Summary
Progressive Democrats accused Donald Trump and Elon Musk of orchestrating a āconstitutional crisisā after Musk moved to shut down USAID and gained access to a federal payment system.
Lawmakers, blocked from entering USAIDās headquarters, condemned Trump for granting Musk unchecked power over government functions.
Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that Muskās involvement could trigger financial instability, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a āplutocratic coup.ā
I know someone in a federal government department. They are actually getting pestered to resign now. Emails several times a day trying to get them to take the buyout scam.
Apparently thereās 20k idiots who have accepted it. So it works, I guess
Thatās not idiots. Thatās people that donāt make much money, hate their job, and saw an opportunity to leave with some change in their pocket while dumpster fire is just smouldering and not a full blown blaze yet.
I agree. And for someone that doesnāt make much money and who was planning to leave the country anyway for their own safety, 20k is enough to pay for a plane ticket and survive for a few weeks/months.
It doesnāt work that well, since thatās less than 1% of federal employees.
1%, so far