Literally nobody I voted for won. I’m a blue in TN. It feels like the entire state including Nashville has gone MAGA. But no one talks politics here to a democrat. I’m used to healthy, sometimes loud but always respectful discussions where I was raised in Illinois.
Any billionaire can now come in and access whatever they want in our government. What was the first successful bid? $200+ million? A pittance as far as ROI is concerned.
Two questions: 1) What, specifically, will you do when they thumb their noses at you and tell you to get stuffed?
2) What, specifically, can individual citizens do to drive the point that these actions cannot stand?
They were always planning to be violent. There is no need to lay down, and it's un-American. Never believe a fascist will show mercy, and don't yourself. Don't be quick to believe violence perpetrated by our side. False flags is their tactic. They've been accusing us of what they do for decades.
I'm not confidant that I will get my SS check on the third Wednesday of February. I think you will see a major backlash if that happens. Don't piss off people who worked and paid into SS all their life to see it used by Musk and company to get their tax cuts. They will hear from us.
I don't want this to happen, but the only thing that will stop these fools is if Medicare and SS payments don't go out. That's his voting base. At some point, the entire govt apparatus will fail, but it may be too late at that point.
The installed hard drives are for Voter Suppression. They send you a letter two days before Election Day stating you aren’t eligible to vote and must go in person to verify. the line is 5 hours long. If you eat or drink pulled out of line.It happened in 2024 in Georgia USA
Musk also has hijacked our PII data at OPM and has private citizens combing though our most sensitive data, including our security clearance data, Ss#, PHI data, names and addresses of our family and friends, our pay and performance reviews. PLEASE STOP THIS https://go.bsky.app/QGCJxdj
For now. I think it's important for Democrats to point out that unauthorized criminal tampering with government information systems will be prosecuted as such when (or if, if you want to be that pessimistic) the wheel turns.
DOGE’s overreach is alarming. Illegally accessing private data via the Treasury Department demands immediate investigation. Regardless of partisan loyalties, this should concern us all. Thank you Mr Wyden.
Please fight for all of us. I am proud to be an Oregonian and proud that you are representing us. Anything you can do to stop this regime is vital. Please do everything you can to shut down these EOs. I am a school principal and so much of what he is doing affects my students
Democracy doesn’t end at voting. It’s continuous work.
Call them. Insist they vote against the cabinet nominees (RJK Jr especially). Tell them to push back against the gutting of the federal government and against Trump purging his enemies.
I do not care if you feel you already did your part
Our part is multifaceted. Vote, call, text, yell on social media, show up and protest at your state Capitol... Make noise. I know it feels feckless, and I'm just as mad at Dems, but we can't lay down and be defeated either.
If I had to contact my boss regularly to do his job. A job he courted me to vote for him so he could be a boss. I have my own job to do. That don't make any sense 😕
Deported means he can still act on it. Especially in days of the internet. He needs to be treated like all Bond villains and thrown into his own shark tank
What are your legal counselors telling you you can do to stop this? Writing letters is not going to cut it! This is a coup, not normal business as you have known it. Being outraged is just empty space when no one‘s listening.
Shut down the Senate. Filibuster, slow roll, delay and obstruct proceedings. Vote against every nominee and bill the Republicans put forward. This is what we need you to do, Senator.
demanding and actually getting answers, when they are on a rampage right now and feel untouchable, would be zero.
**You must start impeachment proceedings.**
PRESSURE the GOP into action.
Why the hell are the dems not doing more to stop this quick death of our country? YOU KNEW this was coming!
Thank you, Senator Wyden!!! Please keep up the pressure! Musk is data mining on federal servers with ZERO authority to do so! He's getting competitors information, taxpayers PII, ....everything!
Thank you Senator Wyden. There needs to be serious pushback and Elon Musk and his allies need to be separated from the inner workings of the Treasury. I hope the authority of your position in the Senate comes with teeth to make this happen.
Is Musk even a federal employee? Has he turned in ethics disclosures? Is anyone enforcing the MANY ethics violations that have happened in just two weeks?
