beSpacific<p>Liz Hoffman: "In recent weeks, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> has essentially done a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hostile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostile</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a> of the US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. He has brute-forced his way in by ignoring the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/weaponizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weaponizing</span></a> his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/assets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assets</span></a> — <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/outrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outrage</span></a>, and the ear of the most <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/powerful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerful</span></a> man in the world." <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dpge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/despot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despot</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a></p>