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February 25, 2025 | The American Prospect
Why Haven't House Democrats Moved to Impeach Scott Bessent?
There’s mounting evidence that Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary is not telling the truth about DOGE’s infiltration of the federal payments system.
February 25, 2025
Like Doug Burgum, Matt Yglesias Erroneously Opposes Environmental Review
“Abundance agenda” apostle Matt Yglesias’ affinity for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s deregulatory plans makes clear that this agenda is, at its heart, a neoliberal-approved version of Trumpian plunder.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias' First Bad Permitting Argument: NEPA Is Hurting the Green Transition
This is the first installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias' Second Bad Permitting Argument: Permitting Reform Would Help Renewables More Than Fossil Fuels
This is the second installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias' Third Bad Permitting Argument: Expanding Clean Energy Is More Important Than Curtailing Dirty Energy
This is the third installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 25, 2025
Yglesias' Fourth Bad Permitting Argument: Blocking Pipelines Is Bad Because LNG Exports Are Good for the Climate
This is the fourth installment in a four-part series critiquing Matt Yglesias’ support for deregulating the permitting process.
February 21, 2025
DOGE Agent: Marc Andreessen
Musk Connections: Firm invested in SpaceX, xAI, and $400 million in Musk’s X (formerly Twitter)
Other Corporate Affiliations: Co-Founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
DOGE Deployment: Unofficial advisor
February 21, 2025
DOGE Agent: Jeremy Lewin
Musk Connections: Lawyer at Munger, Tolles & Olson, which has represented Tesla
Other Corporate Affiliations: Worked at investment banking firm Houlihan Lokey
DOGE Deployment: Head of team at USAID, assigned to General Services Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
February 21, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Week Five: Musk, Crypto, Tax Fraudsters, Fossil Fuel Cash In While Workers Lose Out
This week, we’ll focus on how DOGE’s priorities seem to reflect Musk’s grudges and interests in a less efficient government. Trying to be thorough without being totally thorough (the reign of ignorant terror is as vast as it is deep and consequential), here are several of the most salient examples of the Trump’s administration’s prioritization of corporate interests at the expense of the public.
February 21, 2025
DOGE Agent: Chris Young
Musk Connections: Director and Treasurer of America PAC
Other Corporate Affiliations: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
DOGE Deployments: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
February 21, 2025
DOGE Agent: Nikhil Rajpal
Musk Connections: Former Twitter and Tesla Engineer
DOGE Deployments: Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
February 20, 2025
DOGE Agent: Tom Krause
Musk Connections: Silicon Valley CEO who has been described as a “Musk ally”
Other Corporate Affiliations: CEO of Cloud Software Group; President of Broadcom Software
DOGE Deployment: Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
February 20, 2025
DOGE Agent: Jordan Wick
Corporate Affiliations: Software engineer at Waymo; Founder of start-up Intercept
DOGE Deployment: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
February 20, 2025
DOGE Agent: Gavin Kliger
Corporate Affiliations: Engineer at Databricks
DOGE Deployment: Internal Revenue Service; Office of Personnel Management; General Services Administration; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; USAID
February 20, 2025
DOGE Agent: Luke Farritor
Musk Connections: Intern at SpaceX; Intern at Starlink
Other Corporate Affiliations: Thiel Fellow
DOGE Deployment: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; State Department; USAID; General Services Administration; Education Department; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Energy Department