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Elon Musk submits to a poll in X the readmission of a “racist” employee of his department
The tycoon Elon Musk, appointed by Donald Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency, showed this Friday his way of proceeding to elect the senior officials who will work with him in an organization on which the continuity of thousands of public jobs depends in part.
Specifically, Musk submitted to the followers of his account on the network X (owned by him), which exceed 216 million worldwide, a poll with the following question: “Do we bring back the DOGE employee who made inappropriate statements through a pseudonym now deleted?”, and the voting possibilities are simply YES or NO.
After remaining open for several hours, more than 385,000 users voted, and 78% voted in the yes.
The aforementioned, according to the CNBC portal, is the 25-year-old Mark Elez, who resigned this Thursday after The Wall Street Journal revealed his posts with racist content, among other things, in an account where he was hiding under a pseudonym and that now no longer exists.
For example, he wrote last summer: “For the record, I was already racist before that was ‘cool’” (cool).
In another post, he proposed that Gaza be “erased from the face of the earth”, and in a third he was in favor of normalizing “anti-Indian hatred”, while proclaiming that there would be no money to convince him to “marry (someone) outside my race”.
Elez is one of the young people brought by Musk to direct the DOGE at his command, a department that is already having access to personal information, including financial or social security data, of millions of people, and that they are supposedly going to use within their plans to reduce administration and thus cut public spending.
After exposing the poll, Elon Musk wrote the umpteenth proof of admiration for President Trump: “I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.”
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U.S. reinforces southern border with additional military personnel
The U.S. military has announced the deployment of more than 600 additional troops to the Mexico border, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s efforts against illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
According to the U.S. Northern Command (Northcom), the new deployment includes 40 Air Force intelligence analysts and 590 Army engineers. This move will increase the total number of troops currently stationed or scheduled for deployment at the southern border to approximately 9,600.
The decision aligns with the administration’s broader border security strategy, emphasizing intelligence gathering, infrastructure development, and operational support for law enforcement agencies.
International
New ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ could save U.S. government $554 Billion, says investor Andrew Hohns
Andrew Hohns, renowned investor and founder of Newmarket Capital, recently introduced his ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ at the Bitcoin for America event. This innovative mechanism combines traditional U.S. Treasury bonds with investments in Bitcoin, aiming to lower federal debt costs while building a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the government.
Hohns’ plan proposes issuing $2 trillion in bonds, allocating 10% to Bitcoin purchases and 90% to other government expenditures. These bonds would offer a significantly lower interest rate of 1%, compared to the current 4.5% on 10-year bonds—potentially saving the federal government $554 billion over a decade.
A unique feature of these bonds is that investors would not only receive the standard 4.5% annual interest but also share profits from Bitcoin’s value appreciation with the government. Additionally, Hohns advocates for tax exemptions on capital gains and interest earnings from these bonds, making them an attractive option for American families looking to hedge against inflation.
“This plan doesn’t just cut debt costs—it provides American families with a new savings tool,” said Hohns.
International
Pedro Castillo suffers health crisis, rushed to hospital
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who has been on a hunger strike since Monday, was hospitalized after suffering a health crisis, the court handling his trial announced on Thursday.
The 55-year-old was rushed to the Vitarte Hospital, the nearest facility to the presidential prison where he has been detained since December 2022. Judge Norma Carbajal stated that Castillo experienced a decompensation just hours before his trial resumed. However, medical reports confirm that he is now stable and out of danger.
Despite a request from Castillo’s public defender to suspend the hearing, the court decided to continue with the proceedings.
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