From Sh*tcoins To Deep State Media
The Department of Opportunistic Grifting Executives is an apt nickname for DOGE. In the grand saga of modern politics and tech overlords, few entities symbolize the convergence of corruption, opportunism, and chaos like DOGE. It represents a coalition of elites who claim to dismantle entrenched systems of power while quietly fortifying them for their own benefit.
The leaders of the Department of Opportunistic Grifting Executives are Donald Trump, the Godfather of Grift; Vivek Ramaswamy, the Magic Bean Counter; and Elon Musk, the Nepo-Baby King of Inefficient Capital. They have perfected a system of self-enrichment, narrative control, and institutional capture. These people present themselves as “outsiders” or “disruptors.” Meanwhile, they actively embody everything Mike Lofgren described in his original conception of the deep state. They form a sprawling, interconnected network of corporate interests, technocrats, and political operatives who profit from the very systems they claim to oppose.
This essay examines the unprecedented dangers they pose, and why dismantling this grift machine is essential.
Donald Trump: The Godfather of Grift Leading the Department of Opportunistic Grifting Executives
For Donald Trump, the concept of DOGE isn’t just a catchy acronym—it’s a way of life. Trump has spent decades refining the art of the grift. He regularly turns public institutions into personal profit centers. Moreover, he does so with a level of audacity that leaves critics flailing to stop it.
Take World Liberty Financial, for example—a family-owned venture that represents a profound and unprecedented danger to the nation. By introducing a competitive currency that his family controls, Trump has crossed a line no president in history has dared to approach. This isn’t just another Trump money scheme; it’s a direct assault on the integrity of the U.S. dollar, wrapped in a veneer of patriotism.
The implications are staggering. Trump holds a unique position to influence regulators, investors, and global markets to favor his currency over the dollar. By championing cryptocurrencies like DOGE and Bitcoin, he creates a narrative that aligns with his “America First” rhetoric, promoting American dominance in the crypto space. Behind the scenes, World Liberty Financial takes deliberate steps to exploit this shift, and Trump’s family directly reaps the rewards.
What makes this even more insidious is that this grift mirrors the very behavior Trump accuses foreign coalitions like BRICS of engaging in. While he rails against BRICS for undermining the dollar, Trump is actively weakening it from within. By creating incentives for investors to abandon the dollar in favor of his own currency, Trump is doing more damage than BRICS ever could—and profiting from it.
This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s impeachable. A president using his influence to devalue the dollar for personal gain undermines the nation’s economic stability and global standing. If Congress had the courage to act, they could make history by holding Trump accountable for this betrayal.
Truth Social, Elon’s Twitter, and Deep State Media
But World Liberty Financial is only one piece of the puzzle. Trump’s broader media empire—anchored by Truth Social and his DJT network—represents an unprecedented consolidation of propaganda power. For the first time in American history, a president has created a private media platform that he controls outright, blurring the lines between public service and personal profit.
Truth Social isn’t just a social network. Truth Social is a prototype for deep state media, a system designed to amplify Trump’s voice while suppressing dissent. This consolidation of media and political power allows Trump to control narratives about his currency, his policies, and his political rivals. This ensures that any criticism is drowned out by his propaganda machine.
While the media has spent years obsessing over minor controversies like the Secret Service paying full price at Trump hotels or hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, Trump has quietly built the infrastructure for an economic and media empire that dwarfs these trivial scandals. These self-smears—false evidence of corruption designed to distract from real abuses—are Trump’s ultimate shield.
Vivek Ramaswamy: The Magic Bean Counter
Then there’s Vivek the Magic Bean Counter, a man who spins a polished narrative of disruption while quietly working to entrench the systems he claims to oppose. Like Jack in the fairy tale, Vivek has always been given magic beans to play with, except his beans—venture capital, biotech profits, and political opportunities—have always guaranteed success. Every risk he’s taken has been within a rigged game where losing wasn’t an option.
Vivek presents himself as the ultimate outsider, someone who can dismantle the deep state through sheer entrepreneurial grit. But the truth is that Vivek doesn’t want to destroy the deep state—he wants to run it. His career is a case study in Modern Monetary Theory for elites: a world where capital flows freely to those who already have it, risk is outsourced to others, and rewards are guaranteed.
If Vivek were an actual bean counter—someone skilled at managing resources and making hard, calculated decisions—he might have been useful. Instead, he uses his rhetorical skills to distract from his deep ties to Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and other powerful interests. His role in DOGE isn’t to fight the deep state but to rebrand it as something he can sell to the public.
Vivek & Elon should be competing, not strictly collaborating. That’s how we’d get the best out of them. Donald Trump is busy courting favor from adversaries & allies to try to slow down the pace of war. But his lackeys certainly are threatening to take hatchets to government departments & budgets. Problem is, they can’t do anything really other than clog media channels so the public thinks they’re doing something.
Elon Musk: The Nepo-Baby Prince of Inefficient Capital
And then there’s Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed genius inventor whose inefficiency with capital is matched only by his penchant for spectacle. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now worth less than $10 billion, is a case study in mismanagement disguised as disruption. Musk claims to have “fired” half of Twitter’s workforce, but most of them quit—a detail that perfectly encapsulates his inability to lead effectively.
But Musk’s failures aren’t accidents—they’re distractions. Owning Twitter isn’t about profitability; it’s about control. As part of DOGE’s deep state media apparatus, Musk uses Twitter to amplify narratives that benefit him and his allies, suppress criticism, and shift blame for his failures onto imagined enemies.
By championing cryptocurrencies like DOGE, Musk frames himself as a man of the people, promoting financial freedom and innovation. In reality, DOGE is just another grift—a speculative bubble that enriches Musk while leaving ordinary investors holding the bag. Like Trump and Vivek, Musk’s true goal isn’t to dismantle the deep state but to ensure he remains at its center.
The DOGE Machine Must Be Dismantled
The Department of Opportunistic Grifting Executives (DOGE) represents a dangerous new phase in the evolution of the deep state. Far from dismantling entrenched systems of power, Trump, Vivek, and Musk have created a machine that consolidates wealth, influence, and narratives in ways that threaten democracy and economic stability.
The public deserves to know the truth: DOGE isn’t fighting for them—it’s fighting for itself. Its leaders don’t seek to empower citizens; they seek to distract, exploit, and profit. To dismantle DOGE, we must hold these figures accountable—not just for their rhetoric, but for their actions.Whether it’s Trump devaluing the dollar with World Liberty Financial,Vivek rebranding opportunism as disruption, or Musk using Twitter to manipulate public discourse, the time for accountability is now. The deep state isn’t being dismantled; it’s being rebranded. And DOGE? It’s just the coin they flip to see who gets to grift next.
