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ARTICLE: DOGE’s Steady Progress: Efficient Savings and Smarter Hiring in Mid-October

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Continuing the momentum toward a leaner federal system, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has focused on practical refinements over the past three days, ending outdated contracts and introducing thoughtful hiring guidelines through a new executive order. These steps highlight opportunities for better resource use while supporting essential services—much like optimizing a well-tested codebase for reliability and focus.

Reviewing Recent Savings: $240M Redirected to Core Priorities

In its October 18 update, DOGE noted that agencies ended 150 non-essential contracts over four days, removing a $3.2B potential spend and freeing up $240M for higher-value needs. Examples illustrate areas ripe for refinement:

  • A $67k USAGM agreement for a “makeup artist”—a role better suited to private funding in media activities.
  • A $107k Dept. of War arrangement for a “group fitness instructor”—resources that could bolster direct mission support.
  • A $5.2M HHS commitment for “professional support services in South Africa”—broad terms without clear ties to immediate U.S. outcomes.
  • A $276k USAGM broadcast for the “Armenian radio program”—a specialized effort worth reevaluating for broader impact.

These adjustments reflect a careful review process, ensuring funds flow to infrastructure, innovation, and security—delivering real benefits without excess.

Unpacking the October 15 Executive Order: A Framework for Balanced Staffing

Shared via DOGE on October 17, President Trump’s October 15 order builds on eight months of workforce adjustments, emphasizing strategic growth in key areas like national security and public safety. For a clear overview:

  • Guiding Rule: Vacant roles stay open, and new ones require approval unless exempted by law—across all agencies, regardless of funding.
  • Merit Alignment: All hires follow the May 2025 Merit Hiring Plan, prioritizing skills and fairness.
  • Review Mechanisms:
    • Strategic Hiring Committees: Agency leaders assemble small teams (including deputies and chiefs of staff) to assess each need, reporting to OPM.
    • Annual Staffing Plans: Developed with OPM and OMB within 60 days; focus on efficiency, reducing overlaps, and accountability. Quarterly reports track alignment.
  • Built-in Flexibility: Exempts the Executive Office, appointees, military, safety roles, and head-approved hires. OPM handles further waivers; protects benefits like Social Security and veterans’ care.
  • Guardrails: No workarounds via external hires; allows shifts to urgent priorities.
  • Next Steps: OMB and OPM deliver a 180-day implementation review to the President.

This approach fosters a workforce tuned to public needs, akin to modular design in engineering—scalable, maintainable, and purpose-built.

Measuring Forward: Gains in Focus and Flow

These efforts yield clear progress: $240M preserved from contracts, alongside hiring policies that sustain a 4:1 efficiency ratio in staff transitions. It’s methodical refinement—identifying low-yield elements, reallocating thoughtfully, and enhancing overall performance.

In closing, DOGE’s mid-October updates demonstrate a humane, precise path to better government: reallocating wisely, staffing smartly, and serving effectively. As refinements continue, the results will support a more responsive system for all.

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DOGE’s Steady Progress: Efficient Savings and Smarter Hiring in Mid-October

Continuing the momentum toward a leaner federal system, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has focused on practical refinements over the past three days, ending outdated contracts and introducing thoughtful hiring guidelines through a new executive order. These steps highlight opportunities for better resource use while supporting essential services—much like optimizing a well-tested codebase for reliability and focus.

Reviewing Recent Savings: $240M Redirected to Core Priorities

In its October 18 update, DOGE noted that agencies ended 150 non-essential contracts over four days, removing a $3.2B potential spend and freeing up $240M for higher-value needs. Examples illustrate areas ripe for refinement:

  • A $67k USAGM agreement for a “makeup artist”—a role better suited to private funding in media activities.
  • A $107k Dept. of War arrangement for a “group fitness instructor”—resources that could bolster direct mission support.
  • A $5.2M HHS commitment for “professional support services in South Africa”—broad terms without clear ties to immediate U.S. outcomes.
  • A $276k USAGM broadcast for the “Armenian radio program”—a specialized effort worth reevaluating for broader impact.

These adjustments reflect a careful review process, ensuring funds flow to infrastructure, innovation, and security—delivering real benefits without excess.

