There is an anonymous account on X which goes by the name of DataRepublican and it advises DOGE head and Tesla Chief Elon Musk where to pull the purse strings and make federal cuts in expenditure. Elon Musk often shares her tweets and also asks his followers to follow her. Who is this mystery DataRepublican, tech expert guiding Musk on federal cuts? Read on to know more about this incredible story.
The user behind the DataRepublican account has finally been revealed. She claims to use AI to uncover corruption and wasteful expenditure in the US Government. Her name is Jennica Pounds and she made her identity public on Tuesday, February 25 in a post on X. A RollingStone report states that Pounds is a deaf, software engineer from Utah and works for an AI lending company called Upstart as a senior software engineer. She has since resigned from the post to work for Elon Musk led DOGE. She has also worked for Snap Inc, eBay and Amazon.
Pounds also co owns a distillery in Salt Lake City with her husband and her DataRepublican’s tweets have been quoted by Musk 24 times in the space of the last three weeks. He has also urged his 219 million followers to follow Pounds account.
Earlier on January 21, DataRepublican stated that it has unearthed 1 Billion of wasteful spending by the government which DOGE must act upon. Her tweet was acknowledged by Musk. Pounds had recommended cutting funds for groups such as Global Refuge, a faith-based organization. The latter provided support to immigrants, migrant refugees and asylum-seekers globally. In two weeks Musk posted that DOGE has cut all funds for the organization.
A website named DataRepublican.com has been launched which asks for suggestions and options for users to search charities and nonprofit offices. DataRepublican.com also features the ActBlue donor search category and Musk said that he found the option interesting.
Pounds was asked how Musk found her anonymous account and the latter said that she has no idea how Musk discovered the account but said that she is very grateful to Musk. However she clarified that she had no direct communication with the Tesla Chief but stated that she had a working relationship with DOGE. She also added that a generous Samaritan has offered to cover all the AI expenses and she is going through a process of background checks before she could join DOGE.
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