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

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 6 baby-faced 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 out a company-wide email sent to workers at USAID informing them not to come into the firm's Washington DC head office on Monday.

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

While the staff 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 the email, Kliger made a post on his Substack page titled: 'Why DOGE. Why I gave up a seven-figure salary to save America.'

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.

However, those who were curious enough to spend the remarkable cost discovered there wasn't even that - the post was completely blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is among 6 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 quit a seven-figure wage to save America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is entirely empty

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

Kliger advanced his fancy trolling with a strange voicemail welcoming that pointed anybody who called his registered phone number to the post.

'I simply wrote 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 question for you ... it's respectable,' he said.

The one-minute welcoming was an extended variation of the prank where the owner of the phone pretends to address, however it is in fact tape-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 tape-recorded message then made its pitch for the caller to read his Substack.

Despite its name, the Substack was not updated weekly, and just has two 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 'customer just' with a $1,000-a-month cost - 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 chosen for attorney-general but withdrew after a damning House report discovered he paid for sex with 17-year-old girl and many 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 frequent Trump-ally talking points.

Hegseth was narrowly verified 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 sign up with DOGE is likewise dubious as his economic sector work history didn't consist of such a function.

His latest 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 vary 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 out a company-wide email sent out to workers at USAID informing them not to come into the company's Washington DC head office on Monday

The Berkeley graduate supposedly advised all staff members at the company not to return 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 appointed him an unique advisor to the director for details technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where various other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has basically 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 want to do work that will influence the future,' it checked out.

'Whether that means establishing software, researching system implementation, or operating in some other sphere, I know that I will contribute insight and imagination towards satisfying the challenges I face.

'In my spare time, trade-britanica.trade I enjoy playing the piano and clarinet and participating in music shows at Berkeley. Among my favorite activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's father, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, an industrial genuine estate company.

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 nerds?

Musk got a performers of young guys aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut expenses.

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 'professional' in his field, and specifics about his role aren't yet clear.

Akash Bobba, 21, Ethan Shaotran, 22, and Luke Farritor, 23, together with Coristine, have supposedly been approved A-suite level clearance for their work, meaning they can work out of the company's top floor with access to all physical spaces and IT systems.

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

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

Elon Musk employed a troupe of boys 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 function with DOGE, which is reportedly on a 'volunteer' basis at this stage.

After extensive criticism about the males's youth, Musk launched a statement about the appointments.

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

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his brand-new gig.

Farritor, left of the University of Nebraska in order to start working for Nat Friedman, the Silicon Valley business owner behind GitHub.

Friedman explained Farritor as 'a nationwide treasure' after his appointment with DOGE was made public.

He won part of a $700,000 reward in 2024 after using AI innovation to assist understand a 2,000 years of age file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which researchers had actually been attempting, and failing, to fix for centuries.

The charred scroll was thought burnt beyond recognition.

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

Edward Coristine, 19

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

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

Little is known about Coristine's role at DOGE, nevertheless he is noted as an 'expert.'

WIRED cited sources declaring Coristine has actually been performing calls with personnel in the department and making them 'go over code they had written and validate their tasks.'

Employees were allegedly puzzled by his inclusion in the meetings, and later revealed issues that they were not appropriately briefed on his identity or function, 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 name.

Up until recently, Coristine supposedly utilized a social media 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 previous LinkedIn account, which has since been erased, Bobba was a financial investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

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

Just six years ago, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional design 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, informing his schoolmates to 'value the complexity in life'.

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

'This increasing determination to simplify even the most complicated stories into sensational tidbits, perpetuates false information and in the procedure divides the neighborhoods, households, and relationships we cherish.

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

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

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for experts. 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 self-governing lorries.

Musk is famously trying to develop self-driving cars and trucks at his Tesla headquarters.

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

He also has a link to Musk, having taken part in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his team were runner ups after they used xAI's Grok to produce possible reactions from X fans to a theoretical 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 financial trades and algorithms.

Now, he is supposedly working as a 'volunteer' with DOGE, although in what capability remains uncertain.

The 24-year-old finished McGill University.

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

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Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading a remarkable civilian evaluation of the federal government with Trump's agreement.

'It emerged 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 just a ball of worms. You've got to essentially 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 workers by posting a symbolic image on X harkening back to his infamous Twitter cleanse.

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

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

Musk does not hold chosen workplace, however on Monday was officially selected a 'unique civil servant' by the White House.

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