Among the many avenues Democrats need to be pushing *now* is: Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American. This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing. - ThreadSky

maxkennerly.bsky.social • 22 days ago

Among the many avenues Democrats need to be pushing *now* is:

Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American.

This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing.

Reposted from Josh Marshall

Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …

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dalejohn.bsky.social•22 days ago

dalejohn.bsky.social•22 days ago

gentlewomanfarmer.bsky.social•22 days ago

I met with my Congressman yesterday and told him that we had suffered a data breach and that the state AGs could enforce their data privacy laws. It seemed like he hadn’t thought of that.

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•22 days ago

🤷‍♂️

awakeneddragon.bsky.social•22 days ago

He has the personal data of every member of Congress now. Watch him manipulate them, drain their accounts, ruin their credit.

cinnawind.bsky.social•22 days ago

We need the courts to step in and remove Musk and X and its employees, plus remove all of their spyware, from our government. They were not elected or appointed, and are not civil servants.

radiolalalala.bsky.social•22 days ago

I woke up this am and before I even had coffee wrote my senators and representative. I don’t know what else to do. Suggested action steps for us regular people (and please God don’t say, “join a community”)??

hotoynoodle.bsky.social•22 days ago

call 1st thing tomorrow morning. call your local office. they keep count of the calls.

make sure they know you are a constituent.

radiolalalala.bsky.social•22 days ago

I’ll do that! Thank you!

hotoynoodle.bsky.social•22 days ago

it's a very fast process and you can keep their contact info in your phone for next time!

ricst.bsky.social•22 days ago

When Musk starts cutting or ending SS and Medicare payments, who’s going to stop him? No one!

bodegacatnyc.bsky.social•22 days ago

@fritschner.bsky.social another thing @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social can do

ben-223.bsky.social•22 days ago

It shouldn't be Democrats. It should be all elected and sworn officials. All of them. This is wrong and inexcusable. Ethics. Their Oaths.

liberalkmd.bsky.social•22 days ago

You’d think done Rs would object to having their financial info in musk’s hands….but apparently not

monkeyes2.bsky.social•22 days ago

They might get concerned if he leaves some nsfw stuff in their files. he is not just going to steal info. he's going to leave backdoors and skimmers and some unpleasant surprises for his enemies.

ben-223.bsky.social•22 days ago

AI blackmail materials? That's what probably got us here in the first place. Blackmail. Extortion. And everyone is watching like it's entertaining. Govt broken.

boarish.bsky.social•22 days ago

Must be followed up with “and here’s why that’s bad for you, too, fellow right wingers.” Don’t underestimate how much owning the libs causes the right to be blissfully ignorant about their own vulnerability

franceslarina.bsky.social•21 days ago

Let's say they're stopped. Do we know they didn't install back door access? Every corner of ever system will need to be gone over, carefully.

sandy-o.bsky.social•22 days ago

So fucking frustrating. I swear I'm gonna print up a list and go to Home Depot this afternoon and just hand it out to randos. How TF do we get people to pay attention?

amnesiac13.bsky.social•22 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/amnesiac13.bsky.social/post/3lh7ei2oxy22d

day-after.bsky.social•22 days ago

The only option is a nationwide protest! Millions (not thousands) must march in cities across America. If not, it will be too late. Do it while you still can.

centralfloridainternet.com•20 days ago

Chantable, Rhyming Slogans for Mass Protests:

1. "No more lies, we rise!"

2. "Truth, not fear—get him out of here!"

3. "Rights are real, not a deal!"

4. "We won’t bow, not then, not now!"

5. "This ain't fate—we legislate!"

6. "Resist, persist, we won't be dismissed!"

