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Elon Musk Chief Nerd's Elaborate $1,000 Troll Scam


Among Elon Musk's geek army is trolling his brand-new fans by charging $1,000 to check out a manifesto about why he signed up with DOGE - only to find the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among 6 baby-faced young boys with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by the 'First Buddy' to sow havoc in the civil service.

He was the one who sent a company-wide email sent to staff members at USAID telling them not to come into the company's Washington DC headquarters on Monday.

Kliger sent the guideline from a USAID email address he was supplied with as part of top-level access to its systems, in addition to fellow DOGE nerd Luke Farritor.

While the personnel were kept home, DOGE gained access to the firm's IT system, developing security, and products, and began dismantling it.

Just hours before he sent the email, Kliger made a post on his Substack page entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I quit a seven-figure wage to conserve America.'

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'customer just' with a $1,000-a-month charge - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it.

However, those who were curious adequate to spend the remarkable cost found there wasn't even that - the post was completely blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among six baby-faced young boys with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by Elon Musk to sow havoc in the civil service

Kliger made a post on his Substack page entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I offered up a seven-figure income to save America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is totally empty

'Poetically blank, please reevaluate your life choices,' one talk about the post read.

Kliger furthered his fancy trolling with a bizarre voicemail greeting that pointed anybody who called his authorized telephone number to the post.

'I simply wrote a lovely Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you simply go there, it's behind the paywall, but I think it will address that concern for you ... it's quite great,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was a lengthened variation of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to respond to, however it is really recorded.

Kliger initially pretended he was driving through a tunnel and having problem hearing the call, then ultimately exclaiming, 'They said what? No, wolvesbaneuo.com no, I don't think that's right.'

The tape-recorded message then made its pitch for the caller to read his Substack.

Despite its name, the Substack was not updated weekly, and only has 2 other posts - both of which are complimentary to check out.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not updated weekly, and only has three posts

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'customer only' with a $1,000-a-month cost - or $10,000 for an entire year - to access a single word of it

They are both strident defenses of Donald Trump's most questionable cabinet elections - Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth.

Gaetz was nominated for attorney-general but withdrew after a damning House report discovered he paid for sex with 17-year-old lady and numerous other misbehaviors.

Kliger's post titled 'The Curious Case of Matt Gaetz: How the Deep State Destroys Its Enemies' represented Gaetz as an innocent victim who was 'framed'.

His other post, 'Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: bybio.co The Warrior Washington Fears', was an enthusiastic defense of the former Fox News host's nomination filled with regular Trump-ally talking points.

Hegseth was directly confirmed by the Senate in spite of his history of alcoholic abuse and claims of sexual assault and harassment.

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure job' to join DOGE is likewise suspicious as his personal sector work history didn't include such a function.

His most recent job, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software engineer' at Databricks, a cloud computing company in San Francisco, from May 2020 to last month.

Salaries for that position at Databricks range from $102,000 to $308,000 a year according to Certainly, while Glassdoor puts the top end at $321,000, including benefit.

Kliger was the one who sent a company-wide email sent out to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the company's Washington DC head office on Monday

The Berkeley graduate apparently advised all workers at the company not to go back to Washington headquarters on Monday

Kliger graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020 and interned at Twitter in 2019 - well before Musk's takeover in 2022.

Musk last month selected him a special consultant to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where many other Musk lackeys were set up.

The Tesla owner has actually basically taken control of the OPM, in addition to the General Services Administration, through his management of DOGE.

Kliger's now-deleted Github from his time at Berkeley claims he is an Eagle Scout, National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar, a black belt very first dan in Taekwondo, and an accomplished pianist.

'I wish to do work that will influence the future,' it read.

'Whether that suggests developing software application, investigating system release, or operating in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and creativity towards fulfilling the difficulties I face.

'In my spare time, I take pleasure in playing the piano and clarinet and attending music performances at Berkeley. Among my favorite leisure activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's dad, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, an industrial realty company.

Musk last month selected Kliger a special advisor sitiosecuador.com to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were installed

Who are Musk's other geeks?

Musk employed a performers of young men aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs.

At simply 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced lot handling corporate America and longstanding federal government organizations.

According to WIRED, he's been dubbed an 'professional' in his field, and specifics about his function aren't yet clear.

