The DOGE Debacle:
In a move that would be laughable if it weren't so damn dangerous, Elon Musk has managed to weasel his way into unprecedented government control through a hastily created organization with the infantile name "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). This latest development represents everything wrong with allowing tech billionaires to play government official when they can't even manage their own companies competently.
The Absurd Power Grab
The sheer audacity of this situation is mind-boggling. A man who turned Twitter into a dumpster fire and tanks Tesla's stock value with his unhinged tweets now has read-only access to Treasury systems? The fact that this walking PR disaster has been designated as a "special government employee" shows just how far our institutions have fallen. The creation of DOGE - because apparently, everything Musk touches needs to reference cryptocurrency memes - represents an unprecedented consolidation of power in the hands of an unelected,โฆ
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