Originally published at: Elon Musk And His ‘Unknown Soldiers’ Have The Federal Workforce ‘On Edge’ - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Newly minted “special government employee” Elon Musk and his minions are sending shockwaves through the government. After spending over $290 million to help elect President Donald Trump last year, Musk, who is the richest man in the world, was tapped to lead the “Department of Government Efficiency.” The entity, which was named in a winking…
It is reassuring to know our President does not have the ability to run our Government so he turns all his power over to an illegal immigrant.
Someone please remind me, which party is the one that can be counted on to rail against “unelected bureaucrats” at every opportunity?
Time for tariffs on Elmo’s ketamine supply.
the so-called “DOGE teams now embedding throughout federal agencies have caused chaos with their questionably legal push for access to sensitive data.
Their actions are not questionably legal, they are unquestionably illegal.
I’m very concerned by Elon Musk’s insistence that these people remain anonymous, and have a right to remain anonymous.
There is a direct connection between the idea that government bureaucrats should be anonymous and apartheid. The point of anonymous government bureaucrats is to protect them from terrorism, in theory, or accountability in practice.
There is not a significant terrorist threat on the left in America. This is a boogeyman in the South African man’s subconscious.
“This is our shot. This is the best hand of cards we’re ever going to have.”
So he is playing poker. How long before he loses everything he ‘thinks’ he has?
So this is how it ends… There are going to be massive trickle down effects from all of this, some coming fairly quickly others taking months perhaps. And eventually the general populace will wake up screaming. But it will be too late. The rot will be set in too deep. The billionaires will skedaddle elsewhere with their money leaving America ripe for conquest or disintegration. Makes me wonder how those who said voting was pointless might think about that assessment then.
Fun fact: Wapo won’t let me call Musk a “douchebag” in their comments section, but they will let me refer to him as “ketamine-addicted.”
This shows us the limit of automated censorship. From an objective point of view, accusing him of an actual act is worse than accusing him of being a metaphorical container of saline.
Of course, from a defamation point of view, the evidence is overwhelming, so both are perfectly fine.
So now Trump is going to become the Mayor of Gaza ! How special !! The man OUT OF HIS FUCKING MIND.
Trump has just committed the US to a new 100 year war which will be unwinable. The only good thing about this is he has painted another target on his back for a lot of very pissed off people. What a fucking moron.
It pains me, and gives me no pleasure, to see that my comments before the election, namely that a vote for Trump is a vote for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and failing to vote for Kamala Harris isn’t showing Biden what you think, it’s condemning millions to exile and pain, was correct.
What has happened in our society that we had an election recently where large portions of our society, and even a significant portion of politically active leftists, have completely shat the bed? What has happened that we are, right now, witnessing ethnic cleansing and America is one of the loudest champions of evil?!?
Musk’s cyber munchkins have a right to anonymity, but 5000 FBI agents will be doxed. Sounds about right.
“This is the best hand of cards we’re ever going to have.”
To do what?
The answer is not “to Make America Great”. What cards do you think you have? Where will my healthcare come from? Will my grocery store remain out of stock? Will my children be regarded as prey or just targets?
Some answers would be nice, Republicans. Do you even know?
Lace it with fentanyl.
That was my very first thought. What does this drug addled manchild and his Asperger Army intend to do? Make everything disappear except crypto? Program the ancient computers to pay him a trillion dollars? I cannot make any sense out of what he is doing besides pursuing petty grievances and accumulating even more wealth.
Has Apartheid come to America?
Musk has put the federal workforce “in trauma”, just like Russel Vought said they would.
What the Dems need is a project 2029, which should include re-establishing all checks and balances and separation of powers.
I fly half way across the Pacific in a news blackout and the first thing I see is CF-DJT wants to take over Gaza and evict all the residents to go somewhere.
I hope all the protest voters and non voters are happy. You didn’t get Harris and everything you wanted. You got nothing. Zip, nada, zilch.
Totally predictable. CF doesn’t give rip about or it people. And never did.
I admit my bingo card for this week did not have oligarch openly coup-ing, or World War III because a dumbass wants a Gaza golf course.
I am in fact tired of all the winning. But that’s okay, given that he’s started the next Hundred Years War, and some giant hurricane will probably obliterate the Eastern Seaboard even before the bird flu goes airborne.