Economy

More Legacy Media Lies: “Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts”

“…Musk has cast the idea as one that’s primarily about immigration, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants are fraudulently accessing hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of entitlements, including Social Security, Medicaid and disability programs, as part of a Democratic scheme… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk’s authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts”

“President Donald Trump said he told his Cabinet secretaries during a meeting Thursday that staffing decisions will be left up to them, not Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency… “If they can cut, it’s better. If they don’t cut, then Elon… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments data”

“A federal judge has barred the US Treasury from handing data from its payments system to outsiders, in an early legal blow to Elon Musk’s crusade to slash government spending. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly put the temporary order in place after… Continue Reading…

Economy

“D.O.G.E…. turns attention to Social Security Administration”

“Elon Musk’s DOGE shuttered USAID. It has searched Medicare payments and gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system. Its initial Labor Department presence prompted a lawsuit. And it’s just getting started. The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus of the Department of Government… Continue Reading…

Business

“Advocacy Group, Unions Sue Treasury Department Over [Alleged] Illegal DOGE Data Access”

“Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and the the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed suit today against the Department of the Treasury for sharing… Continue Reading…

Business

“Elon Musk’s X will be allowed back online in Brazil after paying one more fine”

“X has to pay one last fine before its ban is lifted in Brazil, according to a decision out Friday from the country’s supreme court justice, Alexandre de Moraes. The platform was suspended nationwide at the end of August, a… Continue Reading…

Business

“Advertising group suspends brand safety unit after Elon Musk’s antitrust lawsuit”

“The World Federation of Advertisers said Thursday that it’s suspending the operations of its Global Alliance for Responsible Media nonprofit initiative. GARM was started in 2019 in part to help advertisers avoid having their promotions show up alongside content they… Continue Reading…

Business

“Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce: Read the Elon Musk memo”

“Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Elon Musk. The company’s shares were down around 3% on Monday morning… Tesla shares have taken a bruising in recent months, falling… Continue Reading…