion for the first time in two months, dragged down by a double-digit slide in Tesla Inc.’s share price,” Bloomberg reports.“The automaker’s stock has fallen 27% after hitting an all-time high in mid-December on hopes that Musk’s proximity to President Donald Trump would boost the company’s fortunes. Tesla shares and options make up more than 60% of Musk’s wealth, which peaked at $486.4 billion on Dec. 17 in the wake of Trump’s election.”

20k Government Workers Accept Musk’s Buyout

February 5, 2025 Buck Banks

20,000

At least 20,000 federal employees have heeded the Trump administration’s call to leave their jobs and get paid through September, officials told news outlets yesterday, reported the Morning Brew newsletter. That means ~1% of the 2+ million-strong federal workforce is taking the deal first introduced in an email announcing a “Fork in the Road” (the same language Elon Musk used to offer buyouts to non-“hardcore” Twitter employees). This falls short of the White House’s goal of having 5% to 10% of federal staffers turn in their notice to cut down on government spending, but officials say the number continues to climb as the Feb. 6 deadline for accepting the offer nears.

Nobody Voted for Elon Musk

February 4, 2025 Buck Banks

Elon Musk may have pleasured himself with his ability to slash Twitter’s workforce and turn it into a janky site for fascist fanboys. But America is not a software company. And letting a thin-skinned, Ketamine-fueled, video-game cheating, Nazi apologist billionaire take over the machinery of the United States is not something that anyone voted for. Finally Democrats in Congress are beginning to make this point. But citizens, too, must be full-throated. Because none of us, not a single one of us, voted for Elon Musk.

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The Inexorable Rise of Muskism

“Elon Musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His worldview promises sovereignty through technology: plug in, power up, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect, the more he owns you.”

— From Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff.

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Musk Threatens Third Party If Trump’s BBB Passes

— Elon Musk, on X.

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Musk: ‘Lack of Care and Arrogance’

“Musk’s behavior is emblematic of tech’s most heinous figures, who now feel emboldened to enter the analog world with the same lack of care and arrogance with which they built their sloppy platforms.”

— Kara Swisher

No Dodging DOGE

The DEI Guy

Musk the Carrier

Majority Think Musk Has Too Much Power

55%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 55% of voters think Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting the United States, 36% think he has about the right amount of power, and 3 percent think he has too little power.

Musk Ain’t So Rich

<$400 billion

20k Government Workers Accept Musk’s Buyout

20,000

Nobody Voted for Elon Musk

— Clara Jeffery, Mother Jones

Poetic Justice

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“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.

“We understand some will reflexively oppose this, people don’t love the idea of war. But people like winners. They are drawn to it. If we do this quickly, I think it will be seen as what it is: successful.”

— A Trump adviser, quoted by NBC News, dismissing the anger of the president’s America First base over attacking Iran.

— David Frum

Numerati

still 44% to 53%

Morning Consult: “Trump approval (44% to 53%) and his foreign policy approval (43% to 52%) are unchanged from pre-strike baselines. The strikes have not moved his numbers immediately.” The country is split: “41% of registered voters say strikes necessary vs. 42% who prefer diplomacy.”

42,695

A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer, the Washington Post reports.

61%

A new Reuters-Ipsos poll finds 61% of Americans agreed that President Trump has “become erratic with age.” Just 45% say Trump is “mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges.”

14 points

Democrats hold a 14-point advantage when it comes to voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections, according to a new WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll. It’s the largest advantage Democrats have had ahead of the midterms since 2006.

27.8 million

Donald Trump’s longest-ever State of the Union address drew 27.8 million viewers across seven broadcast and cable outlets, preliminary Nielsen data showed, a 12% audience drop from Trump’s speech last year, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

“Elon Musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His worldview promises sovereignty through technology: plug in, power up, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect, the more he owns you.”

— From Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff. Tweet

— Elon Musk, on X.

“Musk’s behavior is emblematic of tech’s most heinous figures, who now feel emboldened to enter the analog world with the same lack of care and arrogance with which they built their sloppy platforms.”

— Kara Swisher

55%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 55% of voters think Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting the United States, 36% think he has about the right amount of power, and 3 percent think he has too little power.

<$400 billion

20,000

— Clara Jeffery, Mother Jones

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.

“We understand some will reflexively oppose this, people don’t love the idea of war. But people like winners. They are drawn to it. If we do this quickly, I think it will be seen as what it is: successful.”

— A Trump adviser, quoted by NBC News, dismissing the anger of the president’s America First base over attacking Iran.

— David Frum

Numerati

still 44% to 53%

Morning Consult: “Trump approval (44% to 53%) and his foreign policy approval (43% to 52%) are unchanged from pre-strike baselines. The strikes have not moved his numbers immediately.” The country is split: “41% of registered voters say strikes necessary vs. 42% who prefer diplomacy.”

42,695

A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer, the Washington Post reports.

61%

A new Reuters-Ipsos poll finds 61% of Americans agreed that President Trump has “become erratic with age.” Just 45% say Trump is “mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges.”

14 points

Democrats hold a 14-point advantage when it comes to voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections, according to a new WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll. It’s the largest advantage Democrats have had ahead of the midterms since 2006.

27.8 million

Donald Trump’s longest-ever State of the Union address drew 27.8 million viewers across seven broadcast and cable outlets, preliminary Nielsen data showed, a 12% audience drop from Trump’s speech last year, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

— From Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff.

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