With all due respect @raskin.house.gov sending a direct request to DOGE with our names addresses, etc will just put us on a hit list. Dems need to hold goddamn daily press briefings in the capitol like we’ve been requesting for weeks to oppose this fascist regime!
But it's good to go about it with your eyes open so you can fight as effectively as possible. There's strategic advantages to not sharing information with your adversary.
I’m afraid to do this. Because of my social media rants, I’m probably on a list somewhere anyway, but directly sending my name and address to them…I can’t. I’m afraid this will make me a direct target for them.
I am 100% thinking about it. I am grateful to those who, unlike me, have not let the fear win. I am afraid for my husband, my kids, my grands. What if something I did made them targets too?
Everyone is afraid. But if everyone says hell of fear and & acts out against fascism, what are they gonna do put all of us in prison? I’m not gonna be one of those people who sat there and let 6 million Jewish people die. I refuse to be that person.
If you only knew how easy it is to find out your name and address with your IP and a single call to your internet provider. Remember all that stuff they claim only TikTok collected? https://dnsleaktest.com/
If you are going to the gallows, go honestly.
I'm fairly certain my social media activity will have me on an "enemies list". Idgaf.
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Have you ever searched for yourself online? We are quite easily found already. And AI makes it even faster. Plus at this point they have access to all of our data. You should definitely do what you feel comfortable with, but just know that we are all “out there” already. 😞
An honest question, what's the chance that these fucking fascists put any of us that are requesting a FERPA on a "hit list" with the IRS or some other Jackboot organization??
Can't let that stop you from taking action or this country is sunk. They're betting on peoples' fear keeping them from action. Our country was founded on action regardless of personal consequences. So many countries have fought and continue to fight for their freedom. Those people show true bravery.
I already pay taxes-so efficiency means accessibility as well. If the gov simply put forms online with an email to send it to that could be faster and easier for millions of people.
Also, hopefully those without a printer or internet access will be informed by a friend who will print out the application for them to complete and mail in...
Why can’t the federal government be sued for defamation by every single person they terminated and claimed “poor performance”? They can’t put their entire career on a resume, if that isn’t defamation nothing is.
I know a very famous person who is a victim of defamation by their own daughter who is dragging their name through mud on every dark and sketchy corner of the internet and people are believing the daughter w/no evidence. When taken to court the judge was completely uninterested in doing anything.
@fetterman.senate.gov please stand with your democrats!!! Please don't allow Trump to get away with another crime!! It will hurt us now but if he continues it'll never stop hurting us!
I would love to be wrong but I'm guessing that pleas to him are about as effective as the pleas of the MAGAts to Trump when they started realizing that he wasn't swooping in to save them.
Meanwhile veterans, mothers, children with cancer lose benefits
Including food!
American people get Fk’d and they carry on with health insurance and a paycheck
His constituents have no leverage over his decision making because he knows who has the lever on the generating of paychecks…
the people need to figure out a way to stop the paychecks printing of congress people because they are committing waste, fraud, corruption, abuse by ignoring their job duties
But we didn’t do anything illegal so the odds of them arresting us is slim, one thing people are failing to understand is that just because Trump says something doesn’t mean it’s the law of land. Courts are tearing him apart.
It's our right under the law to request this information. My entire family is sending in requests. The paranoia over being targeted is ludicrous. Use your rights and don't sit by silently.
We love a good grassroots movement and using rule of law, we gotta use the tools we can in fighting back against this administration. We’re on a human rights watchlist now, this is urgent.
Oh, one other depressing thing: the Nazis used radicalized, violent men (the 'brownshirts') to scare people into silence early on... we know for a fact that Bannon is using the Nazis as a guide... and the proudboys are already planning attacks. Many of us should arm and train ourselves for defense.
They will target us (the weakest first). Our defense is each-other, though. Don't forget anyone who gets abducted, imprisoned, deported, or killed. Like Mahmoud Khalil.
There is a lot of corruption (the supreme court ruled the president above the law, one of the worst decisions ever)
They *will* ignore any rules they can... but us screaming in every way possible supports and emboldens those that would oppose them and force them to comply. Thanks for standing up!
