Musk–Trump Feud: Theatrics to Mask the Theft
- CUBNSC
- Jun 6
- 5 min read
By Javar Juarez | CUBNSC - Washington, D.C.
Across America—and increasingly across the globe—people are glued to the spectacle of Elon Musk and Donald Trump trading blows. But for those of us who read, who pay attention, who connect the dots, this feud is nothing but a smokescreen throwing the Musk to hide the data.
Every good heist needs a distraction. We learned this from Ocean’s Eleven—a film about a masterfully executed casino robbery where 11 specialists, each with a precise role, pull off the unthinkable: stealing $160 million from under the nose of a powerful tycoon. The brilliance of the plan lies not just in its precision, but in its deception—creating chaos, manipulating surveillance, and dazzling with misdirection while the real theft unfolds behind the scenes. It’s more than cinematic flair—it’s a blueprint for how those in power operate when they want to rob the public blind without getting caught. In this case, the theft is real—and so are the consequences.
While the media obsesses over Trump’s insults and Musk’s erratic tweets, a darker reality unfolds behind closed doors: the coordinated dismantling of American democracy.
The Trump regime, enabled by extremists like Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Linda McMahon, and even Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is working feverishly to transform the United States into a white nationalist autocracy. These are not serious thinkers or qualified public servants. They are ideological foot soldiers in a fascist project to overtake the FBI, the Department of Education, Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and beyond.
This is not hyperbole. This is history repeating itself with newer weapons—algorithms instead of chains, data surveillance instead of plantations, AI-powered suppression instead of literacy tests. And right now, the most dangerous legislative weapon in that arsenal is Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Let’s break it down.
The Bill of No Rights: A Trojan Horse
Buried within this massive, pork-filled budget reconciliation bill—loudly criticized by Elon Musk as the “Debt Slavery Bill”—is Section 70302: a quiet but devastating attack on judicial independence.
This provision would strip federal judges of their contempt power, blocking them from enforcing temporary restraining orders unless plaintiffs put up a financial bond. In plain English, it gives the federal government—and those who lead it—a pass to violate court orders without consequence. The contempt clause is not a minor procedural tool. It’s one of the oldest and most essential powers in the judiciary, rooted in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Removing it? That’s not policy. That’s tyranny.
Musk Trump Distraction: What They’re Really After? Power Over Data
While the public is distracted, the real heist is happening through something called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—an Orwellian agency led by Peter Thiel and Elon Musk loyalists. With the Supreme Court’s help, this Trump-era department just gained access to Social Security records and has been shielded from public scrutiny under the Freedom of Information Act.
Let that sink in: the U.S. Supreme Court—now a rogue, bastardized institution—just approved mass data access for an authoritarian-aligned tech apparatus.
Thiel’s Palantir Technologies already has billions in government contracts. It powers ICE raids, DHS surveillance, and predictive policing in communities of color. Now it wants your health data, your financials, your children’s school records, and the judicial tools that once protected you from its reach.
Peter Thiel’s fingerprints are all over DOGE’s inner workings. Palantir has actively collaborated with DOGE on projects like a “mega API” to centralize IRS data, and his personnel have been strategically embedded into the agency’s leadership. His influence doesn’t stop at data mining—Thiel-backed ventures like Ramp are being considered to manage $700 billion in federal government payments. This is more than tech integration; it’s an intentional transfer of power from democratic oversight to private oligarchs under the guise of “efficiency.”
The Billionaire Web of Control
Elon Musk’s public rebuke of the bill is not courage—it’s camouflage. While he blasts Speaker Mike Johnson for deficit spending and slashed EV tax credits, his companies quietly jockey for position in a world where Palantir, X.com, SpaceX, and DOGE don’t just collaborate with the government—they become the government.
