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Among Elon Musk's nerd army is trolling his brand-new fans by charging $1,000 to read a manifesto about why he signed up with DOGE - only to discover the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, wiki.lafabriquedelalogistique.fr 25, is among 6 baby-faced boys with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by the 'First Buddy' to sow havoc in the civil service.

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

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

While the personnel were kept home, DOGE gained access to the firm'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 offered up a seven-figure income to conserve America.'

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

However, those who were curious adequate to cough up the remarkable cost discovered there wasn't even that - the post was totally blank.

Gavin Kliger, opentx.cz 25, is one of 6 baby-faced boys with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by Elon Musk to plant havoc in the civil service

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

'Poetically blank, please review your life choices,' one discuss the post read.

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

'I just wrote a lovely Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you simply go there, it lags the paywall, but I believe it will respond to that question for wiki-tb-service.com you ... it's pretty good,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was an extended version of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to respond to, but it is actually recorded.

Kliger first pretended he was driving through a tunnel and having difficulty hearing the call, then eventually exclaiming, 'They said what? No, no, I do not believe that's right.'

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

Despite its name, the Substack was not updated weekly, and only has two other posts - both of which are free to read.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has three posts

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

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

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

Kliger's post titled 'The Curious Case of Matt Gaetz: How the Deep State Destroys Its Enemies' depicted 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 previous Fox News host's election filled with regular Trump-ally talking points.

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

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure task' to join DOGE is also suspicious as his private sector work history didn't consist of such a role.

His latest job, 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 top end at $321,000, consisting of bonus offer.

Kliger was the one who sent out a company-wide email sent out to staff members at USAID informing them not to come into the company's Washington DC head office on Monday

The Berkeley graduate reportedly instructed all staff members at the company not to go back to Washington headquarters 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 designated him an unique adviser to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where many other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has basically taken control of the OPM, in addition to the General Services Administration, through his management 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 very first dan in Taekwondo, and an accomplished pianist.

'I desire to do work that will affect the future,' it checked out.

'Whether that means establishing software application, investigating system implementation, or operating in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and creativity towards meeting the difficulties I deal with.

'In my extra time, I enjoy playing the piano and clarinet and going to music shows at Berkeley. One of my favorite leisure activities is playing online blitz chess.'

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

Musk last month appointed Kliger an unique advisor to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where many other Musk lackeys were installed

Who are Musk's other nerds?

Musk got a troupe of young guys aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut expenses.

At just 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced lot taking on corporate America and longstanding federal government institutions.

According to WIRED, he's been dubbed an 'professional' in his field, and specifics about his role aren't yet clear.

Akash Bobba, 21, Ethan Shaotran, 22, and Luke Farritor, 23, together with Coristine, engel-und-waisen.de have apparently been given A-suite level clearance for their work, indicating they can work out of the agency's top flooring with access to all physical spaces and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has been quickly growing in power and expanding its remit, most recently protecting clearance to access to restricted parts of the General Services Administration structures and IT systems.

These systems save delicate data including social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk got a troupe of boys aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut expenses

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

After extensive criticism about the males's youth, Musk launched a statement about the appointments.

'Time to admit: Media reports stating that DOGE has some of world's best software application engineers remain in fact real,' Musk wrote on X.

Luke Farritor, 23

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

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

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

He won part of a $700,000 reward in 2024 after utilizing AI technology to assist figure out a 2,000 year old file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which scientists had been trying, and failing, to resolve for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed scorched beyond acknowledgment.

Luke Farritor has a recognized link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his brand-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 three months last summer, after finishing high school.

Little is understood about Coristine's role at DOGE, nevertheless he is noted as an 'expert.'

WIRED mentioned sources declaring Coristine has been carrying out calls with personnel in the department and making them 'review code they had actually composed and validate their jobs.'

Employees were allegedly puzzled by his inclusion in the meetings, and later on expressed concerns that they were not appropriately briefed on his identity or function, even during the call.

Coristine's daddy, Charles, is the president of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine as soon as worked as a staff member for the brand name.

Up until recently, Coristine reportedly used a social media handle called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

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

Akash Bobba, 21

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

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

He had likewise previously interned for Meta and Palantir - who was founded by 2016 MAGA donor, Peter Thiel.

Just 6 years earlier, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional model United Nations. His dad is an academic in computer science.

Bobba spoke at his graduation ceremony from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, telling his classmates to 'value the complexity in life'.

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

'This increasing willingness to streamline even the most complicated stories into mind-blowing tidbits, perpetuates misinformation and while doing so divides the communities, households, and relationships we treasure.

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

Bobba is another 'expert' 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 earned 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 self-governing cars.

Musk is notoriously trying to develop self-driving cars and trucks 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 likewise has a link to Musk, having actually taken part in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to develop possible actions from X followers to a theoretical question.

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

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

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

Now, he is apparently 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 concentrates on high-frequency financial trades and algorithms

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Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading a remarkable civilian review of the federal government with Trump's contract.

'It emerged 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've got to basically eliminate the whole thing. It's beyond repair.'

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

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

Musk later shared on X that he commissioned an art work of an enormous fork standing in the road, showing it was all connected.

Musk does not hold chosen workplace, however on Monday was officially selected a 'special federal government staff member' by the White House.

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