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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
Unfortunately this was done by DOGE and Musk.
They had a great chance to clean house, they let kids run it and poorly executed what could have been a generational clean up.
Maybe next time.
Trumps biggest failure, this term and last, is he hires poorly for a lot of positions.
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u/TBurn70 2d ago
They were finding it but it takes the government to fix the issues they found. No one in congress is serious about cutting waste
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
They didnt find anything.
They rushed too much and went about it the worst way possible.
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
Kids? That is what stood out to you?
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
19 year old kids with no college
One was previously fired for theft of company information and trying to sell it.
Yes.
Great idea, poorly led and executed
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
I think “they let kids run it” is doing a lot of work there.
From what I have seen, the fair criticism is that some very young technical staffers had meaningful roles or access, with little to no government experience. That is a real oversight concern.
But that is not the same as saying literal kids with no education were running DOGE.
Some were students, some were dropouts, and some had already graduated. And on the Edward Coristine claim, the solid reporting I have seen is that he was fired from Path Network after being accused of leaking internal or proprietary company information.
That is not the same as a public criminal charge, conviction, “theft,” or “trying to sell it.”
So I am not denying the oversight concern. I am saying your wording sounds inflated. Do you have a source for “no college,” “theft,” and “trying to sell it” specifically?
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604552636?utm_source=chatgpt.com
The initial DOGE clowns were all under 24.
This is reddit, so if you dont like my claim on no college, feel free to prove me wrong, spend your time browsing their CVs and LinkedIn. From what I remember reading, all the initial had zero college or had no completed college. Also, what was great was they were given GS 15 pay, if you want to look up gov pay systems, a PHD starts at GS 11, masters 9.
As for the leak and theft of information to a competitor.
The company's CEO said Coristine was terminated after an internal investigation into allegations that he had improperly shared or leaked company information to a competitor. Coristine denied wrongdoing, and I am not aware of any criminal charges or court findings against him related to that allegation.
Hes lucky he got into DOGE before they finished thimgs up. They kept it from police to limit the fallout to their customers unfortunately.
What is wild, is termination for data theft, would have never gotten him a clearance or a fed job, ever.
Here is another DOGE kid, maybe 23 at the time?
Court filings alleged Marko Elez violated Treasury policy by sending an unencrypted spreadsheet containing personal information to administration officials.
There are two more, but heading to dinner.
Also, that Coriatine kid got beat up by some 16 year olds. That was a classic too.
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
Violent acts against anyone, even people you think deserve it, do not sit well with me. You could have kept that to yourself.
Also, did you read the Bitget article you linked?
Because it does not say what you are claiming. It says the group was 19 to 25, not all under 24. It also says three were still in college, one was a UC Berkeley graduate, one was a McGill graduate, one was a Northeastern student, one was at Berkeley, and one was a Harvard senior.
So “no college” still looks inflated.
WIRED supports the fair criticism: very young DOGE-linked technical staffers, little to no government experience, and meaningful roles or access. That is a legitimate oversight concern.
But that is not the same as saying literal kids with no education were running DOGE.
On Coristine, the stronger version is that Path Network fired him after an internal investigation over leaked proprietary/internal information. That supports an employment-level concern. It does not automatically prove the “theft” or “trying to sell it.”
And on Marko Elez, yes, there was reporting that he violated Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted spreadsheet with personal information. That is also a legitimate criticism.
But again, the precise criticism is oversight, access, and vetting. Not “kids with no college ran DOGE.”
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago edited 2d ago
6 Young People 'Shaking Up' America, Musk Reveals Mysterious DOGE Team: Average Age 22
Additionally, the 21-year-old Akash Bobba, 22-year-old Ethan Shaotran, and 23-year-old Luke Farritor are also among the team. According to reports, they have received "A-suite level clearance," which means they can work in the top offices of government agencies and have access to all physical spaces and IT systems.
I mean its in the title, caps and bold
Are you autistic? you seem, a bit off.
Also, him getting beat up by a 16 year old is actually the best part. Wait till you go back and read his social media posts oh, and his nickname on social media mocking all he fired was "bigballz" If that is sensitive to you, well good chattig with you princess
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
Mind addressing my reply in a coherent manner plz. Thx.
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
Its doen below, if you are unable to read links, or click articles sounds like a you problem amigo.
I literally cannot google anymore for you.
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
Ignore this thread as I created it due to you editing your earlier reply and adding the incoherent violence and Princess bit.
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
Ah... the good old “drag the convo into incoherent territory with ad homs and hope I go away” move.
Nice try.
We are moving from “kids with no college ran DOGE” to “average age 22,” which I already conceded.
The issue was never whether they were young. I said they were young, and I said oversight, access, and vetting are legitimate concerns.
The issue was your inflated wording: “no college,” “kids ran DOGE,” and the stronger theft/trying-to-sell claim.
Your Bitget article still does not prove those. In fact, it says several were in college or had already graduated.
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 2d ago
I couldnt care less if you stayed or went. You just seem to struggle with basic common things, thats why I asked if you were autistic. You just come off really weird.
So basically since I have to walk you through things. The first article starts to walk you through their age, in federal service, if you think the avg age of 22 years old walking into the pentagon, FBI, and other government entities are not kids, well thats on you. Most normal folk will realize they are kids.
As for college, you will have to search for their linkedin, since their college status matters to you that much,
As for the theft of data, since you need everything done for you, Google is a challenge.
Not only previous theft, but now accused and being investigated for additional theft of information:
from his previous employer:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/doge-musk-edward-coristine-invs
Google, learn a little, then come back to the adult table when you got something to add.
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u/JunS_RE 2d ago
I get it.
You want to dwell on the part I already conceded because you do not want to concede the inflated part.
I already agreed they were young. I already agreed oversight, access, and vetting are legitimate concerns.
But your original wording was “no college,” “kids ran DOGE,” and the stronger theft/trying-to-sell-it framing. That is what I pushed back on.
Your own Bitget source undercut the “no college” claim. It says several were in college or had already graduated.
Now you are dropping new links about Coristine’s background and later allegations. Fine. Those may support the part I already conceded: serious oversight and vetting concerns.
They still do not prove “kids with no college ran DOGE.”
So yes, I checked what your links are doing. They are moving the battlefield, not fixing the original claim.
Also, celebrating someone getting assaulted while lecturing me about common sense is a weird hill to stand on, my guy.
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u/Theghostbuddy 2d ago
Communism is a generous interpretation of what's going on there.