Summary
Elon Musk warned federal employees against leaking information, stating, “if in doubt, they are out,” as he helps Trump implement sweeping government changes.
A Reddit post alleged Musk’s team is using “fingerprinting” tactics to track leakers. Musk, who spent heavily on Trump’s re-election, now leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has controversially seized control of federal payment and personnel systems.
The administration is also encouraging civil servants to resign, prompting lawsuits.
Whistleblower protections may challenge Musk’s crackdown on leaks.
This dipshit has no authority! What the actual fuck is happening?
We are looking at a coup, they already have judicial power, order forces, and when they get most departments and branches, they will take the legislative power. I give it less than a month, they will start persecuting members of Congress that oppose the current regime.
I give it less than a month, they will start persecuting members of Congress that oppose the current regime.
It’s already happening at the state level. Tennessee is passing a law that would make it illegal for state legislature to vote against a bill that aligns with federal policy.
I guess they’ve never heard of states’ rights…
They thought of everything.
What is happening is that they don’t care about the law.
Also what is happening is people still seem to be surprised by that.
A government that was more intent on ruling than governing, has been doing all it can to muddy the waters on constitutional interpretation, finally hit a tipping point.
Americans voted for this (or didn’t bother to vote to avoid it)
For any dedicated centrists, or even Trump Voters who are starting to feel this increasingly itchy feeling in the back of your mind, like there is a question you want to ask but your brain kind of shies away from putting it into words, let me help you out:
Yes, you are the baddies. Yes, it is only going to get more uncomfortable from here on out. If you haven’t walked away after reading this comment, you are now choosing the side you know is wrong. On purpose. That is now your identity.
So he wants them to quit but if they leak anything he’ll fire them? His mind is an enigma
I hope people just say fuck it and leak everything
A lot of that is happening. But you’ve still got to leak to a source. After the way Snowden and Assange were handled, and the degree to which the bigger journals and news channels have been compromised by conservative financial interests, there’s a big open question of who you even tell this stuff to.
Going to another Glenn Greenwald or Matt Taibbi would be a huge mistake.
Mulk: “I’m going to fire you if you leak anything about me firing all of you.”
Staff: “I mean… yes…?”
You cannot leak information! I’m the one who leaks information! -fElon
Space Karen disliked that.
Fuck that south African shitsnake
We can’t let them complete the Network State takeover. This is hostile to democracy. We will not survive this.
Why are you using their made up name for it?
Network State = fascism
Its corporate fascist states
https://balajis.com/p/the-network-state-2021
This man needs to be tried for treason, convicted, and hanged for his crimes against the republic.
If you tell on me I’LL FIRE YOU! also, here’s your pink slip, we’re going a different direction, goodbye.
It’s literally the same thing he did with twitter
The difference is federal unions
if the unions decide to do something… so far they have just been docile like lambs
I think the confusion is you only hear about what federal unions are doing from the media, and you have no experience working with the federal government and don’t understand the process.
Well if what they are doing is not hitting ANY news outlets (even informal ones or their own sites) I sincerely doubt they are doing anything worthwhile (unless it happens to be some covert operation)
The other issue is that they really have little recourse when all branches of government AND the courts were handed over to the Orange Turd on a silver platter… what are they actually going to do?
The ONLY proper recourse left here is a general strike and I see Redditors helping on that front more than Unions
if what they are doing is not hitting ANY news outlets (even informal ones or their own sites)
That’s a hypothetical…
“Rim me, Elon.”
If there are any undercover operatives in my organization disrupting my efforts, I would simply find them and remove them. It is very easy to do because I have so much information and I am so much smarter than everyone else.
