That’s a naïve assumption that underestimates the capability of a party you clearly disagree and/or think poorly of. I’m not saying it’s happening, but I think it’s not an impossible scenario.
You really think DOGE as a whole couldn’t muster up the ability to route traffic via Russia? The engineers on the floor need to follow a relatively straightforward playbook.
Could they do it? Sure, it's not an impossible scenario, but what would be the reason for it outside of "trolling"? Both Occam's and Hanlon's razor fit easily here.
I think it’s reasonable to assume that a substantial portion of doge employees have roots in /pol/ which itself has roots in /b/. Elon literally carried a sink into Twitter on his first day, I’m sure there’s plenty of similar antics elsewhere.
You really think DOGE as a whole couldn’t muster up the ability to route traffic via Russia? The engineers on the floor need to follow a relatively straightforward playbook.