We also know there's been no actual reduction in government spending as well.
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It’s literally increased.
Indeed. Mostly because of starting, enabling or continuing the various unnecessary armed conflicts in the world right now.
There's also almost no chance we can uncover what DOGE did in any organized way, because the people Musk brought in had complete control over the systems that would create logs and records of their changes, and assuming (pretty reasonably) they knew they were breaking rules, they almost certainly deleted and obscured what they were doing.
Doing a code audit for every governmental system seems like it should be a Week 1 item for some future non-evil administration, assuming we can get out of this timeline.
A non-evil administration would open investigations in the House and Senate calling in every single person in and related to DOGE. (I feel stupid every time I have to type "DOGE")
Yes we do?
They embezzled money and fired competent workers to impose their will to cause massive damage to the democratic process.
They lied about everything and took money while doing so. This isn't a fucking question.
Crimes.
On top of more crimes with crime on top and some treason sprinkled in for flavor
It cut a bunch of government programs, cancelled existing contracts, stole information and shrouded whatever it could.
Yeah we do. It was designed to fuck shit up
We know exactly what they did. They stole. Everyone knows this.
Hey, hey, hey, that's not fair. They also dismantled departments that had investigations underway to Musk's companies.
He went after anyone investigating him . We know that at least.
They gave palantir a direct pipeline of sensitive information tied to individuals government identity.
That's it.
One thing that's safe to say is that if Musk didn't have your personal data, he does now
It had no function or value beyond attempting to dismantle the federal government in an attempt to consolidate power.
They copied everyone's personal data. Look at that shining example of human integrity that is Elon musk and tell me that doesn't scare the bejeezus out of you.
They also got rid of all the investigations into Elon Musk's companies.
Shit looks like the Cybertruck.
Something, something, something, dark enlightent
Something, something, something, anti-democracy
Something, something, something, I control the government now
-Elon Musk and other billionaires
Mission Failed Successfully.
They were sent in to “Move Fast and Break Things”. (AKA ruin everything). They did succeed this goal.
Ya we do. Fuck shit up, screw the lower and middle class, benefit the rich. Done.
And stole all the government data.
Fairly certain it was a limited purge
They had their hands in the cash drawer
Arrest them all.
I'd so love to see that. Starting with fElon.