America’s Second Civil War and How Elon Musk Destroyed His Brand
First, let’s talk money. Before creating and taking the helm at DOGE (Department Of Government Efficiency) Elon Musk’s net worth was valued at $486 billion in December of last year. As of today (March 14, 2025) his net worth has fallen by $148 billion—30 percent—to $338 billion, losing $29 billion last Monday alone. This is due to one thing only: the Musk brand is being destroyed by Musk himself, through his direct involvement in helping to materialize Trump’s isolationist MAGA dream for the United States. Tesla stock tanks, Musk in tears (X/Grok) I don’t want to get into recounting the details of how we got here—you can find plenty of that online—Trump’s psychopathy, his lurching insensitivity to any and all relationships, his battle-hardened, ideologically-driven demolition team, including Curtis Yarvin, Michael Anton, Steve Bannon, JD Vance, billionaires like Peter Thiel in the background, and the rest of the Mar-a-Lago followers and acolytes and their aim to gut US d...