With Donald Trump set to take office next month, his announcement of the Department of Government Efficiency or "DOGE," has even some Republicans skeptical. Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the initiative comes with some lofty cost-cutting goals—but no real authority to implement them. Today, The Big Picture explores this meme-inspired effort and its gaping holes. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/doge-trump-musk-ramaswamy-spending
Will Trump's 'Department Of Government Efficiency' Actually Accomplish Anything?

As Trump sets Musk and Ramaswamy up for failure, Democrats hope to call DOGE's bluff

@georgetakei DOGECOIN will be their currency and metric.
@codeofamor @georgetakei
Yep. "DOGE" is a stealth program to introduce #Crypto as an accepted currency in the U.S..
@georgetakei Wow, so Elmo is going to lop off his juicy tax credits that the government pays to Tesla?
@georgetakei We shouldn't buy into their framing by repeating their phrasing. It's not a real department and has nothing to do with efficiency. It's the Destruction Of Government by Elon #DOGE

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The Undermining of America
The Dangerous Case of Elon Musk
(fascist -saboteur - earth terrorist)
Authoritarian Thought Police
https://tinyurl.com/yem9hahe

The Dangerous Cas of Musk & Authoritarian THought Police, The Undermining of America

@georgetakei
Sounds like DOGE is a waste of taxpayer money. DOGE should recommend abolishing it.
@georgetakei Wasn't Vivek and anchor baby? Surely he'll be kicked out day 1?
@georgetakei Give al government money to me.
@georgetakei Can you imagine any government department being run by South African apartheid supporter, Musk, and one who he will probably regard as one of the “Ondermens?”
@georgetakei and why does the department of efficiency have TWO people in charge?
@Toonwatcher @georgetakei And why is the department in charge of cutting wasteful spending being run by two billionaires instead of one single mom raising a family?
@Toonwatcher @georgetakei with two leaders they can achieve efficiency in twice the time!

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VR's "thought experiment" about cutting by the last digit of SSN kind of says the quiet part out loud.