Elon Musk dismantles USAID
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USAID is Americas Regime change machine (that and the Endowment for democracy) So I don't think it will be ended, it will be removed from Congressional oversight. Some interesting opinions here:
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/02/thoughts-on-musks-raid-of-usaid.html
Hopefull less active. If Georgia quiets down, and Romanian and German elections are allowed to proceed, and Ukraine slips away quitely in the night, then you will know its not just window dressing.
being on an escort board your maga peers are truly pissed at what you spend your money on
Don’t care. All the politicians especially Democrats. Virtue signaling. They believe if they help DEI and poor countries they have free rein to do the nastiest shit. Especially Hilary.
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The difference is that it's his money. He can spend it on whatever he wants. Foreign aid is spending his money on shit he doesn't want.
If you like foreign aid so much, donate your own money directly. Why steal from taxpayers?
there will be an accounting one day and you may be very shocked to see where a lot of the money actually went
Wikipedia says it was a JFK executive order.
United States Agency for International Development - Wikipedia
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if that is inaccurate take it up with Wikipedia
i am sure he has a letter indicating he was given authority by Trump and the white House lawyer reviewed it
He may not be drawing a huge salary but his is US govt
you check toilet seats, Musk will look for real savings
that is a lot of money flowing through this agency and a lot of money has been sent to Ukraine
A country at war, but also one of the more corrupt in the world
you positioning is strange
what is so confidential that countries asking for money from the US govt , do not want the president to know about ?
my guess it is not entirely the foreign countries who are so worried about the "sensitivity and confidentially " , rather the agencies approvers for the funds that were directed overseas
sounds like an entire agency that Trump felt could go to the curb
pretty bold move, but Musk is not stupid , there was something amiss there
i noticed you completely avoided the climate change propaganda issue
not to worry , eventually we will get a better picture of the Trudeau govts money movements
it will be challenging as Gerald Butts is very skilled at reorganizing govt bureaucracies and fund flows to eco warrior groups who went ape shit all over pipelines , Alberta shortly after
But not to worry too much , I am likely way off base ..and all those corruption scandals likely do not paint a true picture of your ever so fake benevolent hero
those are only the scandals they got caught on, so far >>>> tip of the iceberg
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no doubt its a big cash cow
The pentagon may not be spared a house cleaning
pretty sure most military spending on DEI will stop
have some patience
when looking to save money , you need to start with the Funds leaving the country first
You're wasting your breath. All this twat does is repost Twitter feeds and leave a
on posts where he's checkmated.
They are replacing the experienced USAID staff with 6 inexperienced Musk "Engineers" with practically no proper Full University education.
These individuals do not have the Security Clearance to have access to Personal and Government Classified Information. It is Unconstitutional:
Elon Musk and His Engineers, One of Whom Is 19, Are Accessing Classified Government Intel and Americans' Private Info
Six young men with little professional experience are playing central roles in Musk's 'DOGE' mission to seize control of federal agencies and their classified data, according to a new report
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency staff are gaining sweeping access to sensitive government information and private details about millions of Americans.
Six engineers between the ages of 19 and 24 are at the center of Musk's DOGE team, according to a new WIRED report. The outlet reports that the young men have little to no government experience but are now being tasked with helping execute President Donald Trump's order to "[modernize] Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity."
WIRED says that among Musk's pool of engineers, at least one is still in college and another is a volunteer. At least two of the others have been linked to openly anti-democracy billionaire Peter Thiel, a tech investor and entrepreneur.
Elon Musk Just Started Shutting Down This Government Agency Hours Before Employees Were Expected to Report to Work
“What we're seeing is unprecedented in that you have these actors who are not really public officials gaining access to the most sensitive data in government,” said Don Moynihan, professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, in an interview with WIRED.
“We really have very little eyes on what's going on," Moynihan continued. "Congress has no ability to really intervene and monitor what's happening because these aren't really accountable public officials. So this feels like a hostile takeover of the machinery of governments by the richest man in the world.”
CNN reported on Feb. 2 that DOGE staff tried to improperly obtain classified information at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Those at USAID who resisted the effort, concerned about DOGE workers' security clearances, were placed on leave soon afterwards.
The Associated Press confirmed that DOGE staff were able to ultimately access the material they sought, which contained intelligence reports.
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DOGE has worked to infiltrate other federal agencies as well. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently handed DOGE representatives the keys to the federal payment system, which acts as a checkbook for the entire U.S. government and contains sensitive data about hundreds of millions of Americans, according to ABC News.
