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		invalidOrTaken on Feb 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The young, inexperienced engineers aiding DOGE There is certainly a transfer of power going on, but whether that's unlawful will be for the courts to decide.

stetrain on Feb 3, 2025 [–]

I’m not sure a court ruling is a requirement for something to be called a coup.

invalidOrTaken on Feb 4, 2025 | [–]

anyone can call anything anything, sure(is it a "coup" when I paint a good painting, or win a game of chess? https://www.thefreedictionary.com/coup), but the great-grandparent comment referred to a "bizarre and highly illegal" coup.

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