E Tezzie? Dr Doge?

 

Feb 25, 2025 (36/1461)

I honestly think Musky is trying out a new role – rapper. Seriously. Have you seen his getups and his “swagger” lately? And the chainsaw? I mean a white guy from South Africa, who is a self-described nerd and lives with the challenges of Asperger’s can’t really pull off a pimp walk. But I’m willing to give him some time to hone the look and the vibe. What do you think he’ll settle on for a stage name? E Tezzie. Chief Daddy-o (13 kids and counting…). Dr. Doge. Lil King.

It remains unclear if E Tezzie will win the “justify yourself in 5 bullets” war with OPM. The two continue to stand their ground. Stuck in limbo – and possible unemployment – are the millions of gov workers who on Saturday received an email from Musky demanding they send 5 bullet points about “what they did last week”. Only to have OPM come back Monday (during regular business hours) and say it was optional. And as TOM sat on the sidelines watching while eating a BigMac and fries, he flubbered and flustered about how if people don’t respond that probably means that there really isn’t such a person. Or that they’re not working. Wait….We have made up people with gov emails? For what possible reason? Yah. That’s a rousing bit of logic. Following right on the heels of that bit of wisdom was the “if you don’t respond you are sort of fired or semi-fired.” Is that like being kind of pregnant? OH! And if gov workers do decide to respond, an AI bot will be sorting through the emails. That brings great comfort…..

But there is actually other controversial news in the world. Really. And it’s a good controversy. Tush push or no tush push? For those not on the football feed, this is a tactic used very successfully by The Super Bowl winning Philadelphia Eagles. “Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed Tuesday the team had submitted a proposal to ban the play, which is a modified quarterback sneak where two or three teammates line up behind Hurts and push him forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.” I say brilliant for thinking outside the box, or the huddle. This is a classic rugby move. And where the heck does football have its origins? Yes. Rugby. If ya got it use it I say. And I’m sure TOM would get behind me on this one (all pun intended).  He would think it’s a fabulous play. Genius really to just get in there and push against each other’s bums til the whole mass of athletic brawn scooches just enough for a TD or down.

I’m unclear on what the bro code among the tech bro’s dictates be done here. But I think some gov employees just broke it. Ain’t sayin’ that’s a bad thing.  “More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” So it begins. The sabotage. Tossing of the wooden shoes into the machines to slow them down or disable them. “The mass resignation of engineers, data scientists, designers and product managers is a temporary setback for Musk and the Republican president’s tech-driven purge of the federal workforce.” Hard to wreak the havoc one so badly wants to inflict on the population when you need the nerds behind you. And they’ve just given you the single finger salute.