Daniel AJ Sokolov<p>When your "<a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>efficiency</span></a>" team gets to closing your <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> offices, you know that it's a <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/hostile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostile</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a>.</p><p>With hardly a shot fired, so far.</p><p>State Dept. Plans to Close <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Diplomatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomatic</span></a> Missions and Fire Employees Overseas <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/embassies-consulates-closures.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E4.9QOX.yBj_dUdqmNEH&smid=nytcore-android-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/embassies-consulates-closures.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E4.9QOX.yBj_dUdqmNEH&smid=nytcore-android-share</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/DOGEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGEd</span></a></p>