Summary
Elon Musk played a key role in derailing a bipartisan stopgap bill to fund the U.S. government, using his influence on social media to oppose the compromise reached by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrats.
Musk’s criticism sparked growing Republican resistance, later echoed by Donald Trump. The resulting failure exposed deep divisions within the GOP, complicating Johnson’s leadership and future legislative efforts.
Democrats mocked Musk’s influence, while some Republicans expressed frustration.
The incident highlights challenges facing Trump’s narrow House majority, with instability threatening legislative priorities and potential governance deadlock.
Fertilizer is actually useful. I wouldn’t put Musk in the same category as fertilizer.
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From a certain point of view, you are 100% correct.
From a different point of view, he’s a person with meat and blood held together with a fleshy bag thing, and propped up by calcium sticks. Or “inefficient bag of mostly water” if you wish.
Not everybody is useful. Every body can be good fertilizer.