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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by Levitz on Monday February 03, 2025 @03:44PM (#42922820)
No. That's not a coup as anyone understands the word.
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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by neogodless on Monday February 03, 2025 @03:48PM (#42922880)
From the dictionary:

> A sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover.

Yes, it's well-known for taking leadership, but any kind of appropriation of power like this is a coup.

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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by Levitz on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:54AM (#42933097)
So you would agree with my statement that "That's not a coup as anyone understands the word." then
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