What is the next move? They could kick Elon out tomorrow but he has ALL of our personal data. Where can someone file suit against this? Or a class action suit on behalf of all Americans? What can we do?
Elon Musk holds the a low security clearance, has no official job at a non existent agency but is taking his own computer teams to take control of government systems AND THEIR DATA (payroll, staff, insurance, social security records, et al)
What about his employees?
Any clearances, authorizations?
Musk aides locked govt workers out of Treasury computer systems.
Is he getting contract info to benefit himself & trump, an enemies list to target, both?
It’s illegal for an unauthorized person to access Treasury info, go demand ACCESS!
The attack was coordinated, first firing Dept officials!
Horrifying.
And what about the distraction of tariffs???
All of this is happening while the House is on a forced vacation.
Keep your eyes on the prize, people. Are you looking where they want you to look??
Dude, these posts are a waste of space. You have no power. Unless you plan to do something to stop the ongoing coup, you should stop posting. You and your Dem Senate cronies are truly pathetic. AOC, who I rarely agree with is the only Dem willing to actually call these monsters out.
what are you guys doing in light of the complete & utter dismantling of our government? Mass firings at every level, career employees escorted out of their offices w/o notice, Musk obtaining access to the Treasury?! Please tell me you're working to stop the madness
put some ooomf into it and be spontaneous and random and not so strictly reading notes note cards teleprompters! connect with your voters and Constituents!
We do not trust Musk or his employees. This is a man who has stirred the far-right extremism in other countries even. This US Treasury payment system is private and should be protected . Please file lawsuits and help,
Ah yes, the tried and true Dem method of sternly worded letters. Because this is certainly a matter that will be settled with calmness and civility and won't at all require strong decisive actions /s
This is crazy! I am retired Army, retired DoD Civil Servant. I worry about cyber security and my personal information being passed around on the internet. Why can't Congressional Democrats in both the House and Senate hold a press conference and explain what Trump is doing?
The installed hard drives are for Voter Suppression. They send you a letter two days before Election Day stating you aren’t eligible to vote and must go in person to verify. the line is 5 hours long. If you eat or drink pulled out of line.It happened in 2024 in Georgia USA
https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/
EVERYONE CALL!
Tonight's assignment via Heather Cox Richardson tell ALL Trump voters about this, right-wing media is NOT!
Please share if you have outreach in the right wing world.
Thank you!
Heather says WE CAN STOP THIS, we ALL must DEMAND THIS STOP NOW!
By the time Trump leaves office if they don’t impeach him now & get Musk out of there it will be no SSI funds to disburse. Mcare & Mcaid will be no more. We won’t trust the government for anything. Not the DOJ or the FBI. And all our personal information in the hands of who knows who.
The classic, don't ask permission, break the rules and ask for forgiveness. The Executive (policing) branch is captive. Our only hope is someone with standing bringing a case to court.
If you feel like I do, add your name to my list of people who want to take action.
@lisamurkowski.bsky.social as one of your constituents and an IT professional please put a halt to this civilian interference in government systems. This is a massive cyber security risk and we do not feel protected.
If one or two people, unelected, unvetted, uncredentialed - the roof would be blowing off about a major security breech. This is a COUP! #stopthem #blockaccesstodata
My Senator Wyden is one of the good ones, but a strongly-worded letter is just the beginning. The entire Congress needs to be shut down, and all Democratic Senators/Reps need to be on the Capitol steps daily raising holy hell about this, now. The coup is happening before our eyes. Act like it.
Musk’s staff has taken over GSA? Who are these people? What are their backgrounds? Do they have criminal records are they foreign agents? There needs to be more pushback. They are violating laws and privacy. There needs to be accountability and transparency quickly.
Scary, these people affiliated with Musk. Could have criminal records, be bad actors or foreign agents.There needs to be legal intervention and accountability. The privacy of practically every American citizen is getting compromised. To justify trumps ego and money purse.
They have exactly the same right to do the mischief they're doing as I do breaking into the local bank and stealing money and customer data. As in, none at all, and get arrested for it.
This is a NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS. Why isn't the FBI storming the computer rooms, arresting Musk and his Twitter goons? One report says that he has under-aged kids helping him because, apparently, they are more "morally malleable".