# march
# resist

centralfloridainternet.com•20 days ago

We won’t bow, not then, not now!

greased7.bsky.social•22 days ago

Schumer and Jefffries (and others too) should be raising holy hell about this.

suzzanee.bsky.social•22 days ago

PBS Newshour Saturday didn’t even mention it. Just full of fluff pieces.

josh2028.bsky.social•22 days ago

Luckily, democratic leadership are all 90 years old and don't even have concepts of ideas of what cybersecurity is

bastiaande.bsky.social•22 days ago

But her emails?

live1619.bsky.social•22 days ago

US class action lawsuit of epic proportions need to be filed representing every US citizen that has now had their privacy broken which is protected under privacy laws. Musk and his minions are not authorized to do or see any of this information.

gipsegrlpatti.bsky.social•21 days ago

Speaker Mike Johnson 202-225-2777
Washington DC office

Majority Leader John Thune 202-224-2321 or 1-866-850-3855

Until GOP leadership says enough is enough, this is going to continue. We have to call these men and demand that they take action.

somerobinorother.bsky.social•22 days ago

The silver lining is that Musk is now unambiguously an arrestable felon. But who’s gonna actually do it?

pucashare.bsky.social•22 days ago

@aoc.bsky.social

pinklotusmoon.bsky.social•22 days ago

Musk is a BROKE billionaire. He may have money on paper but he is stealing American money for a reason. #brokemusk

ajkitch.bsky.social•22 days ago

Any honourable Republicans left in Congress? Or are they all Trump lackies?

numb.comfortab.ly•22 days ago

Meanwhile Democrats write strongly worded letters.

mikehibu.bsky.social•22 days ago

Are they even doing that? I haven't yet seen one.

numb.comfortab.ly•22 days ago

True, they're only writing online posts. And very weakly worded at that.

nunyarunii.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yeah but they’re very concerned.

bike2beer.bsky.social•22 days ago

They could try to gum up the works of Congress, but that won't stop Trump and Musk from operating outside of the law, will it?

Maybe the best thing they could do is try to galvanize public opinion against Trump/Musk.

churchlady320.bsky.social•22 days ago

So, what CAN they do? We could use some clear actions they can take.

sistercurry.bsky.social•22 days ago

In all fairness, @chuckschumer.com is warning about the price of tomatoes and guac for the Super Bowl. No mention of the search & frisk policy in place for the French Quarter where you will be able to tote a gun but not an ice chest.

inkbacker.bsky.social•22 days ago

No, weakly worded tweets

rollonyouchairs.bsky.social•22 days ago

Or post like Schumer

pho74.bsky.social•22 days ago

The Democrats are “very concerned.”

izzos.us•22 days ago

Ha, that would be an improvement

https://bsky.app/profile/fritschner.bsky.social/post/3lh53h3o6ls2c

We need to give the GOP 'space' according to @beyer.house.gov's Chief of Staff.

I really think Aaron distilled the feckless incompetence of the Dems to meet this moment really well in his thread here.

And OH does he get smug when told.

mumbly-joe.bsky.social•22 days ago

this is basically the biggest successful ransomware attack in world history done at the express invitation of the ruling party

chriswarcraft.bsky.social•22 days ago

Do private citizens have legal recourse to sue the government and individuals over this? Because I would like to do that.

delbertgseasons.bsky.social•22 days ago

I would never advocate violence, but a lot of people would and who am I to judge

pinklotusmoon.bsky.social•22 days ago

I want Musk and his little group of hackers in jail today.

feralnietzsche.bsky.social•22 days ago

Through the courts packed with Federalist Society judges? Even if you could sue, it won’t do you much good when some appellate court guts your judgment.

