Musk was getting high on ketamine, psychedelics, Adderall, and ecstasy frequently while on the campaign trail for Trump last year. Multiple sources reported that he was using so much ketamine that it was hurting his bladder, a common side effect. trib.al/hFRaU8E

Stephen Miller is right, in a way. There is a judicial coup going on in this country. It’s just that it’s being waged by Trump, Miller, and their gang of rogues against the judges, not the other way around.

People around the world are starving now because of Musk’s cuts. They are dying of disease because of Musk’s cuts. They are being born with diseases they will carry with them for the rest of their lives because of Musk’s cuts. trib.al/2V0Ba3W

Carol Hui, from jail in Missouri in today's episode of The Daily Blast: "I just want to stay here with my children. I have a poor English. I just want to [be with] my family with my children, stay here in the U.S. for freedom and have [a] better life." trib.al/8qQiZr6

This is a great and very moving interview

Musk Torches Trump’s Budget Bill After Vow to Stay out of Politics trib.al/T9c3qi7

America has never needed an effective opposition party as badly as it needs one now; instead we have the most feckless Democratic leaders of the past 100 years. trib.al/wxCtNMz

As it currently stands, Democrats are getting everything they want. Musk is sowing chaos and imperiling the administration and its reprehensible agenda. He is, most likely, going to wake up in a week or two in unprecedented territory for someone who hasn’t been accused of a

“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected… We want to put them in trauma.” —Russell Vought trib.al/0XQceh3

This is not about immigration policies. This is about the use of state power against the people of the United States, or at least the ones he doesn’t like. trib.al/zEnsX5q

Trump’s California Crackdown Is a Sign of Weakness trib.al/alqOZUl

Trumpism proceeds by the successive breaking of taboos. Each time a new one is broken, the previous one is normalized, made to look not so bad by comparison. The cuffing of Padilla was a red-line moment. trib.al/aUFUS8z

Three dozen horses, 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, and millions of taxpayer dollars later, and Donald Trump’s military birthday parade was still a flop at best. trib.al/RgTOLD7

Trump’s Own Staff Don’t Think He’s Fit to Be President trib.al/5zsIShP

Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled trib.al/3s9meQq

Historians will one day wonder how it was that someone so famously lacking in good judgment could have been the man to lead the world’s most powerful nation into a war with a proud nation 90-million strong that did not, in any meaningful way, threaten the lives of its people.

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Hey NYTimes Communications why can I no longer print out the crossword puzzle? It's been more than a week now that I press print and get this "Bad Request" message. I was on the phone with Geek Squad yesterday and they said the problem was on your end.

I'm very excited to announce that Perry Bacon will be joining the The New Republic as a staff writer next month. Perry is one of the sharpest analysts of American politics out there, and we're thrilled to have him aboard!

I am looking forward to this--terrific book!!