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

Gavin Kliger, 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 out a company-wide email sent out to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the agency's Washington DC headquarters on Monday.

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

While the staff were kept home, DOGE gained access to the company's IT system, building security, and classified products, and started 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 conserve America.'

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'subscriber 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 enough to cough up the extraordinary fee discovered there wasn't even that - the post was entirely blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among six baby-faced kids 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 gave up a seven-figure income to save America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is completely empty

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

Kliger furthered his elaborate trolling with a bizarre voicemail welcoming that pointed anyone who called his authorized contact number to the post.

'I just composed a stunning Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you just go there, it lags the paywall, but I think it will respond to that concern for you ... it's respectable,' he said.

The one-minute greeting was a lengthened version of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to address, it-viking.ch however it is in fact tape-recorded.

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

The taped message then made its pitch for coastalplainplants.org the caller to read his Substack.

Despite its name, the Substack was not upgraded weekly, and only has two other posts - both of which are complimentary to read.

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

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

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

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

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 a passionate defense of the previous Fox News host's nomination filled with regular Trump-ally talking points.

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

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

His most current job, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software engineer' at Databricks, a cloud computing firm 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 perk.

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

The Berkeley graduate apparently advised all workers at the firm not to go back 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 designated him a special consultant to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where many other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has essentially taken over the OPM, valetinowiki.racing 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 wish to do work that will influence the future,' it read.

'Whether that indicates establishing software application, researching system deployment, or working in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and creativity towards fulfilling the obstacles I face.

'In my extra time, I enjoy playing the piano and clarinet and going to music shows at Berkeley. Among my preferred pastimes is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's daddy, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, a commercial realty firm.

Musk last month designated Kliger an unique 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 got a performers of boys aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut costs.

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

According to WIRED, he's been dubbed 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 actually apparently been given A-suite level clearance for their work, suggesting they can work out of the agency's top floor with access to all physical areas and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has been quickly growing in power and expanding its remit, most just recently protecting clearance to access to limited parts of the General Services Administration buildings and IT systems.

These systems save sensitive information including social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk enlisted a troupe of boys aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has been named for his function with DOGE, which is apparently on a 'volunteer' basis at this phase.

After widespread criticism about the males's youth, Musk launched a statement about the visits.

'Time to confess: Media reports stating that DOGE has some of world's best software application engineers remain in reality real,' 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 appointment with DOGE was revealed.

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

The charred scroll was believed scorched beyond recognition.

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

Edward Coristine, 19

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

Coristine apparently interned at Musk's Neuralink for three months last summer, after finishing high school.

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

WIRED pointed out sources declaring Coristine has been conducting calls with personnel in the department and making them 'discuss code they had written and validate their tasks.'

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

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

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

The youngest of Musk's elite team is simply 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 given that been deleted, Bobba was an intern at a hedge fund.

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

Just six years back, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, local design United Nations. His daddy is an academic in computer science.

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

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

'This increasing determination to streamline even the most complicated stories into marvelous bits, perpetuates false information and at the same time divides the neighborhoods, families, and relationships we treasure.

'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 established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for specialists. The startup made a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023.

The 22-year-old said in September he was a senior at Harvard University, and was operating in the school's computing laboratory on autonomous vehicles.

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 space year.

He likewise has a link to Musk, having 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 fans to a hypothetical question.

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for specialists. 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 specializes in 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 graduated McGill University.

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

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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 basically get rid of the entire thing. It's beyond repair.'

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

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

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

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

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