Exclusive: DOGE member identified as jiu-jitsu blackbelt
Sports Politika has identified DOGE member Donald P as Donald Park, a private equity investor and BJJ blackbelt under Royler Gracie.
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Over the past few months, Elon Musk has assembled a staff of young engineers, MAGA loyalists, and wealthy executives as part of his unofficial cost-cutting agency dubbed the department of government efficiency (DOGE).
After taking control of critical US federal government computer systems, including access to the personal data of millions of Americans, DOGE staffers proceeded to gut several targeted agencies, including USAid, an American soft power project that also happens to be the world’s largest supplier of humanitarian aid.
Despite its growing influence in Washington, DOGE has not released any detailed information about its staff. Instead, the official website features an “agency efficiency leaderboard” that ranks the progress of federal agencies, as well as a banner claiming DOGE has secured estimated savings of $165 billion to date.
While Doge staffers went out of their way to cover up their digital footprints, several of the young engineers had their identities published by Wired magazine, placing them at the centre of a US media storm. Among those identified was Edward Coristine, a college student and software engineer known by his online alias "Big Balls.”
Since then, Sports Politika has identified another DOGE member, Donald P, as Donald Park, a private equity investor and BJJ blackbelt under Royler Gracie.
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