‘Lawrence O’Donnell Flames Tr*mp’s ‘Subservience’ to Elon Musk in Oval Office…’ (via MSN)

Musk brought his 4-year-old to the Oval Office. It wasn’t just a photo op.

‘Throughout Musk’s stop by the Oval Office, X knelt by the Resolute Desk, picked his nose and whispered to the president. In other words, he acted very much like a 4-year old child.

But X’s presence also underscored the outsized presence that the unelected Musk is playing in American politics. The preschooler’s appearance in the Oval Office nods to the double standard faced by women in politics and reinforces the gender roles inherent in Musk’s beliefs about family.

Musk, a father of 12, is an avowed pronatalist, or someone who believes declining population rates are a major concern and has committed to work to remedy this by having as many children as possible. He sees part of his life’s work as repopulating the planet with as many children — and exceptional children at that — as possible….’

— via Nevada Current