[tomohelix]

Long ago, I sometimes pointed at the fact that China installs a "party-approver" on every committee they have as a stark contrast to the democratic, meritocratic US and one of the reasons why the West had been ahead in innovations.

I never thought I would live to see the day the US itself is having one of these. Wtf is this "DOGE team lead"? They will have power over newhires and policies at every federal agency?

I literally can't believe it. It is almost unreal. Sometimes I fantasize about what would happen if the world turn upside down tomorrow. I guess I now know how it actually feels...

[inverted_flag]

Yes, these are essentially commissars.

I wish it need not have happened in my time.