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- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
Summary
Elon Musk admitted that his mass email to federal employees demanding weekly accomplishment reports sent to him or risk termination was a test to gauge responsiveness.
Musk tried to frame the move as a “pulse check” on bureaucrats.
The email caused confusion, with some agency leaders advising staff to ignore it, while others initially instructed compliance before reversing course.
A rift emerged as top officials at the FBI, Pentagon, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Energy openly defied Musk’s directive, highlighting tensions within the administration.
That has real " it’s just a prank bro" energy
I dont see anything in the article that indicates that’s what he meant. Or that he “admitted” it was a “ruse”.
He seems to be saying specifically that it was real and intentional and was planned to be used. He is just saying that he wanted to get a list of which people did/didn’t respond. What he planned to do with it is still a mystery, but using lack of response as justification to fire people seems like one good bet.
Gotcha! You all thought I was stupid, didn’t you?
It’s like that bit in 40year old virgin, where his lying about touching a girls boobs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn3IRHhPXMo&pp=ygURNDAgeWVhciBvbGQgdmlnaW4%3D
Like this but instead of poker it’s the entire US economy