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The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup

As the world's richest man seizes control of government agencies, mainstream outlets are treating it like standard political news

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Feb 03, 2025
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In the past two weeks, Elon Musk — a man no one elected to any office — has gained unprecedented access to Social Security payment systems, fired federal workers, shuttered entire agencies, and installed his loyalists throughout the government. If this were happening in any other country, we'd call it what it is: a coup.

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