The World Speaks Up
The White House Threatens to Suppress
By now you have read about yesterday's “Tesla Protests”. For a good recap of how global and powerful it was, consider reading this Guardian article. People are angry at Musk. Perhaps because he reminds us of Hermann Goering - Hitler’s choice to control the German economy.
And if you don’t think Elon Musk is insane, please read this. If you are receiving Social Security (that you and your employer PAID into for decades!!!) keep an eye on those automatic deposit dates at your bank. There is another word for Musk that starts with an i - incompetent.
Musk is no technical genius as popular myth would suggest. He inherited wealth from a racist father and parlayed it into other companies. (Sound familiar?!) He didn't invent Tesla. He bought it. And he benefited from Federal government subsidies that he now decries for others. He built Tesla bigger with OUR help. Read about it here.
And to make the hypocrisy even more upsetting - Tesla paid almost zero in taxes over the last three years. 0, Nada, Nothing.
The fact that the demonstrations occurred at almost every Tesla dealership and headquarters suggest that the rebellion has very widespread support. People are pissed off.
The “Deep State” government that Republicans complain about has been holding our society together despite being UNDER STAFFED for decades.
The number of Federal employees peaked in 1990 at 3.19 million.
The population of the United States in 1990 was about 248 million people.
The number of Federal employees by 2023 was 2.93 million
The population of the United States in 2023 was about 340 million people.
33 years later…roughly the same number of employees were serving 37% MORE of us. That’s not Deep State bloat. That is employee abuse. But I digress.
Next? April 5th!
Google it and notice how prominent it is in the search. I think this will be a launch.
Of course, nothing we say or do this Saturday will change the minds of the Fascists. The DOGE stooges will still be determined to carry out every detail of Project 2025. They will continue to slaughter our government and ruin the careers of thousands of hard working non-partisan government workers. People who could have made much more money with their educations and skill sets in the private sector. But they have something $Trump and Musks storm troopers can’t fathom. Patriotic dedication to their nation.
April 5th is about showing solidarity. This about showing a big push back against an unelected mega billionaire acting like a co-dictator ruining the lives of millions.
April 5th will be big. In hundreds of locations. You can find a demonstration near you via “Hands Off”. I’ll be at a town near me.
Multiple organizations like Indivisible are joining in support. And this protest will be global. It looks as if $Trump and Musk are uniting millions - putting the focus on free speech and good governance.
However, somehow, my wife has been receiving White House “notices” which she shares with me. Yesterday’s missive from the Fascists was chilling. Here is the link.
The statement established a new “D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force” that can involve every law enforcement entity under the sun - from Homeland Security to the FBI. All to make Washington “safe and beautiful”.
Do you think it is a coincidence that this new “Task Force” was established just one week before millions of people may visit our nation’s capital to express their displeasure? $Trump loves big crowds - but only if they are cheering him and laughing at his bullying and his cruel jokes. Don’t be shocked if some “storm troopers” are in evidence.
Here is an excerpt from the White House message yesterday:
….facilitate the deployment of a more robust local law enforcement presence as appropriate in areas in or about the District of Columbia, including in such areas as the National Mall and Memorial Parks, museums, monuments, Lafayette Park, Union Station, Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the Suitland Parkway, and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, and ensuring that all applicable quality of life, nuisance, and public-safety laws are strictly enforced, such as those prohibiting assault, battery, larceny, graffiti and other vandalism, unpermitted disturbances and demonstrations, noise, trespassing…
So, let’s be careful and peaceful - but strong.
https://history.as.uky.edu/nazi-leadership-and-holocaust
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/usa/united-states/population
https://thirdact.org/act/handsoff/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/making-the-district-of-columbia-safe-and-beautiful/
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/
https://newrepublic.substack.com/p/the-tesla-secret-that-exposes-elon?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=1520659&post_id=159547011&utm_campaign=1520659&isFreemail=true&r=3s3j1&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Glad to see this, Bill. I was waffling on going to DC next weekend, but you've helped me decide - I'm going. Storm troopers on the Mall: I can see it now. We need to fill the place even more than the MLK demonstration in 1963. My local cohort will be in Boston and Worcester.
Pleased to read that people around the world are speaking out for us.