The boys catalog the definitive worst takes of the year, from the pundits who misunderstood our political moment to a guy who wants to have sex with a computer.

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

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• 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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A biography that dares to ask: Is a lifetime of worker abuse and narcissism worth it to experience robot butlers?

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• Peter's newsletter
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Sources:

• What Elon Musk Gets Wrong about South Africa
• Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather
• Elon Musk claims he was once one of the best Quake players around
• Watch Elon Musk Talk About Being an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ in Video From 2013
• Elon Musk’s dad Errol says he can ‘prove’ existence of emerald mine in new bombshell claim revealing its location
• How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain
• The Believer
• Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow
• How Elon Musk Plans on Reinventing the World (and Mars)
• Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: 'Everything feels like the future but us' | Tesla
• Hundreds of Tesla workers tested positive for the virus after Elon Musk reopened a plant, data shows
• Inside Tesla as Elon Musk Pushed an Unflinching Vision for Self-Driving Cars
• Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
• Elon Musk Says His 'Running Robot' Will 'Actually Eliminate Poverty' As He Shares Video Of Tesla Optimus Jogging
• Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
• There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises

Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!