Unpacking the October 15 Executive Order: A Framework for Balanced Staffing

Shared via DOGE on October 17, President Trump’s October 15 order builds on eight months of workforce adjustments, emphasizing strategic growth in key areas like national security and public safety. For a clear overview:

  • Guiding Rule: Vacant roles stay open, and new ones require approval unless exempted by law—across all agencies, regardless of funding.
  • Merit Alignment: All hires follow the May 2025 Merit Hiring Plan, prioritizing skills and fairness.
  • Review Mechanisms:
    • Strategic Hiring Committees: Agency leaders assemble small teams (including deputies and chiefs of staff) to assess each need, reporting to OPM.
    • Annual Staffing Plans: Developed with OPM and OMB within 60 days; focus on efficiency, reducing overlaps, and accountability. Quarterly reports track alignment.
  • Built-in Flexibility: Exempts the Executive Office, appointees, military, safety roles, and head-approved hires. OPM handles further waivers; protects benefits like Social Security and veterans’ care.
  • Guardrails: No workarounds via external hires; allows shifts to urgent priorities.
  • Next Steps: OMB and OPM deliver a 180-day implementation review to the President.

This approach fosters a workforce tuned to public needs, akin to modular design in engineering—scalable, maintainable, and purpose-built.

Measuring Forward: Gains in Focus and Flow

These efforts yield clear progress: $240M preserved from contracts, alongside hiring policies that sustain a 4:1 efficiency ratio in staff transitions. It’s methodical refinement—identifying low-yield elements, reallocating thoughtfully, and enhancing overall performance.

In closing, DOGE’s mid-October updates demonstrate a humane, precise path to better government: reallocating wisely, staffing smartly, and serving effectively. As refinements continue, the results will support a more responsive system for all.

Highlights From Elon Musk’s Telephone Town Hall

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Elon Musk held his 5th Town Hall in a vintage radio show format. I loved it, and the announcer kept it rolling. Over 2 million people across America sat in their living rooms on October 25th and listened to this radio talk show (actually we listened on X).

I’ve created this article to share highlights with you.

Elon Musk’s Statements

On Immigration and Election Integrity

Elon outlined Democrats’ importation of illegal immigrants into swing states such as Pennsylvania as a deliberate push to turn these states blue, stating, “Swing states have had triple-digit increases over the past three years in the number of illegals, according to the government’s own data.”

Elon warns, “If the Dems are able to bring in enough illegals and then get them to vote legally or illegally, over the next four years then they will swamp the difference in the swing states, and every swing state will go blue.” ELON: “And then we will just have a one-party state. We won’t have real elections anymore. And, you know, that would mean the end of democracy.”

On the Second Amendment and Government

ELON: “The founders of this great country had tremendous wisdom in creating the constitution and the amendments. One of the key ways that a Government can oppress people, is by taking away all their guns. This is why we have the second amendment.”

Elon added “Freedom to me means that you can do anything you want to do that does not affect others. If you’re not hurting others, you should be able to do whatever you want to do, and the Government should not get in your life.”

On Manufacturing in the USA

ELON: “For some reason, recently manufacturing became uncool. I love manufacturing. I have tremendous respect for people who build products and services that people enjoy.” Elon explained the burdensome permitting process, “If you can get a permit to build in another country faster than you can get one to build in the USA, that’s messed up.”

On Taxation and Government Transparency

Elon: “I think hiring thousands of people to audit and chase people for not properly paying taxes while not securing our border makes no sense at all. It’s totally backwards.”

ELON: “We need to simplify the tax law. It’s way too complex. People end up spending too much money on complex accounting and legal.” “We’re going to livestream everything we do. We’re going to be super transparent. There may be some people who don’t like it, but we need to do it. We need to live honestly and we need to explain WHY things are being done. There will be no backroom secret dealings.”

ELON: “I agree there should be some kind of term limits on all elected officials and there should be some kind of limit on the judiciary as well. The path out of the Supreme Court shouldn’t be a hearse. The founders were very wise in creating the Constitution and the Amendments but they did not anticipate that people would live to extreme age because back then nobody did. But now we keep them alive even if they are not mentally astute. But if their job requires them to be mentally astute, then that obviously doesn’t work.”

