Insane. Unprecedented. Dangerous.
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Tim Marchman
NEW: WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s DOGE project. By @telliotter.bsky.social
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They now can do anything they want with *your* financial data.
Also the same age we like our people joining the military, but at least the military attempts to protect.
Only small sound bites on the big networks with a very positive 'part of a cost-cutting initiative' as if that's the executives role
He won a bounty with UNIVERSITY resources 7 months ago.
Please hold someone’s hand when crossing traffic.
None, nodda, never happened.
Akash Bobba,
Edward Coristine,
Luke Farritor,
Gautier Cole Killian,
Gavin Kliger, and
Ethan Shaotran
Elon is Special Government employee
Under the federal law of the United States, the term "special Government employee" refers to an advisor, expert or consultant who is appointed to work with federal government. The role of special Government employees is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 202.
Sad to see highly intelligent but impressionable young adults—kids, really—being recruited to carry out Musk’s deranged vision. They’ve kissed their futures goodbye for him, of all people. All of their potential wrecked by his hubris.
That said, it is sad in the sense that their reputations are permanently ruined because they couldn't resist the allure of money and the power of the richest man in the world.