Elon Musk Chief Nerd's Elaborate $1,000 Troll Scam
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One of Elon Musk's nerd army is trolling his new fans by charging $1,000 to check out a manifesto about why he joined DOGE - just to discover the post is blank.

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

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

While the staff were kept home, DOGE gained access to the company's IT system, constructing security, and classified materials, and started dismantling it.

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

Unlike the rest of his Substack, classifieds.ocala-news.com the post was 'customer only' with a $1,000-a-month cost - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it.

However, those who wondered sufficient to cough up the extraordinary cost found there wasn't even that - the post was totally blank.

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

Kliger made a post on his Substack page titled: 'Why DOGE. Why I quit a seven-figure wage to conserve America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is completely empty

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

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

'I simply wrote a beautiful Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you simply go there, it lags the paywall, but I believe it will respond to that question for you ... it's quite good,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was a lengthened version of the prank where the owner of the phone pretends to address, but it is in fact taped.

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

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

Despite its name, the Substack was not updated weekly, sitiosecuador.com and just has 2 other posts - both of which are totally free to check out.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has three posts

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'customer just' with a $1,000-a-month charge - 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 nominations - Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth.

Gaetz was chosen for attorney-general however withdrew after a damning House report found he paid for sex with 17-year-old lady and many other misbehaviors.

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

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

Hegseth was narrowly validated by the Senate despite his history of alcohol abuse and claims of sexual assault and harassment.

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure task' to join DOGE is also dubious as his economic sector work history didn't consist of such a role.

His newest 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 reward.

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

The Berkeley graduate reportedly instructed all workers at the firm not to return to Washington head office 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 an unique consultant to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where various other Musk lackeys were set up.

The Tesla owner has basically taken over the OPM, along with 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 first dan in Taekwondo, and an accomplished pianist.

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

'Whether that indicates developing software, investigating system implementation, or operating in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and imagination towards fulfilling the challenges I deal with.

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

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

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

Who are Musk's other nerds?

Musk employed a troupe of young males aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut expenses.

At just 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced bunch taking on business America and longstanding government organizations.

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

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

Musk's DOGE has been rapidly 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 store delicate information consisting of social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk employed a troupe of young males 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 named for his function with DOGE, which is supposedly on a 'volunteer' basis at this phase.

After extensive criticism about the males's youth, Musk launched a declaration about the appointments.

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

Luke Farritor, 23

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

Farritor, left 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 using AI technology to help figure out a 2,000 year old file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which scientists had been attempting, and failing, to fix for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed burnt beyond acknowledgment.

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

Edward Coristine, 19

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

Coristine supposedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for forum.pinoo.com.tr 3 months last summertime, trade-britanica.trade after graduating high school.

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

WIRED pointed out sources declaring Coristine has actually been carrying out calls with staff in the department and making them 'discuss code they had written and justify their jobs.'

Employees were supposedly puzzled by his addition in the conferences, and later revealed concerns that they were not appropriately informed on his identity or function, even throughout the call.

Coristine's father, Charles, is the primary executive of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine once worked as an employee for the brand name.

Up till just recently, Coristine apparently utilized a social networks deal with named '@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 given that been deleted, Bobba was an investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

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

Just six 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 event from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, informing his classmates to 'appreciate the complexity 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 determination to streamline even the most complex narratives into mind-blowing bits, perpetuates misinformation and at the same time divides the communities, households, and relationships we treasure.

'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 established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for professionals. 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 laboratory on autonomous lorries.

Musk is notoriously trying to establish self-driving cars at his Tesla headquarters.

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 actually participated in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they utilized xAI's Grok to create possible responses from X fans to a theoretical concern.

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for specialists. The start-up earned 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 reportedly 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 financial trades and algorithms

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Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading a remarkable civilian review of the federal government with Trump's arrangement.

'It became apparent 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 essentially eliminate the entire thing. It's beyond repair.'

Musk recently hinted he was likewise the mastermind behind Trump's choice to purge federal workers by publishing a symbolic picture on X harkening back to his notorious Twitter clean.

At the time, he sent out 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 bundles

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

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