I had a T-shirt on that said you matter. That’s all. Mr. Maga hat in public call me queer. I guess I look Butch? Who cares who knows? But I wanted to haul off and smack him right in the mouth. I don’t like feeling that way. I did smack him with my words, but he did not care. STAND UP TOGETHER!
If we don’t stand up for ourselves because we are afraid of retaliation, isn’t that like the middle school playground bully? We don’t fight back because we’re afraid him and his buddies will come beat us up? Sooner or later you have to stand up for yourself or 45 will do the standing for you.
I am turning 72 on Sunday! I proudly mailed the form today! If they want to come get me, I’ll be ready to fight like hell! Fear is not an option!!! ❤️🇺🇸
Every American should join together and file a class action lawsuit! Any attorneys out there ready to take this on? Our private information does not belong to Elon Musk!!
I would like to know what information they were trying to get and did they receive it. I wanna know how they did it and I wanna know who opened the computer for them to see everything. Why wasn’t the protection for the American people here?
QUESTION for @raskin.house.gov as to this DOGE request.
Doesn't doing this put all of us on their radar? It gives Musk & his incel crew our email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and motivation to hack us... or worse.
Do you depend on certain government programs? Right now these Nazis can literally click a button and delete anyone at any moment from benefits, or flag us for audits.
Just an ordinary American with as much to lose as the next person.
Also I was born abroad no less.
But, Live free or die. That’s New Hampshires motto and a reasonable stance in this day and age.
Beats the alternative, Live in fear and tyranny for a long time.
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DOGE has not complied with legal requests; they have not operated withing ANY laws.
While this action has good and admirable intention, it would be beyond naive to think that citizens who participate would not be targeted and visited by DOGE Gestapo.
Thanks. After I began copying the top address onto my envelope, I stopped the moment I saw Department of... wasted an entirely good, pre-labeled envelope, dammit! :)
I have thought about this and have concluded that
If I fail to fill out this form - out of fear of WH retribution or simply being on their radar - then I will be guilty of failing to heed the 1st rule of #resistance: Don't Obey in Advance.
I will complete this form. Mail a copy off tomorrow.
I plan to do this, but I would like to point out that Trump fired all the FOIA Officers about a month ago. This firing further indicates to me how serious this situation is.
He's been impeached twice. What will a 3rd time accomplish? Impeachment is different than, and separate from *removal*. Calling for the 25th Amendment to remove him is by far the best course to pursue.
Thanks, New info I needed. I had experience with a FOIA Request many years ago and they told me the fee would be over $800 for that. The legal remedy it would have provided was barely over $1,000.
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Why do they always gotta ask for money. They would get a way better response by not asking us to contribute our hard earned money. These folks sit in Congress and make 174,000.00 a year, close to 15k a month but want our money. Do them without asking for money & they’ll get a better response.
There is a difference between their role as a representative and that of a candidate. This is coming from Raskin’s campaign and supports his campaign which is dependent on donations.
Thanks! My family and I have just filed the requests. Hoping every american requests the information. Apartheid Clyde has NO business in the united states.
Raskin is one of the Lynch mob that forced Biden out. I don’t pay attention to anything he says. He’s on par with Schumer and Pelosi and everyone else who fucked up this election.
Now Schumer is saying they shouldn’t block the vote. They should avoid the shutdown. Democrats don’t know what they’re doing. They’re not cohesive and that’s why we always lose.
They have NO CHOICE! If they do not honor the request, the NEXT step is to get together and file a class action lawsuit, including EVERYONE who didn't get a reply back.
THAT will be up to the courts to render judgment, but SO FAR, the courts are ON OUR SIDE!!
That's Amazon AWS. It's a framework that MOST modern programming uses. It's owned by Amazon, but isn't really a "moneymaker" for Bezos. Finding a site or app that DOESN'T use AWS in some way, shape, or form would be a daunting task...
The problem I have with this is that there is no U.S. Department of Government Efficiency except in the tiny mind of trump and the overblown ego of Musk. Since such a department doesn't officially exist, how can they be held to a Privacy Act RFI?
