WIRED reported over the weekend that a growing number of US government websites were going offline, including several related to USAID. Early on Monday, Elon Musk said USAID was “beyond repair” and that Trump had agreed to shut it down.
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Thank you for covering this so well, I am combing the internet for information and you guys are giving the best coverage I can find. Thank so much! It is so scary right now. I don't see light at end of tunnel this time either.
Thank you! This is what I have commented elsewhere. If Congress isn't going to stop unconstitutional overreach by the executive branch, then what's the point of Congress at all? Only Congress controls the purse strings.
He's not a king and doesn't have the legal authority. Now to also hold Musk accountable, a government official needs to tell him that so he can go down with tRump if the coup continues.
The constitutional niceties count for nothing. If nobody stops them Trump and Muck will close down everything including congress and the supreme court.
How can they do that!? Congress funds it, not the executive branch. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
we go from critical gov't sites crashing under obama years so that it realizes there needs to be emphasis on modern tech, to then techies raiding the gov't, crashing sites on behalf of ideology...historians will compare this to french rev for sure...
now look up depth of Chinese vulnerability discovered...i.e why employees were ordered back vs working from home. etc, etc,. Details/Senate hearings; call representatives
Big tech ENABLES Trump. Those still on X/Twitter and Threads, your voice is no longer being heard. Both platforms have bent the knee to Trump; close those accounts now. And for a real impact we MUST also BOYCOTT Amazon, Apple and Google because big tech is officially a global threat. Unite & Fight.
Musk has forced his way into the govt's financial payment systems for social security, Medicaid, contractors, and everything. He now has everyone's personal information, his conflict of interest is boundless. He's been promised a blanket pardon by Trump so he can never be charged criminally.
The grifter Trump and his impotent Nazi puppet Master Musk are destroying our government from within and filling their pockets with taxpayer money from the treasury while our Democratic Representatives do nothing and cower like a bunch of sheep.
Ok. Now please state clearly exactly what steps you want the Dems to take with minorities in both houses of Congress. I have seen a number of governors speaking out since they are in an actual position to do so.
This goes beyond politics and politicians verbally protesting. It is time for The People to take back their country, we have been invaded by a grifter and a Nazi, or did you forget your duty as an American.
“Presidential reorganization authority is a term used to refer to a major statutory power that has sometimes been temporarily extended by the United States Congress to the President of the United States ...” ~ Wikipedia.
If a president is blocking the people from accessing information, then it is a serious sign that he is corrupt and needs to go. Let's contact our elected politicians and tell them they will not be re-elected if they don't stop trump. He needs to be impeached and removed from office.
This is a fucking robbery, we paid for all these organizations they don't belong to trump or musk to shut down. If you try to steal a pack of chiclets in this country, the cops will shoot you dead. Why aren't these asshole being given the same treatment.
Wired seems to be the best publication at the moment. They are the only ones who are brushing aside soft news for what actually matters. I guess it is time to get another subscription. Never stop. You guys are doing a wonderful job. #LISTENTOYOURMORALS
I think we can all agree that having oligarchs make all the decisions for the American people is just a lot more efficient than waiting around for Congress to do the right thing. That has never worked, has it? Don’t worry. You’ll love goosestepping to Elon Musk’s tune.
Horrible bastards trying to shut down JFK’s legacy that helps sick & vulnerable around the world. Stops tuberculosis from spreading & helps malaria victims & HIV from spreading. He lies & says untruths when it’s a humanitarian agency.
It's interesting how he came to this conclusion so quickly. Worse, any "evidence" he may produce would be fruit from the tainted tree since he's accused of having private conversations w/Putin, not disclosing travel, & has a huge financial stake w/China. All while launching America's spy satellites.
This is merely one element of a multiphase fascist coup d’état and @wired.com, @nytimes.com, @theatlantic.com, @economist.com, and every other news agency and supposed journalism company needs to shout that from their HQ rooftops.
This IS a coup. An unelected billionaire oligarch hijacking funds is a hostile takeover of democracy. Citizens United paved the way for this corruption. We don’t need reminders—we need action. Overturn Citizens United. Get #moneyoutofpolitics. #RejectProject2025. #thefightbeginsnow.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_reorganization_authority
Has Trump been granted this authority?
Sounds to me like Elon Musk is the one making the decisions here.
We’re not going to a place where criminals wield federal law against the masses while they raid the pantry.
https://bsky.app/profile/onestpress.bsky.social/post/3lhbkv6i4nc2k
#WeirdMusk #PresidentMusk
Not doing so is complicity.