Verification Overhaul and Blue Check Disaster

The boys continue their discussion of Walter Isaacson's "Elon Musk." This is the part where Elon loses his mind. 

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Sources:

• From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed  
• The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom
• Elon Musk biographer admits suggestion SpaceX head blocked Ukraine drone attack was wrong 
• Elon Musk's Daughter on Dad's Biography: 'Sad Excuse for a Puff Piece'
• Character Limit
• Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk 
• Elon Musk booed for nearly 5 minutes straight at Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco 
• New CNN Chief Trying to Please GOP Elite 
• Research finds more than 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 if USAID defunding continues, including more than 4 million children under five
• What the data says about Social Security 
• Trump Administration, DOGE Activities Risk SSA Operations and Security of Personal Data

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