“The executive order gives billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE, tasked with finding government inefficiencies, even more power than it has amassed in the first three weeks of the new administration.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

jamiegangel.bsky.social • 10 days ago

“The executive order gives billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE, tasked with finding government inefficiencies, even more power than it has amassed in the first three weeks of the new administration.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/11/trump-workforce-cuts-elon-musk/

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lynn101.bsky.social•10 days ago

You can't legally give anyone else, particularly an unelected someone, the power of the President.

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•10 days ago

vjmcdonnell.bsky.social•10 days ago

An immigrant stealing people's jobs who happens to be a Nazi

janmaxwell.bsky.social•10 days ago

Large numbers of unemployed plus rising inflation = recession.

kitchenquarantine.bsky.social•10 days ago

What could go wrong?

stallfortime.bsky.social•10 days ago

Jesus fucking Christ. I had to renew my passport this week. I wonder if I'll ever get back.

experimental22.bsky.social•10 days ago

Trump is now just like an old piece of furniture sitting around the White House. I wonder when our South African fuhrer will toss it out.

tbirdlady67.bsky.social•10 days ago

When one of two things happens:
1. It starts to stink up the entire WH, and everybody is retching from the smell.
2. JD Vance wants to cuddle with him on the couch.

erstwhilecon.bsky.social•10 days ago

To be honest, it's hard to see how we come back from this.

khannea.bsky.social•10 days ago

A fun wang eh? Just how i like em!

elsargentogarcia.bsky.social•10 days ago

The word you’re looking for is zampolit. Soviet political officer.

cynbuck.bsky.social•10 days ago

I find the psuedo-88 by the kid particularly stomach churning.

judinthepines.bsky.social•10 days ago

Will the Post accurately report unemployment numbers when millions are laid off?

votevaxresist.bsky.social•9 days ago

No one is reporting, of course, what “X” said to Trump. “You’re not the president and you need to go away.” I think that’s very telling on many levels.

annmahdy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Serious question here? Is Musk breaking the law and if so should he not be arrested?

bigtimmylittle.bsky.social•10 days ago

Because that's what bad gamblers do, double down on losing bets.

anip0210.bsky.social•10 days ago

Where do they plan for these workers to go? They make it so easy to forget the lives affected by using the term downsizing instead of massive layoffs.

daven50.bsky.social•10 days ago

Nothing good will come of this.

sorkel3.bsky.social•10 days ago

They could cut massive waste out of the government by firing the person to the left of Musk.

tcdon5.bsky.social•10 days ago

The hope is Congress will stand up, but that ain't happening 🤬 The very last hope is that the US military swears an allegiance to defend the constitution. This is why Trump wants to rid our military of the so-called woke generals to subservient leaders that obey him. 👑
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2SDn9Lr/

jamiegangel.bsky.social•10 days ago

2/2 “The order installs a “DOGE Team Lead” at each agency and gives that person oversight over hiring decisions.”

hillm.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well, that’s bad

experimental22.bsky.social•10 days ago

Under the Musk/Putin/Trump regime, senators, congresspeople, and cabinet officials really have no role. If every senator and congressperson just went back home and watched the Hallmark Channel, would it change anything? Look at Rubio yesterday, he is just there to fill the SoS chair, nothing else.

amrenaissanceman.bsky.social•10 days ago

So we are back to this, huh? It will take decades to undo these horrors.

judinthepines.bsky.social•10 days ago

So trump is putting NAZI officers in charge of federal agencies? Well, isn’t that special?

zippi50.bsky.social•10 days ago

Musk says he’s transparent with everything he’s doing and it’s posted on the official DOGE.GOV page.
This is what I found

gaiasngbd.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's bullshit. Where are the lawyers ?!?

mikekelly11524.bsky.social•10 days ago

I really feel like at this point, the DOGE positions need to be confirmed by the Senate. But, the legislative branch has bent the knee.

outbeyond.bsky.social•10 days ago

Reporters and legislators need to ask over and over again: where is the list? Trump claims "billions of dollars" in fraud have been found thus far by Doge. So where's the transparent list of all the programs Doge is recommending be cut or already arranging to have cut?

graceschroeder.bsky.social•10 days ago

Seems like if the press covered Elon exclusively, this part of the shit show might end.

mysticlee123.bsky.social•10 days ago

A-25

agadfly.bsky.social•10 days ago

@washingtonpost.com should have prefaced that with "In a blatant violation of and with a complete disregard for the Constitution..."
This capitulation is why I dropped my subscription after 40 years.

smlrun.bsky.social•10 days ago

lol it’s illegal. media needs to stop sand washing this it’s authoritarian constitution crisis and media need to start pushing back u guys r failing

rond88.bsky.social•10 days ago

why does that little kid look like he wants to punch Trump in the face?

votevaxresist.bsky.social•9 days ago

No one is reporting, of course, what “X” said to Trump. “You’re not the president and you need to go away.” I think that’s very telling on many levels.

pjeanne97.bsky.social•10 days ago

Incredible that with all the knocks on Biden, media isn’t explicitly saying musk is in charge. He made Trump look like a complete patsy yesterday.

dgarrityvaldeznm.bsky.social•10 days ago

why do you normalize this???

collane78.bsky.social•10 days ago

Trump rolling over….

mtnmona.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wonder…will musk abolish Donald’s role?

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