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The second consecutive explosion of a SpaceX Starship test flight casts doubts about the design of the largest rocket ever built, and perhaps jeopardizes Elon Musk’s dream of transporting people to Mars, according to the Financial Times.
Or as space.com succinctly so put it: “Starship's eighth test flight was a lot like its seventh.”
The failure provides Musk the perfect cover to “pause” his indiscriminate destruction of the US government.
President Trump, not one who likes to share a stage, seems to have had it with Musk.
He posted on Truth Social on March 6 that cabinet members—once they become familiar with the workings of their departments—should use a scalpel rather than a hatchet when it comes to firing workers. Musk wields more of an ax.
While Trump believes fat should be cut from the bureaucracy, he posted that “it’s also important to keep the best and most productive people.”
Dan Hout, SpaceX communications manager, said during the live commentary on the March 6 test flight that there’s “a lot to go through and we’re going to go right at it.” SpaceX is still investigating what went wrong on the January flight.
Elon should hop to it.
If “Occupy Mars” means more to him than just a tee-shirt, Musk needs to stop wasting time in DC and get to work on the colonization project.
Isn’t that his mission on Earth, and what he wants to be remembered for? Or does he prefer to be remembered as the scourge, and all-time disruptor, of the federal government?
No Musk messing OMCs’ Takeover of IPG... A group of Democratic Senators are concerned that Musk could pressure the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Dept. into blocking or delaying Omnicom’s acquisition of Interpublic.
They cite reports that a lawyer from Musk’s X called a counterpart at Interpublic to warn that there might be consequences if the agency’s clients didn’t buy more ads on the social media platform.
The Senators are worried that Musk “will leverage his influence over President Trump to stall or block Interpublic’s $13 billion deal to merge with advertising competitor Omnicom Group," according to their letter sent to FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, and Justice Dept. acting attorney general Omeed Assefi.
They want to hear from Ferguson and Assefi about any attempt by Musk or his associates to interfere with their antitrust work.
Elisabeth Warren (MA), Cory Booker (NJ), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Adam Schiff (CA), and Chris Van Hollen (MD) signed the letter.
IPG and OMC stockholders will vote virtually on the acquisition on May 18.
How does one weaponize Women’s History Month? How about issuing a proclamation that fails to encourage a reader to find out more about the women who made US history.
Trump’s March 6 proclamation focuses on the “great opportunity to celebrate the tremendous impact women continue to have on our nation.”
That esteemed group includes the “brilliant and talented female trailblazers in my administration.”
Is he referring to Tulsi Gabbard, good buddy of Vladimir Putin? Could it be Linda McMahon, the World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder charged with dismantling the Dept. of Education? How about Kristi Noem, shooter of Cricket the Dog because it was a slouch at pheasant hunting?
Trump believes that the nation should use WHM to celebrate his Executive Order “recognizing that women are biologically female, and men are biologically male. As a result, the United States will no longer allow 'X' gender marker on Government forms, and the United States Passport Office will now only issue passports with a ‘M’ or ‘F’ sex marker matching an individual’s biological sex at birth.”
A shout out to Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton or Harriet Tubman would have been nice.
A huge PR opportunity looms for a firm that is willing to take some heat by promoting Immigration & Customs Enforcement... Disgraced New York mayor Eric Adams couldn't wait to make another pilgrimage to Israel to stick it to his successor Zohran Mamdani... Hats off to Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett for writing his always engaging and witty annual reports over the years.
The ADL plans a Mamdani Monitor to track down any whiff of antisemitism from the policies and appointments made by his administration. It should have given him a chance to live up to Election Night promise... Brendan Carr, Alden Global Capital, Alphabet, Meta and Elon Musk make Reporters Without Borders' roster of Press Freedom Predators.
Andrew Cuomo's political career is not dead yet... Steve Bannon says Republicans should learn from Zohran Mamdani and his Working Families Party and Democratic Socialists of America, instead of mocking them... Internet advertising model is on the way out, says Tim Berners-Lee... Gannet rebrands as USA Today Inc. What about its other 200 papers?
Thomas Jefferson warned about the dangers of an imperial president who would deny an election loss in a bid to cling to power. Sound familiar?... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says reporters don't need his permisson to take a photo of the Pentagon's 9/11 memorial, as long as they are not on the job... Kirkland and Ellison lawyers need some negotiating tips. 
Shareholder activitism is poised to hit an all-time high for 2025... Kamala Harris’ “107 Days” reads like an autospsy of her failed presidential run. Democrats need to look forward, not backward... The Reagan Foundation dishonored The Gipper by providing PR cover to tariff-loving Trump.