Well, the former head of the FBI peaced-out on inauguration day, and there are firings (and planned firings) going on right now at the FBI. While Kash Patel, the unqualified/disqualified nominee for FBI director lies about how he doesn't have an enemies list. You see the problem.
Get to know your members of Congress--Senators and Representative--and bookmark their contact info. I'm more comfortable emailing, and you may be better on the phone, but Republican or Democrat, your representatives need to hear from you frequently--they need your vote at some point. Good luck
Ty. My congressional members were quite active/supportive re Jan6 and the current steamroller takeover in process. So is the majority of the state community at large. But again, ty. ✌️
I am sorry to hear that--we are blessed with all-Democratic (and not particularly wimpy) representation. Maybe when reality starts to bite harder, prices and unemployment up, SS checks late/missing, ICE disappearing the maids and gardeners, they'll listen better. Til then, hang in there.
I wouldn’t be writing no damn letter! I would be at Elons office dragging him out my his fkn hair and throwing him in the deepest hole!! When they go low… we go to the deepest depths of hell and fight back!!
Where is leadership outrage? Elon stealing all US Citizen data from OPM and Treasury? It’s ILLEGAL, the law is the privacy Act of 1974. There is no current executive order covering this. This breach includes the SF-86 firms we use for security clearances. This is a national security issue too!
If Elon’s allies have access to sensitive government payment systems, Inspectors General fired, and career staff vanished… who’s left to stop DOGE from turning “efficiency” into the greatest skimming operation of all time? 🤔
Keep calling your Republican representatives. Ask them how long they are going to let this go on. Republicans are allowing this. They have the power to stop him.
utter disbelief. as said, we are witnessing a new era but it could be the last era before it's back to ground zero... and i mean rubble. less we pull these schmucks by their hair into the streets and let America actually decide 💅 #sorrynotsorry
So, tell us senator, what are you feckless people in congress going to do about it? Instead of going on a 9 day vacation, you all need to be in D.C. obstructing republicon-artists.
The installed hard drives are for Voter Suppression. They send you a letter two days before Election Day stating you aren’t eligible to vote and must go in person to verify. the line is 5 hours long. If you eat or drink pulled out of line.It happened in 2024 in Georgia USA
Nothing they are doing is legal. They do not care anymore. They literally think they have a new country now. They are going to introduce a new a constitution at some point too. I promise.
Senator when you say "these payment systems simply cannot fail", you mean that you never want them to fail.
Digital transaction systems can and do fail, usually only for a short period of time. But any device can be sabotaged if controlled by someone who wants it to fail or work differently.
This is just terrifying. And yet I feel like it’s not getting as much attention as it should, probably bc there are so many awful things going on that it’s getting drowned out - prolly on purpose.
Don’t wait for answers. Take legal action to stop this NOW! Bessent has given Musk and his minions permission to hack the personal data of all Americans and to stop whatever payments Musk wants to stop, whenever.
Damn it @wyden.senate.gov, get a federal judge to shut down Elon's illegal activities NOW!
Walk into the Treasury Department with your congressional lawyers & #DoSomething TODAY to STOP Putin's guy Elon from accessing Americans' money, #SocialSecurity & personal information.
STOP Elon NOW!
WHERE the hell are @schumer.senate.gov & @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on this today? WHY are they staying so silent about this threat by Putin's guy Elon to every Americans' personal & financial well-being?
WHERE'S the federal judges in STOPPING this?
WHERE'S the leadership, courage?
#DoSomething!
First stage of the Coup complete and now they will threaten ti cut-off Federal FUNDING to Blue States, stop Social Security payments to Elderly and Retirees, and blackmail anyone they choose!
The public didn't agree to this. I suggest a class-action lawsuit. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
The Stored Communications Act (SCA)
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
Possible Identity Theft and Fraud as well
Musk’s staff has taken over GSA as well. Who are these people? Criminals, bad actors, foreign agents. There needs to be more pushback. There needs to be legal intervention quickly. They are violating laws and compromising the private information of practically every American citizen.
