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One of Elon Musk's geek army is trolling his new fans by charging $1,000 to check out a manifesto about why he joined DOGE - just to find the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 6 baby-faced young boys with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by the 'First Buddy' to plant havoc in the civil service.

He was the one who sent a company-wide email sent to workers at USAID telling them not to come into the firm's Washington DC head office on Monday.

Kliger sent the direction from a USAID email address he was offered 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 agency's IT system, building security, and classified materials, 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 save America.'

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

However, those who were curious enough to spend the amazing charge found there wasn't even that - the post was completely blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 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 entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I offered up a seven-figure income to conserve America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is entirely empty

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

Kliger enhanced his intricate trolling with a bizarre voicemail welcoming that pointed anybody who called his registered contact number to the post.

'I simply composed a lovely Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you just go there, it's behind the paywall, however I think it will respond to that concern for you ... it's pretty excellent,' he said.

The one-minute greeting was an extended variation of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to answer, however it is actually recorded.

Kliger first pretended he was driving through a tunnel and having trouble hearing the call, then eventually exclaiming, 'They said what? No, no, I do not 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, and only has two other posts - both of which are totally free to check out.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not updated weekly, and only has 3 posts

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

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

Gaetz was nominated for attorney-general however withdrew after a damning House report found he paid for sex with 17-year-old girl and numerous other misconducts.

Kliger's post entitled '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 former Fox News host's nomination filled with frequent Trump-ally talking points.

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

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure job' to sign up with DOGE is likewise dubious as his personal sector work history didn't consist of such a role.

His most current job, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software application 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 bonus offer.

Kliger 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

The Berkeley graduate supposedly advised all employees at the company not to go back 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 appointed him a special consultant to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where various other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has essentially taken control of the OPM, along 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 desire to do work that will affect the future,' it checked out.

'Whether that means establishing software, investigating system deployment, or working in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and creativity towards fulfilling the difficulties I face.

'In my extra time, I take pleasure in playing the piano and clarinet and attending music shows at Berkeley. Among my preferred leisure activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's dad, 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 technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where various other Musk lackeys were set up

Who are Musk's other nerds?

Musk got a troupe of young guys aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs.

At just 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced lot taking on corporate America and longstanding federal 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, along with Coristine, have reportedly been granted A-suite level clearance for their work, meaning they can work out of the company's leading flooring with access to all physical areas and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has actually been quickly growing in power and expanding its remit, most recently securing 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 got a performers of young men aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering roles and cut expenses

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

After prevalent criticism about the guys's youth, Musk released a declaration about the appointments.

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

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk already, 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 consultation with DOGE was made public.

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

The charred scroll was believed scorched beyond recognition.

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

Edward Coristine, 19

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

Coristine reportedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for 3 months last summer season, after graduating high school.

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

WIRED cited sources declaring Coristine has actually been conducting calls with personnel in the department and making them 'review code they had actually composed and justify their jobs.'

Employees were presumably confused by his addition in the meetings, and later on revealed concerns that they were not correctly informed on his identity or role, even throughout the call.

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

Up up until just recently, Coristine reportedly used 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 'professional' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley.

According to a former LinkedIn account, which has because been erased, setiathome.berkeley.edu Bobba was a financial investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

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

Just six years ago, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional model United Nations. His daddy is a scholastic in computer technology.

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

'This increasing willingness to simplify even the most complex narratives into marvelous bits, perpetuates false information and in the procedure divides the communities, households, and relationships we treasure.

'What's the solution, 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 professionals. 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 working in the school's computing lab on autonomous lorries.

Musk is famously attempting to develop self-driving cars at his Tesla head office.

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

He likewise has a link to Musk, having gotten involved in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to create possible responses from X fans to a theoretical question.

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

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which concentrates 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 graduated McGill University.

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which specializes in high-frequency monetary 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 ended up being 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 generally get rid of 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 posting a symbolic image on X harkening back to his infamous 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 plans

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

Musk does not hold chosen office, however on Monday was formally appointed a 'unique federal government staff member' by the White House.

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