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As ubiquitous as the Doge meme may seem in internet circles—and Dogecoin, in crypto circles—the world’s most famous dog has garnered a new level of global attention in recent weeks, courtesy of Elon Musk and the Trump administration. Even with President Donald Trump generating headlines on an hourly basis, the actions of the Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have dominated the White House’s mainstream media coverage—with the agency making unprecedented slashes to federal programs with breakneck speed and little apparent oversight. The partisan fervor generated by DOGE’s actions have also taken the legacy of a fluffy Shiba Inu named Kabosu, the subject of the Doge meme, along for the ride. Please call it the Department of Government Efficiency 🔥😂 — Sir Doge of the Coin ⚔️ (@dogeofficialceo) September 5, 2024 At the behest of a prolific X poster named “Sir Doge of the Coin,” Musk decided in the heat of the 2024 presidential election to name his proposed government agency after Doge, his long-favorite meme. In January, at the start of Trump’s second term, the agency even launched an official website prominently featuring Kabosu’s face—before the image was taken down shortly thereafter. It’s no surprise that people have very different, and likely very strong, thoughts about the Department of Government Efficiency’s agenda. But how do leaders in the Doge community—who generally treat the meme as an all-encompassing lifestyle and philosophy—feel about their new interconnection with the Trump administration? Doge community members who spoke with Decrypt for this story expressed a full spectrum of views on the subject, ranging from firm neutrality to enthusiasm, to concern that partisan politics might soon disintegrate the fragile bonds that have propelled the Doge movement to such a unique place in internet history. Gary Lachance, a longtime Doge adherent who organized the first Dogecoin…

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