• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 hours ago

    There’s not really any news in that article.

    Notably, Musk said he would be stepping back from DOGE after May but didn’t go into any detail about what that would mean. Even though he said he would be easing up on his involvement, the billionaire said that he would remain in the government through President Trump’s entire term,

    This is meaningless.

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        12 hours ago

        Even the word “notably” before that is useless. Notably something un-notable occurred. Great, thanks.

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      15 hours ago

      stepping back from DOGE after May

      Appointed temporary government employee which means he only could work until June without congressional approval. Set this up from the start to take heat off of Trump and allow Trump to seem reasonable compared to Musk when Trump ‘fires’ him in June.

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        15 hours ago

        I’m aware of that, but obviously the concept of “work” doesn’t apply to Musk as it does to government employees generally.

        He will have the same influence and whatever level of involvement he wants regardless of whether he’s a temporary government employee, a consultant, or just a contact.

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      14 hours ago

      This is very meaningful, the stock market will start growing again and everyone who managed to buy more shares around the 7-8th of April will become insanely rich in a very short span of time. And those who got scared and sold will continue crying that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.