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Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their jobs.

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[–] EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 hour ago

Wait, THATS the picture he chose to have put up? The one with the weird tuft of hair sticking up in the back, where he looks like he's holding in a massive shit and has a series of tumor like lumps on his check?

I mean, fuck. If I were Elon rich I'd have Marvel's lead makeup artist on permanent retainer.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Elon just started an AI start-up (can anyone guess the name?), and his obtrusion into government data is to train the AI of his new company.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Without checking I'm sure it's xAI.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I swear that guy is stuck in the 90s with his obsession with the letter "X". Probably because it still taboo to officially call something "SS" in spite of him doing Nazi salute.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

His ~~offer~~ threat to buy openAI does seem like a pretty glaring tell in my opinion. (along with that server which could act as it's gateway to the data)

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"It doesn't matter until it affects me."

[–] EndofLife@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Remember those that denied this long are not on our side. They should not be included in rebuilding. They should be the first line of cannon fodder. We were their pawns, and now they will be our pawns. They will have to prove themselves in civil war. If not, they can fod.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Turns out even republicans are starting to clue in. Good for them! (Wish they had paid attention a decade ago).

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

No, they're not "cluing in." They aren't rejecting the regime's disastrous and evil goals; they're just squabbling for power within it.

[–] EndofLife@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

No. They aren't on our team. If they are trying to save themselves now they will be fucked by both sides.

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

Republicans are so fucking stupid I do not believe they are cluing in

[–] THB@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Seriously yes finally to all of this.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Musk is a terrible leader with bad ideas. As time goes on even his biggest supporters see his decisions as ineffective and myopic with a tendency to hurt the people that gave him the mandate to do so much damage. Elon Musk is unable to form a good idea and unable to do any work himself. He is a sponge soaking up what's around him and is such a sloppy mess of garbage juice that being in his orbit will leave a permanent stain on you.

I can't wait to see what he does to rush Boeing into finishing Air Force One.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

LetThemFight.gif