On Neuralink and Regulation

ELON: “Neuralink currently does not receive any government funding. But we are slowed down by the regulatory process. It’s arduous getting approval.” “In order to move faster, we now have to do patients in Canada and England because things move too slowly in the US.”

On Political Engagement and Public Safety

I came to a conclusion that we are at a fork in the road of Western Civilization and destiny of humanity. – Elon Musk

Elon explains his involvement in politics, “I was living in California and everyone around me was a Democrat and I really just wanted to build technology: cars, rockets, space, internet, and do useful things. I didn’t want to be involved in politics, I don’t want to be the President, I want to build products people love. I came to a conclusion that we are at a fork in the road of Western Civilization and destiny of humanity, because the Constitution is being eroded away with consistent attacks, and the oppressive nature of the Federal government getting worse every year, open borders, etc. I was hearing one story after another of friends of mine that were being assaulted and robbed. I think our republic is at risk. America is at stake.”

ELON: “Our cities have become dramatically less safe, my mom’s friend was assaulted on the street and no one was arrested so whoever was doing it is just going to keep doing it. We need to imprison people who are violent offenders. That needs to be the priority of the DOJ and the Executive Branch. Next, we need to have a secure border because otherwise people will come across the border who are bad people. I think that most people who come are probably good people but there’s going to be some that are not and we need to stop that and there needs to be solid vetting of whomever comes to this country to make sure they will be an

On Trump’s Stamina

ELON: “My interactions with President Trump have been incredibly good. He’s very quick on his feet, he’s FUNNY, he’s quick-witted, and he works so hard on the campaign trail.” “He just did a podcast with Joe Rogan, which is multiple hours long, and you have to have stamina to do that.”

On Education

ELON: “Since the creation of the Department of Education, school standardized testing scores have gone down dramatically.” ELON: “Going to a four year college is not necessary to be successful. For a lot of people, it would make more sense to learn a trade.”

On Political Tactics and Misinformation

ELON: “The Democratic party keeps pushing a lot of the same hoaxes over and over again… Like the ‘fine people’ hoax.”

On Joe Rogan and Encouraging Public Dialogue

ELON: “I’d encourage everyone to watch the Joe Rogan interview with Trump. It could even come out later tonight.”

On Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.)

ELON: “I am excited about the potential of the Department of Government Efficiency because I think that there’s just a lot that can be done that would unblock progress and ensure that your tax dollars are spent wisely.”

On Donald Trump’s Leadership and America’s Future

ELON: “I strongly believe that President Trump is the path to an exciting and inspiring future.”

On Security and Economic Concerns

ELON: “Elon Musk is putting his life at stake to save America from bankruptcy. A lot of people who are taking advantage of the government are going to be upset about D.O.G.E. I need a lot of security but it’s got to be done and if it’s not done, we’ll just go bankrupt.”

ELON: “Just the interest payments on the debt are about 23% of all the tax revenue of the federal government. The interest payments also exceed the defense department budget.”

My thoughts

Today after work I stood in line for over an hour in the hot Texas sun and waited to cast my vote for Donald Trump.

It felt so good to see his name marked on my ballot. At the polls in Austin, there were a few Kamala signs up, and no Trump signs.

I take this as a positive in that normally there would be many many more Kamala supporters in my “liberal” left-leaning city of Austin.

However, common sense shows that Kamala is not the better candidate.

I got a message from a friend in California who asked to be anonymous. He said he voted for Donald Trump. He said he had to keep it a secret form his wife as she would not handle it well if she knew. This election in particular has a deep impact on the entire future of Western Civilization. Thankfully, more and more people are aware of this and are deciding to vote for Trump.

We are fortunate that Elon Musk is among us today, giving people a voice and a chance to stand up for the Constitution.

Elon Musk’s Historical First Town Hall

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(Folsom, Penn) Just outside of Philadelphia, Elon Musk held a Town Hall meeting in the Ridley High School auditorium on October 17.

While the venue had limited access, several cameras captured Elon’s Town Hall for a live stream that had 6.6 million views after just one hour!

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Elon at Ridley High. First Town Hall.

