Summary
Federal employees are defying Elon Muskās threats against leakers who share information with the media about his DOGE.
Despite Musk warning that leakers āwill be foundā after a Pentagon briefing leak, many workers feel obligated to expose what they call dysfunction.
Staff are taking extensive precautionsāusing encrypted messaging apps like Signal, avoiding government devices, and meeting in personāwhile expressing concerns about surveillance.
One FDA employee stated, āWe are public servants, not Elonās servants,ā reflecting widespread sentiment that transparency outweighs personal risk.
Last I checked we are the people, you know, the ones the government is supposed to be of, by, and for?
I worry the felon and his fella Elon didnāt bat an eyelash at breaking that rule too.
I mean theyāre not unique in that, thereās that Princeton study that came out a few years ago that shows Congress has a flat 30% chance of passing a law regardless of whether public opinion likes or hates it, but a much higher chance to pass laws when the wealthy want it.