DOGE Asks "What Did You Do Last Week?"; The Shedding is Real

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Originally published at: https://peakprosperity.com/daily-digest/doge-asks-what-did-you-do-last-week-the-shedding-is-real/

Health

Recent developments in vaccine technology have raised concerns about potential bioleaks and vaccine shedding. A Seattle lab reportedly experienced a bioleak involving a product similar to Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, which appeared to be transmissible, leading to infections among lab workers and their housemates. This incident underscores the risks associated with self-replicating vaccine technology, as numerous labs worldwide conduct similar experiments. Pfizer has stated that their mRNA vaccines are designed to be non-replicating and safe, with rigorous safety protocols in place. The CDC is reviewing lab safety protocols across the country, reassuring the public that such incidents are rare.

Meanwhile, there have been reports of COVID-19 vaccine shedding, with unvaccinated individuals allegedly experiencing symptoms after being near vaccinated people. This phenomenon, purportedly linked to mRNA technology, suggests that shedding may involve exosomes carrying spike proteins or DNA contaminants altering the microbiome. However, mainstream media and health experts largely dismiss the idea of mRNA vaccine shedding as scientifically unfounded, attributing reported symptoms to other factors.

Additionally, a Pfizer whistleblower has reportedly labeled the company’s COVID mRNA vaccines as “poison,” citing concerns over their safety and calling for their removal from the market. Pfizer has refuted these claims, emphasizing their commitment to safety and transparency, while public health officials continue to support the vaccines’ role in reducing severe COVID-19 outcomes.

In other health news, the ketogenic diet (KD) has shown potential in suppressing colorectal cancer (CRC) by influencing the gut microbiome. A recent study using a humanized gut microbiome mouse model found that KD consumption led to increased fecal stearic acid levels, which correlated with reduced tumor size. The study suggests that stearic acid, a long-chain fatty acid, may play a role in KD’s anti-cancer effects by modulating immune responses and directly affecting cancer cells. However, some experts caution that the long-term effects of KD on gut health and its high-fat content could pose other health risks, highlighting the need for more comprehensive human trials.

US Politics

DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, has sent an email to all federal employees demanding they report 5 accomplishments within the past week. Failure to reply would reportedly result in termination. This marks a continuation of President Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy, driven by Elon Musk’s DOGE program targeting government waste. Despite opposition and legal challenges, Trump’s executive orders have led to reductions across various agencies, including USAID, IRS, and the Department of Homeland Security. The program aims to consolidate conservative control by the mid-term elections. While some argue these layoffs could stimulate economic growth by reducing government spending, others warn of potential negative impacts on local economies and public services.

In a related move, Trump plans to overhaul the ATF by appointing Kash Patel as its director, reportedly shifting the agency’s focus away from firearms regulation and towards aiding the Department of Justice in targeting illegal immigration. This appointment has sparked debate, with gun control advocates expressing concern over potential increases in gun violence, while supporters argue it aligns with efforts to streamline agency operations.

In legislative developments, Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House GOP will introduce a bill requiring voters to prove US citizenship. This proposal aligns with ongoing efforts to address election integrity concerns. Critics argue that such measures could suppress voting among eligible citizens, particularly minorities, while supporters see it as essential for maintaining election integrity.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi has challenged the constitutionality of protections for administrative law judges, allowing President Trump to remove those deemed to be undermining the Constitution. This move has raised concerns about judicial independence, with some viewing it as a necessary correction to perceived overreach.

On the international front, Trump’s UN Ambassador has vowed to dismantle UNRWA, citing concerns over its alleged ties to terrorism. This move follows Trump’s previous decision to defund the organization, which has been accused of supporting pro-Hamas activities. Critics warn that dismantling UNRWA could lead to a humanitarian crisis, while supporters argue it addresses long-standing issues with the agency.

Economy

The gold market is experiencing a significant trans-Atlantic movement of physical bars, with traders moving gold from London to New York. This activity is believed to be linked to an upcoming audit of Fort Knox’s gold reserves, an event that has sparked interest among investors. Some analysts suggest this movement could also be a strategic play by investors to hedge against potential audit outcomes or geopolitical risks.

Additionally, Swiss gold exports to the USA have hit a record high, raising questions about the identity of the mystery buyer, as not all shipments are destined for the COMEX. While some gold is going to the COMEX, there is also increased demand from private investors and central banks diversifying their reserves.

Geopolitics

An interview with DataRepublican has reportedly shed light on the unintended legacy of anti-communist NGOs established during the Cold War. These organizations, initially created to combat communism, have evolved into a shadow power structure within the government, continuing to operate and receive taxpayer funding. The interview highlights the complex financial networks and influence these NGOs wield, raising questions about their role in shaping political and social landscapes. While some criticize these NGOs for their influence, others defend their role in promoting democracy and human rights, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability.

Sources

Elon and DOGE Hit Federal Works with “What did you do last week?” Email

Elon’s new order? Federal workers must list 5 accomplishments per week—no attachments, no fluff, just receipts.