I had the same thought. Name, phone number, address, email, and whether you took a shit yesterday! They know too much already, why would I confirm that I am upset by mailing them my contact info. I don't trust the regime to EVER do what is best for America or Americans! NOPE!
I'm not forcing you. Do what you think is best for you... but I guarantee they want you stay quiet... and they know *all* that info anyway... hell, even if you mistakenly fill it out wrong, they still have to process it.
Personally, I plan to do anything within my power. I will not be quiet.
Why, the have everything already? This will inundate them, and the request either distracts them with with busy work, or, more likely, will be ignored.
There will be too many of us doing this. It makes them no money to come after us. They will just ignore the requests but it is important in comming cases that they are illegally doing it. Be brave . Its the very least you can do to help save Democracy!!
I agree with Foia's requests, but I am not certain about that form or level of details it requests. For example, place of birth. That's not typical for a foia request.
I mean, they do have all our information as it is, but , like you mentioned, it feels like a trap, and they will target you. I don't feel safe doing it either .. although I want to
Musk is NOT going to stop. He has the full backing of TFG and the GOP. He’s doing what GOP have told us they want to do, Norquist “My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” They will spare no one and nothing.
Talk about closing the barn door AFTER the horse got out! All the data has long since been exfiltrated on portable hard drives or just transferred via the internet to xAI and Palentir
Interesting, but an illegitimate agency led by an unelected individual oozing with conflicts of interest has the power to roll into government buildings, commandeer systems, and fire (for now) people who aren’t his employees?
Methinks it would be helpful for Dems to find the authority.
In government, enforcement actions typically require certain triggers to set things in motion.
Filing the requests is likely to trigger an inquiry or investigation, and that’s why I suspect he’s asking us to file them. He’s trying to expose & stop them.
Called both of my Senators this morning. One actually had a staffer pick up. The other wen immediately to vmail. Told them to vote no on CR and Cloture. Also requested a plan of action from them to shut down an illegitimate organization participating in illegal and unconstitutional activities.
Can anyone believe my 2 Fl senators would care? QBall is in Trumps pocket hoping to be an oligarch & the other one was appointed by DeSantis. Enough said
Understandable to feel like they would be wasted calls.
Here it comes: BUT, they need to know folks like you exist and don’t approve if what’s happening. Especially with regard to DOGE. I would also get passive aggressive with messaging. Maybe let them know you understand how dangerous FL can be.
We ALL want that, and I encourage everyone to call their Reps, but the GOP won't go along, and Dems don't have the majority, so they can't do much to shut it down. THIS action at least stalls them for a bit, to let some of the court cases to work. Some can't make it to protests, but this is doable.
I fully intend to file this request and urge everybody to join me. If they do have this information illegally, I fully intend to join a class action lawsuit against DOGE.
Even under the best presidents, FOIA and Privacy Act requests often are not answered as promptly as the law requires. No reason to think they will answer these, except to put you on an enemies list. That's reason enough for me to do it.
All but one of member of my immediate family dropped these in the mailbox today.
And the only reason one didn’t is she wasn’t home to sign it.
People seem to be responsive to this being contacted directly. I spread it a lot through texts today and most said thanks and they’d do it and pass it on.
As an additional benefit, information collected will be added to Raskin’s reelection campaign donation solicitation list. Sign up and prepare to be bombarded.
Thanks for posting. This form must be printed, physically signed (“wet” sig), mailed. Might be a good idea to get a return receipt on the mailing so you know it was received.
I wrote my Senators and reps 2 days ago "demanding" (their favorite verb) DOGE information (funding, vetting, whether they gained access to our personal info. etc. etc.
And what is preventing the dastardly duo from disregarding the Privacy Act? They have suffered no repercussions from not abiding by the Constitution. Why would they care about my request?
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But it's good to go about it with your eyes open so you can fight as effectively as possible. There's strategic advantages to not sharing information with your adversary.
I'm not
deserve your anger and scorn.
Make sure they get it. It doesn't have to be like this,
but make *them* fear *you*, like they should.
If you are going to the gallows, go honestly.
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Maybe some other legislators will follow suit.
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MANY people on here, and elsewhere, don't know the legal process..
Thanks!
But asking them to find our account then copy what they’ve viewed and then provide it to us screams data breach and greater risk.