Meanwhile, Peter Thiel—the PayPal co-founder, Trump megadonor, and secret investor behind Epstein-linked ventures—has placed his people inside the highest levels of federal power. From the Department of Commerce to the Pentagon, from Census data to national security briefings, Thiel’s network is everywhere. His ideological vision of a tech-powered autocracy is now metastasizing into public policy, facilitated by the revolving door between Thiel Capital, Palantir, and key government agencies. This isn’t about innovation—it’s about control, and it’s being executed in real time while Americans are told to watch the feud instead of the theft.
The Consequences Are Catastrophic
If Section 70302 remains in the bill:
Federal officials will be immune from contempt for breaking court orders.
Social Security data will remain in the hands of partisan tech giants.
Public interest lawsuits—especially from underfunded civil rights groups—will be strangled by financial barriers.
Every federal injunction issued without a bond becomes potentially void.
This is the death of the judiciary by legislative subterfuge. And it’s retroactive.
Don’t Be Fooled
America is not just being robbed—it’s being reprogrammed. While Musk and Trump perform their theater, the real plot unfolds backstage: the dismantling of constitutional checks and balances, the privatization of public surveillance, the neutering of judicial independence.
And behind it all? A spider web of billionaires, extremists, and corrupted institutions feeding off the very democracy they intend to destroy.
The theft is happening. The question is: are we too distracted to stop it?
Citations:
Section 70302 and Judicial Authority
This provision in the House’s budget reconciliation bill undermines federal judges’ authority to enforce court orders by limiting their ability to hold government officials in contempt.
Liptak, Adam. “Supreme Court Sides with Trump’s DOGE on Data Access.” The New York Times, 3 May 2025.
Democracy Forward. “Federal Court Blocks Trump-Era Agency DOGE from Accessing Sensitive Data.” Democracy Forward, Feb. 2025.
DOGE’s Access to Social Security Data
The Supreme Court allowed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
Barnes, Robert. “Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Access Social Security Data.” The Washington Post, 3 May 2025.
Palantir’s Government Contracts
Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, has secured significant contracts with U.S. government agencies, including a $30 million contract with ICE to provide near-real-time visibility into immigrants’ movements.
Gonzalez, Jacinta. Who’s Behind ICE? Mijente Report, 2019. https://mijente.net/
Conger, Kate. “How Palantir Became a Giant in the World of Big Data.” The New York Times, 28 Aug. 2020.
DOGE’s Master Database
DOGE is building a master database that connects SSA data, IRS data, biometric data, and voting records, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance.
Matsakis, Louise. “Palantir’s Big IRS Data Play with DOGE.” Wired, 1 May 2025.
Wiedeman, Reeves. “Inside DOGE: How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel Are Rewriting Government.” Bloomberg Businessweek, 10 May 2025.
Peter Thiel’s Influence
Peter Thiel’s Palantir is reportedly shaping Trump’s immigration and surveillance policies, with over $113 million in federal contracts.
Peters, Jeremy. “The Secretive Web of Peter Thiel’s Washington Influence.” The New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023.
Roose, Kevin. “Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein’s Secret Business Ties Revealed.” The New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025.
Pearson, Jake. “Trump Ally Peter Thiel’s Fintech Firm Ramp Could Control $700B in Federal Payments.” ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2025.
Supreme Court’s Emergency Interventions
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency requests in multiple cases, allowing initiatives to take effect even though lower courts have not yet ruled on their legality.
Liptak, Adam. “Supreme Court Sides with Trump’s DOGE on Data Access.” The New York Times, 3 May 2025.
Democracy Forward. “Federal Court Blocks Trump-Era Agency DOGE from Accessing Sensitive Data.” Democracy Forward, Feb. 2025.
Bonus – Political Theater and Economic Camouflage
Elon Musk’s criticism of the budget bill serves as cover while his ventures continue to benefit from the same policy landscape.
Mastrangelo, Dominick. “Musk Hits GOP over EV Tax Credit Cuts in Spending Bill.” The Hill, 28 May 2025.
NBC News. “Elon Musk Slams Republicans’ Spending Bill: ‘Debt Slavery.’” NBC News, 27 May 2025.
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