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White House Fears Elon Musk Is Still Pulling the Strings at DOGE (gizmodo.com)
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Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's the "deep state" according to MAGA, because they don't have the first clue how actual government works.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago

The current administration is making Humphrey Appleby seem a much better option.