The Big Fraud of DOGE

Final Up to date on: fifth August 2025, 12:34 am

Underneath an article Tina Casey just lately wrote concerning the prices of Elon Musk’s DOGE (“Division of Authorities Effectivity”) to US taxpayers, considered one of our readers, “Matthew2312,” offered a really very good remark that deserves much more consideration. It is a essential subject, and whereas it’s not very cleantech targeted, it does have relevance for some EV, Tesla, and photo voltaic issues. Both method, although, it covers some crucial factors that want extra consideration. So, learn on. —Zach Shahan

It has been apparent since February that the whole DOGE enterprise was constructed on lies. They claimed the USAID was riddled with fraud (the apple was “all worms” stated Musk). The most important fraud in overseas coverage historical past! However wait, that was dwarfed by the largest fraud within the historical past of presidency when DOGE found “tens of thousands and thousands of lifeless folks” had been getting social safety. The checklist of DOGE-discovered fraudsters prolonged from the now-defunct Institute for Peace and USAID to the Pentagon to Social Safety and each nook of presidency. Even Trump questioned privately, “is that this actual?”

So how many individuals have been indicted for this large fraud? Zero. How might arrested? Zero. Largest fraud within the historical past of the world and never a single arrest? Is there even an ongoing investigation? No. Why? The story was all a lie, a fantasy invented by Musk and his tech-bros who didn’t perceive the federal government or learn the information. The large investigation of over 100,000 (down from ten million) DOGE-identified Social Safety fraud instances yielded two attainable precise instances. Two. Out of ten million.

In the meantime, on the premise of those lies, Musk and Trump had been capable of illegally (recision after the very fact doesn’t make it authorized) dismantle packages that helped a number of the most weak folks in America and overseas. Mark Rubio’s Division of State by accident let slip an evaluation that USAID cuts alone will kill 600,000 girls and kids. Shrug.

Individuals inform me it’s only a automotive and to drive what you want. Usually I’d agree, however shopping for a Tesla isn’t just about shopping for a automotive, it’s about empowering an evil man who will gleefully destroy probably the most weak on the premise of not more than innuendo and a story that matches his prejudice. He’ll fortunately “smash up issues and creatures after which retreat again into his cash and huge carelessness, and let different folks clear up the mess he has made.” We all know his sort.