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Jason Gorman (jasongorman@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 16:39:34 JST Jason Gorman

"Federal employees are generally required to disclose their assets and entanglements to ward off any potential conflicts of interest, and to divest significant holdings relating to their work. Because Musk and Ramaswamy would not be formal federal workers, they would not face those requirements or ethical limitations."
Brace yourselves for the biggest grift in human history!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/trump-appoints-elon-musk-government-efficiency-department

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  @jasongorman It´s been done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eike_Batista
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    Eike Batista
    
    Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈajk(i) ˈfuʁkẽj baˈtʃistɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 3 November 1956) is a Brazilian-German serial entrepreneur who made and lost a multi-billion dollar fortune in mining and oil and gas industries. He engaged in a quest to promote Brazil's infrastructure with large-scale projects, such as the Porto do Açu. He was chairman of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group, which was formerly the parent company of five companies traded on the BOVESPA's Novo Mercado, a special segment of the São Paulo stock market. These five companies were: OGX (oil and gas), MPX (energy), LLX (logistics), MMX (mining), and OSX (offshore services and equipment). Nowadays, EBX advises new startup companies and tries to rebuild itself again. In 2024, on the Market Makers podcast, Eike introduced a new biotech startup called BRX.[1] In early 2012, Batista had a net worth of US$35 billion, ranking him the seventh wealthiest person in the world, and the richest in Brazil. By July 2013, his wealth had plummeted...
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  Jason Gorman (jasongorman@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 16:39:34 JST Jason Gorman
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  Prepare for a slew of new start-ups ending in "X". DefenceX. HealthX. RoadsX. etc.
  
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