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Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies (techcrunch.com)

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People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management and the Treasury Department.

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

I think FLOTUS gives him too much agency. Kimmel used to call pence the vice poodle, and that's about right for the orange one as well. Just like a dog he obeys whatever commands get put into his head. Sometimes you have to give him an expensive treat first, but if you can get one of the stuffed suits on fox to say it you get it for free.

President Husk and the first poodle