…One of #Trump's first acts…was to create #DOGE, [supposedly] to root out waste, fraud & abuse, slash govt spending & purge the federal workforce of low-performing, *disloyal* & unnecessary workers.
…In practice,…DOGE has mostly pursued long-time #Republican #policy objectives, shuttering agencies such as #USAID & the #CFPB, which provide a lifeline to the world's needy & protect Americans from unscrupulous lenders respectively.
"Authorizing a #Musk-controlled agency like #OPM to hire a driver while slashing essential #FederalWorkers who actually help Americans in need is a good example."
The #Trump admin, #DOGE, Musk & Ezell did not respond to requests for comment. An OPM spox said in a statement that the agency "has ongoing security concerns" requiring a driver, w/o providing further detail.
If we can make Elon realise just how loathed across the world he really is, we could break him.
He is weak, the World's Richest Man is emotionally stunted and vulnerable, this is the photon torpedo down the exhaust port of Musk's death star.
…The decision shows that #Musk's Department of Government *Efficiency*, which is directing the cuts, is not making the government more effective, said Kathleen Clark, a professor of #ethics at WashU in St. Louis.
"It is becoming increasingly obvious that Musk’s & #DOGE’s mission has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, & instead is aimed at enabling Musk to use - & abuse - #power within the federal government," she said.
Interview: "Fire the unelected social media dictators: Cory Doctorow on tech and US politics"
"Elon Musk’s rise to power in the United States is emblematic of the expanding power of Big Tech".
@georgetakei https://youtu.be/i8F5FgernVY?si=xmfLSNr0ISbA8Xrd
All #capitalism is bad. All #liberals and #liberalismm are fascists. The American empire is pure evil. #communists #comumerism #socialism is good. All #imperialism #nationalism is bad. #BernieSanders #aoc #AOC2028 #berlin are still hard right liberals. There to preserve the #dictatorshipoftherich #bourgeoisie #oligarchy to keep us from #revolution we need our own #lenin #stalin #mao #socialism #socialistsunday #antifascism #antimperism reform impossible
Interview: "Fire the unelected social media dictators: Cory Doctorow on tech and US politics"
"Elon Musk’s rise to power in the United States is emblematic of the expanding power of Big Tech".
While he dismantles the fed govt, & decimates the social safety net…
“The guy who for years said he’d be too busy working to play golf is back at his W Palm course. Playing golf.
Of the 10 weekends since Jan 20, he has been on one of his courses for nine of them.
Updated cost to taxpayers: $26M.”
-SV Date
During his 1st term, playing golf at his own resorts cost taxpayers $151.5M -spending 293 days on 1 of his courses over 4 yrs.
#Fascism #Trump #Oligarchy #USPol
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-again-26-million_n_67e6c885e4b0f69ef1d3886c
There's no nuance with Musk & Trump, they're openly flaunting #corruption & #oligarchy. Musk pours millions into WI SC race, so that he can open #Tesla dealership in the state.
Tesla’s multiple attempts to open its own dealerships in WI keep running up against a state law that allows only 3rd parties, not auto manufacturers, to operate them. He's given $3M to the WI GOP while grps he supports have funneled >$17M into the race
#Trump #Musk #Elections #Coup #Resist #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/tesla-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-dealerships-101d7608d69dda61aeaf6ebee7903d2b
Laugh at fascists. Expose Nazis. Repeat. Listen to this week’s Gaslit Nation: Nazi Hunting here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/nazi-hunting Want to enjoy Gaslit Nation ad-free? Join our community of listeners. Sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
Gizmodo: U.S. Commerce Secretary Tells Rural Broadband Leaders to Prioritize Starlink
Howard Lutnick told staff to increase use of satellite internet, specifically naming Starlink, according to a new FT report.
https://gizmodo.com/u-s-commerce-secretary-tells-rural-broadband-leaders-to-prioritize-starlink-2000580037 #Politics #USpol #oligarchy
With all this concern with #Trump and his Nazi followers, why the fuck are you posting on #substack
“Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie explicitly justified the decision to platform Nazis – and profit from platforming Nazi extremism – as a heroic act of defending free speech.”
Substack is actively platforming and enabling the monetization of #Nazis
Leave the Nazi table!
Here's what's going to happen when our services are privatized. First, some services will just be gone. Public good services that aren't seen as profitable will be gone. That's things like Social Security. Why would a billionaire get involved with that? They'll just steal the existing funds and shut it down. Second, services that we already paid for with our taxes, which could be monetized, like NOAA, we'll still pay for but we'll pay lots more and we'll pay it monthly like a cable company. We'll end up with a whole list of new service "subscriptions" for everything from the weather to schools. And our taxes will NOT go down because we'll still be paying for billionaires and mega corps to pay NO taxes just like we do now, while the government continues to operate things like the DOD (which will itself be pared down, sold off in parts, and augmented with billionaire-owned privateers). This new country the billionaires want is a return to feudalism in which you will owe your liege lords all kinds of money every month while scrabbling to keep your families alive, with all the "services for the public good" gone.
#coup #corrupion #networkState #darkEnlightenment #fascism #feudalism #authoritarianism #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #oligarchy
Ann Arbor,MI…There you are!
Remnants of our foundation…roots!
I was proud that it grounded me.
#HashBash & all.
We stand up for working families!
That’s who our parents & gparents were…
If they were lucky!
I’m looking at you…Uof
!
Broke my 
Erasing your #history …you’re very soul…
Why? Greed?
Compliance is DEFEAT?
Cowards…or Champions?
You choose.
#dei #trump #authoritarian #oligarchy
#postalworkers rally in #annarbor against proposed nationwide restructuring
https://share.newsbreak.com/c8cy6qhf?s=i0
Α message for right-wing clowns and their voters
#oligarchy
Bernie and AOC are now speaking to a crowd of 23,000 in Tucson, bringing their crowd total from the last few days to 86k people.
So #ElonMusk went after a depository of carefully preserved #seeds and #plants and fired the #scientists who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of #genetic #diversity for #crops.
And this #NYT article complains only about the #danger for Americans. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&smid=nytcore-android-share
#capitalism #techbros #oligarchy #doge #fascism #stupidity #science #food
Vivian Jenna Wilson - Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter: Protecting Trans Youth; Taking on the Right
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth
"He's a pathetic man-child."
* Teen Vogue special issue cover story
* 20-yo daughter talks about Trump2 regime; being a trans woman
Good read; good person (Vivian): articulate; values / perspectives ... 
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#TransLivesMatter
#Trump #fascism #Musk #ElonMusk #Christofascism #transgenocide #whiteSupremacism #oligarchy
