The constitutional crisis is here, and it's Elon Musk, an unelected mega-billionaire benefactor of the president, being granted almost total authority over the operation of the federal government with zero oversight. - ThreadSky

whstancil.bsky.social • 45 days ago

The constitutional crisis is here, and it's Elon Musk, an unelected mega-billionaire benefactor of the president, being granted almost total authority over the operation of the federal government with zero oversight.

Reposted from Senator Ron Wyden

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

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ssmithnyc.bsky.social•45 days ago

Agreed. Full court press to stop. No “Tues at 1p” meeting to strategize or strongly worded Tweets. Lawsuits, every voice everywhere all at once. Simple clear messaging why this is a risk to the country. NOW.
I for one am calling reps TODAY.
For those of you who say Dems missed explaining …

ssmithnyc.bsky.social•45 days ago

…defending democracy is important instead of economy, Dems missed connecting them. You can’t have a healthy economy if you don’t have democracy. Draw the line from this unlawful behavior TO the economy. That is how you get everyone to pay attn. Get talking everywhere-podcasts, social, news. NOW.

mimisungoddess.bsky.social•44 days ago

Here’s the number. I already called. Will be calling again. Blow the lines up!

redwingblackbird.bsky.social•45 days ago

Shadow President - from Robert Reich: https://youtu.be/0QI6H7voVks

webrant.bsky.social•45 days ago

Musk is much worse than "an unelected mega-billionaire benefactor of the president".

He's a democracy destroying nazi oligarch promoting global fascist control.

In cooperation with foreign enemies.

hbt8.bsky.social•45 days ago

Protest: 50 days, each state takes a day to starve the economy, then repeat.

narcissa1.bsky.social•44 days ago

Not necessary, Trump's already doing doing that.

soonerlaw70.bsky.social•45 days ago

Dems just need a handful of GOP legislators with a shred of integrity left to help file articles of impeachment. Constituents of potential swing GOP voters, you are critical in this fight. Let your elected reps know you want impeachment now!! Show up tirelessly until they listen! #TrumpTreason

blandphilosophy.bsky.social•45 days ago

I guess baby steps, we have a Senator that finally noticed.

badgramar.bsky.social•45 days ago

Anyone with any sense should be pulling money from markets

gobearcats.bsky.social•45 days ago

I’m shorting the market

jennysampson.bsky.social•45 days ago

I finally did that on Friday when I thought the tariffs were imminent (now tariff implementation deferred to Tuesday)

badgramar.bsky.social•45 days ago

I went 60/40 equities v. cash on Friday for the same reason. Sold a bunch of stuff. Time to rip the band-aid off next week while a bunch of people are still operating based on magical thinking.

jennysampson.bsky.social•45 days ago

Too many still operating under the illusion there’s not going to be global financial contagion for this shit. Musk promised severe economic pain for Americans. I believe him (coupled with Trump’s insanity)

youtackything.bsky.social•45 days ago

I am genuinely asking all of #lawsky what we can do in the courts about this.

eawinick.bsky.social•45 days ago

Sixteen Democrats voted to confirm Scott Bessent.

furious-t.bsky.social•45 days ago

I almost feel like we should singularly focus on getting Musk out of there. He's deeply unpopular. "Musk has to go."

brogthefrog.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hahaha, oversight? Who elected ANY of the nameless, faceless, unaccountable federal bureaucrats who already exert an outsized and unconstitutional influence on all of our daily lives?

sailbarque.bsky.social•45 days ago

What happens when Musk threatens to delete - for example - social security records - if he doesn't get his way.

narcissa1.bsky.social•44 days ago

You can't blame just Musk, there is his sidekick "gabby haze".

kywhiskyman.bsky.social•45 days ago

And nothing is happening.

angryparakeet.bsky.social•45 days ago

Red fucking alert.

Congress needs to give a shit. Do citizens needs to show up and demand answers?

jadedragon2.bsky.social•45 days ago

Musk thinks we are all his employees!

davidlewis61.bsky.social•45 days ago

Check this: If he has officially been charged with governmetn functions, he is subject to all laws and regulations applicable to his function. That's what I've read, and I think it means he's subject to all the oversight that any other government employee is. Though as a practical matter ...

goaskalis.bsky.social•44 days ago

Can Gavin Newsom direct his Attorney General to sue Elon Musk on behalf of the citizens of California? I'm just throwing shit out here but do any lawyers out there have any ideas about this shit? These unvetted idiots are accessing everyone's data. How is this legal?