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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) began recruiting "high-IQ small-government revolutionaries" willing to work 80+ hours per week with no pay to help slash federal spending.

Appointed by President-elect Donald Trump, the panel is tasked with recommending spending cuts, regulatory rollbacks, and agency restructuring by July 4, 2026.

Musk and Ramaswamy advocate for drastic measures, including cutting grants to nonprofits and potential mass layoffs.

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He doesn't genuinely think that's true. It's all a grift.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, it's good but "E for Everyone" is also available.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Edited with your suggestion :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

You gotta ~~cross it out~~ so we know how good @[email protected] helped ya 😉

[–] [email protected] 20 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

D epartment

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E xploitation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

D epartment

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I had to look up what an "endomorph" is; sounds like it's the "built like a tank" body type. So I mean, c'mon man. I know the kinda people you're aiming for, but you hit a bunch of other people in the process. Not judging you too hard, I've done the same thing (and will probably continue to make the same or similar mistakes), but... Yeah.

Edit: to explain my discomfort, based on what I've read, "endomorph" is a body type that could be described as stocky. Not fat, not obese or stupid or a meathead, but just stocky. I've known people like that, and none of them were the kinda people who'd get fooled by Trump. They weren't stupid, they were in very, very good shape, and they were kind people. The implication in the post, however, is that people who have that body type are easily grifted by Trump & Co.

(Also, fat shaming isn't a very nice thing to do. You might think obese people are ugly or gross, but they're still people and they still have feelings. Don't be a dick.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

See, those would be better terms to use. It wouldn't fit the acronym, but they'd be more precise and not imply that chunky people are easily grifted.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago

It was not meant to imply “that chunky people are easily grifted”, my intent was that Elon & Trump were the endomorphs, but it was obviously easily misconstrued.

Either way, your point was valid and it has been edited :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Thanks for the constructive criticism, it has been edited for a better meaning