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More than 20 Musk staffers resign over Doge’s ‘dismantling of public services’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

“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.”

Resigning isn't courageous.

It takes a long time to fire a long term fed, but if you resign a bootlicker takes your desk tomorrow and does what you wouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

A real, courageous, patriot would stop Musk.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

engineers, data scientists and product managers

Those are not positions that take drop-in replacements, no matter how smart they are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're trying to run it competently, sure.

Do you think that's what they want?

You think that's what Elmo and Trump have as a goal for the federal government?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Didn't say anything about doing it well, just that the replacements face a hella learning curve and will fail.

[–] TheEEEdiot 6 points 3 weeks ago

On the other hand, if/when a saner administration comes in, these are the people you would hire for senior positions due to integrity.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

Quitting the nazi party gets a thumbs up from me. It’s hard to see organizations like universities complying with federal mandates as if this is business as usual.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

[The former government employees said that they had been visited in the office by individuals wearing White House visitor’s passes, who interrogated employees about their political loyalty, work experience as well as their colleagues in the federal workforce.]

Political Loyalty WTF???

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What did they think they were signing up for?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Probably whatever they were doing at the United States Digital Service before Trump took over and turned it into DOGE.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

They were probably the only ones who actually knew how to read the code lamo