Source | Submitted by nickythec

Seattle Lab’s Bioleak Raises Alarms Over Self-Replicating Vaccine Technology

You just had a huge bioleak in Seattle

Source | Submitted by bcoop

Unveiling the Unseen: The Reality of COVID-19 Vaccine Shedding

From those 1,500 reports, clear and replicable patterns have emerged which collectively prove ‘shedding’ is a real and predictable phenomenon that can be explained by known mechanisms unique to the mRNA technology.

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Trump’s Second Term: A Bureaucratic Hurricane of Federal Layoffs Unleashed

Trump’s federal cuts, if he follows through as he has promised, could mean the smallest federal government apparatus in almost a century.

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Gold Rush to Fort Knox: Audit Sparks Trans-Atlantic Bullion Shuffle

There is going to be enough gold in Fort Knox to pass an audit.

Source | Submitted by iSecurityGuru

Pfizer Whistleblower Labels Covid mRNA Vaccines as ‘Poison’ Amidst Public Concerns

Crimes against humanity have been committed during the development and global rollout of Covid mRNA ‘vaccines.’

Source | Submitted by Rodster

Ketogenic Diet: A Gut Reaction to Colorectal Cancer

Ketogenic diet suppresses colorectal cancer through the gut microbiome long chain fatty acid stearate

Source | Submitted by AaronMcKeon

Trump Taps Kash Patel to Overhaul ATF, Shifting Focus from Firearms Regulation

Kash Patel will be expected to overhaul the ATF by moving its focus away from regulating firearms.

Source

Swiss Gold Exports to USA Hit Record High: Mystery Buyer Beyond COMEX?

It’s not just London. A new Swiss Record of Gold being shipped to the USA last month.

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Trump’s UN Ambassador Vows to Dismantle UNRWA, Citing Terrorism Concerns

President Trump has already ordered to stop funding UNRWA. But make no mistake, we will not only defund UNRWA, we will dismantle it.

Source

Pam Bondi Challenges Constitutionality of Protections for Administrative Law Judges

Pam Bondi just declared that restrictions shielding administrative law judges from removal are unconstitutional and will no longer defend them in court.

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House GOP to Propose Bill Mandating Proof of Citizenship for Voters, Speaker Mike Johnson Announces

Speaker Mike Johnson announces House GOP will introduce bill requiring voters to prove US citizenship.

Source

The Cold War’s Unintended Legacy: How Anti-Communist NGOs Became a Shadow Government

The NGOs that were created to fight communism ended up becoming their own government.

Source | Submitted by bcoop

In addition to sources submitted by community members, the following were also used in the creation of this report: Pfizer on X, CDC on X, Reuters, The Guardian, Nature, NutritionFacts.org, The Washington Post, The Hill, The New York Times, ZeroHedge, Kitco News, Bloomberg, Swissinfo.ch, Financial Times, The Federalist, OpenSecrets, NGO Watch, Al Jazeera, TechCrunch, and Politico.

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I have some friends in my old AF reserve unit. They are drilling reservists once a month but full time air reserve technicians the rest of the time. They are civilian employees but still wear their uniforms M-F they all got this email. While I am generally in favor of DOGE going after unelected bureaucrats and paper pushers, it is total crap that they are going after aircraft mechanics that keep the Air force reserve’s planes flying during the week. The cost per flight hour using technicians is MUCH less than active duty airmen. Also if you need to deploy the aircraft you activate them as well as some of the traditional reservists.

Also note this group of people voted for Trump over 75% but are now feeling disillusioned because they have to justify their jobs fixing aircraft to AI.
They exempted active duty from this mess and they should exempt the air reserve technicians as well.

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The whining and wailing about this on NPR this morning was gratifying.

Yes, I still listen in limited amounts to NPR, chiefly as opposition research. It is also just dirty fun to listen to their lamentations:

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Yeah, PhD buddy of mine quit when his boss demanded everyone -no exceptions- get back to the office.

He was well over 70, had come out of retirement to train the new hires over zoom, keep everyone else up to date on their certs.

He just laughed and sent people his personal contact info.

Insult, demean, and disregard the people you need: they’ll leave.
Do that to the people who need you: they’ll stay.

Good job, guys.

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So this agency your buddy worked has only ONE trainer? For how many years, 40 years? What happened when he was on leave, no one got trained? Seems pretty dodgy. I am retired DOD and have NO problem with employees going back to office if they want a paycheck. If your buddy is 70 then he should probably be enjoying life anyway and letting one of the employees he trained be the new trainer.

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He really is enjoying it, now. :slight_smile:

The callback and subsequent quitting was a ~ 3 year period during covid. He had been a private contractor for 20-ish years immediately prior, but agreed to hire on exclusively.

My point is that his loyalty was to the work and the people who appreciated his ability to teach on a specialty topic, which he was able to accomplish via a laptop from wherever he wanted to be.

The agency demanded he and the others with sound minds but vulnerable bodies rejoin all the 30-somethings whose kids were heading back to daycare, in the stew of poorly maintained government HVAC offices.

