I will be clipping this Hands Off Social Security rally outside a Social Security office scheduled for closure. DOGE is laying off thousands of SSA workers and plans to close nearly 50 local field offices, including the one in White Plains, NY. www.youtube.com/live/PBp7ugz... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

acyn.bsky.social • 3 days ago

I will be clipping this Hands Off Social Security rally outside a Social Security office scheduled for closure. DOGE is laying off thousands of SSA workers and plans to close nearly 50 local field offices, including the one in White Plains, NY.

https://www.youtube.com/live/PBp7ugzC4Ro?si=bq8eSP5FjpLmAS8p

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catherinezoltan.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is the new Republican battleplan against Americans. It's called TRICKLE DOWN SUPPRESSION. It works in every industry. 1. Stop the flow of money to the industry. 2. This stops the flow of service to American citizens. 3. The industry collapses. 4. People loose their jobs, homes and credit.

wildcanadian306.bsky.social•2 days ago

And how many recessions and a depression have they caused by doing this? They are scared because we are on to them.

steve-usmcvet.bsky.social•2 days ago

trump’s promised to eliminate tax on social security because he knew there would no longer be social security payments to tax.

twocatsnme.bsky.social•2 days ago

That’s exactly what I thought when he said that.

oeishik.bsky.social•3 days ago

DEFEND SOCIAL SECURITY WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE! https://youtu.be/PW5BGwcse7M

calidemocrat.bsky.social•3 days ago

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bullbearjeff.bsky.social•3 days ago

Watching

susantymchuk01.bsky.social•2 days ago

GOPs Strategy For Years —To Get Rid Of Any Gov. Services Or Programs —Was To Put Their “Chosen Disruptors” In Positions To Cause Dysfunctional Failures Or To Increased Spending/Debt Of Service—Then Claim These Services Would Be Better If Privatized Or Ended. -US Postal. Now Social Security!

darksideoftheroad.bsky.social•3 days ago

You do good work ty

beckys1313.bsky.social•2 days ago

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

factslover.bsky.social•2 days ago

A must:

Today, google & print out your Social Security status.

Unfortunately, no longer can anyone rely on making a phone call to SSA or walking into a SSA office to prove their Social Security status.

Have it in your hand, printed & a copy ready to mail if need be.

Tell parents & grandparents.

thetimchannel.bsky.social•3 days ago

He told advertisers to have sex with themselves and then did likewise to his most loyal consumer base. Now he does friendly interviews where his drug hazed smooth brained self can really shine by showing off how much of a genius he is by explaining how confused he is as to why he is so reviled.

chrisky3.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is the time to take a stand!

504spyboy.bsky.social•3 days ago

People can't get their Social Security payments - for benefits they paid to earn their entire working lives - if no one is working at the Social Security Administration. You just know those evil fuqqers Elon Musk and Donald Trump had a good laugh about this in OUR White House.

12thdim.bsky.social•2 days ago

Doge is illegal. Lock them up.

12thdim.bsky.social•2 days ago

Billionaires need to pay mooooooooooooooooooooooooooore taxes.

katieghere.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/katieghere.bsky.social/post/3lkxy5xtivs23

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•3 days ago

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coccodrillo21.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you

rredmondsart.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you!

As bots and trolls are telling people on Bluesky that none of our leaders are speaking out, you help prove them wrong.

Thank you so much.

makemineblue.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is a crisis that demands action. The consequences of inaction are devastating, and the time to act is now. Cutting or eliminating SS, and the ground will shake as people rise up in protest. The masses will not stand by silently while their lifeline is jeopardized. We must push back now.

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rushstreetblues.bsky.social•3 days ago

The number of seniors that will be homeless, without their monthly SS check, will be substantial.

When you're a billionaire, however, the problem is yours ... yawn.

aliphaire.bsky.social•3 days ago

Remember when they tried to say grandparents should be happy to die of covid so they stop being a burden/drain on the system?

This is the next step: anyone who needs SS/SSI/SSDI should be happy to give up their SS & die so everybody else (billionaires) can have a massive tax cut they don't need.

the-mad-guesser.bsky.social•3 days ago

Look at the bright side. When direct deposit pension checks stop, suddenly lotsa auto pay checks will bounce, so banks can collect 500$ in NSF penalties from seniors and the bankers will be flush with cash. I just hope Musk gets a piece of the action to be fair.

sassafrasgirl.bsky.social•3 days ago

We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5. Join us.

💙 Show up!
💙 Make signs!
💙 Bring friends!
💙 Alert local media!
💙 And keep up the boycotts!

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tommykbs.bsky.social•2 days ago

And they can do this because Congress won't stop them.

lsdawson.bsky.social•3 days ago

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timetraveler.bsky.social•2 days ago

He has no constitutional authority to do this.

