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'Pure pointlessness and waste': Musk legacy seen in botched, illegal grab of independent group

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Rachel Maddow makes the case that Elon Musk's black eye is only the second-best metaphor for his time calling the shots in Washington, and instead points to DOGE's illegal seizure of U.S. Institute of Peace building.

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