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Opened Feb 12, 2025 by Alejandrina Leblanc@alejandrinaleb
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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 - just to find the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among six baby-faced 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 out to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the agency's Washington DC head office on Monday.

Kliger sent out the direction from a USAID email address he was supplied with as part of high-level access to its systems, together with fellow DOGE nerd Luke Farritor.

While the personnel were kept home, DOGE gained access to the agency's IT system, constructing security, and classified materials, and began dismantling it.

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

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

However, those who were curious adequate to cough up the extraordinary cost discovered there wasn't even that - the post was totally blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among 6 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 titled: 'Why DOGE. Why I quit a seven-figure income to conserve America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is completely empty

'Poetically blank, please review your life options,' one discuss the post read.

Kliger advanced his fancy trolling with a strange voicemail welcoming that pointed anyone who called his registered telephone number to the post.

'I simply composed a beautiful Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you just go there, it lags the paywall, but I believe it will address that concern for you ... it's quite good,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was an elongated version of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to respond to, however it is actually taped.

Kliger initially pretended he was driving through a tunnel and having difficulty hearing the call, then eventually exclaiming, 'They said what? No, no, I do not believe that's right.'

The taped 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 3 posts

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

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

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

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

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

Hegseth was narrowly validated 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 task' to sign up with DOGE is also suspicious as his economic sector work history didn't consist of such a role.

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, consisting of reward.

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

The Berkeley graduate reportedly advised all staff members at the company not to return to Washington head office on Monday

Kliger graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020 and 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 numerous other Musk lackeys were set up.

The Tesla owner has actually essentially taken over the OPM, in addition to the General Services Administration, through his leadership 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 checked out.

'Whether that means developing software, looking into system deployment, or operating in some other sphere, I know that I will contribute insight and creativity towards fulfilling the obstacles I face.

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

Kliger's father, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, a business property firm.

Musk last month appointed Kliger an unique consultant to the director for details technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were set up

Who are Musk's other geeks?

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

At just 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced lot handling business America and longstanding federal government institutions.

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

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

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

These systems keep sensitive data including social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk enlisted a performers of young guys aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut costs

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has actually been named for his role with DOGE, fishtanklive.wiki which is apparently on a 'volunteer' basis at this stage.

After prevalent criticism about the males's youth, Musk launched a declaration about the consultations.

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

Luke Farritor, 23

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

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

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

He won part of a $700,000 reward in 2024 after utilizing AI innovation to help decipher a 2,000 year old document - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which researchers had been trying, and failing, to resolve for centuries.

The charred scroll was thought scorched beyond acknowledgment.

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk currently, having 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 reportedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for three months last summertime, after graduating high school.

Little is understood about Coristine's role at DOGE, however he is listed as an 'professional.'

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

Employees were supposedly confused by his inclusion in the meetings, and later on revealed issues that they were not appropriately informed on his identity or function, even during the call.

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

Up till just recently, Coristine apparently utilized a social media handle called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

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

Akash Bobba, 21

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

According to a former LinkedIn account, which has since been deleted, Bobba was an investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

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

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

Bobba spoke at his graduation ceremony from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, ura.cc telling his schoolmates to 'value the intricacy in life'.

" We reside in an age where simpleness reigns supreme, where 30-second TikToks and 280-character tweets pertain to define our identities,' he said.

'This increasing desire to simplify even the most intricate narratives into mind-blowing tidbits, perpetuates false information and while doing so divides the neighborhoods, families, and relationships we cherish.

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

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

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for experts. The start-up 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 laboratory on self-governing lorries.

Musk is famously trying to develop self-driving automobiles at his Tesla head office.

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

He likewise has a link to Musk, having actually taken part in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to develop plausible actions from X followers to a theoretical question.

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

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

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

Now, he is supposedly 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 specializes in high-frequency monetary 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 a remarkable civilian review of the federal government with Trump's arrangement.

'It emerged 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 just a ball of worms. You've got to basically get rid of the entire thing. It's beyond repair.'

Musk just recently hinted he was also the mastermind behind Trump's choice to purge federal employees by publishing a symbolic image on X harkening back to his infamous Twitter cleanse.

At the time, he sent out a letter to personnel titled: 'A Fork in the Road.' The same title was used in Trump's current email proposing generous lay-off packages

Musk later on shared on X that he commissioned an art work of a huge fork standing in the road, suggesting it was all connected.

Musk does not hold elected office, but on Monday was formally appointed a 'special civil servant' by the White House.

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

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