This post captures the feeling, Elon’s words, and people’s thoughts, as (like I say so many times) Elon’s talks are all historical, whether about Tesla, SpaceX, with Tucker Carlson or Joe Rogan, they are all talks I have transcribed for the sake of history.

Elon: “The reason I’m here in person is because Pennsylvania is so important for the future of the world. Go by what your actions are, not your words and my actions are, I’m here in Pennsylvania, for a very important reason. I can’t emphasize enough, that I think Pennsylvania is the lynchpin in this election. This election is going to decide the fate of America. Along with the fate of America, the fate of Western civilization.”

Elon: “We want secure borders, safe cities, sensible spending, Freedom of Speech, and for the Constitution to be upheld. Anyone who is against these things is fundamentally anti-American, and to Hell with them!”

Standing with a large American Flag as the backdrop, and wearing his black jeans, cowboy boots, Cybertruck Foundation T-Shirt and a black suit jacket, Elon almost always wears his Don’t Mess With Texas belt buckle.

Justice System Soft on Crime: Dangerous Criminals Released Due to Democratic Policies

Elon was a student at U Penn, and he recalled times that students were in danger on campus, and he described his conversation with a recent U Penn grad who said its worse today.

Elon: “If someone is a violent criminal and you don’t incarcerate them, they will hurt people—it’s that simple. Yet, the Democratic Party will not put hardened criminals in prison. They roam free, and they prey upon you, your kids, your family, and your friends. How can we be the most powerful country in the world when it’s not even safe to walk around our cities? What the hell is going on?”

Elon: “You should feel safe walking around American cities. And it not just SF, Phildephia has a challenge, NYC has a challenge. Every major city in the US.”

Elon: An audience member shouted out George Soros. “George Soros is misanthropic. He claims to do good but does not. He’s tearing down the fabric of society. You should feel safe walking around American cities. It’s only getting worse.”

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A large American Flag symbolizes Freedom of Speech.

Mad Max

Elon explained how his mom, Maye Musk lives in NYC. Three of her friends have been assaulted on the street this year. Now when she takes her dog for a walk, she has to stay inside of the building so she can call for help if needed. This is not the future we want and if we get 4 more years of this, we’re going to be fully in Mad Max. It’s nice to watch a Mad Max movie, but we don’t want to be IN the Mad Max movie.

Elon: “The whole border thing is just insane, I always wanted to try to figure out what’s really going on at the US-Mexico border. Is it real, or not real? So I went there in person, and I literally livestreamed what I saw. And our border looks like World War Z. Its like Zombie Apocalypse. It’s insane. If you don’t have a border, you don’t have a country. You have to have real borders, and if you don’t have real borders then you don’t have a real country.”

Sensible Spending

Elon: “The federal government is spending America into bankruptcy. When the government spends more than it earns, that’s what causes inflation.”

Sports team Analogy

Elon: “Obviously as an immigrant, I’m pro-immigrant, I just want to make sure that people who come here are going to be assets to society. That they are going to raise our standard of living. The sports team analogy is a good one. Let’s say you are a pro sports team and you want to win the championship. You need the best on your team obviously because they are going to help the whole team win. The same is true for immigration. If we have the sort of equivalent of Koby Bryant or Steph Curry or Le Bron, or something like that, and they want to join the team: ABSOLUTELY! Of course, do you like winning? Yeah! Ok, but if they can’t play basketball, they shouldn’t be joining. That’s real important.”

The First and Second Amendments

Elon: “You are seeing all these attacks on freedom of speech and they are attacking me too. Yo, that’s the First Amendment. Like literally the first one! That tells me it’s a high priority. And the reason they have the First Amendment is, because the countries people came from, if you spoke your mind, you’d be imprisoned or killed. That’s why you have it, it’s important. And then the right to bear arms, that’s really important. The Second Amendment is there to protect the First Amendment. As soon as the government can disarm the people, they can do anything they want.

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Supporters of Donald Trump at Elon’s Town Hall.

