Many here are approaching this as "kids do dumb stuff", which is true, but I don't think that's the point.

The issue is DOGE's almost complete lack of transparency and the fact that they're given unprecedented access to systems that handle trillions of dollars where they come up with nonsencial data like they claim there are 350 year olds collecting Social Security [1].

Normally, leadership positions in government agencies are political appointees, who go through a vetting process and confirmation hearings in the Senate, or they're long-term civil servants. DOGE is exploiting a grey area to designate its staffers as "special government employees", which means neither of these vetting processes apply.

So do I care about this particular employees teenage antics? Not really. But why were they selected for their position at DOJ? And at DOGE? What do they do, exactly? What makes them qualified for that? These are things we should know.

Let me give you a recent example of just insane and seemingly kleptocratic this administration is. DOE just awarded a $1.4 billion contract to manage the SPR [2]. This is something DOE has done until now. Why are they appointing a private company to do it? Who knows? And who are they awarding it to? Well, that's where it gets interesting [3].

We seem to have handed a $1.4 billion to a company that invested in self-storage units to manage the SPR and that company may be linked personally to the Secretary of Energy.

We are witnessing the destruction of the executive branch at the hands of unappointed, unaccountable individuals and I guarantee you the next step will be to privatize these government functions that have been made to fail by gutting them for the sole purpose of transferring wealth from the government to the wealthiest.

[1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-doge-100-150-ye...

[2]: https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-awards-man...

[3]: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrglobaltoo/video/748924589307029431...

Exactly right- why are people talking about Christopher Stanley's teenage antics in regards to an article about Christopher Stanley? Shouldn't everyone be parroting your political views instead?

And good point on Christopher Stanley being unappointed- why isn't every employee of the executive branch appointed? It's all so confusing