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Miles Archer

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:42 AM Sunday

Musk & DOGE SH*T "made the world sicker, poorer and more miserable. And it was all for nothing" [View all]

Elon Musk thinks DOGE wasn’t worth it — hundreds of thousands of dead people agree
The MAGA tech billionaire says he wouldn’t work on something like the Department of Government Efficiency. It’s a shame that he ever did.

https://www.ms.now/opinion/elon-musk-doge-deadly-legacy

Members of DOGE with no government or foreign aid experience — such as 23-year-old computer programmer Luke Farritor or 19-year-old Edward Coristine, who went by “Big Balls” — were responsible for investigating USAID staff for evidence of “insubordination.” This allegation was then weaponized to destroy the entire agency. Musk declared: “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.” The following day, Musk said Trump had given him the authority to feed the agency into the woodchipper.

What a difference a few months can make. Musk has gone from swinging his chainsaw around at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), siccing his DOGE goons on career civil servants and bragging about his power to crush entire agencies to meekly arguing that he was a “little bit successful.”

But DOGE hasn’t just been exposed as a fiasco — it somehow accomplished the twin feats of utterly failing to reduce government spending in any meaningful sense and causing a global calamity at the same time.

DOGE will forever be a cautionary tale: This is what happened when messianic tech oligarchs and political neophytes were temporarily handed the reins of government. They didn’t just fail — they destroyed one of the U.S.’ most important organs of soft power. They made the world sicker, poorer and more miserable. And it was all for nothing.

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Well, it did advance Project 2025 Kid Berwyn Sunday #1
His two major "accomplishment," neither of which were part of the rationale that empowered him Miles Archer Sunday #2
major accomplishment , and he succeeded, was "shock and awe" rampartd Sunday #8
All of this is EXACTLY what happens..... popsdenver Sunday #35
The Heritage Foundation can go shove Project 2025 where it doesn't shine. Initech Sunday #43
Along with popsdenver Yesterday #51
And every single employee at Fox News too. Initech Yesterday #52
Can the States sue him for the loss of revenue due to his incompetence? Baitball Blogger Sunday #3
I don't know what can be done, or how "effectively" Republicans can block those efforts Miles Archer Sunday #5
A lot is riding on the 2026 midterms. Baitball Blogger Sunday #13
It's a 2-parteer. Miles Archer Sunday #16
It was for something, to line the pockets of the oligarchs, they needed a tax cut. Uncle Joe Sunday #4
That's simply what fascist billionaires do. paleotn Sunday #6
In other words for them it was a success. The media need to stop pretending the intentions are good. Blues Heron Sunday #7
Musk didn't like USAID because he is an Afrikaner from South Africa who was taught from his childhood... Botany Sunday #9
I got spanked on DU the other day for referring to Musk as an Afrikaner Miles Archer Sunday #11
I think you misspelled it, Miles UpInArms Sunday #30
Anyone associated with DOGE liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #10
2.3 trillion in debt in year one Johonny Sunday #12
The asshole single-handedly dismantled large parts of our government for shits and grins dalton99a Sunday #14
There is a one element central to the pathology of Trump, Musk, and everyone like them Miles Archer Sunday #17
+1 dalton99a Sunday #19
"They made the world sicker, poorer and more miserable. And it was all for nothing." MLWR Sunday #15
It was all for UpInArms Sunday #31
He should pay for the damage out of his own pocket IronLionZion Sunday #18
DOGE Misdeeds gfarber Sunday #20
Well that's the main goal jfz9580m Sunday #21
Trump does these things "because I can" Seinan Sensei Sunday #27
Spot on duckworth969 Sunday #38
Our revenge: Don't buy anything TESLA Auggie Sunday #22
ALL of this malicious destruction... GiqueCee Sunday #23
DOGE is not a cautionary tale. kacekwl Sunday #24
I will forever hate Musk for the damage he did to our country. CaptainTruth Sunday #25
It was NOT all for nothing. Musk got all the data and back doors to the US Govt. Irish_Dem Sunday #26
This not efficiency, this a crime spree. yellow dahlia Sunday #28
Author is Matt Johnson. Nt spooky3 Sunday #29
Musk & DOGE need indicted for identiy theft and violations of the HIPAA of millions of Americans. Hotler Sunday #32
Yes, Please. BurnDoubt Yesterday #47
--- reminds me of a PBS documentary about 40 years ago. Chairman Mao came into power. 3Hotdogs Sunday #33
Lived in Shandong Province duckworth969 Sunday #39
China has a pretty dead ecosystem. Any wildlife gets eaten IronLionZion Sunday #41
And a lot of us haven't found new jobs yet. milestogo Sunday #34
"DOGE will forever be a cautionary tale..." J_William_Ryan Sunday #36
Why does he get a pass? purr-rat beauty Sunday #37
Yeah! Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #50
And they want to make this fuck a trillionaire Blue Owl Sunday #40
Which is why he should be third in line for the docket. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #42
It wasn't for nothing. Wednesdays Sunday #44
All for nothing. Just like Mussolini did, and Hitler too. Justice matters. Sunday #45
Not For Nothing... BurnDoubt Yesterday #46
This POS cost me my job when DOGE got rid of my employers Jspur Yesterday #48
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #49
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