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gregsargent.bsky.social • 30 days ago

ICYMI, new piece/thread from me

The awful news that Elon Musk clashed with a top Treasury official in an effort to access govt payment systems raises a crucial question: Did Trump authorize this, or not?

I talked to former officials who explain why this is a key question, and why it's so alarming:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...

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oeishik.bsky.social•30 days ago

Elon is a problem for our republic. https://youtu.be/yzK_9xwi0-I

jmmert.bsky.social•30 days ago

So this is how DOGE gets implemented. Not thru Congress acting on their
suggestions. By Elon taking total control of government spending. Boom. The coup is complete.

tiggersdad.bsky.social•30 days ago

Here’s the lie he’s selling his rubes to “validate” his actions.

jjaesqffc.bsky.social•30 days ago

There may be another reason for this. To repay financiers of his campaign and make money, it looks like Trump plans to replace the US Dollar with a form of cryptocurrency. They will say it saves money by eliminating the need to print and mint paper money and coins. They will start with the penny.

dypset.bsky.social•30 days ago

How is he not looting on behalf of a foreign interest?

hoofin.bsky.social•30 days ago

The day that Musk screws up with the DFAS checks (Department of Defense account at Treasury), it's bye-bye. Raytheon wants their checks.

mom6.bsky.social•30 days ago

It’s not just the Treasury Department. He’s infiltrated the GSA too.

This should scare everyone.

https://bsky.app/profile/makenakelly.bsky.social/post/3lh35yrel2c2s

toadscroak.bsky.social•30 days ago

brandogarcia.bsky.social•30 days ago

Democrats had best create a rift between Trump and Musk, and can do this by openly treating Musk as the president and Trump as his puppet.

Not subtly, but openly. Make it unbearable for Trump to keep Musk around. Get them at each other’s throats.

kevinthestranger.bsky.social•30 days ago

#Twitler making more stupid power moves, that will eventually destroy him when he is held accountable

mjharless.bsky.social•30 days ago

This is an offensive move to stealthily claim the purse ie total and complete power from congress. That’s the taxpayers money dude…back the fuck off! Why is no one raising a shit storm about this?!!

millieto2.bsky.social•30 days ago

Hitler removed all
democratic institutions in 52 days. President Musk and his toady will beat that record. The US is free falling into a fascist state in record time. This regime will last longer than 4 years.

suet00.bsky.social•30 days ago

Sorry for being a bit dim, but why are they not just saying "bog off, you are not elected & have no power over me or this dept" ?

thekenstern.bsky.social•30 days ago

Fail to understand why anyone is stunned or outraged by anything.

He was totally honest…he said exactly what he was going to do…ran aggressively on that platform...and now he’s doing it.

Project 2025 was available for everyone to read.

azspagirl.bsky.social•30 days ago

Yep. I agree. Not one bit of this is surprising to those who paid attention.

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