As Musk continues to tear through federal agencies claiming to look for massive spending cuts, starting a tracker to see how long he steers clear of what is without question the largest, most wasteful, and least accountable spender in the US government: the Department of Defense. 15 days so far. - ThreadSky

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ruddock.bsky.social • 79 days ago

As Musk continues to tear through federal agencies claiming to look for massive spending cuts, starting a tracker to see how long he steers clear of what is without question the largest, most wasteful, and least accountable spender in the US government: the Department of Defense. 15 days so far.

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wanderwomannc.bsky.social•79 days ago

Musk has to wait for Hegseth to assemble his soldiers before he can permit Musk to snoop around.

therealzman.bsky.social•79 days ago

That’s true

The Democrats Should have Delayed more

hotbutteredferret.bsky.social•78 days ago

Hegseth’s a narcissist too, and I feel like he probably wants Elmo hands-off of his shit.

winterwarpath.bsky.social•79 days ago

Well yeah. Gotta keep that one intact so they can mow down Americans and deport them to the El Salvador prison nobody comes back from.

I wish this comment was sarcasm. God I wish.

ruddock.bsky.social•79 days ago

Musk’s companies have received billions in taxpayer funds through contracts with the federal government — including billions from the DOD. USAID, targeted over the weekend, has been investigating its own contract with Starlink. https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

ruddock.bsky.social•79 days ago

The Department of Labor, which was on Musk’s visit list today until union-led protests outside the DOL’s offices in downtown DC forced the meeting to go virtual, has opened investigations into SpaceX, Tesla, and the Boring Company over unsafe working conditions https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/05/labor-department-lawsuit-doge-00202644

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