Joe Gebbia says the backlash he got from working at DOGE was depressing

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Joe Gebbia is holding a clipboard and gesturing with his left hand.
"The hate mail text messages that I got were disheartening to say the least," Joe Gebbia, who joined DOGE in February, said.

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Trump is dangling the idea of government checks to get people to donate to his campaign

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Donald Trump
Trump hasn't actually committed to sending DOGE checks or tariff rebate checks to Americans. He's still using it in fundraising emails.

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DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.

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Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S.

Elon Musk's DOGE threw government contracts into chaos. This startup is cashing in.

Tech Insider : Business
Two young people sit on a couch on a city sidewalk.
Legalist founders Eva Shang and Christian Haigh.

Legalist

DOGE Has Wasted Billions While Saving Only a Fraction of What It Claims: Reports

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Elon

The US military command that okays hopefuls for service is creeping toward a crisis

Tech Insider : Business
Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to receive their rifle during an M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, July 14, 2025.
Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to receive their rifle during an M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, July 14, 2025.

Lance Cpl. Janell B.

A Bug at Social Security Admin Has Been Rerouting Phone Calls to Random Offices

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The logo of the US Social Security Administration is seen outside a Social Security building

Katie Miller, Former DOGE Goon and Stephen Miller’s Wife, Leaves Elon to Start Podcast

Gizmodo : Politics
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and his wife, Katie Miller, an aide for DOGE, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025

Musk said a group tried to attack a woman before DOGE's Edward Coristine intervened. Here's what the police report says.

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Elon Musk looking at President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House.
"If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day," Elon Musk wrote in an X post on Monday.

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Axed $170 million contract shows how DOGE-led cuts came over US Navy objections

Tech Insider : Business
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge, USS Forrest Sherman, and USS Roosevelt transit the Atlantic Ocean in formation.
A contract that sought to safeguard the personnel records of sailors was canceled despite the objections of Navy officials.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Najwa Ziadi

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