Had an idea, wrote me a song, "Send Musk to Mars," 30-seconds long.
doge
A good way to find out if billion dollar corporations really need tax payer subsidies is to cut off those subsidies and see how long it takes until they notice
If we are impressed by the Hands Off turnout nationwide and in about a dozen European cities yesterday, what will we see when people stop receiving Social Security?
After creating an uproar last week for demanding access to a sensitive system at the Treasury Department, DOGE is expected to turn its attention to another restricted database next week, according to two people with knowledge of their plans.
This database tracks the flow of money across the government, from the Treasury to specific agencies and then to the ultimate destination of the funds.
#News #DOGE #ElonMusk #Musk #Treasury #Database #Government #USPolitics
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
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The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #DOGE #Trump #IRS #Federal #Government #Economy #USPolitics
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
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The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.
#News #SpaceX #FAA #ElonMusk #DOGE #Aviation #Spaceflight #Trump #Regulation
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the #Trump’s admin claims to have canceled as part of its cost-cutting program are NOT expected to save the #US govt ANY MONEY, the admin’s own data shows.
#DOGE, run by #ElonMusk, published an updated list of nearly 2,300 contracts that agencies terminated in recent weeks across the #FederalGovernment. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that <⅓ of the contract cancellations, 794, are expected to yield NO SAVINGS.
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated.
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
#News #USAID #PublicHealth #Trump #DOGE #Aid #Disease #Health #USPolitics
Isn't it just weird how in all these government cuts, all the fraud and waste, the thieving and scammers, all the lazy bureaucrats, that not one large company contracting with the US has been found to be a part of the cuts?
Weird.
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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
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-ai-department-education/
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: https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-lawyers-supreme-court?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Law #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #DOGE #ElonMusk #Musk #USPolitics
Here is the beginning of the 3rd #thread on Elon Musk's takeover of the US government:
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/
"Musk’s team, known as the Dept of Govt Efficiency, has already thrown entire swaths of the federal #government & its programs into disarray — programs that serve millions of #Americans.
#Musk himself has made no secret of his intentions, saying that #DOGE is a “wood chipper for bureaucracy” and that he is “deleting” agencies."
By giving Elon Musk’s engineers access to USAID’s entire digital network, including personal information for thousands of employees, the Trump administration may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts told ProPublica.
President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe.
ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
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The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.
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.
BREAKING: A bunch of U.S. Digital Service employees (including me) were fired tonight. It's still unclear exactly how many. There is no visibility whatsoever into what determined who was let go. Legacy USDS (i.e., pre-DOGE) leadership was not involved in the decision about whom to let go and was not notified in advance that people were going to be fired.
#politics #USPol #DOGE #coup #USDS
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Use “Saudi henchmen” before #Musk and #Trump to indicate allegiance:
> 18F was part of USDS before Saudi henchmen Musk and Trump destroyed it: https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leaving-18f/
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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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-social-security-elon-musk-trump-closures-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.
DOGE can now access a HUD system that includes addresses domestic violence survivors have relocated to for safety, medical records in disability cases and credit reports in lending discrimination cases.
Few of the records are redacted or anonymized.
Who’s guiding Elon Musk as he navigates life in DC—and uses DOGE to dismantle key parts of the government? Stephen and Katie Miller
While Musk grabs headlines, Stephen Miller wields power behind-the-scenes
Miller is described by sources as the Prime Minister "carrying out the daily work of governance while Trump serves as head of state"
The Millers "are seen inside Trumpworld as glorified babysitters for Musk"
#ElonMusk #Musk #StephenMiller #KatieMiller #DOGE
https://www.wired.com/story/katie-stephen-miller-elon-musk-takeover/
I REALLLYY like the Send the President a Postcard movement, because:
a) I love postcards
b) I like imagining all the giggles every postal worker, etc will get seeing it
c) Everyone can do it
Please tell me you'll join in and send a postcard, or 2?
I created this graphic tonight to share - it's the idea from @BrianJopek
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Warum versenken Menschen immer wieder ihr Geld in Schneeballsystemen, bei Verschwörungsunternehmern und in Kryptocoins?
Zur Erklärung verwende ich inzwischen die Begriffe der Commitment - Falle oder gar des Commitment - Tunnel. Enjoy! #Psychologie #KryptoWaehrung #BitCoin #$TRUMP #DOGE #LIBRA #Verschwörungsunternehmer #Abzocke #Kryptowinter https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/kryptowinter-die-falle-des-commitment-tunnel/
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