Republicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump? theguardian.com

Btw twitter with its relaxed character limit is getting pretty close to being a blogging platform. x.com

New book by Michael Lewis, author of many great books, about Elon Musk and DOGE. amazon.co.uk

We’re going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything. simonwillison.net

Elon Musk and DOGE brought catastrophe to the U.S. government. Michael Lewis’ Blockers details just how much. slate.com