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27 ‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover

The Verge
Lauren Feiner @ The Verge 2 place · today 12:36 EDT

‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover

The long block outside of the US Treasury Department on Tuesday was lined with protesters. They flooded across the street with signs bearing slogans: “Nobody elected Musk”; “This is illegal”; “Stop the coup.” It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended by Democratic members […]

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