Akash Bobba, trademarketclassifieds.com 21, Ethan Shaotran, 22, and Luke Farritor, 23, along with Coristine, have actually reportedly been granted A-suite level clearance for their work, suggesting they can work out of the company's top floor with access to all physical spaces and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has actually been rapidly growing in power and broadening its remit, most just recently securing clearance to access to restricted parts of the General Services Administration buildings and IT systems.

These systems store sensitive information consisting of social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk enlisted a performers of young men aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut expenses

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has actually been called for his function with DOGE, which is reportedly on a 'volunteer' basis at this stage.

After extensive criticism about the guys's youth, Musk released a declaration about the consultations.

'Time to admit: Media reports stating that DOGE has some of world's finest software engineers remain in fact true,' Musk wrote on X.

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig.

Farritor, dropped out of the University of Nebraska in order to begin working for elclasificadomx.com Nat Friedman, the Silicon Valley business owner behind GitHub.

Friedman explained Farritor as 'a nationwide treasure' after his appointment with DOGE was revealed.

He won part of a $700,000 reward in 2024 after using AI technology to assist analyze a 2,000 years of age file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which researchers had been attempting, and failing, to fix for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed charred beyond recognition.

Luke Farritor has a recognized link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig

Edward Coristine, 19

The youngest of Musk's elite team is just 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston.

Coristine supposedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for 3 months last summer season, after graduating high school.

Little is understood about Coristine's function at DOGE, nevertheless he is listed as an 'expert.'

WIRED mentioned sources alleging Coristine has actually been performing calls with staff in the department and making them 'go over code they had actually written and justify their jobs.'

Employees were apparently confused by his inclusion in the conferences, and later on expressed concerns that they were not correctly informed on his identity or role, securityholes.science even throughout the call.

Coristine's father, Charles, is the president of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine as soon as worked as a staff member for the brand.

Up up until just recently, Coristine apparently used a social networks handle called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

The youngest of Musk's elite squad is just 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston

Akash Bobba, 21

Bobba is another 'specialist' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley.

According to a former LinkedIn account, which has actually considering that been deleted, Bobba was a financial investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

He had actually likewise previously interned for Meta and Palantir - who was established by 2016 MAGA donor, Peter Thiel.

Just 6 years ago, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, local design United Nations. His father is a scholastic in computer technology.

Bobba spoke at his graduation ceremony from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, telling his classmates to 'appreciate the complexity in life'.

" We live in an age where simplicity rules supreme, where 30-second TikToks and 280-character tweets pertain to specify our identities,' he said.

'This increasing willingness to streamline even the most intricate narratives into marvelous bits, perpetuates false information and at the same time divides the communities, households, and relationships we cherish.

'What's the option, you might ask? Seek pain.'

Bobba is another 'specialist' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for experts. The startup earned a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023.

The 22-year-old said in September he was a senior at Harvard University, and was working in the school's computing lab on self-governing cars.

Musk is notoriously trying to develop self-driving vehicles at his Tesla head office.

Shaortran becomes part of the Harvard Mountaineering Club and worked as a scuba divemaster in Hawaii over a gap year.

He also has a link to Musk, having gotten involved in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to develop possible actions from X followers to a theoretical concern.

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for experts. The start-up made a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which focuses on high-frequency monetary trades and algorithms.

Now, he is apparently working as a 'volunteer' with DOGE, although in what capability remains uncertain.

The 24-year-old finished McGill University.

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which concentrates on high-frequency financial trades and algorithms

Welcome to MAGALAND: Insider Trump's Second 100 Days - The podcast bringing you the current news and gossip from the White House. Listen here.

Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading an extraordinary civilian review of the federal government with Trump's agreement.

'It ended up being obvious that it's not an apple with a worm it in,' Musk said in a live session on X Spaces early Monday.

'What we have is simply a ball of worms. You've got to generally get rid of the whole thing. It's beyond repair.'

Musk recently hinted he was likewise the mastermind behind Trump's decision to purge federal workers by posting a symbolic photo on X harkening back to his infamous Twitter clean.

At the time, he sent a letter to staff titled: 'A Fork in the Road.' The exact same title was utilized in Trump's recent email proposing generous lay-off plans

Musk later on shared on X that he commissioned an artwork of an enormous fork standing in the roadway, suggesting it was all linked.

Musk does not hold elected workplace, but on Monday was formally selected a 'special federal government worker' by the White House.

NOW LISTEN: Welcome to MAGALAND is our new podcast - where White House insiders expose whats actually going on behind the scenes in the new Trump administration. Listen on Apple and Spotify now.

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