#Trump falsely stated that #DOGE has found “hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud.” DOGE has claimed to have cut $9 billion thus far.
Trump is talking about firing federal workers & “reclaiming power from bureaucrats.” His efforts to expand presidential power by firing workers and removing independent agency leaders have been largely blocked so far in federal courts.
A lot of boos as #Trump praised #ElonMusk & #DOGE.
Trump is lying about something that he & #Musk have said before: that there’s massive “fraud” in #SocialSecurity being paid out to deceased Americans still in the system.
Analysts & watchdog groups have thoroughly DEBUNKED this crap.
The problem is neither new nor a sign of widespread fraud, but a technological issue w/Social Security’s tracking system & does not represent a source of significant spending.
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
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Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.
propublica.org/article/doge-so…
BTW some points about #DOGE and #Project2025
1. do not call it #deconstruction of the federal government. deconstruction is inherently antifascist, as it intends to break apart THRU EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, the lies that sustain hegemonic ―and by default― authoritarian power.
2. what we are seeing is a build up of a fascist apparatus that the oligarchs can control directly. in other words, they’re cocooning the federal government with technologies for their technocratic dictatorship…
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
#Musk #doge #Trump #coup #uspolitics
ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers. A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
propublica.org/article/elon-mu…
#News #ElonMusk #DOGE #Government #USPolitics #Trump
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the billionaire.ProPublica
Poll result: Who loves Elon in government?
On the question of who wants "Musk to have less influence over government spending & operations," nearly half of respondants said yes.
However, "nearly three-quarters of Republicans surveyed said Musk & DOGE should have 'a lot' or 'some' influence."
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
#DOGE #Musk #Trump #USPol #PollResult #CapturedState .
Imagine that: Americans don't want an unelected billionaire running the government.Mother Jones
ProPublica has identified three lawyers with elite establishment credentials who’ve joined the DOGE effort. Two of their names haven’t been previously reported as working for the Elon Musk-led initiative.
Here’s what we know about them: propublica.org/article/elon-mu…
#News #Law #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #DOGE #ElonMusk #Musk #USPolitics
Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.ProPublica
Unbelievable
#ElonMusk’s US #DOGE Service are feeding sensitive data into #AI software via #Microsoft’s #cloud
#Musk’s US #DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the #Education Dept into #ArtificialIntelligence software to probe the agency’s programs & spending…. The AI probe includes data w/personally identifiable info for people who manage grants, & sensitive internal financial data…
#law #security #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #Trump #TrumpCoup
washingtonpost.com/nation/2025…
Unless you don’t mind Elon Musk, and his team of unelected, illegitimate techbros sifting through all your social security personal/financial data, CALL YOUR THREE CONGRESS MEMBERS TODAY AND TELL THEM TO STOP DOGE!
Find your House Member: house.gov/representatives
Find your two Senators:
senate.gov/senators/index.htm
#musk #elonmusk #doge #trump #AI #government #techbros #hackers #coup #congress #senate #resist #fightback #america #USA #US #USAID
Holy crap Cory @pluralistic you should run #DOGE instead of nazi-boy 😂
pluralistic.net/2025/01/27/bel…
This is one HELL of a summary ☝️
But why aren't there people in authority doing this kind of savings overview already?!
Corruption?
