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The Latest Breaking News from DOGE

The making of Elon Musk, and what he means for the rest of us

A bleak but necessary story of our times

Evening Standard

Court Refuses to Block Continued Distribution of DOGE Witness Deposition Videos

"[T]he materials at issue concern the conduct of public officials acting in their official capacities, which substantially diminishes any cognizable privacy interest and weighs against restriction."

Reason

Six great reads: Doge explained, ‘alpine divorce’ and the secret lives of body doubles

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days

The Guardian - UK

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Five Great Reads: 90s bassists, at war with AI slop, and a secretly gay footballer’s extraordinary story

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Deposition Exposes DOGE Bros Can’t Even Define DEI

Deposition videos released by the American Historical Association against former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees made rounds online. For a bunch of appointed personnel, it didn’t seem like they had an understanding of the budgets they wanted to slash.

The Mary Sue

DOGE cancelled a $349,000 grant to replace a museum’s HVAC after ChatGPT flagged it as DEI, court documents show

Elon Musk’s cost-saving agency uploaded more than 1,000 grant proposals into the chatbot, which determined whether or not they pertained to DEI, according to filings.

Fortune

Trump Administration Eliminated Energy Experts Who Model Oil Market Shocks Ahead Of Iran Strikes — Elevates Risk Of Price Surges

Cuts to US energy offices under the Trump administration are under scrutiny as Iran war strikes rattle oil markets and complicate efforts to manage the global energy crisis.

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Embarrassing loss for Trump and DOGE after judge orders Kari Lake’s Voice of America to bring back 1,000 fired workers

Trump’s MAGA ally ‘repeatedly thumbed her nose’ by illegally winding down free press agency, judge says

The Independent UK

DOGE cuts did nothing to reduce federal deficit, admits team lead

One of the DOGE officials leading Elon Musk’s DEI purge of US government departments says he does not regret costing people their incomes despite it having no effect on the federal deficit.

The Independent UK

‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffers admit Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit

At DOGE’s inception, Musk claimed the advisory could slash $2 trillion from the U.S. federal budget.

Fortune

Social Security Data of 500M Americans Leaked as Trump DOGE Probe Deepens? Lawmakers Demand Answers

A probe into Trump's DOGE programme intensifies after claims social security data of 500M Americans was leaked, raising alarm over federal data security and oversight failures.

International Business Times UK

Remember why they set up DOGE? Now Trump just wasted 11 billion dollars in Iran war

At this rate, anything DOGE saved is going to burn in Iran.

We Got This Covered

DOGE lead says inexperienced team didn’t need ‘scholarly background’ to deny millions in DEI grants

One of the DOGE staffers leading Elon Musk’s DEI purge of US government departments says he believes it was appropriate for inexperienced twenty-somethings to be cancelling millions in government grants.

The Independent UK

How Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE bros’ used AI to strip millions from ‘DEI funding’

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Social Security Watchdog Probes Claim Engineer Accessed Sensitive Data of 70 Million Americans

Allegations of a Social Security Administration data breach emerge after a former engineer is accused of unauthorised access to a database, raising privacy and security concerns.

The Independent UK

DOGE bros exposed: Depositions from Elon Musk’s team reveal ChatGPT process for gutting ‘DEI’ grants

10 hours of testimony uncovers their largely uninformed judgments behind sweeping decisions about grant funding

International Business Times UK

Former DOGE Staffer Helped Flag 'LGBTQ+' Grants With ChatGPT and No Expert Input

A former DOGE staffer testifies that LGBTQ+ grants were marked for cancellation, highlighting how federal funding decisions were influenced by anti-DEI directives.

The Times of India

Ex-DOGE engineer had access to private information of millions of Americans, claims whistleblower: 'Wanted to sanitize data'

A whistleblower complaint has triggered a federal investigation into claims that a former member of a government cost-cutting team said he had access to sensitive Social Security data and planned to use it after moving to a private sector job.

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The Independent UK

Stephen Miller actively hiring young federal workers loyal to Trump, report says

The hiring spree comes a year after Elon Musk’s DOGE slashed thousands of government jobs

The Independent UK

DOGE staffer who flagged grants to reject for ‘DEI’ struggles to define the term

A staff member for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, who was in charge of flagging grants for “DEI,” struggled to define the term during a lawsuit deposition.

We Got This Covered

Former DOGE engineer allegedly stole 500 million Americans’ data – his reason for needing it is more alarming than the theft itself

He allegedly told coworkers he expected a presidential pardon.

The Independent UK

DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access and expected Trump’s pardon, whistleblower says

Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on Trump’s dismantling of USAID: ‘What this administration has done is beyond cruel’

Last Week Tonight host examined the devastating impact of the demise of USAID, the primary federal agency for foreign aid

Reason

It's the Spending, Stupid!

The truest measure of government in our lives is the federal budget, which is out of control.

International Business Times

Trump Insiders Reveal New Details Ahead of State of the Union Speech

President Trump to deliver State of the Union amidst sagging poll numbers and challenges to his policy initiatives.

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