The office of those is not above Congress.

Executive orders were not made to sell/give away secrets.

justnews4you.bsky.social•3 days ago

One of the topics that is just lost is those that did not vote. Every news and dem speaker needs to spend considerable time discussing voting and spending the next year fighting to improve voting access. Waiting until a week before election doesn’t work.

sheryl67.bsky.social•2 days ago

There are shrinking SSA bc they plan on closing the doors at some point

eaglefern.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/eaglefern.bsky.social/post/3lkycxnf4as2x

cld9vineyard.bsky.social•3 days ago

Plans to close 47 of the 1200 field offices

callie10.bsky.social•2 days ago

People we didn’t vote for
Elon/doge
Laying off people hired by Elected Officials

Why is this happening?

PS: we need those workers
Lay off Elon!

cosmosxx.bsky.social•3 days ago

Delete Elons contracts with the government. Let’s save his dollars and keep social security.

nikki3877.bsky.social•2 days ago

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chongintommy1.bsky.social•2 days ago

👊The lawsuits are being filed as we speak! An average of 3 per day! There's no way the courts! Even the Supremes, are going to allow them to follow through with what they're doing. They'll reverse everything! A side of that BlueSky... Everybody stay on the horn! Make our voices heard!

👊Fuck👊trump👊

henryswallace.bsky.social•3 days ago

"DOGE" is laying off SSA workers? DOGE isn't a federal agency, it's a bunch of private thugs hired by Musk. Ask the "agents" for proof of their authority. Do not comply. If they lay hands on you, call the local cops and see what happens. If the cops ignore it, fight back. DOGE has 0 authority.

doctt.bsky.social•2 days ago

Only Congress has the authority to establish agencies, their roles, rules governing them & budget under Article 1 sec 8 cl 18 of the Constitution: " To make all the laws ...necessary & proper for carrying into execution...in the Gov of the US or any Dept or officer thereof:

perrwh.bsky.social•3 days ago

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perrwh.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cut Pentagon.
Upwards of 57% of budget.
Hasn't passed an audit in years

rosieogrady53.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/maddowblog.msnbc.com/post/3lkwmpq3kw42r

aspaghettimonster.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is good news. Less waste, more money for SS recipients.

aliphaire.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is bad news. It's nothing but bad news. They intend to make SS fail so they can steal all of the money. They don't give a single fuck about SS recipients, other than to call them lazy leeches who don't deserve government help in any.

aspaghettimonster.bsky.social•3 days ago

Hey! Your tinfoil hat slipped off.

oaktownhappy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Saturday. April 5. Clearly, it’s up to us.
https://Handsoff2025.com

2charlotte45.bsky.social•3 days ago

🙏👍🏻

allenbussell.bsky.social•2 days ago

They will destroy it…then swoop into action to “save it” by privatizing.

rabidcormorant.bsky.social•3 days ago

According to coilot [and gemini for comparison] Dodgy has laid off over 100k people so far, around .04% of the national workforce.

Maths: One in 3400 people in the USA [pop 340M] and that's not discounting the pre-workforce [18%] and retired [17%] population, making that roughly one in 2300

aliphaire.bsky.social•3 days ago

How many he's fired means very little when examined in context as to everything falling apart & no longer working as it should because certain people who oversee function are the ones who have been fired specifically to make the operations they oversee fail.

rabidcormorant.bsky.social•3 days ago

I was thinking of the unemployment stats but yes, the work those people did is certain to be for more impactful than e.g. laying off 100k Starbucks staff

donnasparklees.bsky.social•2 days ago

If I don’t receive my Soc Sec check then I don’t pay my Medicare bill because it is directly taken out of my paycheck by Medicare so then I have no coverage. Lutnick has no idea how real people live.

irsjimmy109.bsky.social•3 days ago

Actually 26 SS offices are scheduled for closure this year ....22 of them in very red states . Interesting , because , if you happen to be a Republican voter in those states ....complaining to your Republican rep about those closures would be the height of futility ....and Republicans know it !!!

terifaarr.bsky.social•2 days ago

irsjimmy109.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep, I've seen the list..most in very red states, like 3 in Mississippi.

terifaarr.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes. Surprising.

wildcanadian306.bsky.social•2 days ago

When these same people FF and feel more pain they will find those Republicans in their hiding spots. These are the same NRA gun totting nuts who tried taking the WH. It won't be pretty.

jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social•3 days ago

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david-stone.bsky.social•3 days ago

We need people on every street corner in America with signs protesting the cuts to Social Security.

seniormac.bsky.social•3 days ago

Volunteers should always be made available to help those who need to access info online.

whathavewecometo.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h29OrkRE4CbZYHG-E77L_ULZxy2CGHwD/view?usp=drivesdk

texaskiwi70.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you 🙏

poivrotfarci.bsky.social•3 days ago

AOC & progressives need to abandon the toxic & hopelessly irredeemable Democratic Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

xxunclemonkeyxx.bsky.social•3 days ago

#CanYouHearIt

The response must happen.

