Musk’s DOGE Minions Refuse to Reveal Their Names When Grilling Civil Servants
www.thedailybeast.com
Federal employees say they were asked which of their colleagues should be fired during the “one-way interviews.”

Summary

Musk’s DOGE team is conducting opaque “one-way interviews” with civil servants, raising concerns over transparency and accountability significantly.

Federal workers report being interrogated about their roles and colleagues’ performance, while Musk’s aides refuse to reveal their full names.

Under the DOGE banner, Musk’s team now controls vital agencies including USAID and the Office of Personnel Management.

Civil servants are resorting to encrypted messaging to track Musk’s rapid and opaque government takeover.

  • HonorableScythe@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    The fact that they don’t even name said goons in this article is pathetic. To reiterate, their names are Gavin Kliger, Ethan Shaotran, Akash Bobba, Luke Farritor, and Edward Coristine. Musk doesn’t want their names out there - say them louder!

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    … In that case, how did they come in?

    Call security and have security rough them up a little while throwing them out

      • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        When they weren’t given entry before because they didn’t have clearance, the head of security was fired for denying them iirc. It all goes so quickly (by design) and it’s hard to watch the entire tapestry.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Americans losing control of their government in the movies: … epic battle for freedom and outwitting overwhelming forces … heroes appearing out of the most unlikely places

    Americans losing control of their government in real life: … (shrugs) … meh, can’t get that bad … can it?

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      This is the reason for the 2nd amendment. This is literally what it was written for.

      • Bronzebeard@lemm.eeEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Technically, It was written to allow state militias to exist before we had a standing US army.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      Americans loosing control in real life: it’s more than a thousand miles away and would take at least 15 hours of continuous driving to get there. I can’t afford to skip work, and they’ve gotten worse since the time they beat and shot rubber bullets at peaceful protestors in a park for a photoshoot, so they might actually just shoot us and I don’t want to die. If I’m arrested it will ruin my life: I may never be able to get a job that pays enough, or provides healthcare. Given how many voted for and presumably want this, I’ve lost faith in my fellow citizens and neighbors ability to even see the problem, to say nothing of doing anything. Nothing like this has ever happened in our countries history, so we don’t have any framework for a nationwide protest, when it should happen, how we know it’s happening or even what we do. Do I middle school dance this thing and go awkwardly throw a Molotov cocktail at a Denny’s to break the ice and get everyone out there?

      I want to say we’re scared, and we don’t know what we should do, or even what we can do. But the reality is, I don’t know how big that “we” actually is, because so very many of us are also worried that we’re deeply in the minority, and have no faith that our neighbors would stand with us if we tried to do anything.

      To add: we legitimately need a French guide to what to do in times like this. They seem to light it up every few years over stuff like “cost of college rose to $50 a semester” or “retirement age rose to still younger than the US age, and still with actual benefits”.