On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful U.S. government spending, even waving a chain saw on stage at a conference.

From one moment to the next, he exudes mean masculinity, graceless power, false exceptionalism, desperation and a gobsmacking dedication to procreation.

Things aren’t going so great for the Big DOGE, as bond rates continue to rise and James Carville predicts an imminent MAGA “collapse." Lesson No. 1: Don’t email on weekends.