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Downward DOGE: Elon Musk keeps revising cost-trimming goals in a familiar pattern

The Register · Brandon Vigliarolo · last updated

On top of that, Trump’s increased federal spending almost completely negates $150B in cuts

Elon Musk’s Trump-blessed DOGE unit has made a lot of noise and a lot of headlines for its heavy-handed hatchet tactics within supposedly bloated governmental organizations.…

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In an increasingly fractured media landscape, truth has been a casualty in the public discussion. Coverage has been warped by the business needs of struggling news organizations, and a significant segment of the public relies on bad-faith outlets that are little more than propagandists. While fact-checking has become routine, some organizations are exploring other ways to combat the trends. And misinformation spewed by AI-driven chatbots has become more of a feature than simply a bug. 

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