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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

A wave of resignations has hit Elon Musk's DODGE, erm, I mean Doge...

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... 21 walked out Tuesday, refusing to aid what they called, "the dismantling of critical public services.".

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-25 05:34 PM | Reply

"Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service (formerly the U.S. Digital Service) have resigned, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.

"We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans' sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services. We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE's actions," the anonymous staffers write in a letter obtained by NPR, and first reported by The Associated Press."

www.npr.org

better link

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-25 05:37 PM | Reply

Makes you wonder they're into now or, worse, what they're actually doing within the systems we know they're already in to.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-25 05:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Related:

"DOGE Secretly Changes Its Website After Being Caught in Huge Lies
DOGE's supposed savings have been riddled with errors."

"The savings, deleted with no explanation from DOGE or the White House, include: a $232 million cut to the Social Security Administration that actually amounted to only $560,000; an $8 billion cut at Immigration and Customs Enforcement that was actually only $8 million; and three $655 million cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development that ended up being a measly $18 million.

These mistakes all seem to be completely avoidable human errors.

DOGE had claimed earlier this week that it has saved $65 billion thanks to all of its cuts. Its website still boasts this number, despite the recently deleted claims."

newrepublic.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-25 06:50 PM | Reply

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