What we ought to do is show up ten million strong on Pennsylvania Avenue and demand accountability in the form of immediate resignations.

pamelaporter.bsky.social•22 days ago

State AGs just won a TRO against all spending freezes for their states. So not all judges are going along with this administration. Kind of wondering if lawsuits aren't been brought because Trump is angling for a SC challenge and no one wants to hand it to him yet.

feralnietzsche.bsky.social•22 days ago

That would be my guess. You can win at the district court level but several circuits and SCOTUS are captured.

erikgunderson.bsky.social•22 days ago

We don't know what they're doing with this data. We can be sure they will never voluntarily delete it and I, for one, am confident they will secret it away somewhere they think is undetectable in the event they are compelled to delete it by a court (which seems likely).

whitepuffyclouds.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yes, and I posted it on my page, a vid of an elder atty giving instructions

deboraht.bsky.social•22 days ago

@nytimes.com the country needs you to go to the Treasury building and get pictures of the flying monkeys in there. Identify them. If they want to wear masks or hoods to hide their identity, get pictures of that. Start reporting.

bitchsmile.bsky.social•22 days ago

Due to numerous OPM breaches over the years, I already have a near lifetime supply of identity, theft protection. What’s going on now is a complete disaster for our country.

We need to assume government IT systems are compromised.

As a citizen, you need to assume your PII data is compromised.

la-belle-laide.bsky.social•22 days ago

Could we get like a people's lawsuit going or something?

flashgordon.bsky.social•22 days ago

at this point i wouldn't be surprised if we're a week away from the "govt." announcing that all public information will now be available easily (and exclusively) through asking grok on twitter, but that nobody should worry because the $8/month will be automatically withheld from their paychecks.

michaeljameshawk.bsky.social•22 days ago

!!! You should change your https://login.gov and your https://studentaid.gov to *unique strong passwords* ASAP since the Treasury database piracy. Also, if your password on these accounts match passwords you use on *other applications*, change those also to *unique* passwords as a goal in the next few days. Share.

palmereldritch.bsky.social•22 days ago

Legally, every taxpayer has standing, right? Class action lawsuit against Musk seeking (at minimum) $500 billion seems about right.

misgivings.bsky.social•22 days ago

We are seeing the Dems for who they are

djmauri007.bsky.social•21 days ago

*looks at your name and picture* You will always be Max Kennedy to me and you're one of the good Kennedys and you will run for President and save this nation!

seachanger.bsky.social•22 days ago

Protests have begun, let's help these guys get the word out
https://bsky.app/profile/stephanielatour.bsky.social/post/3lh625izysk2p

lizardky.bsky.social•22 days ago

If the full contents of every Federal database aren't already streaming to servers in China, North Korea, Russia, and anyone else with agents in place at Xitter, I will be extremely surprised.

allthebears.bsky.social•22 days ago

This isn't just a US concern. Elon wants to overthrow the UK government.

welcome2absurdia.bsky.social•22 days ago

I could not, in my wildest dreams, have predicted the US government would be breached from the inside in a nerd coup.

This sounds like a joke but I am enraged and grieving.

dashwallkick.bsky.social•22 days ago

You think that would work? I feel like pointing out that Elon owns everyone's data for the highest bidder would just go on the pile of envelopes of data breaches they get every year. They would get more out of pointing out that even if Trump leaves, Elon has so much control he can refuse.

dallying.bsky.social•22 days ago

Elections have consequences. We already knew Trump stole classified documents. We already knew he promoted an armed coup. We already knew he was a convicted felon. This is what the voters knowingly chose. This is what we get.

dtipson.bsky.social•22 days ago

It's still illegal. Nobody in Congress, even the Trumpist Congress elected, actually voted to change these laws or regulations. That's not how anything works.

dallying.bsky.social•22 days ago

How it works is he commits a felony, we all clutch our pearls but do nothing, then he commits another one, then another, then another, then he gets reelected... Commiting felonies is his modus operandi and it was well understood by the time of his second election. We are no longer a nation of laws.

iheartscience.bsky.social•22 days ago

I just messaged all of my representatives through their web site. Tomorrow, I make phone calls!
What are you all doing?

mamagaylor.bsky.social•22 days ago

My fricken rep, Trump fave John Maguire’s email outreach form is broken and he only has one number, that of his DC office, that you can call.

rikules.bsky.social•22 days ago

just a theory;

musk
putins pal
with trumps help
and the help of congress, the SC, the DOJ, and the military

is going to steal all of our money and split it with putin and trump

when they are done the US will be a third world shyt hole puppet state of putin

seansei.bsky.social•22 days ago

#TechBroBrownshirts

maggiemarbles.bsky.social•22 days ago

And every business, including those that compete with Musk's businesses. If you've got business contacts, get them to light a fire under Republicans. Most of us can't break through to Republicans on the Hill, but business lobbyists can.

