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  1. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (15/16)

    ...As a special service to my admitted followers, here's a deep-link to the full-text version of the #BusinessInsider article:

    [followers only]

  2. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (14/n)

    ... who #Musk hired as an advisor over the summer to help his get-out-the-vote work, was most recently a senior political advisor at #PhRMA, a trade association that advocates on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. He was previously a national field director for the #RepublicanNationalCommittee

    businessinsider.com/doge-staff

  3. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (13/n)

    ...#JamesBurnham, who #ProPublica described as #DOGE's general counsel, clerked for Justice #NeilGorsuch and was previously a partner at the law firm #JonesDay."

    "Of the list of #WhiteHouse #DOGE staffers, only one appears to have previously worked in politics.

    #ChrisYoung,...

  4. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (12/n)

    ...organization."

    "...Other names...include #JacobAltik, #KeenanKmiec, and #StephanieHolmes. #Altik was selected to clerk for Justice #NeilGorsuch for the term starting in October 2025, while #Kmiec clerked for Chief Justice #JohnRoberts, as well as for #SamuelAlito while #Alito was still a federal circuit judge....

  5. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (11/n)

    ...associate at #Sullivan&Cromwell. During #Trump's first term, he served as an assistant to the solicitor general. He has argued in front of the #SupremeCourt at least eight times. He was most recently a senior attorney and special counsel for the Supreme Court practice at the #PacificLegalFoundation, a #libertarian...

  6. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (10/n)

    ...lawyers listed as part of the DOGE White House staff, and the majority have clerked for conservative #SupremeCourt justices."

    "#Raynor, a graduate of the University of Virginia's law school, clerked for Justice #ClarenceThomas for the #SupremeCourt term that started in October 2016 and spent time as an...

  7. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (9/n)

    ... industry [aka a rookie]."

    "...the White House DOGE staffer #Ramada is a #Miami venture capitalist who donated more than $1,000 to Republican fundraising committees last year. One of his companies, #SpringTideCapital, invested in #ImpulseSpace, which was founded by a #SpaceX employee and has contracted with SpaceX."

    "There are five...

  8. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (8/n)

    ...profile, and in 2024 left for #RussellStreetVentures, the health industry investment firm run by #Smith, the senior DOGE official. Smith worked at the #CenterForMedicareAndMedicaidServices in the first #Trump administration. #Lindemann worked at #RussellStreetVentures as a venture associate, an entry-level job in the venture capital...

  9. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (7/n)

    ...The #NewYorkTimes reported that she was also listed as a #DepartmentOfEducation employee."

    "...Some White House DOGE staff have corporate finance and management backgrounds.

    #Lindemann graduated from the #UniversityOfTennessee's business college in 2022. She worked for #McKinsey for about two years, according to her #LinkedIn...

  10. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (6/n)

    ...was a senior at the #UniversityOfNebraska when he was named a #Thiel Fellow last year."

    "Two close associates of Musk are also on the list. #SteveDavis, who was trained as an aerospace engineer, now leads The #BoringCompany #Musk's tunneling [aka "Beam me up, Scotty!"] company;
    #JehnBalajadia has been described as #Musk's assistant..

  11. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (5/n)

    ...DOGE team on the list reviewed by BI.
    Some are veteran software engineers. #Schutt was most recently the chief technology officer at #Kerplunk, an #AI interviewing software startup, and has a Ph.D. from #VirginiaTech."

    "Others on the list are relatively junior. #EdwardCoristine is 19, and #Farritor, 23, a former #SpaceX intern,...

  12. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (4/n)

    ...reported on racist social media posts from an account linked to him; #Musk said on #X one day later that he would rehire him."

    "...Some of the people listed as White House DOGE staff are also employees of other agencies.
    The #WhiteHouse didn't reply to a request for comment."

    "...#Tech workers make up the largest chunk of the...

  13. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (3/n)

    ...birthright citizenship."

    "The records seen by #BI don't include the names of some #DOGE affiliates who have appeared in legal filings and news reports as working for other agencies, such as the Treasury employees #TomKrause and #MarkoElez. #Elez resigned from the Treasury Department last week after The #WallStreetJournal...

