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Wolf Frankula

(3,806 posts)
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:40 AM Mar 2025

Elon Musk is Quitting

Source: Yahoo, Asbury Park Press

Elon Musk may be getting out of DOGE.

On Thursday, Musk said he plans to step down from his role in the spring.

The head of Tesla and X owner said he plans on stepping away in May during a Fox News interview with six members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team.

Musk said he was overseeing a “revolution” in government.

“I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within that time frame,” Musk said.



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-stepping-down-doge-155302029.html



Tot siens arsgat.

Wolf
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Elon Musk is Quitting (Original Post) Wolf Frankula Mar 2025 OP
I knew he had no sand. Time for him to skid out before the US Marshals show up. marble falls Mar 2025 #1
The marshalls will not show up. Old Crank Mar 2025 #14
As a special government employee, Musk has to leave after 130 days LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #2
So, we still have 2 full months for Elon Musk to do more damage. Damn!! riversedge Mar 2025 #6
Sounds comforting, but they will just trample on that "130 days" norm like they've done on FailureToCommunicate Mar 2025 #18
So i ask here, could he leave like for a week or month, then bluestarone Mar 2025 #23
By law his type of appointment only lasts for 3 months. nt pnwmom Mar 2025 #3
Who is going to enforce that? Or what if Donnie just appoints a musk toady to replace him? unblock Mar 2025 #4
I still will never touch his crap cars. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #5
Extra points for the sig line! Totally appropriate!! And a great LOL! For those who don't understand, dobleremolque Mar 2025 #7
Ah, ha! 👍 electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #32
"My work here is done" JohnnyRingo Mar 2025 #8
Sounds like what "Bomber Harris" said after Dresden. DFW Mar 2025 #12
"Dresden" seems apropos. JohnnyRingo Mar 2025 #19
He's never been officially llisted as running DOGE in the first place.... n/t AdamGG Mar 2025 #9
We'll then have time enough at last to reflect on his work. usonian Mar 2025 #10
This is so stupid Hornedfrog2000 Mar 2025 #11
According to the plan that gives the time to destroy SSA kkmarie Mar 2025 #13
Too little, too late you bastard. Tesla will never recover. C Moon Mar 2025 #15
it's spring now, Jack - hit the road eShirl Mar 2025 #16
Mans best friend ESM Mar 2025 #17
Wow, so brilliant! All you have to do is decimate all departments and agencies to cut expenses. Now, what about sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #20
He has already planted his BrainWorm Sycophants in EVERY agency. mackdaddy Mar 2025 #21
Don't think this will happen republianmushroom Mar 2025 #22
Now that he has pulled out all our private data KatyBR Mar 2025 #24
So, who is going to be President now? Oneironaut Mar 2025 #25
Kegsbreath Hegseth is the new president after Musk's departure.. magicarpet Mar 2025 #27
Woohoo! His Weekend at Bernie's drunken corpse will be just as effective as Trump! Oneironaut Mar 2025 #31
Subject line should be the headline of the story... regnaD kciN Mar 2025 #26
Step aside or not. It doesn't matter now. Zorro Mar 2025 #28
April 30, 2025 EarthAbides Mar 2025 #29
It's not revolution, it's devolution, retrograde evolution. surfered Mar 2025 #30

Old Crank

(6,608 posts)
14. The marshalls will not show up.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:24 AM
Mar 2025

Kash and Pammie see no criminal activity or faults by any GOP member.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,369 posts)
2. As a special government employee, Musk has to leave after 130 days
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:53 AM
Mar 2025

Musk does not want to comply with the ethics rules or to make the required disclosures. Musk and TFG thing that they are being cute by labeling Musk as a "special government employee" to avoid these issues. There is an upside. As a special government employee, Musk is limited to 130 days working for the federal government




It's a small consolation but the attempt to avoid ethics rules and financial disclosures and Senate confirmation has pushed Musk into a position where he has to leave the government in 100 days.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,581 posts)
18. Sounds comforting, but they will just trample on that "130 days" norm like they've done on
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 08:21 AM
Mar 2025

so many rules, regulations, and ethical norms.

bluestarone

(21,070 posts)
23. So i ask here, could he leave like for a week or month, then
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:46 AM
Mar 2025

Return and start his 130 days over again?

unblock

(55,860 posts)
4. Who is going to enforce that? Or what if Donnie just appoints a musk toady to replace him?
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 01:06 AM
Mar 2025

I have every confidence that whatever happens in 100 days, it will be no better than what's going on now.

dobleremolque

(1,092 posts)
7. Extra points for the sig line! Totally appropriate!! And a great LOL! For those who don't understand,
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 01:39 AM
Mar 2025
Tot siens arsgat.
is Afrikaans for "Goodbye, asshole!"

JohnnyRingo

(20,425 posts)
8. "My work here is done"
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 01:43 AM
Mar 2025

As he stands amid smoldering ruins.
From here on out it's Biden's fault. haha

Jerk.

DFW

(59,694 posts)
12. Sounds like what "Bomber Harris" said after Dresden.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:52 AM
Mar 2025

Or what the Condor Squadron leader said after Guernica in 1937.

JohnnyRingo

(20,425 posts)
19. "Dresden" seems apropos.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 08:42 AM
Mar 2025

But at least the Allies helped rebuild after the war.
Musk is burning it all down and walking away.

 

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)
11. This is so stupid
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:18 AM
Mar 2025

Snort, push glasses up, by LAW (as if laws matter) he is only supposed to be here 3 months. The fat orange man literally got police men killed, caused millions of dollars in damages, and we are talking about laws.... lmao

kkmarie

(336 posts)
13. According to the plan that gives the time to destroy SSA
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:52 AM
Mar 2025

"DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months."

https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/

What could possibly go wrong?!

sinkingfeeling

(57,071 posts)
20. Wow, so brilliant! All you have to do is decimate all departments and agencies to cut expenses. Now, what about
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:34 AM
Mar 2025

the 'efficiency' part?

mackdaddy

(1,934 posts)
21. He has already planted his BrainWorm Sycophants in EVERY agency.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:00 AM
Mar 2025

So the Technocrat Billionaire has already hollowed all the agencies and control what is left.

He has other elections to defile.

KatyBR

(203 posts)
24. Now that he has pulled out all our private data
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:53 AM
Mar 2025

Let's see if he is held accountable (if he even leaves).

magicarpet

(18,456 posts)
27. Kegsbreath Hegseth is the new president after Musk's departure..
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:35 PM
Mar 2025

Pete did such a fine job with the top secret Yemen bombing he got promoted to the Oval Office.





regnaD kciN

(27,429 posts)
26. Subject line should be the headline of the story...
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:32 PM
Mar 2025

...which is "Elon Musk's X acquired by his AI startup, says his job with DOGE nearly done" -- there is nothing in the story that says "Elon Musk is Quitting." All it says is that he may quit in the future. Does anyone believe what Musk says until it is actually done?

Zorro

(18,321 posts)
28. Step aside or not. It doesn't matter now.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:36 PM
Mar 2025

Trump will blame Musk for any impending social and economic catastrophes that may be in the immediate future.

EarthAbides

(416 posts)
29. April 30, 2025
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:38 PM
Mar 2025

At least we now know when our Social Security will be officially gone. Plan accordingly....

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