BIG: DOGE Firings Found Unlawful by Office of Special Counsel
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-doge-firings-found-unlawful-by-office-of-special-counsel

"another executive branch lawyer tells me that under civil service #law this finding that the terminations were unlawful can create serious jeopardy for the #government employees who executed (i.e., signed) the terminations, including fines, debarment from government employment and other serious civil sanctions."

#ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Coup #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA

A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5305269/tesla-state-department-elon-musk-trump

"State Dept planned to spend just $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year on buying electric vehicles... #Trump administration quietly revised a State Dept procurement document... to advance $400 million worth of govt business to #Tesla...

After... widespread attention... changing the phrase "armored Tesla" to the more generic "armored electric vehicles""

#Musk #Corruption #Politics #USPol #News #US

What Elon Musk Isn't Telling You About DOGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6dZ9qO8V9w

"Time and again, over and across the #government, we see conflicts of interest which are going to, if they haven't already, minimized the degree to which musk's Enterprises are being vetted and and overseen"

#ElonMusk #Musk #Trump #Corruption #Coup #Doge #ConflictsOfInterest #Business #Tesla #SpaceX #Starlink #Tech #News #USA

Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary

The response to Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?” email to federal employees suggests that there may be limits to how far he can push the govt’s work force.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/elon-musk-email-federal-workers.html

"the #Musk email... fractured Trump’s #cabinet, with the leaders of some depts ordering their employees to comply & others directing workers to ignore the threat."

#ElonMusk #Coup #Trump #Politics #USPol #News #USA

Mass Chaos as Trump Officials Tell Workers to Ignore Elon Musk’s Email

Some federal agencies are telling employees to forget about that ominous email ultimatum from #ElonMusk.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191853/agencies-workers-ignore-elon-musk-email-ultimatum

"Musk is exercising some kind of power play across the federal #government with his demand. It remains to be seen whether others in the Trump administration, including the president himself, will ever push back"

#Musk #5Bullets #Email #Coup #Trump #Corruption #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA

OPM’s Own Guidance Says Fed Employees Never Have to Respond to the Elon Emails
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/opms-own-guidance-says-fed-employees-never-have-to-respond-to-the-elon-emails

"new system [created by #Doge] was given the name Government-Wide Email System (GWES). On February 5th, 2025... OPM published this document... in sections 4.2 and 4.3, federal government employees are never obligated to respond to any GWES emails and are under no obligation to share any information."

#ElonMusk #Musk #5Bullets #email #GWES #OPM #Privacy #Security #Government #News #USA

Federal Workers Are Trolling Elon Musk’s Latest Attempt to Fire Them

Elon Musk asked federal employees to tell him what they did the previous week.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191881/elon-musk-trolled-email-federal-workers

"Elon Musk’s open-reply “What did you do last week?” email to federal employees invited a flood of fictionalized fireable offenses that hilariously undercut the unelected bureaucrat’s ultimatum to reply."

#ElonMusk #5Bullets #Email #Humor #Funny #Trump #GOP #Politics #News #USA

Elon Musk Faces Massive Lawsuit After Menacing Email Ultimatum

#ElonMusk sent an #email to every federal worker asking them to explain their accomplishments. He got sued instead.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191875/elon-musk-lawsuit-email-ultimatum-accomplishments

“No #OPM rule, regulation, policy, or program has ever, in #UnitedStates history, purported to require all federal workers to submit reports to OPM,” the #lawsuit states, calling the threat of mass terminations “one of the most massive employment frauds in the #history of this country.”

#Musk