Elon: “So, we’ve seen this in one country after another. They take the guns away from the people, then they do fake elections, the people try to protest and they just get shot. That’s what happened in Venezuela recently. They had an election, Madura lost, massively lost — like 70%, and he was like Oh no, I won! There were big protests in the street, but the thing is that Chavez, when he came to power, took away everyone’s guns, so now you’re facing soldiers with assault rifles. Will you throw some sticks at them or something? Use finger guns? It doesn’t work. So, Madura, even though he lost the election, is still in power. And that’s the kind of risk that we face in the USA.

Elon: “We have to do everything possible to protect the Constitution. So, for all these reasons, and after thinking about it hard, it was very clear to me that Donald Trump has to win this election.”

Elon: “This election could be decided by a handful of people. Just a little extra effort on voter registration could decide the entire future of Western civilization.”

Elon: “If Trump loses, we’ll see our cities get less safe, and government spending will go ballistic… If the current trend of strangulation by overregulation does not end, we’ll never get to Mars, and Starfleet will never be real—and I want Starfleet to be real.”

Elon: “If you want to know where the woke philosophy leads, just walk around downtown San Francisco but be careful not to be attacked by a violent drug user because they’re everywhere.”

An audience member asked, “Do you think there’s a shadow government behind the Biden-Harris administration?” Elon: “Let’s just say, it’s not Biden. We know that for a fact… he’s obviously not in charge.”

Elon: “There isn’t just one puppet master behind Biden. Biden is not in charge. Kamala is not in charge. They just switch the Biden puppet with the Kamala puppet. If the teleprompter breaks, they start looping. There are many puppet masters. I’d love to see the crossover of puppet masters and the Epstein client list.”

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Registering to vote is critical.

Elon: “If a government official effectively manages your money, they should be rewarded; if they waste it, they should be fired.”

Elon Musk on ‘D.O.G.E.’ (Department of Government Efficiency): “Politicians forget that the money being spent is yours. If it’s not benefiting the American people, it’s a misuse of funds.”

Elon: “Donald Trump has to win this election” because “the future of America and civilization is at stake.”

Elon: “Make sure you’re registered to vote. Vote early. Talk to your friends, family—everyone you know—and ensure they’re registered too because Monday is the voter registration deadline:

  • Everyone you know.
  • Everyone you meet.
  • Everyone you run into.

Register them to vote and encourage them to vote immediately. We only have until Monday night to register, so the next three days are critical. I’ve never been politically active before, but I am now—because the future of America and civilization is at stake. Please, go all out. We’ve got three days. Let’s make it happen.”

An election integrity expert in Pennsylvania revealed to Elon Musk that state officials admitted in court that the voting machines are NOT secure.

Elon: Wow. He did? “In court on a transcript.” – Greg Stenstrom

@GregStenstrom

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. The world’s eyes are now on these officials. If they try anything like before, WE KNOW and are prepared to fight back.

Elon’s message to politicians is that the tax dollars they spend belong to the American people. “For some weird reason, a lot of people in the state, the politicians, they seem to forget that the money being spent is your money. And if it’s not being spent in a way that is beneficial to the American people, it’s a misuse of the funds.”

“Politicians forget that the money they spend is yours.”

Elon Musk reacts to Kamala Harris’ claim that there are no active duty soldiers deployed in combat zones: “Can you believe that was said? I know plenty of them. What are you talking about? That’s a shameful, terrible lie, and she wasn’t even fact-checked.”

Conclusion

Elon Musk signed a young boy’s Phillies hat and brought him on stage.

Elon Musk finished his Pennsylvania Town Hall by saying this will be the LAST election if Kamala Harris wins because she will proceed to legalize all the millions of illegals she has imported and turn every state blue. “If there’s four more years of the Kamala sort of puppet regime, they’re going to legalize so many illegals in the swing states that there won’t be swing states anymore.”

My thoughts

Town Halls are an American institution. Participating in a Town Hall is a gesture of kindness and goodwill.

When Elon walked onstage, he waved to everyone in the auditorium. He spoke to all the folks who made it with sincerity and warmth. The efforts that Elon are making are for the American people, not for his own advantage.