  14. #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (2/n)

    ...names are #KyleSchutt, 37, a tech startup worker who was most recently employed at an AI interviewing software company, and #AustinRaynor, 36, a lawyer who clerked for #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas. #Raynor was interviewed on #NTD news in November, outlining how #Trump could challenge...

  15. @KeineWunder

    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

    UPDATE

    *#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

    (1/n)

    "...At least four of the names haven't been previously reported. Among them are #KendalLindemann, 24, who worked for a healthcare firm founded by the senior DOGE official #BradSmith, and #AdamRamada, 35, an investor whose firm took a stake in a #SpaceX supplier last year.
    Other new...

    businessinsider.com/doge-staff

  16. #Eilnachricht #USpol
    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover (und andere)

    (2/3)

    ...der Highschool.

    Das hat „Wired“ herausgefunden. Das Tech-Magazin konnte aus verschiedenen Quellen sechs Männer identifizieren, die Musks Auftrag nun quasi mit der Brechstange durchsetzen. Sie alle sind zwischen 19 und 24 [richtig: 25, sh. oben im Thread] Jahre alt und haben keinerlei Erfahrung mit der Arbeit in Verwaltungs- oder Regierungsbehörden.

    Dafür aber...

  17. #Eilnachricht #USpol
    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover (und andere)

    (1/2)

    Ihr findet hier eine ganz gute Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch von capital.de, basierend auf einem #Wired-Artikel:

    "*Milliardärs-Lakaien Sie sind Anfang 20, Praktikanten – und kapern für #ÉlonMusk [und #PeterThiel] die USA*

    In ungeahnter Geschwindigkeit hat sich Elon Musks Team Kontrolle über wichtige US-Behörden verschafft. Die Verantwortlichen kommen teilweise direkt von...

    capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/

  18. Update

    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover
    #USpol

    *Wer ist #MarkoElez?*

    #AureFreePress

    "Marko Elez ist ein 25-jähriger SW-ngenieur, der 2021 seinen Abschluss an der Rutgers University machte.

    Nach seinem Abschluss arbeitete er bei #SpaceX, wo er sich auf Fahrzeugtelemetrie, #Starship-Software und Satellitensoftware konzentrierte.

    Später wechselte er zu #X (ehemals #Twitter), wo er an der #KI-Suche arbeitete.

    Kürzlich wurde berichtet, dass #Elez direkten Zugang zu..."

    mstdn.social/@Free_Press/11395

  19. #Eilnachricht UPDATE
    #TrumpCoup #USpol #TreasuryTakeover

    *#Musk|s feindliche Übernahme des Zahlungssystems der #US-Regierung läuft auf Hochtouren* 🌋

    Die Dinge sind bereits viel schlimmer, als man sich vorstellen kann:

    Musks #DODGE hat nicht nur Admin-Privilegien, sondern scheint bereits den Code der Zahlungssysteme des Finanzministeriums zu verändern:

    mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1139

  20. #Eilnachricht #USpol
    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover:

    Via #WiredNews in #TheBackChannel #TPM

    "[Musks] #DOGE...hat nicht nur 👉vollen Zugang zu diesen Systemen, er hat bereits umfangreiche Änderungen an der Code-Basis für diese kritischen Zahlungssystem[e] vorgenommen. Ein 25-j...Mitarbeiter namens #MarkoElez 1)hat...👉Adminzugriff für diese kritischen Systeme👈, die etwa 95 % der Zahlungen der #US-Regierung, einschließlich der Sozialversicherungsschecks,...auszahlen..."
    talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/m

  21. @KeineWunder

    #BreakingNews
    #TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover:

    Via #WiredNews in #TheBackChannel #TPM

    "#DOGE...not only has 👉full access to these systems, he has already made extensive changes to the code base for these critical payment system[s].™👈

    "A 25-year-old DOGE operative named #MarkoElez in fact has 👉admin privileges on these critical systems👈, which directly control and pay out roughly 95% of payments made by the U.S. government, incl. Social Security checks,..."

    talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/m