Summary

Twenty-one staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned, citing ethical concerns over dismantling public services and compromising sensitive data.

Formerly part of the U.S. Digital Service, they criticized Musk and Trump’s overhaul, which included layoffs and politically charged interviews.

Their letter warned that removing skilled technologists endangers essential services like Social Security and veterans’ benefits.

The resignations add to growing concerns over Musk’s aggressive federal cuts, amplified by his recent CPAC speech where he symbolically wielded a chainsaw against “bureaucracy.”

  • @Kbobabob
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    4 hours ago

    It has nothing to do with Obama. Is that a trigger word for you or something? It’s because of comments like this.

    • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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      Trigger word? I was asking why they are trying to tie an authoritarian move to a president who left office in the way a democratic Republic set up over 2 terms ago.

      Have fun with your buzzwords.

          • @[email protected]
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            82 hours ago

            Because you seem to imply that there’s something nefarious about citing Obama to describe that the US Digital Service office was established during the Obama presidency, when it’s just what happened.

            • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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              The point of the copied text was to point out those workers were not newly hired and realizing they didn’t want to participate in bad acts, they were employees that existed prior to this administration and quit because they didn’t want to take part in bad acts.

              At no point do we hear that the employees worked for that company for at least 9 years, meaning that Obama starting the US Digital Service office is irrelevant. They could have started 2 years ago, 7 years ago or 9 years ago, that information is unknown so to tie it to the Obama Administration was chosen for a reason. I don’t say the IRS started by the Abraham Lincoln has seen the O’Donnell resignation unless I am specifically trying to call attention to Lincoln.

              It’s just a weird choice to bring it up

              • @dezmd
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                11 hour ago

                You were mistaken about contextual intent and now have leaned into your incorrect inference reaction full Reddit style.

                It’s ok, it happens, no need to to keep spinning plates.

                • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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                  If you read something and don’t question why information not contextually obligated to be there is there, you will completely ignore bias and propagandas existence within text. Just because we agree with the bias of this article doesn’t mean I or anyone else shouldn’t question the intent.

      • @ilinamorato
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        They weren’t. They were responding to the FAFO comments about the people who resigned in protest.