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Musk and allies have reportedly seized key HR office to send mass resignation email

Musk has reportedly installed several allies in the Office of Personnel Management as he seeks to significant cut the federal workforce

Elon Musk continues to assert his power and influence with President Donald Trump, and a new report details how the tech mogul and his allies have taken “control” of the Office of Personnel Management and skipped past key officials to release an email asking federal workers to resign.

More than 2.3 million government employees were sent an email last week offering buyouts to anyone who voluntarily leaves their job in an effort to significantly reduce the federal workforce.

The style of the email, entitled “Fork in the Road,” mimics that of one Musk sent to Twitter employees in 2022 when he bought the company, now known as X.

Officials within the Office of Personnel Management - an HR-type agency for the government - were reportedly “blindsided” by the memo, believed to be heavily influenced by billionaire Musk.

The Office of Personnel Management is a nonpartisan agency that manages the federal workforce, and would typically be consulted ahead of significant personnel changes. They were not informed of this proposal, people familiar with the situation told The Washington Post.

In the weeks since Trump took office, Musk has moved to take control of the office, according to the Post. He visited the office on Friday and put several of his longtime allies in key positions.

That includes Anthony Armstrong, who helped Musk buy Twitter, according to the Post. Others include Brian Bjelde from SpaceX and Amanda Scales who worked at a Musk AI firm. The trio are now in leadership positions in the office.

Musk’s team also built the system that sent the email to federal workers - a system that did not exist before Trump took office, the Post noted.

It is the latest signal that Musk’s role in Trump’s new administration reaches far beyond his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency.

DOGE was initially pitched as an advisory committee to function outside of the government and suggest spending cutbacks but through an executive order. Trump replaced the U.S. Digital Service office with DOGE. Musk was also supposed to co-chair that with Vivek Ramaswamy, but now has sole control.

Musk’s role in upending the federal workforce and reshaping it to fall more in line with Trump’s agenda has transformed his advisory role into something much larger.

In turn, some federal employees are skeptical of the buyout offer.

Musk has encountered legal issues with many former employees. A former Tesla executive is suing Musk after the company allowed him to work remotely but then threatened to fire him if he did not relocate

Thousands of former Twitter employees unsuccessfully sued Musk claiming he did not pay at least $500 million in severance after he conducted a mass layoff at the company.

The Office of Personnel Management offer claims to pay workers' salaries through September 30 and says they do not have to return to work. However, questions remain on whether the offer will hold up to scrutiny.

The Independent has asked the Office of Personnel Management for comment.

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@hr.honey_: can yall make sure anthony armstrong and his son jack see this?

#Doge #accountability #xAI

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The Man Who Haunted Himself is a 1970 British psychological thriller film written and directed by Basil Dearden (his final film prior to his death by automobile accident in 1971) and starring Roger Moore. It is based on the 1957 novel The Strange Case of Mr Pelham by Anthony Armstrong, and is a variation on the Jekyll and Hyde story.

In 2011 Roger Moore said his role in the film was his favourite. "It was a film I actually got to act in, rather than just being all white teeth and flippant and heroic."

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Royal Redemption?

To be completely honest, I need a break from Meghan Markle. I can’t seem to digest anymore puff pieces her PR team are endlessly determined to force down our throats. Soon, I’m going to need a royal enema to rid my body of all the toxic sludge that is the Duke & Duchess of Sussex.

I want to talk about the tragedy that was Princess Margaret’s Royal love, and life.

First, can we take a moment to appreciate just how stunning the she was?:

The Princess had started down a doomed, tragic, but passionate path. Her Royal romance with Peter Townsend, her fathers former equerry, was a modern day Titanic-esque love story....with Peter deemed not a “proper fit” for the Princess. It was brutal, treacherous, painful & ended in heartbreak.

The controversy was the result of Peter formerly being a married man, unsuitable to marry into the Royal family. The Monarchy did not believe in divorce, no matter the circumstances. Peters wife had had multiple affairs while he was away carrying out his Royal duties, and she was the party to file for divorce. This, ultimately, didn’t matter.

Trying to support her sister, The Queen really tried to find a work-around so that Margaret could marry the love of her life. After many false hopes & devestating decisions, it was ultimately determined that the Princess could only marry Peter Townsend if she were willing to be stripped of her titles, abandon the royal residences, and give up her income. Hardly a fair or practical offer.

So, it was with great anguish, that on October 31st 1955, Princess Margaret released an official palace statement, announcing the end of her relationship with her fiancé, Peter Townsend.

All because Peter was a divorcee. It sounds so unbelievably unbelievable, considering our current state of affairs (H & M).

The Princess eventually moved forward, and married a photographer named Anthony Armstrong-Jones.

Though she adored her husband, it is thought that Princess Margaret never quite got over her first love, Peter Townsend, and in 1978, the Princess & Armstrong called it quits. She never remarried, and her health took a turn, that she wouldn’t recover from.

In 1985, Princess Margaret underwent a biopsy of her lung, to rule out malignancy (She was a heavy smoker). The results came back negative, but her health issues didn’t end there.

In 1988, while vacationing with friends in Mustique, she suffered her first of what would be 3 strokes.

In December of 2000, it is believed that she suffered a second stroke, while keeping a very low profile at Sandringham in Norfolk.

Her 3rd & final stroke occurred in March of 2001. This affected the left side of her body, and impaired her vision. From here, her health deteriorated quickly. Princess Margaret died in February of 2002.

It’s worth noting that the Princess also suffered a bout of hepatitis in 1984, a mental breakdown after her divorce to Armstrong-Jones in the late 1970’s, and multiple spells of depression throughout her life.

Princess Margaret chose duty (not money) over love. This, I have the utmost respect for. Tis not an easy decision to make, to ignore the hearts calling, and chose duty to country, over the one life that we’re granted here on this earth. To me, that’s commendable.

The ultimate sacrifice.

And so, this October, I choose to be humbled and to remember the strength, courage, & grace, of the stunningly beautiful Princess Margaret, who sacrificed so much.

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RED - The Evening Hate 

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The Man Who Haunted Himself will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 7 via Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The 1970 British film is based on Anthony Armstrong's 1940 novel, The Strange Case of Mr Pelham.

Roger Moore stars in the psychological thriller, citing it as his favorite work, alongside Hildegarde Neil and Olga Georges-Picot. Basil Dearden (Dead of Night) directs.

Read on for special features.

Special features:

Audio commentary with audio Roger Moore and uncredited writer/producer Bryan Forbes, moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott

Masters of horror Joe Dante and Stuart Gordon on The Man Who Haunted Himself

Theatrical trailer

Conservative executive Harold Pelham (Roger Moore) is involved in a car accident and declared momentarily dead. When he’s eventually released from the hospital, Pelham discovers that his exact double has recently been seen in places that he’s never been, taken over his family, undermined his business and even begun an extramarital affair. Is Pelham being stalked by a doppelgänger with a taste for the wild life, or is he simply a man going insane? The Man Who Haunted Himself was Roger Moore’s last movie before taking over the role of James Bond on seven 007 classics, as well as the final film by legendary director Basil Dearden (The Mind Benders, Dead of Night, The League of Gentlemen).

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