The Rogue Republic of Muskmerica

Cristina Balan takes the stand, human rights vanish from the record, and Elon Musk is finally under federal investigation, but only sort of.

Good morning! Cristina Balan is done being quiet. The former Tesla engineer whose initials were once engraved on battery packs is now poised to face Elon Musk in open court. After a decade of fighting both cancer and Tesla’s legal war machine, she just became the first person ever to beat Musk and his army of lawyers on appeal. Her crime? Emailing Elon …