- Editor’s note: Elon Musk’s Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been anything but efficient.
- DOGE has done nothing to boost efficiency, rather created chaos in axing the workforce.
- “Pain” is being felt around the country with the uncertainty causing less spending in local businesses. Yelm is now feeling the blow-back, too.
DOGE has been called out for errors and over-statement of savings when little existed
+ Truthout: Staffers Resign En Masse From DOGE, Refusing to Help Musk “Dismantle” Services “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions,” the staffers wrote.
+ The Wrap via yahoo!: 21 DOGE Staffers Resign as They Refuse to ‘Dismantle Critical Public Services’
+ The New York Times: DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week – The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
+ NBC News via CNBC: Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
+ MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow [Feb. 25, 2025]: Busted: DOGE humiliated by brutal fact-checking, walks back bogus savings claims – Elon Musk’s DOGE team removed key items from its “wall of receipts” after journalists fact-checked their boasts of billions in savings from cuts to federal programs and exposed sloppy errors and outright falsehoods.
+ The Washington Post: DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show
+ The Seattle Times: VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
+ MSNBC via MSN: DOGE cuts are rattling GOP lawmakers as angry constituents flood town halls
+ Rolling Stone: GOP Leaders Advise Lawmakers to Simply Stop Hosting Town Halls: Report
+ CNBC: House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump’s cuts
+ MSNBC: ‘Anxiety is showing up in the markets.’ Wall Street getting antsy about Trump economy
+ CNBC: Federal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans
+ CNBC: Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening
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