In February, as the disastrous effects of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's gutting of federal agencies started to emerge, the agency's unofficial leader, Elon Musk, took to the stage to wave a chainsaw in the air. Standing alongside Argentinian president Javier Milei, Musk wielded the gold-painted prop to bluntly send a message: the federal government's budget was about to be slashed beyond recognition. Many months later, the devastating consequences of those cuts are still coming into focus. From thousands of preventable deaths abroad due to Musk "feeding USAID into the wood chipper," to widespread chaos and a growing mountain […]