Elon Musk leapt, as it were, into first place in the most recent Attention-Whore Index, dislodging Donald Trump, who’d enjoyed five straight weeks at the top. In a historic A.W.I. moment, these top two finishers (40.9 percent and 30.7 percent, respectively) shared a stage—and a photo: the airborne billionaire ascending several vertical inches, rather less than his SpaceX Starship booster did, alongside the permanently earthbound former president.
What else? A respectful nod to fan favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene, polling a decent 11.3 percent on the strength of a single declaration: that “they” (Democrats, presumably) had lately been busy manufacturing and weaponizing hurricanes. Greene’s third-place finish was a reminder that just one well-timed doozy can land you in the money.
