The Center for Biological Diversity and others have launched notice of lawsuits aimed at the openly self-enriching conflicts of interest in having a billionaire with massive government contracts now in charge of oversight of all those contracts. In stark terms, Musk’s industries that have proven again and again to be bad actors in environmental pollution and yet now increasingly control the regulators. Conflict of interest red flags should be all over the field.
· When, some two weeks ago, Musk gave his infamous Nazi salute, the reactions were swift and categorical. Author Rivera Sun, for example, said, “Take that Nazi salute seriously. Last time, 70 million people died.” She called for nonviolent people power in the streets.
· Some of the lawsuits assert that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is itself illegal under various laws such as the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
-- Tom H. Hastings, "ElonGate: The Scandals Stretch Out" (ZNET).
