Among Elon Musk's geek army is trolling his new fans by charging $1,000 to check out a manifesto about why he joined DOGE - just to find the post is blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of 6 baby-faced kids with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by the 'First Buddy' to sow havoc in the civil service.

He was the one who sent a company-wide email sent out to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the company's Washington DC headquarters on Monday.

Kliger sent the instruction from a USAID email address he was provided with as part of high-level access to its systems, along with fellow DOGE nerd Luke Farritor.

While the staff were kept home, DOGE gained access to the firm's IT system, constructing security, and classified materials, and began dismantling it.

Just hours before he sent the email, Kliger made a post on his Substack page entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I offered up a seven-figure wage to conserve America.'

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'subscriber just' with a $1,000-a-month charge - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it.

However, those who wondered sufficient to cough up the amazing cost found there wasn't even that - the post was totally blank.

Gavin Kliger, 25, is one of six baby-faced kids with little-to-no federal government experience handpicked by Elon Musk to plant havoc in the civil service

Kliger made a post on his Substack page entitled: 'Why DOGE. Why I offered up a seven-figure salary to conserve America'. Despite a $1,000 paywall, it is totally empty

'Poetically blank, please reassess your life choices,' one discuss the post read.

Kliger enhanced his elaborate trolling with an unusual voicemail greeting that pointed anybody who called his authorized contact number to the post.

'I simply composed a beautiful Substack on this, the Weekly Byte, if you just go there, it lags the paywall, however I think it will address that question for you ... it's quite excellent,' he said.

The one-minute greeting was a lengthened variation of the trick where the owner of the phone pretends to answer, but it is in fact taped.

Kliger initially pretended he was driving through a tunnel and having problem hearing the call, then eventually exclaiming, 'They said what? No, no, I do not think that's right.'

The recorded message then made its pitch for the caller to read his Substack.

Despite its name, the Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has two other posts - both of which are free to check out.

Despite its name, Kliger's Substack was not upgraded weekly, and just has three posts

Unlike the rest of his Substack, the post was 'customer just' with a $1,000-a-month charge - or $10,000 for a whole year - to access a single word of it

They are both strident defenses of Donald Trump's most questionable cabinet elections - Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth.

Gaetz was nominated for attorney-general but withdrew after a damning House report found he paid for sex with 17-year-old lady and numerous other misbehaviors.

Kliger's post titled 'The Curious Case of Matt Gaetz: How the Deep State Destroys Its Enemies' depicted Gaetz as an innocent victim who was 'framed'.

His other post, 'Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: The Warrior Washington Fears', was a passionate defense of the former Fox News host's nomination filled with regular Trump-ally talking points.

Hegseth was narrowly confirmed by the Senate regardless of his history of alcoholic abuse and claims of sexual attack and harassment.

Kliger's claim that he left a 'seven-figure task' to sign up with DOGE is also suspicious as his economic sector work history didn't include such a function.

His most current job, according to his LinkedIn, was as a 'senior software application engineer' at Databricks, a cloud computing company in San Francisco, from May 2020 to last month.

Salaries for that position at Databricks vary from $102,000 to $308,000 a year according to Certainly, while Glassdoor puts the top end at $321,000, including bonus offer.

Kliger was the one who sent out a company-wide email sent out to employees at USAID telling them not to come into the firm's Washington DC headquarters on Monday

The Berkeley graduate supposedly instructed all workers at the firm not to return to Washington headquarters on Monday

Kliger finished from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020 and interned at Twitter in 2019 - well before Musk's takeover in 2022.

Musk last month designated him an unique advisor to the director for details innovation at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were installed.

The Tesla owner has actually essentially taken over the OPM, together with the General Services Administration, through his leadership of DOGE.

Kliger's now-deleted Github from his time at Berkeley claims he is an Eagle Scout, National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar, a black belt first dan in Taekwondo, and an accomplished pianist.

'I want to do work that will influence the future,' it checked out.

'Whether that implies establishing software application, investigating system deployment, or operating in some other sphere, I understand that I will contribute insight and imagination towards fulfilling the challenges I face.

'In my extra time, I delight in playing the piano and clarinet and going to music performances at Berkeley. One of my preferred leisure activities is playing online blitz chess.'

Kliger's father, Larry Kliger, is president of Lawrence Allen & Associates, a business realty company.

Musk last month selected Kliger a special advisor to the director for details technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where numerous other Musk lackeys were set up

Who are Musk's other nerds?

Musk employed a performers of young men aged 19 to 25 - 3 of whom are thought to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs.

At simply 19, Edward Coristine is the youngest of the fresh-faced bunch taking on corporate America and longstanding federal government organizations.

According to WIRED, he's been dubbed an 'professional' in his field, and specifics about his role aren't yet clear.

Akash Bobba, 21, Ethan Shaotran, 22, and Luke Farritor, 23, in addition to Coristine, have apparently been approved A-suite level clearance for their work, indicating they can work out of the floor with access to all physical areas and IT systems.