#resistance

hullerfarcats.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh and thank you for everything you do to help us helpless old folks that are on SS!

hullerfarcats.bsky.social•2 days ago

Take your filthy fingers out of our livelihood/s. We’ve worked hard and paid into SS taxes with our sweat and blood!

abbotmythos.bsky.social•2 days ago

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mamajkmcc.bsky.social•3 days ago

I would go hungry and not call because my phone would be shut off for non-payment and I'd go hungry

normhill.bsky.social•3 days ago

We paid for it.
Billionaires didn't.
Keep your frickin' grubby hands off our money.

seniormac.bsky.social•3 days ago

Or give us all our money back.

mermerlkwd.bsky.social•3 days ago

With compounded interest!

deadlinedemocracy.bsky.social•2 days ago

This WH is killing Americans.

roadflipper.bsky.social•3 days ago

The very heart of IBM country

shareprotestpix.bsky.social•2 days ago

I just started a new page to share protest photos that the mainstream media won't cover. Help me build this page, so we can see the strength in our numbers across the nation! My other account is @DawnieFish for verification.
SHARE YOUR STORIES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS!
https://bsky.app/profile/shareprotestpix.bsky.social/post/3lklloelpmk2h

ssiderod.bsky.social•3 days ago

They’re shutting down 7 railroad retirement offices too. What a bunch of jerkoffs

tallyannae.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you.

mstefan.bsky.social•2 days ago

My brain read that as "clipping the hands off" and immediately went to a place thinking Musk was channeling Mark Antony.

wiseowljedi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Go ahead Republicans/Trump/Musk. Shut down Social Security. Go nuclear on 70 million voters that worked and paid this in all our life. We'll take what we've got left and camp out in DC until we get our check. Or maybe we'll camp in our Republican reps front yard or their local office? Your call!

saneman.bsky.social•3 days ago

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chudonew.bsky.social•3 days ago

TRUMP & REPUBLICANS LAUGH ABOUT DENYING SENIORS THEIR MONEY

Billionaire Commerce Secretary Says Seniors Wouldn't Mind Missing Social Security Checks

Only a "fraudster" would complain if they missed a check, incompetent Howard Lutnick proclaimed.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/howard-lutnick-seniors-social-security-checks_n_67ddd6cde4b0668cb77fa73f

grandmer9x.bsky.social•2 days ago

No, a single grandma who lives alone only on her social security will definitely know you stole my money. Now multiply that by thousands!!

pamnapo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Do they all get their veneers from the same place? He looks just like Don Jr and Vanky.

hullerfarcats.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fraudster!

doctt.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lutnick & the administration are extortionist, stealing & holding our $ as Ransom. It also takes my rights to enjoy privileges of citizenship specified in Ammendment 14.1 without due process

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larkmoonborn.bsky.social•2 days ago

Howard Lutnick is a multi-billionaire, I would certainly hope that his 94 yo mother-in-law is not relying solely on Social Security otherwise Howard Lutnick would be one heartless SOB. Of course, if he thinks that no senior citizen is relying on Social Security then he's a brainless & heartless SOB.

stewboy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Clip the hands of the squad of geeks, DOUCHE! err... doge.

justksmith.bsky.social•2 days ago

Boot DOGE off SSA premises

danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Looks like Mike Lawler’s dream of being Governor of NY, went right out the window when he voted to let elon, trump and republicans destroy our Social Security in the Republican CR.

maril888.bsky.social•3 days ago

I bet right now the Rs are shaking. They won’t come out and say anything. they’re so afraid of musk. But they know their constituents are angry as hell. they don’t want anybody touching SS and if they had any backbone they’d be out talking about it. And this would be their chance to get control back

danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agree.

But instead of listening to their constituents, the ones who do show up, repeatedly say to their enraged and infuriated voters,

“I support elon musk and DOGE and their cutting of waste, fraud and abuse” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤬

Cue all the boos.

wildcanadian306.bsky.social•3 days ago

Because Putin gave them money they have to obey him and the orange one. Not only cowards but traitors to democracy and their country .

gem1sthouse.bsky.social•3 days ago

As always, thank you Acyn

stevethdemocrat.bsky.social•3 days ago

April 5th we're taking to the streets!
#HandsOff EVERY DAMN THING!
#HandsOff2025

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merri24.bsky.social•3 days ago

It is all black-and-white p 2O25

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greathands4you.bsky.social•3 days ago

