Ron DeSantis' dreadful camaraderie with Elon Musk

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     May 23, 2023 I have noted before in this newsletter that some strange invisible force tends to compel all the worst people in the world to find and congregate with each other. Whether it's in your community or in the public sphere, this axiom holds true. Seriously. Once you pay attention, you'll start to notice it everywhere. This weekend, I watched a segment on 60 Minutes that almost convinced me to respect Jeff Koons, the man behind the hideous giant balloon dog sculptures that plague art galleries the world over. An art critic provided an eloquent case for the subversive power of Koons' art, yadda yadda. Then, the kicker: Koons is selling a [bunch of little moon sculptures]( as NFTs, then placing them on that luminary clock against the sky to reside for all eternity—with the help of Elon Musk and SpaceX. But Koons isn't the only individual of questionable taste whom Musk is helping to ascend to new heights. This evening, Musk is [reportedly planning]( to help Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announce his presidential run via a conversation on Twitter Spaces. Remember Musk's disastrous [Saturday Night Live appearance](? Combine that awkwardness with DeSantis' general [inability to behave like a human being](, and one can only imagine how torturous this announcement will be. When you consider DeSantis' [hateful politics](, the dreadful prospect of a debate between him and former President Trump, and the potential for DeSantis to "[Make America Florida](," the Twitter Spaces announcement becomes almost too much to bear. Will you be tuning in? —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [UC Press - Gerhardt]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Republicans Are Trying to Seize Control Over Voting in Texas’ Largest Democratic County]( The GOP-controlled legislature just passed bills to oust local election officials in Houston and neighboring cities. BY ARI BERMAN SPONSORED CONTENT BY SPRINGFIELD DAILY CITIZEN   Get to know Missouri's Springfield Daily Citizen: Independent local news The Springfield Daily Citizen is southwest Missouri’s largest independent news outlet. Our mission: To inform our community and be a catalyst for good via solutions journalism; breaking news; arts and culture coverage; neighborhood guides; local obituaries; and more. Right now in the Daily Citizen: Living in Fear, our exclusive investigative report on domestic violence in Springfield and Greene County. Parts I and II are available now; [click here to register on our site]( and read! [Trending] [Buying Kevin McCarthy's used chapstick is actually totally normal]( BY INAE OH   [The "one playing guitar" for Nirvana can't join Andrew Yang's party. He's dead.]( BY JACOB ROSENBERG   [NAACP warns Black people against traveling to Ron DeSantis' Florida]( BY ARIANNA COGHILL   [The Wall Street Journal just published a revealing story about Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates]( BY ALI BRELAND Advertisement [UC Press - Gerhardt]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The Uvalde Massacre Could Have Been Prevented]( The disastrous police response demands further scrutiny—and so does another side of the horrific tragedy. BY MARK FOLLMAN [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing 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