The U.S. identified key choke points that allowed it to weaponize the world’s payment, information, and physical infrastructure to achieve its ends. Musk’s DOGE is weaponizing the U.S. government’s payment, information, and physical infrastructure in highly similar ways, carrying out an end run around the political structures that are supposed to... See more

Musk and Ramaswamy are desperate for attention and affirmation. It is why they have both gravitated to MAGA world. I don't believe they are there because of any deeply held beliefs, as witnessed by the recent commentary around the H1B Visa program.

I think the best way to react to their silly DOGE thing is to try to co-opt them by trying to direct... See more

DOGE operatives—one of them reportedly a recent high school graduate—have similarly taken control of key information systems at the Office of Personnel Management, locking out high-level career civil servants. This access provides Musk’s team with detailed and highly sensitive information on millions of government employees. It also has allowed... See more