The irony is that Donald J.Trump & Elon Musk,J.D. Vance, haven't worked a day in their lives....unlike the Senior citizens.

joekerrr.bsky.social•3 days ago

Congressman Mike Lawler should be very worried

mspeggyhill.bsky.social•3 days ago

Such a great idea to clip things like this. Thank you.

geclef12.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/767514/?force_banner=true&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link

javajunkymonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

We worked. We had that deduction taken off our checks every single time. THAT IS OUR MONEY. You got no business even looking at those numbers. FUCK OFF!

rachellerockett.bsky.social•3 days ago

And medical, research, and Health, and Privacy and FFS sending people to El Salvadoran prisons. Broaden the scope beyond your horizons folks. It’s not just Social Security/ it is an institutional crisis.

chichinj.bsky.social•2 days ago

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frodorules.bsky.social•1 day ago

When is someone going to post the names and pics of DOGE employees?

lm100.bsky.social•2 days ago

How to halt this?

finallyretired.bsky.social•3 days ago

I paid into it for 40 years - that’s my fkng money!!

michaelgallery.bsky.social•3 days ago

There used to be a well known statement that “Social Security is the third rail of politics”. If you touch it, you’ll be electrocuted. We need to remind the monsters “in charge” that if they touch it, they will be burned.

youdrankthekoolaid.bsky.social•2 days ago

Deport Musk

designer4hasand.bsky.social•14 hours ago

My friend 🍉🩵 I’m in desperate need of your help. 😥 I hope you follow me, share my story and donate if u can.

doctt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lutnick & the administration are extortionist, stealing & holding our $ as Ransom. It also takes my rights to enjoy privileges of citizenship specified in Ammendment 14.1 without due process

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veruschkan.bsky.social•3 days ago

This was an effective spark to ignite an explosive movement to protect Social Security! #Shame on billionaires, who have syphoned trillions from us to make themselves rich. #Shame on public officials, who stand back while they ride the coat tails of billionaires stealing our hard earned money!

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carolp64.bsky.social•3 days ago

The sad part about protesting outside a SS office is not helping the federal workers in that office they are victims as well not their fault

treehouseknit.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think the people working in the SS buildings will feel supported that people want their offices to stay open and their jobs to be protected.

peasandthankyou.bsky.social•3 days ago

We weren’t upset when there was a protest outside of our HQ. We were (generally) thrilled that people took the time to come out and speak on our behalf.

We have to be careful how we handle our protesting especially at our own facilities.

It’s dancing on a knife’s edge a lot of the time.

reinastella.bsky.social•3 days ago

we better hurry! my God

bobm0220.bsky.social•3 days ago

DOGE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO LAY OFF ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tomtommn.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Dems need to tell us that if they get back in power they're going to throw every one of these people that's doing this and violating judicial orders in jail. I want Democrats that have a spine, know the law and will seek retribution against the people that have made all Americans suffer.

wildcanadian306.bsky.social•2 days ago

There will be no more elections. As per the Orange Mussolini . He said it during his pathetic run for his life the WH.

tomtommn.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ok

steeleleets.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://youtu.be/gXxRoUByctg?si=XKacj2HzoXGdH8cG

bgwj777.bsky.social•3 days ago

I told you.
General Strike!

brucewlinton.bsky.social•3 days ago

A problem that we encounter with Their Screwing with the Data Base is that the SSA sent my wife's 1099 form to an address we moved out of 7 years ago. And Yes we did update it when we moved. We did download a copy. But we had to once again change the address both in the system and on the copy.

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justpassingthru2.bsky.social•3 days ago

@acyn.bsky.social I had a thought, what if, looking at the distribution of closures, the point was to force red states *off* of SSI, so as to de-electrify that traditional third rail?

realjohnfkennedy.bsky.social•3 days ago

They have already closed the one in downtown New Orleans.

brentavision.bsky.social•3 days ago

Were any Republican elected officials there?

damnstraight42.bsky.social•2 days ago

Americans! The constitution is being attacked. Our executive branch of government is currently trying to install an imperial fascist dictatorship. All citizens regardless of political leanings are duty bound to fight them & restore the authority of the constitution. Fight! Resist! Protest! ✊

2catsnyard196.bsky.social•2 days ago

Republicans have been lying about and eyeballing Social Security for decades because they see it as a gold mine that will finance more tax cuts for their wealthy donors. Social Security's only cost to the federal budget is administrative--employers and employees finance the payments to retirees.

voter1vote.bsky.social•3 days ago

This can't happen, we earned these benefits! It's ours!

clt0101.bsky.social•2 days ago

thank you for your work!!

hughjanis.bsky.social•3 days ago

Any indication of how many people are at the rally?

wildcanadian306.bsky.social•3 days ago

And call out all those networks not giving them air time.