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___Among the politicos, Musk is particularly close with his top political advisor, Chris Young, the former GOP field organizer who was originally brought in to advise Musk during Trumps campaign and currently serves as treasurer of America PAC. Young has turned into Musks right hand on all things Washington from penetrating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to handling personal logistics.
Upon Musks request, Young procured a massive TV for Musks office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building so he could play video games, according to a person familiar with the situation granted anonymity to speak freely.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/12/musk-influence-inner-circle-00227332
DOGE directive: Federal workforce should be comprised of employees who are reliable, loyal, trustworthy, and who strive for excellence in their daily work.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-buyouts-to-all-federal-employees-f67f5751a0fd5ad8471806a5a1067b5e


vapor2
(1,893 posts)creon
(1,385 posts)58Sunliner
(5,444 posts)Midnight Writer
(23,499 posts)I won't claim I never encountered a loser working for the government. But at least 90% were hard-working people dedicated to the mission of our agency.
underpants
(189,305 posts)Ive met people who arent great at their jobs but its due to a lack of effort.
He wants an environment of fear. Everyone constantly on edge. I worked at such an environment in the private sector. Living in a Ruggt to work state means everyone is necessarily aware that they can be fired at any time with no reason needed.
The public sector doesnt work like that. There are no sales in the public sector. There can be outreach but thats to let people know what services are available. IRS and Social Security customer service cant call to see if people need assistance. They receive. In fact, forward calls would freak people out as scams.
C_U_L8R
(46,614 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(120,177 posts)Unfortunately, your ketamine euphoria gives you the illusional you're accomplishing great things when you're really fucking up.
dalton99a
(87,263 posts)malaise
(281,839 posts)Its all a game to him
bamagal62
(3,813 posts)Emrys
(8,441 posts)SpaceX is running 50-50 on whether its recent launches will rapidly unintentionally disassemble.
Tesla is tanking as I type, and will no doubt tank even more as those who don't regard Trump as the Second Coming double down on their boycotts after the White House lawn debacle.
The Boring Company seems to have dug a hole for itself as an admitted scam to kill high-speed rail that, having lost interest in completing all its significant projects in the US, is moving on to fleece the rich rubes in Dubai.
All of these concerns except Twitter have enjoyed generous government subsidies.
And now DOGE is proving to be the most disastrous boondoggle witch hunt in history.
So much excellence. Please, please, it's too much excellence. People can't take it any more, Mr. Musk, it's too much.