#ELonMusk

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in test flight

[minyicho]

wha-

[nando161mando]

In case anyone else needed a good belly laugh today.

[azspot]

Why is the U.S. government allowing Musk’s satellites and rocket launchers to become crucial to the nation’s security when he’s shown utter disregard for the public interest? Why give Musk more economic power when he repeatedly abuses it and demonstrates contempt for the public good? There is no good reason. American taxpayers should stop subsidizing Musk.

Six ways to rein in Musk

[skypperlegacy]

Hello. I'm really sorry I haven't updated here, I really don't know how many people are going to see this. The place in the photo above is called Catia, it is a popular lower-middle class area close to where I live.

Currently in Venezuela the largest electoral fraud in its history is occurring. Thousands of people around the country are protesting against A DICTATORSHIP that has left the minimum wage in misery, economic support for elderly adults in almost nothing, and universities in ruins thanks to the fact that the governors steal the money. money that is destined to fix them. There are few artists or public figures in my country who say anything about it, since many of them have bought their silence. Please, many in our peaceful protests have been kidnapped by the national guard, and they are minors. They are transferred to El Helicoide, the largest torture center in the country.

I am currently serving first aid during the protests, but I also fear for my life. There are seniors and many young people with us. Today a guard almost stole my cell phone.

You would help us a lot as a nation by reblogging this and spreading it, thank you very much. May the virgin bless you.

[jjmcquade-misc]

P.O.V.

The CEO of Meta is just a cowardly opportunist.

[gooogoogaagaaa]

PETITION TO STOP UNETHICAL COBALT MINING IN CONGO!!

Sign and share with as many people as you can!!!!! Many people, including little kids, are mining in unsafe and unethical conditions in Congo. Sign this petition to stop these horrible conditions and violations of human rights and advocate for boycotting companies that profit from these horrible conditions eg. tech companies, vapes etc!!!!!

[eluniversoesinfinitoarballo]

I'm slowly drifting to you

The stars and planets are calling me

A billion years away

From you

I'm on my way

I'm on

[sucka99]

[benjaminallhope-fulltimemind]

Elon Musk being racist by blaming blacks and Latinos for the wildfire qnd providing nothing of use including his shitty Teslas.

[half-life-crisis]

Despite #Trump not yet been inaugurated as #POTUS, the world is taking negative #NOTICE. He is already backing down on his promises, this will get much #worse.

https://halflifecrisis.com/hlc-articles/today-in-america-19-dec-2024…

#USA, this is a time capsule & a #MAGA #prediction of what I see #COMINGSOON. I don't like it!

[rudyboxman57]

That's how the entire World is looking at the United States of America. ( made with A.I. though )

RJBTEAM.

#politics #usa #TrumpInauguration2025 #Trump2025 #RJBTEAM #RudyBoxman #news #AI #lol #fun #humor #ElonMusk #ArtificialIntelligence #photo #download #Print #US #WhiteHouse

[lanaflowerz]

[nando161mando]

Elon Musk wants your sympathy because he had to pay a whopping 4.5% of his net worth in taxes

[azspot]

Elon Musk grew up in an apartheid country, backed a German political party that seeks to rehabilitate Hitler, was sued by the federal government for abuse against Black workers, promoted pro-Hitler tweets, and gave a Hitler salute twice in a speech. But what are his real political beliefs?

New York Times Pitchbot

[grimgyaru]

ᴍᴀᴄᴀʀᴇɴᴀ ; ᴅᴏɴᴀʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ x ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴍᴜꜱᴋ

ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ; ᴍᴀᴄᴀʀᴇɴᴀ (ᴋᴀᴍᴀʟᴀ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ) ʙʏ ᴅᴏɴᴀʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ

"ᴋᴀᴍᴀʟᴀ'ꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ

ᴅᴏɴ ɪꜱ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ

ᴋᴀᴍᴀʟᴀ'ꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ

ʜᴇʏ, ᴍᴀᴄᴀʀᴇɴᴀ! (ʜᴇʏ!)"

╭──╯ . . . . .

ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ'ꜱ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ 2025, ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴏᴀʀᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ɢʀᴀꜱᴘ, ᴀ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴏʟɪᴅɪꜰʏ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʀɪᴜᴍᴘʜ ᴇʙʙᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴀ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ꜱᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ, ᴜɴꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ʟᴏꜱꜱ— ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴊᴏᴇ ʙɪᴅᴇɴ. ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢꜱ, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙɪꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʀɪᴜᴍᴘʜ, ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ʏᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ. ʜɪꜱ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀᴜᴛɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴇɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴍᴜꜱᴋ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ. ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜɪꜱ ᴏᴡɴ, ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇʟᴀɴɪᴀ— ꜱʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʟɪꜱꜱꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙɪᴅᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱʜᴇ’ᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

ꜱɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ, ꜱɪɢɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ��ᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴛʀɪᴘ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴꜱʜɪᴘ, ʜᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀꜱᴋ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱʜᴀʀᴘ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴏʀ. ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ᴘᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ, ᴀᴅᴊᴜꜱᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʜɪɴɴɪɴɢ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴍᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴜᴘᴇᴇ. ʜᴇ ꜱɪɢʜᴇᴅ, ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ.

"ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ," ʜᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴇᴀʀ-ɢʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ɴᴀꜱᴀʟʟʏ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ, ʜɪꜱ ɪʀʀɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ʀᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴀ ꜰᴀɪɴᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴛᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴍᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ, ᴀ ꜱɪɢɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴍᴜꜱᴋ— ʜɪꜱ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴄᴄᴀꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ… ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏꜱ. ᴍᴜꜱᴋ, ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ-ᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʙᴇᴇʀ ʙᴇʟʟʏ, ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ꜰʀᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴀʟ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ, ᴍɪꜱʜᴀᴘᴇɴ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇ. ʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɢʀɪɴ, ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱᴄᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍɪx ᴏꜰ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏꜱɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴜꜱᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. "ᴅᴏɴɴʏ," ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴅʀᴀᴡʟᴇᴅ, ᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏꜰᴜʟ ꜱᴍɪʀᴋ ᴛᴜɢɢɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴘꜱ. "ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴇʀɪᴏᴜꜱʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇʟᴀɴɪᴀ, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ?" ʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ, ʀᴇꜰᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀꜱ ꜱᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴇʟᴀɴɪᴀ’ꜱ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴋᴀᴍᴀʟᴀ ʜᴀʀʀɪꜱ, ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴘʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ.

ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ꜰʟᴜꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ꜱɪɢɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ ʜᴜᴇ. ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ, ʜɪꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴜꜰꜰ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴍɪꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ’ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴇʟᴏɴ," ʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ, ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛɪɴɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀꜱꜱᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴜʀᴇ. "ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ… ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ. ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜꜱ. ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴡᴇ’ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ. ᴍʏ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ— ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴍᴇ… ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜰᴇʟᴏɴ, ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ… ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ." ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴀꜱ ʙᴀꜱᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ᴡɪꜱʜᴇᴅ.

ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ— ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ. ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴄʟᴇɴᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜱᴋ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ. "ᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ," ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ, "ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ."

ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴜᴘᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴍᴜꜱᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ— ᴇɴᴅᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴇᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴇᴀꜱɪʟʏ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ꜱʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ꜱʟɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ.

ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ, ᴇʟᴏɴ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ɢᴀᴢᴇ, ʜɪꜱ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴜꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜꜱᴀʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴀʟʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇʟᴏɴ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, ʜɪꜱ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ʙʀᴜꜱʜɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ'ꜱ ᴊᴀᴡ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴜʀʟɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ, ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʙᴜᴛ ꜰɪʀᴍʟʏ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛ ꜱʜɪꜰᴛ, ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ'ꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ, ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜɪꜱ ɢᴀᴢᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱʜᴀʀᴘ, ʜᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴇʀɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇʟᴏɴ ꜱᴀᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʙ��ʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴋ ᴏꜰ ʙʀᴀᴠᴀᴅᴏ. ʜᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ. "ᴜʜ ʜᴜʜ, ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ, ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ," ʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡʟᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴀꜱɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴄᴋᴇʀʏ. ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴊᴀᴡ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇʟᴇɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ, ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏꜰᴜʟɴᴇꜱꜱ. "ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ’ᴍ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴅᴏɴɴʏ? ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏʟᴅ." ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴘᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴇ, ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ. ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ, ꜱʜᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟ ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴏᴛʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇʟᴏɴ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ, ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴜʟɢᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘꜱ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɢʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ.

ᴇʟᴏɴ’ꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙʀᴜꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ, ᴛʜɪɴ ʟɪᴘꜱ, ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴇʟᴏɴ’ꜱ ɢʀɪᴘ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ (ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ) ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ. ʜɪꜱ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴄʜɪɴ, ꜰᴏʀᴄɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ᴇʏᴇꜱ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ, ᴜɴꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ. “ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ?” ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ, ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʟᴏᴡ, ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ. “ɴᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ɴᴏɴ-ɴᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀʙʟᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.”

ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ’ꜱ ᴅᴇꜰɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ɢᴀᴢᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛ. ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪᴛ— ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴜʀᴠᴇᴅ, ᴄʀᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇ ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʜɪꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ꜰᴀʟᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴏꜰ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ. ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ, ʜɪꜱ ɢʀɪᴘ ᴜɴʏɪᴇʟᴅɪɴɢ, ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇʀ. “ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴇ,” ᴇʟᴏɴ ᴡᴀʀɴᴇᴅ, ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴘꜱ ᴄᴜʀʟɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜱᴍɪʀᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀʏꜰᴜʟ. “ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ʀᴇꜱᴛʀᴀɪɴᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ… ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ."

"…ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴛ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ. ᴀᴍ ɪ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴅᴏɴɴʏ? ᴏʀ ᴀᴍ ɪ ʀɪɢʜᴛ?”

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ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ꜱᴀᴛɪʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛ 2 ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴏɴ