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Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and BYRON TAU
Updated 5:02 PM WET, February 25, 2025
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. “However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.”
The employees also warned that many of those enlisted by Musk to help him slash the size of the federal government under President Donald Trump’s administration were political ideologues who did not have the necessary skills or experience for the task ahead of them.
The mass resignation of engineers, data scientists and product managers is a temporary setback for Musk and the Republican president’s tech-driven purge of the federal workforce. It comes amid a flurry of court challenges that have sought to stall, stop or unwind their efforts to fire or coerce thousands of government workers out of jobs.
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In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was dismissive of the mass resignation.
“Anyone who thinks protests, lawsuits, and lawfare will deter President Trump must have been sleeping under a rock for the past several years,” Leavitt said. “President Trump will not be deterred from delivering on the promises he made to make our federal government more efficient and more accountable to the hardworking American taxpayers.”
The staffers who resigned worked for what was once known as the United States Digital Service, an office established during President Barack Obama’s administration after the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov, the web portal that millions of Americans use to sign up for insurance plans through the Democrat’s signature health care law.
All had previously held senior roles at such tech companies as Google and Amazon and wrote in their resignation letter that they joined the government out of a sense of duty to public service.
Trump’s empowerment of Musk upended that. The day after Trump’s inauguration, the staffers wrote, they were called into a series of interviews that foreshadowed the secretive and disruptive work of Musk’s’ Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
According to the staffers, people wearing White House visitors’ badges, some of whom would not give their names, grilled the nonpartisan employees about their qualifications and politics. Some made statements that indicated they had a limited technical understanding. Many were young and seemed guided by ideology and fandom of Musk — not improving government technology.
“Several of these interviewers refused to identify themselves, asked questions about political loyalty, attempted to pit colleagues against each other, and demonstrated limited technical ability,” the staffers wrote in their letter. “This process created significant security risks.”
Earlier this month, about 40 staffers in the office were laid off. The firings dealt a devastating blow to the government’s ability to administer and safeguard its own technological footprint, they wrote.
“These highly skilled civil servants were working to modernize Social Security, veterans’ services, tax filing, health care, disaster relief, student aid, and other critical services,” the resignation letter states. “Their removal endangers millions of Americans who rely on these services every day. The sudden loss of their technology expertise makes critical systems and American’s data less safe.”
Those who remained, about 65 staffers, were integrated into DOGE’s government-slashing effort. About a third of them quit Tuesday.
“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” they wrote. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”
The slash-and-burn effort Musk is leading diverges from what was initially outlined by Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign. DOGE, a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency meme coin, was initially presented as a blue-ribbon commission that would exist outside government.
After the election, however, Musk hinted there was more to come, posting to his social media site, X, “Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!” He has leaned aggressively into the role since.
Last week he stood on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering outside Washington, where he boasted of his exploits and hoisted a blinged-out, Chinese-made chainsaw above his head that was gifted by Argentinian President Javier Milei.
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” Musk bellowed from the stage.
Still, Musk has tried to keep technical talent in place, with the bulk of the layoffs in the Digital Service office focused on people in roles like designers, product managers, human resources and contracting staff, according to interviews with current and former staff.
Of the 40 people let go earlier this month, only one was an engineer — an outspoken and politically active staffer name Jonathan Kamens, who said in an interview with the AP that he believes he was fired for publicly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, on his personal blog and being critical of Musk in chats with colleagues.
“I believe that Elon Musk is up to no good. And I believe that any data that he gains access to is going to be used for purposes that are inappropriate and harmful to Americans,” Kamens said.
U.S. Digital Service veterans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, recalled experiencing a similar sort of shock about how government processes worked that Musk and his team are discovering. Over time, many developed an appreciation for why certain things in government had to be treated with more care than in the private sector.
“‘Move fast and break things’ may be acceptable to someone who owns a business and owns the risk. And if things don’t go well, the damage is compartmentalized. But when you break things in government, you’re breaking things that belong to people who didn’t sign up for that,” said Cordell Schachter, who until last month was the chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
USDS was established over a decade ago to do things like improving services for veterans, and it helped create a free government-run portal so tax filers did not have to go through third parties like TurboTax. It also devised systems to improve the way the federal government purchased technology.
It has been embroiled in its fair share of bureaucracy fights and agency turf wars with chief information officers across government who resented interlopers treading in their agency’s systems. USDS’ power across government stemmed from the imprimatur of acting on behalf of the White House and its founding mission of improving service for the American people.
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AP video journalist Rodrique Ngowi contributed from Boston.
https://apnews.com/article/doge-elon-mu ... 9510f2a43c
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and BYRON TAU
Updated 5:02 PM WET, February 25, 2025
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. “However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.”
The employees also warned that many of those enlisted by Musk to help him slash the size of the federal government under President Donald Trump’s administration were political ideologues who did not have the necessary skills or experience for the task ahead of them.
The mass resignation of engineers, data scientists and product managers is a temporary setback for Musk and the Republican president’s tech-driven purge of the federal workforce. It comes amid a flurry of court challenges that have sought to stall, stop or unwind their efforts to fire or coerce thousands of government workers out of jobs.
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In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was dismissive of the mass resignation.
“Anyone who thinks protests, lawsuits, and lawfare will deter President Trump must have been sleeping under a rock for the past several years,” Leavitt said. “President Trump will not be deterred from delivering on the promises he made to make our federal government more efficient and more accountable to the hardworking American taxpayers.”
The staffers who resigned worked for what was once known as the United States Digital Service, an office established during President Barack Obama’s administration after the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov, the web portal that millions of Americans use to sign up for insurance plans through the Democrat’s signature health care law.
All had previously held senior roles at such tech companies as Google and Amazon and wrote in their resignation letter that they joined the government out of a sense of duty to public service.
Trump’s empowerment of Musk upended that. The day after Trump’s inauguration, the staffers wrote, they were called into a series of interviews that foreshadowed the secretive and disruptive work of Musk’s’ Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
According to the staffers, people wearing White House visitors’ badges, some of whom would not give their names, grilled the nonpartisan employees about their qualifications and politics. Some made statements that indicated they had a limited technical understanding. Many were young and seemed guided by ideology and fandom of Musk — not improving government technology.
“Several of these interviewers refused to identify themselves, asked questions about political loyalty, attempted to pit colleagues against each other, and demonstrated limited technical ability,” the staffers wrote in their letter. “This process created significant security risks.”
Earlier this month, about 40 staffers in the office were laid off. The firings dealt a devastating blow to the government’s ability to administer and safeguard its own technological footprint, they wrote.
“These highly skilled civil servants were working to modernize Social Security, veterans’ services, tax filing, health care, disaster relief, student aid, and other critical services,” the resignation letter states. “Their removal endangers millions of Americans who rely on these services every day. The sudden loss of their technology expertise makes critical systems and American’s data less safe.”
Those who remained, about 65 staffers, were integrated into DOGE’s government-slashing effort. About a third of them quit Tuesday.
“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” they wrote. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”
The slash-and-burn effort Musk is leading diverges from what was initially outlined by Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign. DOGE, a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency meme coin, was initially presented as a blue-ribbon commission that would exist outside government.
After the election, however, Musk hinted there was more to come, posting to his social media site, X, “Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!” He has leaned aggressively into the role since.
Last week he stood on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering outside Washington, where he boasted of his exploits and hoisted a blinged-out, Chinese-made chainsaw above his head that was gifted by Argentinian President Javier Milei.
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” Musk bellowed from the stage.
Still, Musk has tried to keep technical talent in place, with the bulk of the layoffs in the Digital Service office focused on people in roles like designers, product managers, human resources and contracting staff, according to interviews with current and former staff.
Of the 40 people let go earlier this month, only one was an engineer — an outspoken and politically active staffer name Jonathan Kamens, who said in an interview with the AP that he believes he was fired for publicly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, on his personal blog and being critical of Musk in chats with colleagues.
“I believe that Elon Musk is up to no good. And I believe that any data that he gains access to is going to be used for purposes that are inappropriate and harmful to Americans,” Kamens said.
U.S. Digital Service veterans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, recalled experiencing a similar sort of shock about how government processes worked that Musk and his team are discovering. Over time, many developed an appreciation for why certain things in government had to be treated with more care than in the private sector.
“‘Move fast and break things’ may be acceptable to someone who owns a business and owns the risk. And if things don’t go well, the damage is compartmentalized. But when you break things in government, you’re breaking things that belong to people who didn’t sign up for that,” said Cordell Schachter, who until last month was the chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
USDS was established over a decade ago to do things like improving services for veterans, and it helped create a free government-run portal so tax filers did not have to go through third parties like TurboTax. It also devised systems to improve the way the federal government purchased technology.
It has been embroiled in its fair share of bureaucracy fights and agency turf wars with chief information officers across government who resented interlopers treading in their agency’s systems. USDS’ power across government stemmed from the imprimatur of acting on behalf of the White House and its founding mission of improving service for the American people.
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AP video journalist Rodrique Ngowi contributed from Boston.
https://apnews.com/article/doge-elon-mu ... 9510f2a43c
"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
O insulto é a arma dos fracos...
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FDS que filme é este, Prepe? Diabos, se tiver mais citações assim...
“You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”
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Men... GoT?!
"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
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Bom, atão eu acho que vou ter que assistir...
“You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”
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Digam-me que é mentira....por favor!!!
"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
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"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
O insulto é a arma dos fracos...
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Trump vende residência permanente nos EUA para estrangeiros ricos por 750 milhões de ienes
26/02 (qua) 9h08
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Presidente dos EUA Trump, Washington, 24 de julho (AFP-Jiji)
[Washington Jiji Press] O presidente dos EUA, Trump, anunciou no dia 25 que "venderia" residência permanente nos EUA para estrangeiros ricos por US$ 5 milhões (aproximadamente 750 milhões de ienes).
Um anúncio oficial será feito nas próximas duas semanas. Ele fez o anúncio aos repórteres na Casa Branca.
Nos Estados Unidos, existe um sistema que concede residência permanente a estrangeiros que atendem a certas condições, como casar-se com um americano. Segundo Trump, o novo sistema para os ricos é chamado de "Trump Gold Card".
"Eles gastarão muito dinheiro, pagarão impostos e criarão empregos", disse Trump. Ele disse que espera vender mais de um milhão de unidades e chamou a mudança de "muito emocionante".
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Deixo isso para vocês.
"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
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Um terço da equipe do Ministério de Eficiência Governamental de Musk renuncia em protesto contra reformas
26/02 (qua) 9h07
Quase um terço dos funcionários do Departamento de Eficiência Governamental (DOGE) de Elon Musk renunciaram em protesto, dizendo que as reformas exigidas colocam o país em risco.
"Juramos servir o povo americano em todas as administrações e manter nosso juramento à Constituição", 21 funcionários do DOGE disseram à Chefe de Gabinete da Casa Branca, Susie Wiles, de acordo com a carta vista pela AFP na sexta-feira. "No entanto, está claro que não podemos mais cumprir esses compromissos."
Os 21 funcionários trabalhavam originalmente para o United States Digital Service (USDS), mas depois que o presidente Donald Trump assumiu o cargo em 20 de janeiro, o departamento foi reorganizado como DOGE, com Musk efetivamente assumindo o departamento.
Musk é a força motriz política do DOGE, e um pequeno grupo de funcionários leais ao bilionário está espalhado pelo governo trabalhando para cortar funcionários e gastos.
Musk minimizou a saída dos 21 funcionários, descrevendo-os como "parasitas políticos" que se recusaram a aceitar as ordens de Trump para ir ao escritório e continuaram trabalhando em casa.
"Se eles não tivessem renunciado, teriam sido demitidos", ele postou no X (antigo Twitter).
