Summary
Elon Musk announced the closure of USAID during a DOGE update on X, calling it “a ball of worms” and “beyond repair.”
The decision follows reports of internal conflicts over DOGE’s involvement in restricted areas. Trump backed the move, criticizing USAID leadership.
An internal email instructed non-essential staff to stay home. The Trump administration pressures USAID to align with its America First agenda.
Critics see Musk’s remarks as informal and conspiracy-driven.
It’s the supercharger team issue all over again - if someone has the gall to say no, throw a tantrum and fire them all. We’ll see if anyone wants to be hired back
The supercharger team was a long term dominance item that would be key to the business so you don’t shut them down during high growth. In this case it’s probably as simple as someone taking their responsibilities to the government and country seriously. Access to confidential data is not a good place to shortcut your process
Everything is always beyond repair to this fuckstick. I think he may just be horrible at everything.
“Repairability” of anything is often correlated with skill level. Everything is beyond repair if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Very great way to put it. Applies in so many contexts. I see the exact same kind of thing at work - some seagull manager cannot understand an existing thing, but wants to effect some kind of change, often will insist on replacing it.
By the time the impact of their stupid decision starts to hit, they’ll be long gone…probably being paid even more extravagantly…
Never thought of repairability this way. Weirdly helped with some anxiety I’ve been having recently. Thank you random internet person.
You got it!
And also if you hate it and want an excuse to throw it out.
An unelected official is seizing control of our government departments and transforming them how he sees fit. Where have I seen this before? Hmmmm
The party that wants to ban abortion to “save the children” has just condemned, quite literally millions of, children around the world to slow and agonising deaths from entirely treatable illnesses.
They actually mean just unborn American children, everyone else is a savage to them.
And by American you of course mean white and cishet. The only people they think are people.
Which, hard to tell while unborn, but it doesn’t matter because it’s really about controlling women.
“save the
childrenfetuses”Not even about the fetus. It’s about control.
Specifically, control of women, their bodies and their freedom.
Of course it’s not about the children. Children can go to work at Macdonald’s. 🤷
This is from another article about this situation yesterday:
To back up his claim, Musk shared a summation of a relevant statute compiled by Grok, an artificial intelligence service run by his social media app, X.
Just to show you how fucking stupid this all is.
They’re speedrunning dismantling the government, while everyone is staring in disbelief, muttering “This can’t be possible, surely they aren’t allowed to do this?”
Well, they don’t care. And it works, cause all the “watchdogs” are overwhelmed by their speed.
The “watchdogs” are you! The people are the watchdogs, and always have been. No one else is going to bail you out. You need to take to the streets and do it yourselves.
Trump fired all the “watchdogs”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/28/trump-watchdog-firings-inspectors-general
We should be attacking them. They should be frantically attempting their coup under gunfire.
Who is this guy anyway?
Serious question for America. Maybe if you write it down it’ll stick.
An illegal nazi immigrant edge lord from Africa with daddy issues.
This is the most accurate description I have heard to date.
He wanted to be a war lord but all he’s got is a dull edge
Also, currently the most powerful person in the world.
The one that bought the country
Um, I know we are beyond any kind of laws and norms here, but in their fictional universe/head canon, how can an agency that is not a real government agency shut down a real agency?
By being more willing to inflict violence than the people trying to defend it.
“Can” and “may” are two different words.
He doesn’t have any authority. Just ignore him and tell him to gtfo of the building.
He doesn’t have the authority, but he does have the power.
Do not ignore him, because he is already doing it piece by piece.
No. He very much has the authority and backing of his puppet in the white house and the entire magat complex as a result.
Just look at USAID and the like.
Trump is backing Musk. So I USAID is gone overnight.
Maybe there will be some court cases but Trump owns security and Musk is in charge of personnel now.
Sure, but congress is in charge of changes to these agencies. A president and his goons can’t just wipe one off the books bcz he feels like it. It’s called checks and balances for a reason.
It’s called checks and balances for a reason.
Should be kicking in anytime now. Any…time. Hmmm. Anyone seems some checks and balances laying around?
Who’s going to stop them?
No.
The President and his cabinet is put in charge of these agencies by Congress.
Congress is too slow to lead agencies. The design of our system is for executives to lead, not committees.
I’m fairly certain the president can’t simply dissolve an agency carte Blanca without any outside input.
Or else what?
If there’s no enforcement mechanism, then yeah the President can do it.
