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What Elon Musk really wants

What kind of society is Trump’s favorite oligarch working toward? (Hint: There will be no jobs in it)

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Feb 06, 2025
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Today’s the deadline for federal employees to respond to Elon Musk’s “Fork in the Road” buyout offer.

Would you want to work for a boss who thought little enough of their employees to fire them all in a mass e-mail — especially one that frames severance pay as a special, don’t miss out, act now, limited-time offer?

A large-scale reduction, in response to …

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