Musk is right — US government badly needs a digital makeover
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Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
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The promise and peril of an offshore digital (government) dollar
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DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
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Labour needs to compromise on employment rights
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With or without DOGE, Democrats need a plan for fixing the government
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Musk and Ramaswamy sending agents across US government to seek cuts
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A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected
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Musk asks his followers if the US 'should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked his followers on the social platform X, which he owns, if the U.S. “should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.” “America ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Far Right Gets Chance to Form Government in Austria
The Freedom Party was tasked with trying to form the nation’s first far-right-led government since World War II, adding to the trend of anti-immigrant and populist parties gaining ground across ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6
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