"#ElonMusk may have resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency, but few believe he’s stepping away from power. In under a year, #DOGE brought #SiliconValley-style disruption to Washington, consolidating federal data and dismantling oversight. Now, #Musk is expected to channel what he gained into a private #AI venture – with public systems still in reach."

guest: @MattBinder

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/what-did-elon-musk-get-from-doge-and-what-s-next
#USpol #SiliconValleyRight #DOGEbags #cronyCapitalism #MoveFastAndLootThings #tech

What did Elon Musk get from DOGE – and what’s next? - The Take

Elon Musk may have resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency, but few believe he’s stepping away from power. In under a year, DOGE brought Silicon Valley-style disruption to Washington, consolidating federal data and dismantling oversight. Now, Musk is expected to channel what he gained into a private AI venture – with public systems still in reach. In this episode: Matt Binder (@mattbinder), Writer of Disruptionist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Sonia Bhagat, and Chloe K. Li with Sarí el-Khalili, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Kisaa Zehra, Mariana Navarrete, and our guest host, Natasha Del Toro. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Haleema Shah, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Remas Alhawari, Kingwell Ma, Mariana Navarrete, and Kisaa Zehra. Our guest host is Kevin Hirten. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

"People compare #Trump to Hitler or to Putin. But for us the closest historical comparison is Boris Yeltsin.

"So today we talk to #JacobSilverman about Trump’s #shitcoins and other #crypto schemes because they remind us so much of 1990s Russia and Yeltsin’s family corrupt deals."

#TheRussians pod w/ #EvgeniaKovda & #YashaLevine

https://www.nefariousrussians.com/p/shitcoins-for-shitocracy-wjacob-silverman
#USpol #MAGA #cronyism #cronyCapitalism #oligarchy #SiliconValleyRight #CryptoBros #tech #TechBros #DOGEbags #MoveFastAndLootThings

Shitcoins for shitocracy w/Jacob Silverman

Listen now | People compare Trump to Hitler or to Putin. But for us the closest historical comparison is Boris Yeltsin.

NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS

'The U.S. #SecuritiesAndExchangeCommission (#SEC) "is beginning to onboard members" of #ElonMusk's Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE), an SEC spokesperson told Newsweek on Friday.

'The move comes after the commission sued #Musk over alleged violations of securities laws related to his failure to disclose his #Twitter shares in a timely manner before acquiring the #socialMedia platform...'

https://www.newsweek.com/doge-staff-sec-suing-elon-musk-2052109
#USpol #cronyism #cronyCapitalism #DOGEbags #MoveFastAndLootThings

DOGE Staff Onboarded at Federal Agency Suing Elon Musk

The SEC is forming a liaison team with the "intent to partner" with Elon Musk's DOGE, an internal email reviewed by Reuters said.

Newsweek

"[W]hile emptying the pockets of working people, the #DOGE crew are lining their own. Even as #Musk claimed that DOGE was slashing government spending, his own firms received billions in government contracts."

#SocialSecurity Is Not a Ponzi Scheme

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/social-security-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme/
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"#Musk wants to radically remake or even destroy the state, but the agency heads will be held accountable for what happens as a result—and they don’t want to take the blame for the disasters that Musk is unleashing."

https://newrepublic.com/article/192514/transcript-fiasco-musk-trump-advisers-erupt-anti-doge-panic
#USpol #USpolitics #MAGA #DOGE #DOGEbags #kakistocracy #CronyCapitalism #MoveFastAndLootThings

Transcript: Fiasco for Musk as Trump Advisers Erupt in anti-DOGE Panic

An interview with New Republic staff writer Kate Aronoff about the alarm Trump’s agency heads are experiencing about Elon Musk’s DOGE—and why this problem will only get worse for Trump.

The New Republic