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DOGE's chaos isn't preventing waste — it's causing it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nearly $500m of food aid at risk of spoilage after Trump USAid cuts
US government auditors find cuts have ‘degraded USAid’s ability to distribute and safeguard humanitarian assistance’
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February 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
DOGE's chaos isn't preventing waste — it's causing it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Since taking office, Trump has:
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the government ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement abroad
-Dismantled the CFPB
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the government ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement abroad
-Dismantled the CFPB
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
February 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Since taking office, Trump has:
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the government ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement abroad
-Dismantled the CFPB
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the government ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement abroad
-Dismantled the CFPB
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
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At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
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Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket.
It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
Why Musk and Trump Gutted the CFPB
Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket. It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
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February 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket.
It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
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This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...