Musk's DOGE has been rapidly growing in power and expanding its remit, most recently protecting clearance to access to restricted parts of the General Services Administration structures and IT systems.

These systems keep sensitive information consisting of social security numbers, addresses and contact details.

Elon Musk employed a troupe of boys aged 19 to 25 - three of whom are believed to still remain in college - to fill high-powered engineering functions and cut costs

Finally, Gautier Cole Killian has been named for his function with DOGE, which is apparently on a 'volunteer' basis at this stage.

After widespread criticism about the males's youth, Musk released a declaration about the consultations.

'Time to admit: Media reports saying that DOGE has some of world's best software engineers remain in truth real,' Musk wrote on X.

Luke Farritor, 23

Luke Farritor has a recognized link to Musk currently, having actually interned for SpaceX prior to landing his brand-new gig.

Farritor, left of the University of Nebraska in order to begin working for Nat Friedman, scientific-programs.science the Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind GitHub.

Friedman explained Farritor as 'a national treasure' after his appointment with DOGE was revealed.

He won part of a $700,000 reward in 2024 after using AI innovation to help figure out a 2,000 year old file - part of the Vesuvius scrolls from Pompeii - which researchers had actually been trying, and failing, to fix for centuries.

The charred scroll was believed burnt beyond recognition.

Luke Farritor has a known link to Musk already, having interned for SpaceX prior to landing his new gig

Edward Coristine, 19

The youngest of Musk's elite team is just 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston.

Coristine reportedly interned at Musk's Neuralink for three months last summer season, after finishing high school.

Little is understood about Coristine's role at DOGE, nevertheless he is noted as an 'expert.'

WIRED cited sources declaring Coristine has been conducting calls with staff in the department and making them 'review code they had composed and justify their jobs.'

Employees were presumably puzzled by his inclusion in the conferences, and later on revealed issues that they were not properly informed on his identity or role, even throughout the call.

Coristine's daddy, Charles, is the president of popcorn empire, LesserEvil. Coristine once worked as an employee for the brand.

Up till just recently, Coristine apparently used a social media manage called '@EdwardBigBaller.'

The youngest of Musk's elite team is just 19 and a trainee at Northeastern University in Boston

Akash Bobba, 21

Bobba is another 'expert' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley.

According to a former LinkedIn account, which has actually since been erased, Bobba was a financial investment engineering intern at a hedge fund.

He had likewise formerly interned for Meta and Palantir - who was established by 2016 MAGA donor, Peter Thiel.

Just six years back, Bobba was the organizer behind the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, regional design United Nations. His dad is an academic in computer technology.

Bobba spoke at his graduation event from West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in July 2021, telling his classmates to 'value the intricacy in life'.

" We reside in an age where simpleness reigns supreme, where 30-second TikToks and 280-character tweets pertain to specify our identities,' he said.

'This increasing desire to simplify even the most intricate stories into spectacular tidbits, perpetuates false information and while doing so divides the neighborhoods, households, and relationships we cherish.

'What's the solution, you might ask? Seek pain.'

Bobba is another 'expert' within the department still studying at the University of California, Berkeley

Ethan Shaotran, 22

Shaortran established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for experts. The start-up earned a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023.

The 22-year-old said in September he was a senior at Harvard University, and was operating in the school's computing lab on autonomous cars.

Musk is famously attempting to establish self-driving vehicles at his Tesla headquarters.

Shaortran is part of the Harvard Mountaineering Club and worked as a scuba divemaster in Hawaii over a space year.

He likewise has a link to Musk, having gotten involved in his xAI 'hackathon'. He and his group were runner ups after they utilized xAI's Grok to develop possible reactions from X followers to a theoretical question.

Shaortran established Energize AI - a scheduling assistant for professionals. The start-up made a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023

Gautier Cole Killian, 24

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which specializes in high-frequency financial trades and algorithms.

Now, he is reportedly working as a 'volunteer' with DOGE, although in what capacity remains uncertain.

The 24-year-old finished McGill University.

Killian was working as an engineer at Jump Trading, which specializes in high-frequency monetary trades and algorithms

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Musk's DOGE boasts sweeping power

Musk is leading an extraordinary civilian review of the federal government with Trump's arrangement.

'It became apparent that it's not an apple with a worm it in,' Musk said in a live session on X Spaces early Monday.

'What we have is just a ball of worms. You've got to basically eliminate the entire thing. It's beyond repair.'

Musk just recently hinted he was likewise the mastermind behind Trump's decision to purge federal employees by posting a symbolic picture on X harkening back to his notorious Twitter cleanse.

At the time, he sent a letter to personnel entitled: 'A Fork in the Road.' The exact same title was used in Trump's recent email proposing generous lay-off packages

Musk later shared on X that he commissioned an art work of a massive fork standing in the road, showing it was all connected.

Musk does not hold elected office, however on Monday was formally designated a 'special civil servant' by the White House.

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