DOGE Whistleblower Had His Brakes Cut Hours After Elon Put Him On Blast, Suit Alleges
Dan Berulis, a whistleblower from the National Labor Relations Board, filed a defamation suit against Elon Musk after alleging that Musk's social media post put his safety at risk. Following the post, Berulis experienced a dangerous incident where his car's brake lines were cut, leading him to fear for his life. His case highlights the alleged misconduct of the Department of Government Efficiency and the repercussions faced by those who speak out against it.
- ▪Dan Berulis discovered unauthorized access to his agency's data by the Department of Government Efficiency.
- ▪After filing a whistleblower complaint, Berulis received a threatening note and experienced a car accident due to tampered brakes.
- ▪Berulis' defamation suit against Elon Musk claims that Musk's social media post incited threats against him.
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One of the more pernicious features of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is that, in choosing to name it after that stupid shiba inu, Elon Musk accidentally created something so blindingly lame that it’s difficult to stare at it long enough to clock all the harm it continues to do. But make no mistake, beneath its TheChive.com humor surface, DOGE is and has been one of the most malevolent government-led forces in modern history. From day one, the DOGE team acted as a self-described sledgehammer to any and all facets of the federal government the administration took issue with. Pitched as a way to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, DOGE instead was used as Trump’s personal cudgel. They fired tens of thousands of federal employees.
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