DOGE staffer who accessed Treasury Department payment systems resigns after racist posts exposed

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Musk employee who had been given access to the U.S. Treasury, resigned after journalists uncovered Twitter posts like:

"You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
"Normalize Indian hate."
"Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool."
"I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth."

Just speculating, but I'd be surprised if this guy ever had sex with a woman he hadn't paid, or hadn't first swallowed a bunch of roofies.

https://thehill.com/business/5131442-elon-musk-deputy-resign/

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Northwest · M

He's not gone. Musk rehired him and both JD Vance and Trump approved it. All happened today, following a question from a reporter during the press conference between Trump and Japan's Prime Minister

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

That's what really makes me wonder how much of a "genius" Elon Musk is. Like 1/3 of his DOGE staff are under-25 year-olds with no auditing or government experience. Their brains are literally not even finished developing and he's putting them at the helm of a job he paid almost $300 million for

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@TinyViolins they'll be less inclined to ask awkward questions, more inclined to be malleable, and their inexperience means they won't see it coming when he throws them under the bus

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@LeopoldBloom That guy sounds like he's a Bible believer.

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LeopoldBloom · M

@Diotrephes The Book of Mormon isn't the Bible.

The map shows where things happened, not what was mentioned. Supposely, Gog and Magog were in Russia. I'm sure there are people who claim that some name in the Bible represents America. But all of the action takes place within that circle, unless you count things like the Queen of Sheba leaving her country which isn't implied but not mentioned.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@LeopoldBloom

The Book of Mormon isn't the Bible.

The map shows where things happened, not what was mentioned. Supposely, Gog and Magog were in Russia. I'm sure there are people who claim that some name in the Bible represents America. But all of the action takes place within that circle, unless you count things like the Queen of Sheba leaving her country which isn't implied but not mentioned.

Based on my readings I have reached a different conclusion. I'm fairly certain that my brain is still functioning effectively so I trust my conclusions.

The Bible is just a silly fairytale so there's no reason to take it seriously. No one really follows it anyway.

LeopoldBloom · M

@Diotrephes The Bible is historically based fiction. For example, there really was an ancient Judea, the Roman Empire existed, and Pontius Pilate was a real person, even if what they're described as doing was made up. A good comparison would be Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

I still stand by my map as it draws a distinction between where purported events happened and other places that may have been mentioned. For example, all of the action in the Harry Potter series takes place in the UK, but they mention other places, mostly in the context of where people are from.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

They just hired him back.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

So in this administration, basically you get fired if you do the job assigned to you, but rehired if you are a racist. Got it.

bookerdana · M

Surprise Surprise,someone working for Musk is racist ..the others were perhaps more circumspect in their public statements

Northwest · M

https://similarworlds.com/politics/5222073-Young-Aides-Emerge-as-Enforcers-in-Musks-Broadside-Against

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