Viola Meyerweissflog
@vmeyerweissflog.bsky.social
On a 🇺🇸 hiatus, still bridging business & policy | Now running the 🇬🇧 Corporate Leaders Group @ CISL, University of Cambridge & deep-diving into the climate-economics-geopolitics nexus | Ex-gov affairs for 🇩🇪 industry & foreign policy think tanker in DC.
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Germany needs a government. Now.
February 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Germany needs a government. Now.
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"Elon Musk is not the president, but it appears that he—a foreign-born, unelected billionaire who was not confirmed by Congress—is exercising profound influence over the federal government of the United States...It is nothing short of an administrative coup."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government
Elon Musk’s bureaucratic coup is under way.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Elon Musk is not the president, but it appears that he—a foreign-born, unelected billionaire who was not confirmed by Congress—is exercising profound influence over the federal government of the United States...It is nothing short of an administrative coup."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
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Not a great sign when Wired says it won't name at least two fo the people Musk has installed to run the Office of Personnel Management because they may be minors www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Not a great sign when Wired says it won't name at least two fo the people Musk has installed to run the Office of Personnel Management because they may be minors www.wired.com/story/elon-m...