Members of the newly created “Department of Government Efficiency” under Elon Musk have engaged in an ongoing campaign designed to cripple the basic functions of government and decimate the federal civil service. Members of the Department of Government Efficiency are reportedly pushing for full access to payment systems and intend to scrape data from within the Department of Treasury. Cloud Software Group CEO Tom Krause has been designated liaison between the Treasury and the Department of Government Efficiency, with Musk reportedly wanting to add the Treasury to the blockchain. Agents from the Department of Government Efficiency have demanded access to classified info with USAID, with Elon later calling the agency a criminal organization and declaring “Time for [USAID] to die”. Civil servants across the federal government have been offered buy-outs to leave their positions early. Not only have no funds been appropriated for these offers (nor has the full legality been determined), but these buy-outs are being made by an administration lead by someone who has notoriously scammed contractors and avoided paying invoices whenever possible. These actions are taking place in the midst of an ongoing purge of high-ranking officials within the FBI by the Trump administration.
Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American. It’s easier to break than it is to build, and Elon Musk’s agenda is focused on unraveling America’s governing institutions. When – not if – a preventable disaster is enabled by the Department of Government Efficiency’s decision to destroy a function of government in the name of “fighting wokeness”, there will be a reckoning for the damage Elon Musk has done.
Written to my California attorney general. Feel free to copy. (Not my best writing but I think it gets the point across.)
Dear AG Bonta,
As you know, Elon Musk, a private citizen with no standing in the federal government, has unlawfully taken possession of a highly sensitive US government computer that holds confidential information on American citizens and the payments made to us through government programs. This move is illegal and must be stopped. Please use every tool at your disposal to protect us and punish Musk, Trump, Bessent, and the others responsible for this horrendous breach of our privacy and theft of our personal information.
Thank you.
Steve Schmidt wrote similarly today. I responded: THIS IS OUTRIGHT WAR!! We Americans have lost our country. There was no invasion via ship or plane; no bombs; no troops; no tanks; just a TRAITOROUS NEWLY ELECTED "PRESIDENT" who only cares about POWER AND MONEY ~~ enabled by a GANG of GREEDY TRAITOROUS BILLIONAIRES headed by self-appointed GENERAL ELON MUSK . Within a mere few weeks of the so-called "Inauguration" , they have TAKEN OVER THE US, effectively DESTROYED OUR GOVERNMENT and have taken over CONTROL OF THE NATION'S FINANCES. We are DOOMED! All this because fewer than 1/3rd of the voting public voted for this MONSTER and his TRAITOROUS POSSE. Thanks to those who voted for him/them and the 1/3rd who didn't vote at all ~~ WE HAVE LOST THE WAR FOR OUR DEMOCRACY. Now what?!