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Elon Musk claims his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is shutting down payments to federal contractors, including a Lutheran charity, asserting it is eliminating corruption.

This suggests DOGE has access to Treasury’s payment systems, though officials have not confirmed the extent.

Senator Ron Wyden warned that DOGE may interfere with Social Security, Medicare, and government contracts.

Musk also called USAID “a criminal organization” that should “die,” amid DOGE’s growing influence over federal financial operations.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 151 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So... SpaceX is one of the contractors not being paid right? Right?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago

L-m-a-o roflmao even

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Great way to get sued for breach of contract. This administration is going to be tied up in court for the next four years

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, when all this stuff is resolved, it's still the government that's on the hook, not Musk personally. Although the new admin should probably just impound all of his and Trump's assets to pay for the fallout, but obviously Democrats would never do anything this based.

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[–] Jaybob32 25 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Do you really think this is going to play out in a court? They don't care about the law and are actively plowing through them at will.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Does anyone know what the story is behind this charity he's mentioning?

Edit: looks like they feed and provide shelter for asylum seekers, and obviously he's against that.

[–] resin85 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Because Putin wants rid of it.

U.S.A.I.D. funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Mr. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency’s pro-democracy programs in recent years.

Supporters of Viktor Orban, the right-wing leader of Hungary and a darling of pro-Trump conservatives in the United States, have personally criticized Samantha Power, who led U.S.A.I.D. during the Biden administration, for trying to import American values into their country.

NY times gift link

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[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is a great way to end up on the military-indistrial complex hitlist

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Raytheon would like to know your latitude and longitude

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago

A lot of our day to day military operations run on contractors. This seems like a good way to get more helicopters falling out of the sky.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ah the Trump approach to contractors. And Musk approach to rent.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hey military industrial complex! Please coup this administration all ready.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Like for real. They got rid of Malcolm, MLK, mayve even Kennedy, and organized a nationwide crack epidemic in black neighborhoods but they can't deal with the biggest actual internal threat since the Confederacy. Useless orgs filled with useless people.

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