A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System

date linked: 4 February 2025

source: link to article, from wired.com

Resubscribed to WIRED because despite my efforts to focus more on tech news than political news, THEY HAVE BECOME ONE AND THE SAME IN REALLY WORRYING WAYS.

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