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LearnedHand

(4,226 posts)
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 09:57 PM Nov 28

Buried in an article about Eloon, his MOTHER is sitting in on his DOGE meetings

Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles

NYT non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/wJ1f6

See the bold text below. And pardon me while I 🤮.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.

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In Silicon Valley, tech leaders are eagerly seeking positions or introductions to the department, even though for now it is not an actual part of government, but a loose grouping that Elon Musk named after an internet meme. On his social media platform, X, Mr. Musk posted a “Godfather”-style photo of himself as the “Dogefather,” asking government employees, “What did you get done this week?”

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Members of Congress — even Democratic ones — have been offering up ideas for where to cut what Mr. Musk said could be $2 trillion out of the budget.

“It’s going to be very easy,” Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, told Fox News on Tuesday, after she sat in on some of her son’s meetings. Mr. Musk will lead the department along with Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate.



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Buried in an article about Eloon, his MOTHER is sitting in on his DOGE meetings (Original Post) LearnedHand Nov 28 OP
Sure it will be easy ... VMA131Marine Nov 28 #1
I did not know there was a Take Your Mother To Work Day. tanyev Nov 28 #2
Conveniently, this year it was held on "Bring an OG nazi" to work day. Twofer. Nt Maru Kitteh Nov 28 #3
Who knew? LearnedHand Nov 29 #8
"It's going to be very easy" If Elon's mommy says it, it must be true! Iris Nov 28 #4
Who cares. It isn't like it is a real department. Ms. Toad Nov 28 #5
There's a lot... 2naSalit Nov 28 #6
Very good point LearnedHand Nov 29 #7
There should not be any sensitive information Ms. Toad Nov 29 #11
And... 2naSalit Nov 29 #13
Trump still sports his mum's hairstyle Skittles Nov 29 #9
Watch this scene from Hitchcock's 1946 film Notorious taxi Nov 29 #10
Creepy. What would Mommy do? jalan48 Nov 29 #12

VMA131Marine

(4,683 posts)
1. Sure it will be easy ...
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 10:04 PM
Nov 28

Once you eliminate Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

The “discretionary” part of the Federal budget is less than $1 Trillion and that doesn’t include the DoD. You can’t cut $2 Trillion without eliminating everything the government does … including payments to red states.

Ms. Toad

(35,692 posts)
5. Who cares. It isn't like it is a real department.
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 10:56 PM
Nov 28

It has no authority than any other little social clique. They can invite whoever they want to their sandbox.

2naSalit

(93,779 posts)
6. There's a lot...
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 11:25 PM
Nov 28

Of sensitive info passing through their hands that probably shouldn't be and mommy might not be all that friendly to us. And is SHE an American citizen? Just where do mommy's loyalties lie?

Ms. Toad

(35,692 posts)
11. There should not be any sensitive information
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 11:19 AM
Nov 29

Passed to a private clique. Certainly you are not suggesting that Biden is giving them access to sensitive information.

Even the actual nominees to real positions don't currently have access, because they are refusing to comply with ethics requirements.

2naSalit

(93,779 posts)
13. And...
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 05:16 PM
Nov 29

Leon has a wealth of info available to him through his clearances due to his contracts with the government he wants to destroy. Not only that, he has contacts in other countries who would share info with him that could be intel on us. It's a broad field of possibilities here.

Could be one of the reasons they are thumbing their noses at actual clearances.

taxi

(2,029 posts)
10. Watch this scene from Hitchcock's 1946 film Notorious
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 01:09 AM
Nov 29

Ingrid Bergman is poisoned by Claude Raines mother. In a nutshell, this movie portrays the current real life MAL characters remarkably well.

https://m.

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