Left, today’s NYT.

Right,

four weeks ago.

Come ride with us. thebulwark.com/p/pete-h…

"The people who are accusing everyone of being government-funded, are — using their own preposterous rationale — probably government-funded."

explains the absurdity of Musk's standard for claiming his opponents are living off the taxpayers. lnk.thebulwark.com/3WZw…

Elon Musk Is a Deep State Agent, According to Elon Musk

Based on internal documents and lawsuits, Trump seems to be doing to USAID what he notoriously does in private business: stiffing contractors for work already done. Report by

in . lnk.thebulwark.com/4aVw…

Trump Gutting of USAID Moves on to Killing Its Contracts
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Saletan: “He really believes this lunacy.”

Yep.

Donald Trump Is Delusional
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The president's latest interview puts to rest the longstanding question of whether he's knowingly lying or detached from reality. Of course, there's plenty of dishonesty mixed in. But Donald Trump appears to be delusional. New from

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Donald Trump Is Delusional

“When he insists that the 2020 election was stolen, that USAID is a complete fraud, that the United States can subsist on tariffs, that Canada and Greenland should surrender to American sovereignty, and that Arab states will help him empty and gentrify Gaza, he’s not saying things he knows are false or preposterous. He really believes th…

Donald Trump Is Delusional

Darren Beattie, October: "Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work. Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities."

Darren Beattie, February: gets appointed to the State Department as acting undersecretary for public diplomacy.

shreds Trump's appointment of an overt bigot. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aM6…

Trump Once Fired Him for Palling Around with White Nationalists. Now, Darren Beattie Is Back.

"Until last week, USAID was the largest distributor of humanitarian assistance on Earth. Today, by abruptly pulling the plug, the world’s greatest humanitarian country has become one of its least, raising a huge middle finger to those facing hunger, disease, war, and oppression."

rebukes the ruthless, lethal savagery of Musk and his goons. lnk.thebulwark.com/4gyG…

Trump and Musk Take a Hammer to America’s Reputation

While everyone's watching the big crazy stuff,

notices a move under the table: Trump has given Rubio control of the National Archives.

Why? Maybe so Trump can "do whatever he wants with classified documents." Or "maybe he’ll be looking to expunge certain things."

"After all, who controls the past, controls the future." lnk.thebulwark.com/4hMS…

The Story of Us

In which

raises a middle finger to Musk, his lies about , and the capitulation of corporate media. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aKD…

The Real Reason Musk Is Mad at Us