Said differently, the agencies demand he prove his loyalty to THEM and demonstrate his worth to THEM, in order to keep a paycheck. He decided he didn’t need the paycheck. Wasn’t any sort of “I’ll show them” sentiment.

But the 20- and 30-somethings are still there. Some are government life-ers, not having ever worked in a related industry or private sector knowledge work. They’ll be loyal to the agency, because they need the paycheck, and don’t know different.
And those are the people I expect will commute an hour+ each way from a crap starter home to the office with an extra 20 minutes of purely performative butt-in-chair time given free on each side, and give 5 bullet points to some celebrity because the bot told them “or else”.

I expect those who have the institutional knowledge will just go away and lead better lives, let the kids figure it out on their own. Ditto those whose job is mostly to get on a computer and video-chat with people in other states.

No disrespect meant to any of those kids, I did it too, but for a boss I respected and who invested in me AND the others who worked for him for 20-30 yrs. But I’d rather hash out an issue with someone who knows more than I do.

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This is a double edged sword, I’ve seen a bit of this too. The government doesn’t pay all that well for highly technical stuff. You can work for the government, have job security (or you used to) and a pretty flexible work schedule. If you could answer the phone with the right answer no one much cares where you did it from.

So we have a bunch of old guys that want the flexibility/cushy job or the women that want to focus on their kids. They have the technical knowledge that could fetch an extra 100k+ in the private sector but they don’t want the headaches, so they take the lower government pay as a trade off. The newbies can’t afford to live close enough to the job, which adds 3+ hours to their day in commute time with a RTO.

Filling engineering, cyber and AI jobs in the government is already hard and at the moment we are dumping some of those folks out.

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I may misunderstand. I thought this ask was to provide a simple email with five bullet points to your manager+OPM. The point was a “sign of life”–kind of like a government-wide captcha test just to make sure there’s actually someone on the other end of the email.

I don’t get why this is such a hard thing.

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Because there is no telling where that email is going or will end up. All China has to do is scrap the responses to this email and they have a lot of information.

Report to supervisor makes sense, respond to some unclassified, unsecured email address with personnel data (email, job title, IP address) congregated in one location is dangerous.

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I am thinking same since there was so much fraud during covid, now Elon and crew are discovering much more fraud. Why this is hard for some to understand? Is money going to Russia, Ukraine, China or are they actual employees? If you have a better idea to find out where the pay checks are going please speak up. I trust Elon and crew. I quit working DOD after biden took office and we were trained that USN was full of white nationalists. the returning of obama

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Use CAT card to sign into your My Pay account and click a button.

I think sending five bullet points to your supervisor and CC the person above your supervisor also makes sense. That will give the supervisor to ability to “accept the resignation” of anyone who is slacking without risking a lawsuit.

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I tend to think of 70 as the new 60 (I’m 79). Maybe the way this fellow enjoys life is to be useful training others. I was partner in an investment advisory firm until age 73. Only retired so we could move and live near the grandchildren.

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But the email is to OPM. That’s the point. This is going to Russ Vought’s folks.

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  1. People can be on vacation and this doesn’t make allowances for that.
  2. These are positions that are on site manually verified attendance. the people are there and working each day NOT work from home BS.
  3. These are defined trades positions: aircraft mechanic, aircraft electrician, jet engine mechanic etc. the job description gives you a good idea of what they are doing all day. The jet engine mechanic is working on engines.
  4. When compared to a similarly sized active duty unit a reserve unit spends much less on people to keep their aircraft flying.
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And being an unclassified email all that data has been localized into one point that has been publicized.

Nope, this is dangerous. If China doesn’t steal all that data (who is where and what are they working on) they are stupid.

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My worst boss of all time, actually made a most outstanding suggestion to me. Every week, write a brief summary of your ACCOMPLISHMENTS during the week and keep in a file. This really helped out during the annual review. It’s unfortunate, he was such a horrible supv.

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My last supv, at my last interview, said, I have no idea what you do, but nobody is complaining, so the work you do is apparently getting done. They sure found out all I did after I retired. It was somewhat hilarious, because they really had no idea what I did. I was literally working two pay grades above my pay level… I was happy, they were happy, life was good.

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I just don’t agree. I’m entirely ok with getting 5 bullets from all fed employees. Fear of China should not keep us from reducing gov. Tulsi, Dod, and the FBI have already ‘exempted’ their employees from this.

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You can get the five bullet points without risking national security. As I’ve said, have everyone send their five bullet points up their chain of command. And most importantly give the chain of command the freedom to “accept the resignation” of those who do not respond. This is the piece that is missing in all of this. The DOGE team isn’t backing the rank and file. Our rank and file supervisors know who needs to go, give them the tools without risking years mired in personal lawsuits. If you need a dead man check, use a CAT card login.

It is the congregation of data into one point that is a problem. I am glad DoD and the IC community has exempted their employees. They should never have been asked in the first place. The confusion and ultimatums is putting us at risk. How many people answered that email before leadership stepped in?