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Elon Musk admits that DOGE accidentally canceled Ebola prevention during USAID cuts: ‘We won’t be perfect’

Elon Musk admitted that the U.S. Accidentally canceled funds for Ebola prevention during budget cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency and quickly restored the funding.
According to a USAID official, no funds for the agency's Ebola response had been released due to a funding freeze initiated by President Donald Trump.
Musk stated, 'If we don't do this, America will go bankrupt,' explaining the need for cuts in government spending.
Musk faced backlash for his decision to require government workers to justify their work under penalty of termination, referring to it as a 'pulse check.

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Joe Rogan, Elon Musk wonder why journalists aren’t ‘celebrating’ DOGE targeting wasted tax dollars

During the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," Elon Musk and Joe Rogan blasted the media for opposing the cutting of government waste.

3 days ago·New York, United States

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The Free Press

Emperor Elon, Don’t Give Us Ebola

This is an excerpt from Nellie’s weekly column, TGIF, which brings grown men to tears—of laughter. Sign up here to get her take on the week’s events in your inbox, every Friday morning.Subscribe nowElon Musk continues to floridly slash the budget, holding up random annoying Serbian DEI programs as great examples of silly flab, and apologizing nervously for also cutting into the bone sometimes.We will make mistakes. We won’t be perfect. But when …

3 days ago

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Zero Hedge

DOGE Cuts May Send DC CRE Market Into Spiraling Mess For Political Elites

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

3 days ago·United States

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ilgiornale.it

Among Musk's cuts there is also the American base in Italy at Camp Darby

One hundred civilian workers at the base in Tuscany received an email inviting them to answer this question: “What have you done in the last week?”

3 days ago·Italy

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abc News

Video Elon Musk’s actions against USAID ‘frightening’: Former administrator

Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID, said Elon Musk has “no clue” about an organization that “keeps vital functions moving.”

4 days ago·United States

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PBS NewsHour

Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk's funding cuts

In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last month. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Dr. Craig Spencer, who survived Ebola after treating patients in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders in 2014.

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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