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"Musk’s team said it saved the country $115 billion by slashing wasteful and redundant spending. Not everyone agrees, but he feels he has the country on track and he can step aside."

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[–] [email protected] 145 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Lackluster reporting. The article misses the fact that he has to step down as he's a special government employee and so can only work for 130 days.

Strange that that's the one law that he decided to follow.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Keep in mind what he "says" he's doing and what happens in two months... Are completely separate...

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago

The Russian constitution omly allowed 2 consecutive terms.

Putin endorsed Medvedev, who served 1 term, then Putin resumed power afterwards.

At which point he removed the 2 term restriction.

They've already found another placeholder.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

They would keep him on if they wanted to, he's insufferable to the point that the weirdo accelerationist psudeo-nazi death cult can't tolerate him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

So he'll just be a different special employee a day after. Or whatever they need to justify his return.