21 DOGE Staffers Resign as They Refuse to 'Dismantle Critical Public Services'
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"We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data," they wrote

Summary

Twenty-one staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned, citing ethical concerns over dismantling public services and compromising sensitive data.

Formerly part of the U.S. Digital Service, they criticized Musk and Trump’s overhaul, which included layoffs and politically charged interviews.

Their letter warned that removing skilled technologists endangers essential services like Social Security and veterans’ benefits.

The resignations add to growing concerns over Musk’s aggressive federal cuts, amplified by his recent CPAC speech where he symbolically wielded a chainsaw against “bureaucracy.”

  • LotrOrc@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 hours ago

    If all people did was post things online then there is no chance in hell anything would change.

    • Seasm0ke@lemmy.world
      1·
      22 minutes ago

      That was trumps entire campaign strategy. Dems mocked them for their online spend and now look. GamerGate, YouTube ads, Swarmfront and 4Chan have shaped the internet discourse to be right leaning on nearly every popular platform. I hate to admit it but shitposting did created change. The alt right pipeline radicalized young men into trump voters.