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One of Elon Musk's geek army is trolling his new fans by charging $1,000 to read a manifesto about why he signed up with DOGE - just to find the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 6 baby-faced kids with little-to-no government experience handpicked by the 'First Buddy' to sow havoc in the civil service.

He was the one who sent a company-wide email sent to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the agency's Washington DC head office on Monday.

Kliger sent out the instruction from a USAID email address he was supplied with as part of top-level access to its systems, together with fellow DOGE nerd Luke Farritor.

While the personnel were kept home, DOGE gained access to the agency's IT system, building security, and classified products, and began dismantling it.

Just hours before he sent out the email, Kliger made a post on his Substack page titled: 'Why DOGE. Why I quit a seven-figure salary to conserve America.'

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'customer just' with a $1,000-a-month cost - or $10,000 for an entire year - to access a single word of it.

However, those who were to spend the extraordinary charge discovered there wasn't even that - the post was entirely blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among six baby-faced boys with little-to-no government experience handpicked by Elon Musk to sow havoc in the civil service

Kliger made a post on his Substack page entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I provided up a seven-figure salary to conserve America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is completely empty

'Poetically blank, please reassess your life choices,' one talk about the post read.

Kliger furthered his sophisticated trolling with a bizarre voicemail welcoming that pointed anyone who called his authorized contact number to the post.

'I just wrote a gorgeous Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you simply go there, it's behind the paywall, however I believe it will answer that question for you ... it's respectable,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was an extended variation of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to address, however it is really taped.

Kliger first pretended he was driving through a tunnel and forum.batman.gainedge.org having trouble hearing the call, then eventually exclaiming, setiathome.berkeley.edu 'They said what? No, no, I don't believe that's right.'

The taped message then made its pitch for the caller to read his Substack.

Despite its name, the Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has 2 other posts - both of which are totally free to read.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not upgraded weekly, and only has 3 posts

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'subscriber just' with a $1,000-a-month charge - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it

They are both strident defenses of Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet elections - Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth.

Gaetz was chosen for attorney-general but withdrew after a damning House report discovered he paid for sex with 17-year-old woman and many other misbehaviors.

Kliger's post titled 'The Curious Case of Matt Gaetz: How the Deep State Destroys Its Enemies' portrayed Gaetz as an innocent victim who was 'framed'.

His other post, 'Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: The Warrior Washington Fears', was a passionate defense of the former Fox News host's nomination filled with frequent Trump-ally talking points.

Hegseth was directly verified by the Senate despite his history of alcohol abuse and claims of sexual assault and harassment.

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure task' to sign up with DOGE is likewise dubious as his personal sector work history didn't consist of such a function.

His most current task, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software application engineer' at Databricks, a cloud computing firm in San Francisco, from May 2020 to last month.

Salaries for that position at Databricks range from $102,000 to $308,000 a year according to Certainly, while Glassdoor puts the leading end at $321,000, consisting of bonus.

Kliger was the one who sent a company-wide email sent out to workers at USAID informing them not to come into the agency's Washington DC headquarters on Monday

The Berkeley graduate supposedly instructed all staff members at the agency not to return to Washington head office on Monday

Kliger graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020 and interned at Twitter in 2019 - well before Musk's takeover in 2022.

Musk last month selected him a special advisor to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were set up.

The Tesla owner has basically taken over the OPM, along with the General Services Administration, through his leadership of DOGE.

Kliger's now-deleted Github from his time at Berkeley claims he is an Eagle Scout, National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar, a black belt first dan in Taekwondo, and an accomplished pianist.

'I want to do work that will influence the future,' it checked out.

'Whether that indicates developing software, looking into system deployment, or working in some other sphere, I know that I will contribute insight and creativity towards fulfilling the difficulties I deal with.

'In my spare time, I take pleasure in playing the piano and clarinet and attending music shows at Berkeley. One of my preferred leisure activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's dad, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, an industrial real estate company.

Musk last month appointed Kliger a special consultant to the director for details technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where many other Musk lackeys were set up

Who are Musk's other geeks?

Musk employed a performers of young males aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs.

At just 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced lot handling corporate America and longstanding government organizations.

