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The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

The Verge · Jun 12, 2026, 6:46 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Hm! | Photo: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk's Space X IPO will probably make him the richest person to ever walk the planet. And while his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk's actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse - gleefully. This is not a serious person, but his abuse of the world is deadly serious. In the first months of President Donald Trump's second term, the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) destroyed the US Agency for International Development, whose mission was a boon to public health around the globe. M … Read the full story at The Verge.

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