Every Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee needs to call, send a letter to, talk personally to Treasury Secretary Bessent about their outrage that Elon Musk has access to our treasury payment system. Musk must be denied access. File a prohibitory injunction today denying his access.
Oh a blue ribbon committee. Always effective.
Always the first resort to cowards in government.
Just want to protect their jobs and the sweet sweet healthcare we pay .
Let us continue to remember Musk and is people are neither qualified to deserve access to this system, NOR WERE THEY ELECTED OR FORMALLY APPOINTED IN A LEGALLY-VETTED WAY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
Apparently @wyden.senate.gov is the only one demanding answers. SENATORS, CONGRESS DO SOMETHING!!!!! YOU SHOULD ALL BE BANGING DOWN THE DOORS 24/7 UNTIL THESE UNELECTED INVADERS ARE LOCKED OUT OF OUR SENSITIVE INFORMATION. GO!!!
#PollsHacked? #AuditAll50States Check The Votes! STOP THE #Drumpf #Grift #Impeach & #Imprison Any And ALL INVOLVED!
(I realize I sound maga, THAT is why nobody is saying, hacked?)
I have just filed a criminal complaint aganst Elon Musk and associates with the AZ AG office for illegal breach of personal data. They now know how much EVERYONE has ever paid in taxes or received from the US Treasury & are probably capable of turning off the flow of federal funds to whomever
Also, if the 164,000,000 taxpayer victims of this egregious and illegal data breach were to be compensated for the crimes committed against them out of Musk’s $400 billion dollars, then each taxpayer could receive a payment of $2,439.02.
Including an injunction against publicizing what are in the files? Reportedly Musk is putting out content on X that has come out of the Treasury files. I can’t verify because there’s no way I’ll go on X to check. It does sound like something he’d do though, doesn’t it?
Yes, it’s true. People here have been posting screenshots of his threatening remarks to and photos of payments made to (so far) Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota and Sen Lindsay Graham. And yes, in the criminal complaint I just filed with the AZ AG, I ask for an injunction on all the info too
Get an immediate emergency court injunction!! Today!! Who do these people think they are? Now Musk is posting sensitive Treasury data on his X site. This is the most outrageous data breach in US history. You no longer have control of the Treasury and its payment systems. Musk does. Go over there!
The installed hard drives are for Voter Suppression. They send you a letter two days before Election Day stating you aren’t eligible to vote and must go in person to verify. the line is 5 hours long. If you eat or drink pulled out of line.It happened in 2024 in Georgia USA
This is the new Watergate. Can you please issue warrants of arrest now? Or just impeach them. These people are not above the law. And we shouldn’t act like they are.
Hey Dems: It’s a coup.
John Roberts gave Trump absolute immunity in preparation for The Coup. Heritage Foundation said “There will be blood.” Extremist billionaires are financing The Coup.
Dems: The rules no longer apply. We are undergoing a coup right now. You must protest. Feds must strike.
This purge ties in to your concern regarding China. I want to know why this was approved.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA): Project 2025 calls for gutting the agency. Since Trump’s return steps taken to strip the agency of most of its advisory power.
This is absolutely outrageous! These people have no right to our personal information. Expect a class action suit. You are jeopardizing the entire country.
Its time to get Trump, Musk, and their minions out of Washington, by force, if necessary! Anyone who has sworn an Oath of Office or Oath of Enlistment has a duty to protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC!
Have you people started articles of impeachment? These are NOT official acts. Save our country. Save the world. This is not a game! I keep seeing words but where is the action! This is egregious
There is no way in hell this Congress will remove the stain.
Entire GOP is in on it. He’s their daddy according to them. And they have both houses. Not an option.
Mass numbers in dc is looking like the only option. Unarmed.
Articles of Impeachment are introduced in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans (as is the Senate). Highly doubtful that Impeachment would pass the House. Even more so that a conviction would pass the Senate. Not sure whether the minority party can even introduce.
Why is someone who was NOT ELECTED and NOT BOUND BY LAW accessing everyone's PPI along with his "team" who just may be passing this information, as many may be foreigners having entered the US on an H1B visa?