That’s a no, from me.
I would love to be wrong but I'm guessing that pleas to him are about as effective as the pleas of the MAGAts to Trump when they started realizing that he wasn't swooping in to save them.
Including food!
American people get Fk’d and they carry on with health insurance and a paycheck
the people need to figure out a way to stop the paychecks printing of congress people because they are committing waste, fraud, corruption, abuse by ignoring their job duties
They *will* ignore any rules they can... but us screaming in every way possible supports and emboldens those that would oppose them and force them to comply. Thanks for standing up!
Here’s from FOIA website
I don't know how to deal with Nazis except for punching them...
Doesn't doing this put all of us on their radar? It gives Musk & his incel crew our email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and motivation to hack us... or worse.
I'm not.
Also I was born abroad no less.
But, Live free or die. That’s New Hampshires motto and a reasonable stance in this day and age.
Beats the alternative, Live in fear and tyranny for a long time.
But this is still a better option for now as opposed to rushing fortified brownshirt militias, I think.
I seriously doubt 33M people will do that considering that most people won't even boycott a TV show.
Seriously, I came back to this thread to reconsider.
As I began to fill out the form, I hesitated.
I need more time to study this.
It would require MILLIONS of us doing this to have collective protection. I suspect only a few hundred will do it.
But it's not a fillable PDF on either BlueBeam or Adobe Acrobat.
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While this action has good and admirable intention, it would be beyond naive to think that citizens who participate would not be targeted and visited by DOGE Gestapo.
When you have to resort to more extreme means to achieve your goals, having done the right thing first gives you the moral ground to stand on.
I don't recognize the "Deptartment of Government Efficiency," so will be addressing my envelope to:
United States Digital Service,
736 Jackson Place, NW
Washington D.C. 20503
(any objections to the contrary?)
If I fail to fill out this form - out of fear of WH retribution or simply being on their radar - then I will be guilty of failing to heed the 1st rule of #resistance: Don't Obey in Advance.
I will complete this form. Mail a copy off tomorrow.
Thank you, @raskin.house.gov for creating a document for us to use.
That way they can't say "We never received it"
Just mail the signed form to them, it's on THEIR dime to do the work involved to follow the LAW...
(Love the name too lol 😆 )
I mailed my personalized Federal Privacy Act request today!
Thanks for drawing attention to this link.
cc: @raskin.house.gov
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please please please get bookmarks!
I was right there with you. We now have wet signatures and digital signatures. Not sure that they are antonyms however.
Judge just ordered that DOGE has to answer FOIA requests.
We’re already on DOGE’s “radar” - they HAVE our information.
Imagine if a few million us us submit these requests. It’ll distract DOGE from destroying our government a bit.
Just DO it.
THAT will be up to the courts to render judgment, but SO FAR, the courts are ON OUR SIDE!!
I will gladly begin the legal process!
Thank you for posting this.
Personally, I plan to do anything within my power. I will not be quiet.
Instead, I want Raskin and his Dem colleagues to shut DOGE down. It’s illegitimate and actively engaged in criminal activities.
Rather than file requests, call your Senators and Congressional reps. Tell them to shut DOGE down.
Methinks it would be helpful for Dems to find the authority.
Filing the requests is likely to trigger an inquiry or investigation, and that’s why I suspect he’s asking us to file them. He’s trying to expose & stop them.
Ex. Complaints lead to code enforcement
Here it comes: BUT, they need to know folks like you exist and don’t approve if what’s happening. Especially with regard to DOGE. I would also get passive aggressive with messaging. Maybe let them know you understand how dangerous FL can be.
BUT, not calling let’s them “off the hook” without having to have heard from you.
Don’t obey in advance! 💪
Curious … how many protests have you attended / spoken at / organized in your community?
How many phone calls have you made?
202-224-3121.
Attended any town halls?
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And the only reason one didn’t is she wasn’t home to sign it.
People seem to be responsive to this being contacted directly. I spread it a lot through texts today and most said thanks and they’d do it and pass it on.
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They won't be able to weasel out of this. Ignoring the court will just strengthen the penalty.
The most likely result is they give up and we can FOIA what we want.