BTRTN: Musk Fires House of Representatives
Born To Run The Numbers offers a sardonic take on the dodgy tactics of the Big Doge.
https://borntorunthenumbers.com/2025/02/04/musk-fires-house-of-representatives/
Excerpts: "Elon Musk has apparently fired the entire House of Representatives. At 9:28 PM Musk posted on X: “Turned out the House lights — nobody’s home!”
"House members were informed of their termination earlier this evening by DOGE employee Gavin Kliger via an email. Kliger also told them the Capitol and related office buildings were being closed immediately for “renovations” and that they would be unable to return to their offices...
"House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, who has been missing since the Inauguration, was not available for comment. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said he would make a statement from the floor of the Senate when he returned to Washington, “if Mr. Musk allows me to.”
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That’s exactly what I said in phone call to my gopee senators last week, “aren’t you a little miffed to know that your dear leader so thoroughly disrespects you and has summarily snatched your vote and your power from you?!”
Posted a thread to this effect (hey, aren’t the gopee reps gonna get mad at some point because they’re so extreeeeemly powerless now?) and a majority of DUers said, nah, they love to worship him and that way they get their $$ plus don’t have to worry about being primaried”…dagnabbit
Thanks for posting, r&l!! 