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•22 days ago

EVERY AMERICAN

.. also almost definitely those with dual/multi- nationality and maybe also non-Americans(?)

So this already serious shit is not just a domestic matter.

onedumbcountry.bsky.social•22 days ago

Since we know Democrats won't be pushing anything, let's start speaking in terms of what Americans will do.

goaskalis.bsky.social•22 days ago

I'm practically apoplectic honestly this is unbelievable

goaskalis.bsky.social•22 days ago

Furthermore this is an issue that WILL break thru to normal middle-class ppl. Identity theft is a real problem, and it should concern banks too since they eat some of the costs of that as well

rbv-3896.bsky.social•22 days ago

I think the tariffs are sinister, but are also cover for this far worse crime

judetd.bsky.social•22 days ago

The tariffs are so the damn media are focusing there rather than the coup Trump and Musk are conducting while Democratic leadership do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT POST.

donettes.bsky.social•22 days ago

Here is the reason why he’s doing that

https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=FIIfwgdQMmqh9qCx

loosecannon616.bsky.social•22 days ago

So the evil rich guy who is also good with computers and algorithms now has access to our governments financial system and all of its sensitive financial data.

hotoynoodle.bsky.social•22 days ago

the evil rich guys brought in interns and proteges who indeed are very good at data theft and treason, yes.

churchlady320.bsky.social•22 days ago

Perfectly well aware that's what they did. Voters saw fit to make the Dems a powerless minority in every branch. Can you provide a route to halt these actions because, now that voters have spoken, I sure can't see it. I hear Dems talk on video clips we see here. Talk, fine. Actions? What?

bluedotinfl.bsky.social•22 days ago

Where is our oversight? Where are the Dems? Where are the helpers? Or are we just sitting here getting fucked?

kaijubakeoff.bsky.social•22 days ago

They're either sneaking out the back or ingratiating themselves for a taste of the spoils

magafree.bsky.social•22 days ago

Blue states should send out notices to all citizens that their personal data has been compromised by Elon Musk.

judetd.bsky.social•22 days ago

Why are people here screaming for help & no Democratic congressional member has done 1 damn thing except post and do interviews. THEY SHOULD MASS IN NUMBERS WITH THE PRESS & GET MUSK & HIS MINIONS OUT OF THOSE BUILDINGS. I went through Nixon, and that was a picnic compared to this fear & anxiety.

judetd.bsky.social•22 days ago

March not mass.

erbeckman.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

jayjayerjayest.bsky.social•22 days ago

The democrats are having a fun little party to fake elect a guy to a fake job, stop being a party pooper!

lucyksy.bsky.social•22 days ago

He has been given access to the money! Not just to withhold payments but nothing is stopping him from putting his hands in the till and taking what he wants. The data is just a bonus.

citizen12345.bsky.social•22 days ago

People need to deliver this message personally to people who don’t watch or read news. Get it to all the 55+ communities
Celebs need to get the news out.

mewmew13.bsky.social•22 days ago

Feels like there’s a serious legal word for what they’ve just done to all Americans
👺

katwitdown.bsky.social•22 days ago

Does this taint any potential evidence the IRS may have against any one?

septimushodge.bsky.social•22 days ago

gardenblues2025.bsky.social•22 days ago

The pretense that Trump is president right now, when unhinged, far-right, conflicted, unelected, foreign-born, tri-citizen, ketamine-addled Musk is clearly running things needs to be addressed too.

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