A carta descreve o caótico processo de transição que começou em 21 de janeiro. Naquele dia, indivíduos não identificados usando crachás de visitantes da Casa Branca conduziram entrevistas apressadas, questionaram funcionários sobre suas lealdades políticas, tentaram criar divisões dentro da equipe e demonstraram "capacidades técnicas limitadas".
As tensões aumentaram no dia 14, quando cerca de um terço dos funcionários do USDS foram repentinamente demitidos em um e-mail anônimo.
Os funcionários demitidos trabalharam na modernização de sistemas governamentais essenciais, incluindo Previdência Social, serviços para veteranos, relatórios fiscais, assistência médica e plataformas de assistência a desastres, dizia a carta.
A carta continua: "O encerramento deles coloca em risco milhões de americanos que dependem desses serviços todos os dias, e a perda repentina de sua expertise técnica comprometerá a segurança de nossos sistemas críticos e os dados de nossos cidadãos".
As 21 pessoas se recusaram a participar de um esforço para "comprometer os principais sistemas governamentais e dados públicos confidenciais, além de desmantelar serviços públicos vitais".
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Game of Thrones
Mas não vejas nem a sétima e muito menos a oitava e última temporada
E nesse falta parte da citação, está aqui completa
*Turn on the news and eat their lies*
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Definitivamente vou ter que fazer uma segunda tentativa: cheguei a assistir à primeira temporada mas aos poucos ia perdendo o interesse por coisas como:
O personagem do Momoa parecia promissor, o líder de uma tribo guerreira que podia causar muita encrenca: mataram de maneira besta o personagem 
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Aquele Jon Snow era um pé nas bolas, como que um grande guerreiro viveria com tantos conflitos existenciais típicos de um adolescente criado em apartamento? Não foi à toa que todo MILLENNIAL curtiu;
Aquela josta de anão metido a besta: não tinha UM pra jogá-lo longe com um chuto? ![[033]](./images/smilies/033.gif)
Mas o que me tirou do sério mesmo foi o episódio final: a muié aquela de cabelo pintado de louro tinha achado uns ovos grandes e os levava pra todo lado e parecia ter algum tipo de fé neles, OK pra mim, que já vi muié fazendo e dizendo coisa muito mais DOIDA (até homem, vejas o WOKEHEAD, repetindo feito papagaio as lorotas dos meRdia porque acredita nelas ![[091]](./images/smilies/091.gif)
) mas no que começou a brotar dragãozinho deles aí eu cansei, birutagem demais.
Mas citações como estas, e as inferências que delas podemos extrair, me farão tentar de novo.
O personagem do Momoa parecia promissor, o líder de uma tribo guerreira que podia causar muita encrenca: mataram de maneira besta o personagem 
; Aquele Jon Snow era um pé nas bolas, como que um grande guerreiro viveria com tantos conflitos existenciais típicos de um adolescente criado em apartamento? Não foi à toa que todo MILLENNIAL curtiu; Aquela josta de anão metido a besta: não tinha UM pra jogá-lo longe com um chuto? Mas o que me tirou do sério mesmo foi o episódio final: a muié aquela de cabelo pintado de louro tinha achado uns ovos grandes e os levava pra todo lado e parecia ter algum tipo de fé neles, OK pra mim, que já vi muié fazendo e dizendo coisa muito mais DOIDA (até homem, vejas o WOKEHEAD, repetindo feito papagaio as lorotas dos meRdia porque acredita nelas ) mas no que começou a brotar dragãozinho deles aí eu cansei, birutagem demais.Mas citações como estas, e as inferências que delas podemos extrair, me farão tentar de novo.
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Herege o anão é talvez a personagem mais bem conseguida e o actor é fabuloso!
"Lá nos confins da Península Ibérica, existe um povo que não governa nem se deixa governar ”, Caio Júlio César, líder Militar Romano".
O insulto é a arma dos fracos...
O insulto é a arma dos fracos...