Elon could have anything he wanted, he’s the world’s number-one wealthiest man (according to all his assets and their rising value) and I’d expect most men to own a yacht, several mansions, and wear a solid gold chain. Elon does not care about these material things as all his concern and caring is for humanity. I think Elon sees into the future, beyond 100-200 years and into 1000’s years ahead. We all need to carefully listen to him, read what he says, study his patterns. We could learn a lot. Hopefully, you, dear reader, are registered to vote, and planning to vote for Trump on November 5th.

Thanks for reading and your support. Here’s a few links to some of my other recent articles/posts!

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Elon Musk’s Full Talk at Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania

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This is Elon Musk’s full talk at the rally on October 5, in Butler, Pennsylvania. His first true political appearance.

History was made yesterday in Butler. An estimated 80,000+ crowd of dedicated and passionate people who support Donald Trump watched Elon come onto the stage with enthusiasm. Elon is happiest when he’s sharing his love for people with people, and his jumping was truly a jump for joy, in the purest sense.

Wearing a black Make America Great hat, Elon said, “See, I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark MAGA.” Smiling warmly, he continued, “First of all, I want to say what an honor it is to be here. You know, the true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire.”

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“The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire.”

Elon: “We had one president who couldn’t climb a set of stairs, and another who was fist-pumping after getting shot. FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT. Blood coming down the face.

America is the home of the brave. “There’s no truer test than courage under fire. Who do you want representing America? (crowd screams Trump!) Yeah, absolutely! “I think this election is the most important election of our lifetime. This is no ordinary election. “The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. “They want to take away your right to bear arms.

“They want to take away your right to vote effectively. You’ve got 14 states now that don’t require voter ID. “California, where I used to live, just passed a law banning voter ID for voting. I still can’t believe that’s real. So, how are you supposed to have a good and proper election if there’s no ID? It’s just meaningless.

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Free speech is the bedrock of democracy.

Elon: “And free speech. Free speech is the bedrock of democracy. If people don’t know what’s going on, if they don’t know the truth, how can you make an informed vote? You must have free speech in order to have democracy. That’s why it is the First Amendment. And the Second Amendment is there to ensure that we have the First Amendment. (crowd cheers) President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve Democracy in America. This is a must-win situation.”

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Elon continued, “I have one ask, for everyone here and for everyone watching this livestream. Just one request, it’s very important: Register to Vote.

“And get everyone you know, and everyone you don’t know, drag them to register to vote. There are only 2 days left to register to vote in Georgia and Arizona. 48 hours. Like, text people now. Now. And then make sure they actually do vote.”

If they don’t, this will be the last election. That’s my prediction. Nothing is more important. Nothing is more important.” “So, speaking to people out there in this crowd, you are already convinced. People out there watching the video, watching the livestream, (or reading Gail’s article) , you need to get everyone you know, at work, your friends, family, text groups, your social media, everything. “Get them to register to vote right now.

Only two days left for Georgia and Arizona.

Only a couple of weeks left in Pennsylvania.

And if they’re not registered to vote, it doesn’t matter at that point. Register to vote. I’m being repetitive for a reason, okay?

So nothing is more important. “A lot of people think maybe their vote doesn’t count. Well, it does. It matters. This election could be decided by 1000 votes, 500 votes, a tiny margin.” Elon: “A lot of people think maybe their vote doesn’t count. Well, it does. It matters. This election could be decided by 1000 votes, 500 votes, a tiny margin.”

Elon also mentioned Trump’s website that helps people to register to vote. “So get everyone you know, to register to vote, at Swamp the Vote (https://swampthevoteusa.com) Double-check that your registration is good, don’t take it for granted. I’m just being repetitive about this point because it is the one takeaway, more than anything, that will matter is getting those registrations, and then getting everyone you know to actually vote.

Elon: “That is what will decide this election, especially in Pennsylvania. (cheers) “So thank you, and honestly, you want to just be a pest. Be a pest to everyone you know, people on the street, everywhere! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! Thank you! My thoughts I trust Elon Musk.

Elon Musk can be trusted to only do good for the people of the USA. He is a genius technician and a person with a kind heart.

My thoughts

For Elon to take time off from his difficult work at his companies requires a very serious and urgent matter. He is right to put the effort into this urgent election. He’s not aiming for his own self-interests, he’s making the effort to preserve democracy. I hope that you, dear reader, are going to vote.