Summary

The White House has named Amy Gleason as the acting administrator of DOGE, ending weeks of speculation.

Gleason, a former Obama-era ā€œChampion of Changeā€ and digital services expert, previously worked in Trumpā€™s and Bidenā€™s administrations. However, her appointment raises legal concerns since she has not been confirmed by the Senate.

Critics argue she is a figurehead while Elon Musk, whom Trump publicly put ā€œin chargeā€ of DOGE, wields real power.

Lawsuits challenging DOGEā€™s authority continue as Musk prepares for Trumpā€™s Cabinet meeting.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      Thereā€™s always hopeā€¦

      What we hope for will change, and how difficult it will be to get that will change.

      But thereā€™s literally always hope. Itā€™s why fascists spend the majority of their time telling people thereā€™s no hope.

      If there was no point in us fighting back, theyā€™d encourage it because it would be funny to them to see us fail. Thatā€™s the type of people they are.

      Literally everything Elmo and Trump did with the ā€œforkā€ was designed to convince federal employees there was no hope so they should take the forkā€¦

      If they could just fire the federal employees that wanted to, they wouldnā€™t have offered 7 months pay and benefits for resigning

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      Americans are making a frankly terrible showing fighting Trump, but America is not even close to too far gone. Trumpā€™s de-democratization of America is still in the phase where if you just give him a good scare with a mass demonstration heā€™ll back down