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2) What, specifically, can individual citizens do to drive the point that these actions cannot stand?
https://bsky.app/profile/mjsdc.bsky.social/post/3lh5h7noaqk2e
Tulsi Gabbord-met & DEFENDED Assad
KASH Patel-wants to defund the FBI.
RFKJr- a QUACK was directly responsible for 80 deaths in Samoa for his baseless claims.
None could pass a security clearance.
https://go.bsky.app/QGCJxdj
federalism ftw
When I voted 🗳
THAT WAS MY CALL 📞
Call them. Insist they vote against the cabinet nominees (RJK Jr especially). Tell them to push back against the gutting of the federal government and against Trump purging his enemies.
I do not care if you feel you already did your part
This is the way.
**You must start impeachment proceedings.**
PRESSURE the GOP into action.
Why the hell are the dems not doing more to stop this quick death of our country? YOU KNEW this was coming!
I know Congress can do more than just b**ch.
Thank you for taking action now, not waiting for days
What about his employees?
Any clearances, authorizations?
Demanding answers from the coup perps just gives them the ball. They'll keep it and ignore Wyden.
Don't ask why they're hitting us. Hit back.
GO Nat'l??
Is he getting contract info to benefit himself & trump, an enemies list to target, both?
It’s illegal for an unauthorized person to access Treasury info, go demand ACCESS!
The attack was coordinated, first firing Dept officials!
And what about the distraction of tariffs???
All of this is happening while the House is on a forced vacation.
Keep your eyes on the prize, people. Are you looking where they want you to look??
Okay.
Crazy times.
Also, US data security is a joke.
They are unelected, unvetted civilians that took over the GSA. At least have the courage to call it what it is.
EVERYONE CALL!
Tonight's assignment via Heather Cox Richardson tell ALL Trump voters about this, right-wing media is NOT!
Please share if you have outreach in the right wing world.
Thank you!
Heather says WE CAN STOP THIS, we ALL must DEMAND THIS STOP NOW!
Trump/Musk fuckery at work, it seems.
TRUMP HAS JUST MADE HIMSELF KING!
https://bsky.app/profile/rdays.com/post/3lh4vgezvrs2p
If you feel like I do, add your name to my list of people who want to take action.
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov
Be loud. #DoSomething
@lisamurkowski.bsky.social as one of your constituents and an IT professional please put a halt to this civilian interference in government systems. This is a massive cyber security risk and we do not feel protected.
It is not a legitimate department. STOP giving it legitimacy.
Call is what it is. A Trump PROJECT managed by a man, with no government experience, who destroyed Twitter in less than 2 years.
Musk minions now have control of all or our money???
Digital transaction systems can and do fail, usually only for a short period of time. But any device can be sabotaged if controlled by someone who wants it to fail or work differently.
Walk into the Treasury Department with your congressional lawyers & #DoSomething TODAY to STOP Putin's guy Elon from accessing Americans' money, #SocialSecurity & personal information.
STOP Elon NOW!
WHERE'S the federal judges in STOPPING this?
WHERE'S the leadership, courage?
#DoSomething!
We need warriors.
We are the resistance.
The Stored Communications Act (SCA)
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
Possible Identity Theft and Fraud as well
https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/membership
More of this, please
Always the first resort to cowards in government.
Just want to protect their jobs and the sweet sweet healthcare we pay .
We can no longer play by polite rules.
It’s time to take the surveillance intel we all know is out there that can destroy trump and his fascist regime and make it public!!
(I realize I sound maga, THAT is why nobody is saying, hacked?)
John Roberts gave Trump absolute immunity in preparation for The Coup. Heritage Foundation said “There will be blood.” Extremist billionaires are financing The Coup.
Dems: The rules no longer apply. We are undergoing a coup right now. You must protest. Feds must strike.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA): Project 2025 calls for gutting the agency. Since Trump’s return steps taken to strip the agency of most of its advisory power.
Why? What does this mean?
Done that
Eh🤷🏻♀️
There is no way in hell this Congress will remove the stain.
Entire GOP is in on it. He’s their daddy according to them. And they have both houses. Not an option.
Mass numbers in dc is looking like the only option. Unarmed.