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To: didjuneau who wrote (445324)	2/23/2025 1:56:09 PM
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It’s not about what federal employees did last week, it’s all about the cc: line. https://t.co/qLsJnda4HD — Will Lyster (@wlyster) February 23, 2025 It’s not about the five things you did last week. It’s about the CC: line. This email request is a goldmine of passive intelligence for DOGE if AI is applied correctly. The simplicity hides its power to map hierarchies, detect inefficiencies, and track alignment with organizational goals. This isn’t just a status update—it’s a tool for mapping org structures and productivity trends. Here’s what’s at play: 1. Mapping the Real Hierarchy AI can build a true org chart based on CC behavior, revealing hidden power structures, dual reporting lines, and ghost managers. 2. Identifying Shadow Leaders If employees CC someone more than their official manager, that person likely holds real authority. AI can compare CC patterns to the formal hierarchy to expose unofficial decision-makers. 3. Spotting Off-the-Books Projects Repeated CCs on undocumented work signal hidden initiatives, unauthorized task drift, or covert cross-team coordination. 4. Detecting Efforts to Subvert Leadership Copy-paste reports, strategic omissions, and intermediary CCs may indicate controlled messaging or an alternate power structure. 5. Evaluating Managerial Oversight AI can track CC volume to highlight overloaded, ineffective, or bypassed managers. 6. Productivity & Mission Alignment AI can categorize tasks to see if a department’s work aligns with its purpose—or if employees are working under unofficial directives. 7. Tracking Hidden Networks Frequent CCs to the same peer or external contact may indicate a parallel communication structure. 8. Detecting Insider Gatekeeping If CC chains consistently route through an unofficial influencer before reaching leadership, someone is controlling the flow of information. 9. .Auto-Flagging Compliance Issues Missing CCs, vague responses, or selective information sharing could signal loyalty shifts, productivity gaps, or rule-bending. Exposing Gaps in Data The absence of CCs to key figures, or reports formatted to evade AI detection, can be just as revealing as the data itself. This email may seem routine, but with AI analysis, it becomes a powerful intelligence tool that can: • Map real hierarchies • Detect shadow leadership • Expose hidden networks • Align productivity with goals • Reveal inefficiencies and subversion By analyzing CC patterns, AI can uncover who truly runs a department—not just who appears on the org chart.

To: didjuneau who wrote (445324)	2/23/2025 2:46:34 PM
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Toxic femininity. If you’re capable of responding to a reporter with a lawsuit threat, you are capable of explaining to Elon/Trump what you do for your paycheck. https://t.co/GTC3CPofnc — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 23, 2025

To: didjuneau who wrote (445324)	2/23/2025 8:11:16 PM
From: didjuneau	Respond to of 458300

Hey - this is me! Except I did the "shotposting" last night.

To: didjuneau who wrote (445324)	3/1/2025 3:58:31 PM
From: didjuneau	Respond to of 458300

OPM's second email to federal employees asks what they did last week — and adds a new requirement: report foxnews.com Federal workers are required to submit reports every Monday by 11:59 p.m. EST A TPS report is a document that describes the testing procedures and process in software engineering. It is also a term for meaningless paperwork in popular culture, especially after the movie Office Space. Rachel Wolf Fox News Published March 1, 2025 12:18pm EST The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is once again asking federal workers to explain what they have accomplished as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to root out waste. This week’s email reportedly came from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the subject line "What did you do last week? Part II," referencing the previous DOGE email. The Associated Press reports that this differed from how the email was expected to go out, as the new version was reportedly supposed to be from individual agencies, not OPM. Elon Musk shows off his t-shirt reading "Tech Support" while speaking at the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder) However, unlike the last email, this one reportedly instructed workers to give five bullet points describing their accomplishments each week, according to multiple reports. Replies to the weekly email are due by Mondays at 11:59 p.m. EST. Another key difference, according to CBS News, was an instruction to not send classified or sensitive information. Additionally, those whose work is entirely sensitive or classified were allegedly told to write "All of my activities are sensitive." The latest email from the Office of Personnel Management asks federal employees to provide "5 bullets" describing what they did for the week, and to submit a report each week going forward. (Fox News) MUSK TELLS CABINET THAT DOGE EMAIL WAS 'PULSE CHECK' FOR WORKERS, WARNS US WILL 'GO BANKRUPT' WITHOUT ACTION On Saturday, as news of the email spread, Musk responded to a tweet claiming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Department of Defense staff to reply to the email. "The President has made it clear that this is mandatory for the executive branch," Musk wrote on X. "Anyone working on classified or other sensitive matters is still required to respond if they receive the email, but can simply reply that their work is sensitive." Elon Musk, Department of Government Efficiency leader, speaks at the first cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's second term at the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) When asked about the previous email during Trump’s first full Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Musk described it as a "pulse check." "I think that email was perhaps interpreted as a performance review, but actually it was a pulse check review. Do you have a pulse?" Musk said. "And if you have a pulse and two neurons, you could reply to an email." While meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office, President Trump defended the email and said that those who don’t answer are at risk of being fired.