This is an unelected oil executive now calling the shots for America’s public lands. No Senate vote. No accountability. Just a signature and the quiet handoff of power to Musk’s inner circle. This is what authoritarianism looks like, buried in bureaucracy.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is an unelected oil executive now calling the shots for America’s public lands. No Senate vote. No accountability. Just a signature and the quiet handoff of power to Musk’s inner circle. This is what authoritarianism looks like, buried in bureaucracy.
But under Burgum’s order, Hassen has the power to fire employees, make funding decisions, set policy, and approve or deny programs without needing the Secretary’s sign-off. He’s already reviewing all grants and contracts over $50,000.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
But under Burgum’s order, Hassen has the power to fire employees, make funding decisions, set policy, and approve or deny programs without needing the Secretary’s sign-off. He’s already reviewing all grants and contracts over $50,000.
Republicans hate it because it innovates away from fossil fuel...but they /say/ they hate it because it's wasteful, which is wild because it's a bank and IT MAKES MONEY.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Republicans hate it because it innovates away from fossil fuel...but they /say/ they hate it because it's wasteful, which is wild because it's a bank and IT MAKES MONEY.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.