Musk Threatens to Fire Federal Employees Who Leak Information During DOGE Purge
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The billionaire responded to a Reddit post claiming his minions are using a specific tactic to identify leakers.

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.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      You know what would really bring the conservative movement to its knees? Saying Trump is an agent of the Russian government. Then make a big picture of him and Putin kissing.

      Absolutely guaranteed to work. There’s nothing America can’t fix by doubling down on Red Scare.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 hours ago

          How Trump’s Army veteran pick for Pentagon chief, Fox & Friends’ Pete Hegseth, sees the world

          Throughout the war, Hegseth has shifted stances, calling Putin a “war criminal” and criticizing Biden for not getting Ukraine military aid quickly enough. He told Fox News in March 2022, “What’s at stake is repelling an authoritarian who basically is saying ‘I want the Soviet Union back, I want Ukraine back, I want Kyiv back.’”

          He has criticized the NATO alliance, saying the US’s European allies need to lead efforts to defend their borders. In his recent book, “War on Warriors,” Hegseth called some NATO allies “outdated, outgunned, invaded, and impotent.”

          He wrote,“Why should America, the European ‘emergency contact number’ for the past century, listen to self-righteous and impotent nations asking us to honor outdated and one-sided defense arrangements they no longer live up to?”

          This doesn’t benefit Putin, it benefits the US military export industry. Europe rearming would be a bonanza for US arms sales.