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Among Elon Musk's geek army is trolling his brand-new fans by charging $1,000 to check out a manifesto about why he signed up with DOGE - only to discover the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among six baby-faced young boys with little-to-no 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 out to employees at USAID informing them not to come into the company's Washington DC headquarters on Monday.

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

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

Just hours before he sent out the email, Kliger made a post on his Substack page titled: 'Why DOGE. Why I gave up a seven-figure wage to conserve America.'

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'subscriber only' 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 sufficient to spend the amazing charge discovered there wasn't even that - the post was totally blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 6 baby-faced kids with little-to-no government experience handpicked by Elon Musk to plant havoc in the civil service

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

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

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

'I simply wrote a beautiful Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you just go there, it's behind the paywall, but I think it will answer that question for you ... it's pretty 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 recorded.

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

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

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

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has 3 posts

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'subscriber only' with a $1,000-a-month fee - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it

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

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

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 an enthusiastic defense of the previous Fox News host's election filled with regular Trump-ally talking points.

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

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

His latest task, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software application engineer' at Databricks, a cloud computing firm in San Francisco, from May 2020 to last month.

Salaries for that position at Databricks vary from $102,000 to $308,000 a year according to Certainly, smfsimple.com while Glassdoor puts the top end at $321,000, consisting of bonus.

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

The Berkeley graduate reportedly advised all employees at the agency not to return to Washington headquarters on Monday

Kliger finished 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 a special advisor to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has actually basically taken control of the OPM, together with the General Services Administration, through his leadership 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 checked out.

'Whether that indicates establishing software application, looking into system implementation, or operating in some other sphere, I know that I will contribute insight and imagination towards meeting the difficulties I face.

'In my extra time, I delight in playing the piano and clarinet and participating in music performances at Berkeley. Among my favorite activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's father, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, a business genuine estate firm.

Musk last month designated Kliger an unique consultant to the director for details technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where various other Musk lackeys were set up

Who are Musk's other geeks?

Musk enlisted a performers of young men aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut costs.

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

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

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

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

These systems keep delicate information consisting of social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

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

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has been named for his role with DOGE, which is reportedly on a 'volunteer' basis at this stage.

After extensive criticism about the guys's youth, Musk released a declaration about the consultations.

'Time to confess: Media reports stating that DOGE has some of world's best software application engineers remain in truth true,' Musk wrote on X.

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a known 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 start working for Nat Friedman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind GitHub.

Friedman explained Farritor setiathome.berkeley.edu as 'a nationwide treasure' after his consultation with DOGE was revealed.

He won part of a $700,000 prize in 2024 after using AI innovation to help figure out a 2,000 year old document - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which scientists had actually been attempting, and failing, to resolve for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed charred beyond acknowledgment.

has a known link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig

Edward Coristine, 19

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

Coristine supposedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for three months last summertime, after graduating high school.

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

WIRED pointed out sources alleging Coristine has actually been carrying out calls with personnel in the department and making them 'go over code they had composed and justify their jobs.'

Employees were allegedly confused by his addition in the conferences, and later on expressed concerns that they were not appropriately briefed on his identity or role, even throughout the call.

Coristine's dad, Charles, is the chief executive of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine as soon as worked as a staff member for the brand.

Up till just recently, Coristine apparently utilized a social networks handle called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

The youngest of Musk's elite squad is just 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 previous LinkedIn account, which has considering that been deleted, Bobba was a financial investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

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

Just 6 years ago, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional model United Nations. His father is a scholastic in computer system science.

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

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

'This increasing desire to simplify even the most complicated stories into astonishing tidbits, perpetuates false information and at the same time divides the communities, families, and relationships we value.

'What's the service, you might ask? Seek pain.'

Bobba is another 'professional' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for specialists. The start-up 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 self-governing cars.

Musk is notoriously attempting to establish self-driving vehicles at his Tesla headquarters.

Shaortran belongs to the Harvard Mountaineering Club and worked as a scuba divemaster in Hawaii over a space year.

He also has a link to Musk, having taken part in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his team were runner ups after they utilized xAI's Grok to develop possible reactions from X followers to a hypothetical concern.

Shaortran founded Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for professionals. 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 focuses on high-frequency financial trades and algorithms.

Now, he is supposedly 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 concentrates 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 arrangement.

'It became evident 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 just recently hinted he was likewise the mastermind behind Trump's decision to purge federal employees by publishing a symbolic picture on X harkening back to his notorious Twitter clean.

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

Musk later shared on X that he commissioned an artwork of an enormous fork standing in the road, showing it was all connected.

Musk does not hold elected workplace, but on Monday was officially appointed a 'special civil servant' by the White House.

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