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In reply to the discussion: OMG!! THIS is what Trump and Musk are up to!! (Forget the sensational distractions!) [View all]NJCher
(42,257 posts)At 11:33 a.m. today, the Washington Post published this:
In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musks ultimate goal becomes clear
Shrink government, control data and according to one official closely watching the billionaires DOGE replace the human workforce with machines.
February 8, 2025 at 11:33 a.m. ESTToday at 11:33 a.m. EST
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I tried to post it here but the article didn't have a share button at the time, but now it does. So here ya' go, everybody, if you want to read it:
https://wapo.st/3WRYJOQ
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In less than three weeks, Musks U.S. DOGE Service has followed the same playbook at one federal agency after another: Install loyalists in leadership. Hoover up internal data, including the sensitive and the classified. Gain control of the flow of funds. And push hard by means legal or otherwise to eliminate jobs and programs not ideologically aligned with Trump administration goals.
The DOGE campaign has generated chaos on a near-hourly basis across the nations capital. But it appears carefully choreographed in service of a broader agenda to gut the civilian workforce, assert power over the vast federal bureaucracy and shrink it to levels unseen in at least 20 years. The aim is a diminished government that exerts less oversight over private business, delivers fewer services and comprises a smaller share of the U.S. economy but is far more responsive to the directives of the president.
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