Summary
Elon Musk has accused the U.S. judiciary of an “attempted coup” after a federal judge upheld a restraining order preventing his government efficiency task force, DOGE, from accessing federal payment systems.
DOGE has faced lawsuits for attempting to bypass congressional oversight, purge civil servants, and shut down federal agencies.
Critics argue his claims ignore constitutional checks and balances.
Over 40 lawsuits challenge Trump’s orders, many paused pending judicial review.
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.
Doublespeak and its use in Orwell’s 1984 was amongst other things inspired by how the Fascists’ main “argumentation” technique was twisting the meaning of words often so far beyond even the simplest logic that used one word to mean its opposite.
…stopping a coup is a coup.