Elon Musk has used his immense power to aggressively and increasingly propagate antisemitism, white supremacy, transphobia, and other hateful lies and conspiracies. Yet at this moment, his companies remain massive U.S. government contractors. Our nation is uniquely and increasingly reliant on Musk-controlled corporations for our national security, space program and infrastructure, in spite of Musk's record of intensifying bigotry, labor law violations, unsafe working conditions, racial and sexual harassment, and perhaps most terrifyingly purposely sabotaging the military operations of a U.S. ally. The reaction of the federal government to his actions has been alarmingly limited. The process of decoupling from Musk will be incredibly difficult, but it will only become moreso if we do not begin it as soon as possible. I would like to know what specifically your office is doing to ensure that Musk's companies are fulfilling the responsibilities of any government contractor with regards to equal opportunity, labor law and worker treatment; to hold him accountable for his efforts to undermine U.S. foreign policy and to ensure that such events are not repeated; and to develop public capacity and decrease our reliance on resources a single billionaire with their own agenda directly controls.
First sent on February 28, 2024 by Joe Katz from Rogan's List
