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Subject: Re: Patel -vs- Musk ... New FBI Director Wants a Little DOGE Slack
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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:44:25 -0500
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> c186282 wrote:
>
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14426217/Kash-Patel-FBI-Elon-Musk-ema
il-efficiency.html
> 
> New FBI chief Kash Patel defied Elon Musk's mass email
> to federal workers as he ordered agents to ignore DOGE's
> latest efficiency crackdown.
> 
> Patel instructed agents at the bureau to disregard an email
> Musk sent to workers earlier on Saturday, titled: 'What
> did you do last week?'
> 
> Musk's email ordered workers to reply to the message with
> five bullets detailing all of their accomplishments at work
> in the past week and to cc in their manager.
> 
> Not long after, Patel overruled Musk's memo with his own
> message, making it clear that the FBI 'is in charge of all
> of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance
> with FBI procedures.'
> 
> 'When and if further information is required, we will
> coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any
> responses,' he wrote.
> 
> Patel's interference is one of his first moves as the
> new head of the FBI, offering a glimpse at potential
> rifts within the MAGA world as Musk continues tearing
> apart the federal government.
> 
> When he sent the original email earlier Saturday, Musk
> also took to his X platform to threaten any employees
> that do not reply to him with termination.
> 
> .. . .
> 
> Partisan as it's become, a non-functional FBI is
> a gift to Putin, Xi and a host of terrorists.
> 
> DOGE may find a lot of pointless functionaries
> there, but in THIS case the culling needs to be
> CAREFUL, more nuanced. Look before you leap.
> 
> I think Musk and Patel can work out a fair
> compromise. MAGA yes, but SMARTLY where needed.


It'll be interesting once the battles between these two ramps up. I read he
already told all of his employees not to answer the stupid email. 


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