I survived Elon Musk's media diet

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     May 3, 2024 It's been a heavy two weeks. Why not light our brains on fire with [Elon Musk's media diet](? Not up for that? Well, my brave colleague Tim Murphy took it upon himself to study the billionaire's behavior, reading [everything Musk had to say on X]( for an entire week—and he survived to tell us about it. [As you can see here](, this endeavor is not for the fainthearted. It meant weathering through right-wing emoji storms, dozens of attacks against the CEO of NPR, self-delusions of fighting a civilizational war, math jokes, and so much more. It's a journey that makes for a deeply amusing read—the line about Howard Hughes cracked me up—but it also revealed some surprising elements. In fact, Tim's analysis stirred a small level of sympathy in me. As Tim put it, "If your media diet looked like this, you'd be red-pilled too." So, heading into the weekend, let this be the permission you need to ditch the phone—and go touch some grass. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Bookshop.org]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [I Read Everything Elon Musk Posted for a Week. Send Help.]( If your media diet looked like his, you’d be red-pilled too. BY TIM MURPHY SPONSORED CONTENT BY BOOKSHOP.ORG   Bookshop.org is a better way to buy books online. Every book you purchase on [Bookshop.org]( supports local, independent bookstores across the country. [Bookshop.org]( is a certified B Corp, named “Best of the World” in Governance and they believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity and a love of reading, and they’re committed to helping them survive and thrive. [Trending] [The governor of Kansas vetoed four anti-abortion measures. Republicans rammed them through anyway.]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Feds get a guilty plea from aide to Chinese mogul Guo Wengui. That's bad for Steve Bannon.]( BY DAN FRIEDMAN   [This anti-trans, pro-life activist was pardoned by Donald Trump. Now she's working for RFK Jr.]( BY KIERA BUTLER   [Why are some Latinos drifting to the right?]( BY ISABELA DIAS Advertisement [Bookshop.org]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The weird story of Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno's $3.4 million car]( “When I saw it, I knew I had to have it.” BY ABBY VESOULIS MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755