DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: TechCrunch

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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

Sean O'Kane
12:36 PM PDT · May 30, 2025

The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray, full of water damage, rats, and roaches, according to a new sworn statement first reported by Court Watch.

The statement from the executive, George Moose, comes just a few days after a federal judge ruled that DOGE's takeover of the nonprofit was illegal. And this week, Musk has claimed he is stepping away from DOGE, although he and President Trump have said he will continue to advise the administration.

DOGE started its takeover of USIP in mid-March after a standoff that saw the nonprofit call the police on Musk's government workers. Moose said at the time that DOGE staff had "broken into" the USIP headquarters in Washington, despite the fact that the nonprofit is not part of the executive branch and isn't subject to the White House's whims.

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Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025, when USIP was actively using and maintaining the building," Moose wrote.

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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/doge-left-united-states-institute-of-peace-office-with-water-damage-rats-and-roaches/

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setting *everything* else aside, "Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025" was a very funny line to read in a court doc

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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

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The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM

setting *everything* else aside, "Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025" was a very funny line to read in a court doc

h/t to @courtwatch.bsky.social for digging up this gem in this week's newsletter (and go subscribe!)

— Sean O’Kane (@seanokane.bsky.social) 2025-05-30T20:21:55.415Z

Joe.My.God. has the story too.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/05/doge-workers-left-institute-of-peace-headquarters-infested-with-rats-and-roaches-and-water-damage/

[Lovie777]

1. Bring in the felines..................

[jmowreader]

13. Predators but not necessarily cats

Cats will go after juvenile rats, but adult rats are too large, strong and vicious for a cat to want to tangle with.

They'd be more likely to succeed if they turned some coyotes and bobcats loose in there.

[marble falls]

15. Cats'll grab and play with a mouse. Rats don't screw around. My cat will take on a roof/tree rat, but they're small ...

... and very light weight.

[surfered]

2. I thought the rats and roaches were DOGE...

[Haggard Celine]

4. Get Along Little Dogies -- Roy Rogers

?si=QHSy3mQop1U9luts

[soldierant]

25. Boy, is that ever a Republican song!

"It's your misfortune and none of my own" could easily be their motto.

[Haggard Celine]

26. They'll be wearing that phrase

on their ball caps and t-shirts.

[Haggard Celine]

28. Deleted

[riversedge]

34. Love it. Trump to Musk--- "It's your misfortune and none of my own"

[Irish_Dem]

3. They also vandalized it, tearing down signs, pictures, etc. Slamming it all in corners on the floor.

It was totally unnecessary.

Send the repair bills to Musk, the son of a bitch.

[Bayard]

5. Our local sheriff's dept calls that, "Malicious mischief."

Applicable.

[Irish_Dem]

7. US marshals helped DOGE break into the building at gun point.

Disgraceful.

[Bayard]

8. I know

I don't see how that was legal either.

Our government will be bankrupted by lawsuits, while trump causes them, then gets off scott free.

[Irish_Dem]

9. We paid for all the damage, and will also pay for the repair, compensation, lawsuits.

None of it was necessary and never saved us any money.

[OMGWTF]

23. It's what narcissists do -- lob grenades and then act innocent and say, "Moi?" when confronted.

I know. Unfortunately, there are a couple of them in my family.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. The MPD assisted in the takeover.

Good old Ed Martin was in the middle of things.

DC
U.S. Institute of Peace caught up in a DOGE battle

The Department of Government Efficiency gained access to the USIP headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.

Author: Rafael Sanchez-Cruz
Published: 5:06 PM EDT March 18, 2025
Updated: 6:19 PM EDT March 19, 2025

WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) entered the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Monday night. The action has prompted a debate over the federal government's authority over the nonprofit.

The agency, founded by Congress in 1984, says it is a nonpartisan, independent organization that helps prevent violent conflicts and broker peace deals abroad.

Monday afternoon USIP staffers said members of DOGE had "broken into" their headquarters in Washington, D.C. … DC Police said they responded to the scene at the request of U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin, who told them there was a person refusing to leave the property at the direction of the acting USIP President.

The person who reportedly refused to leave was Ambassador George E. Moose, who told reporters that he had also contacted DC Police from inside the headquarters.

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[yellow dahlia]

17. Is there recourse to be had?

[Irish_Dem]

22. I don't know if they can press charges and/or get damages.

If they do, I suppose Trump will make their lives hell.

[Beartracks]

6. The "E" in DOGE never made sense.

Their work did not increase efficiency, and was itself performed in an incredibly inefficient manner. It was all just so much theater, like most of anything done by the rightwing and their sycophants.

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[yellow dahlia]

18. The D stands for destruction. n/t

[wyn borkins]

19. Absolutely :: One Hundred Percent Correct :: Appreciations :: (n/t)

[Leghorn21]

10. Malheur, anybody?

[OMGWTF]

24. OMG! I fking loathe these jerkholes!

[tanyev]

29. Jeez, did they just move on to another office after the one they were in got too trashed?

[turbinetree]

11. Bring everyone of those fuckers back and hand them a broom and tell them to pay back every dime to the

United States Institute of Peace................every fucking dime..................

[marble falls]

14. Squatters can do terrible damage to property.

[Karasu]

16. Yeah, so...about that waste and fraud...

Fucking hell.

[vapor2]

20. They weren't even there for very long

Yes, and make them clean it up

[dweller]

21. Sounds like they were visited by

Nosferatu


✌🏻

[IronLionZion]

27. DOGE is super efficient like that

Get DOGE out and we might finally be rid of some real fraud, waste, and abuse.

[Canada Kid]

30. Horrible display of FASCISM

This is what the Nazis did...go into a building, trash out the people within...then proceed to demolish the contents. This is torn from the darkest pages in history and cannot be regarded as anything humorous. THIS IS YOUR GOVERNMENT GONE BERSERK AND UNCHECKED!! You are all sliding into a deep hole which will be impossible to get out of. Trump may be an idiot...but the idiot is intelligent enough to surround himself with right wing Ivy League types who are well educated in politics, economics, and legal stuff. This has been a cool, calculated, and carefully orchestrated take over of the United States. The first Trump presidency gave them an opportunity to observe and make analysis of the machinations of all and various parts and levels of government, including a close examination of how our courts operate, and how we form and enforce our laws. By loading the court system with "friendly" judges at many levels, they can now effectively block any objections to the wild and unjust writs and declarations put in place by Trump and his cronies. Until the Democratic "side" can come up with some solid ideas on how to stop this nonsense...all of America is in deep risk.

[Woodycall]

31. Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools
Song by World Party ‧ 1986

Lyrics:

We're setting sail, to the place on the map
From which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burned
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip, baby
You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow

Oh, oh, oh
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no

I want to run and hide. Right now...

Avarice and greed, are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
Traveling the world, you're in search of no good
But I'm sure you'll build your Sodom like you knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As you're little boat struggles through the warning waves, but you don't pay
You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You're gonna pay tomorrow

Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools

Where's it comin' from?
Oh, where's it goin' to?
It's just a, it's just a ship of fools

All aboard now...

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo...

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger

[trusty elf]

32. "Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025"

[hildegaard28]

33. The

Rats and roaches just followed him in. He is their king, after all.