According to WIRED, he's been called an 'expert' in his field, and specifics about his function aren't yet clear.

Akash Bobba, 21, Ethan Shaotran, 22, and Luke Farritor, 23, in addition to Coristine, have reportedly been approved A-suite level clearance for their work, implying they can work out of the agency's leading flooring with access to all physical spaces and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has actually been quickly growing in power and broadening its remit, most just recently securing clearance to access to limited parts of the General Services Administration structures and IT systems.

These systems keep delicate information consisting of social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk employed a performers of boys aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut costs

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has actually been named for his role with DOGE, which is supposedly on a 'volunteer' basis at this phase.

After prevalent criticism about the guys's youth, Musk launched a statement about the appointments.

'Time to confess: Media reports saying that DOGE has a few of world's finest software engineers remain in reality real,' Musk composed on X.

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk already, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig.

Farritor, dropped out of the University of Nebraska in order to start working for Nat Friedman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind GitHub.

Friedman explained Farritor as 'a nationwide treasure' after his consultation with DOGE was revealed.

He won part of a $700,000 prize in 2024 after utilizing AI technology to assist figure out a 2,000 years of age file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which researchers had actually been attempting, and failing, to fix for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed scorched beyond recognition.

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig

Edward Coristine, 19

The youngest of Musk's elite team is just 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston.

Coristine supposedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for 3 months last summer, after finishing high school.

Little is learnt about Coristine's role at DOGE, nevertheless he is listed as an 'professional.'

WIRED pointed out sources alleging Coristine has actually been carrying out calls with personnel in the department and making them 'go over code they had actually written and validate their tasks.'

Employees were apparently puzzled by his addition in the meetings, and later on expressed concerns that they were not appropriately informed on his identity or role, even throughout the call.

Coristine's father, forum.batman.gainedge.org Charles, is the primary executive of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine once worked as a group member for the brand name.

Up till recently, Coristine apparently utilized a social media deal with called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

The youngest of Musk's elite squad is simply 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston

Akash Bobba, 21

Bobba is another 'professional' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley.

According to a former LinkedIn account, which has actually considering that been deleted, Bobba was an investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

He had actually also formerly interned for Meta and Palantir - who was established by 2016 MAGA donor, Peter Thiel.

Just six years ago, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional model United Nations. His father is an academic in computer technology.

Bobba spoke at his graduation ceremony from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, informing his schoolmates to 'appreciate the intricacy in life'.

" We live in an age where simpleness rules supreme, where 30-second TikToks and 280-character tweets pertain to define our identities,' he said.

'This increasing desire to simplify even the most complicated narratives into mind-blowing tidbits, perpetuates false information and while doing so divides the neighborhoods, families, and relationships we treasure.

'What's the service, you might ask? Seek pain.'

Bobba is another 'professional' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for professionals. The start-up made a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023.

The 22-year-old said in September he was a senior at Harvard University, and was operating in the school's computing laboratory on autonomous lorries.

Musk is famously trying to develop self-driving vehicles at his Tesla headquarters.

Shaortran is part of the Harvard Mountaineering Club and worked as a scuba divemaster in Hawaii over a gap year.

He also has a link to Musk, having taken part in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his team were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to produce plausible actions from X followers to a theoretical concern.

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for professionals. The startup made a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which specializes in high-frequency financial trades and algorithms.

Now, he is supposedly working as a 'volunteer' with DOGE, although in what capacity remains uncertain.

The 24-year-old finished McGill University.

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which focuses on high-frequency financial trades and algorithms

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Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading an extraordinary civilian evaluation of the federal government with Trump's arrangement.

'It became apparent that it's not an apple with a worm it in,' Musk said in a live session on X Spaces early Monday.

'What we have is simply a ball of worms. You have actually got to basically eliminate the entire thing. It's beyond repair.'

Musk just recently hinted he was also the mastermind behind Trump's decision to purge federal workers by posting a symbolic photo on X harkening back to his infamous Twitter clean.

At the time, he sent a letter to personnel entitled: 'A Fork in the Road.' The very same title was utilized in Trump's recent email proposing generous lay-off bundles

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