NYT has THE "No Shit Sherlock" headline of 2025: Musk's drug use "more intense than previously known"

[Miles Archer]

Yes, it's behind the paywall. Sorry, nothing I can do about that. But what's below is the "money shot." The chainsaw stunt, the cheese head hat, anyone here who did not know he was fried out of his fucking skull?

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

ON EDIT: HERE IS A NON-PAYWALL LINK from Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-photo-allegedly-exposes-elon-musks-serious-drug-habit/

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Here's the actual article without Daily Beast spin/hype

https://archive.ph/xza68

As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.

Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.

It is unclear whether Mr. Musk, 53, was taking drugs when he became a fixture at the White House this year and was handed the power to slash the federal bureaucracy. But he has exhibited erratic behavior, insulting cabinet members, gesturing like a Nazi and garbling his answers in a staged interview.

At the same time, Mr. Musk’s family life has grown increasingly tumultuous as he has negotiated overlapping romantic relationships and private legal battles involving his growing brood of children, according to documents and interviews.

[surfered]

2. The decisions to cut government services were made by an old, demented golfer and a guy high on drugs.

Looking back on the manner in which it was done, it all makes perfect sense now

[Bengus81]

3. He might die before Trump. We get a two for one.............

[Miles Archer]

4. He's like Trump...there's no one in his orbit who can get away with telling him "no."

And, I'm not going out on a limb to suggest that people with that "alleged" level of drug addiction / abuse generally aren't open to suggestions anyway.