Before Bessent intervened, a career official at the Treasury Department had resisted requests to provide Musk's associates with access to the payment system, which has very few authorized users. The official was placed on leave for pushing back and announced his retirement shortly after.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter of concern to Bessent on Sunday, Feb. 2.
“I am alarmed that as one of your first acts as secretary, you appear to have handed over a highly sensitive system responsible for millions of Americans’ private data — and a key function of government — to an unelected billionaire and an unknown number of his unqualified flunkies,” she wrote.
"Controlling the system could allow the Trump Administration to 'unilaterally' – and illegally – cut off payments for millions of Americans, putting at risk the financial security of families and businesses based on political favoritism or the whims of Mr. Musk and those on his team who have worked their way inside," Warren continued. "It could also give them access to millions of Americans’ personal and financial information that is protected by law."
Amid DOGE's unprecedented effort to rapidly reshape the government, Musk has powerful allies and former employees serving in the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration.
DOGE has thus far made many cuts to federal staffing, but otherwise its goals remain largely unclear. In announcing the unofficial department, Trump stated its goal was to form "a smaller government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy."
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These individuals do not have the Security Clearance to have access to Personal and Government Classified Information. It is Unconstitutional:
Elon Musk and His Engineers, One of Whom Is 19, Are Accessing Classified Government Intel and Americans' Private Info
Six young men with little professional experience are playing central roles in Musk's 'DOGE' mission to seize control of federal agencies and their classified data, according to a new report
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency staff are gaining sweeping access to sensitive government information and private details about millions of Americans.
Six engineers between the ages of 19 and 24 are at the center of Musk's DOGE team, according to a new WIRED report. The outlet reports that the young men have little to no government experience but are now being tasked with helping execute President Donald Trump's order to "[modernize] Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity."
WIRED says that among Musk's pool of engineers, at least one is still in college and another is a volunteer. At least two of the others have been linked to openly anti-democracy billionaire Peter Thiel, a tech investor and entrepreneur.
Elon Musk Just Started Shutting Down This Government Agency Hours Before Employees Were Expected to Report to Work
“What we're seeing is unprecedented in that you have these actors who are not really public officials gaining access to the most sensitive data in government,” said Don Moynihan, professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, in an interview with WIRED.
“We really have very little eyes on what's going on," Moynihan continued. "Congress has no ability to really intervene and monitor what's happening because these aren't really accountable public officials. So this feels like a hostile takeover of the machinery of governments by the richest man in the world.”
CNN reported on Feb. 2 that DOGE staff tried to improperly obtain classified information at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Those at USAID who resisted the effort, concerned about DOGE workers' security clearances, were placed on leave soon afterwards.
The Associated Press confirmed that DOGE staff were able to ultimately access the material they sought, which contained intelligence reports.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Among Several Tech CEOs Filling VIP Seats at Trump's Inauguration
DOGE has worked to infiltrate other federal agencies as well. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently handed DOGE representatives the keys to the federal payment system, which acts as a checkbook for the entire U.S. government and contains sensitive data about hundreds of millions of Americans, according to ABC News.
Before Bessent intervened, a career official at the Treasury Department had resisted requests to provide Musk's associates with access to the payment system, which has very few authorized users. The official was placed on leave for pushing back and announced his retirement shortly after.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter of concern to Bessent on Sunday, Feb. 2.
“I am alarmed that as one of your first acts as secretary, you appear to have handed over a highly sensitive system responsible for millions of Americans’ private data — and a key function of government — to an unelected billionaire and an unknown number of his unqualified flunkies,” she wrote.
"Controlling the system could allow the Trump Administration to 'unilaterally' – and illegally – cut off payments for millions of Americans, putting at risk the financial security of families and businesses based on political favoritism or the whims of Mr. Musk and those on his team who have worked their way inside," Warren continued. "It could also give them access to millions of Americans’ personal and financial information that is protected by law."
Amid DOGE's unprecedented effort to rapidly reshape the government, Musk has powerful allies and former employees serving in the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration.
DOGE has thus far made many cuts to federal staffing, but otherwise its goals remain largely unclear. In announcing the unofficial department, Trump stated its goal was to form "a smaller government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy."
Elon Musk and His Engineers, One of Whom Is 19, Are Accessing Classified Government Intel and Americans' Private Info
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency staff are gaining sweeping access to sensitive government information and private details about millions of Americans. A new report says that six young engineers are playing a central role in DOGE's work
stealing from taxpayers seem to have become a god given right for some folks
some folks are going to doing some jail time
