I've been hungry for a clear story that comprehensively lays out the risks to government systems from DOGE. Here, @ibogost.bsky.social and @cwarzel.bsky.social speak to people with the right knowledge and provide a great, sense-making piece. Unfortunately, the sense that is made is... scary sense: - ThreadSky

damonberes.com • 16 days ago

I've been hungry for a clear story that comprehensively lays out the risks to government systems from DOGE. Here, @ibogost.bsky.social and @cwarzel.bsky.social speak to people with the right knowledge and provide a great, sense-making piece. Unfortunately, the sense that is made is... scary sense:

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tiredmama.bsky.social•16 days ago

Why is no one addressing the LEGALITY of DOGE existing in the first place? Presidents are now just allowed to appoint departments/people with unlimited powers? No. To my knowledge Congress hasn’t given him permission and shouldn’t let this imaginary puppet exist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_reorganization_authority

liberalrage.bsky.social•16 days ago

Patriotic seasoned veterans need to take care of these people

supernovalabs.co.uk•15 days ago

He's training grok on every government departments data and then he has the value of the data without needing the data.

thisisme7.bsky.social•16 days ago

Musk said that he deleted the IRS website of Direct File, free tax filing for US taxpayers. He didn’t it is still up and running.

gripnoir.bsky.social•16 days ago

You've probably seen this, too: "The U.S. quietly took control of similar technical systems that hold the world economy together and used them to exercise domination over allies and enemies..." alike."https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/elon-musk-weaponizes-the-government

hidefkaren.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you for sharing this. I’m going to work my way through it this evening.

Have you found any similar analysis of why the Capitol police can’t secure access to federal buildings by Congress? I’ve been looking w/o success. I saw DHS officers block the Ed Dept but don’t know abt rank & authority

margaretgodman.bsky.social•16 days ago

They’ll let Trump run again and Musk can arrange all the computers to vote for Trump. 😔

damonberes.com•16 days ago

One aspect of this that I find particularly interesting and relevant, that I’m glad we got in the piece: There is essentially a culture war between the SV startup mentality and the careerist institutional IT mentality that has totally come to a head here. One side is going to win.

obie54.bsky.social•16 days ago

First thing I learned when getting my degree in network security was always make a backup before you make changes and to document the changes so you can correct them if you make a mistake. These young and dumb turds are doing neither from what I can see

quaddo.bsky.social•16 days ago

As someine who has been doing IT since 1988, it's easy to recognize Dunning-Kruger in play here. They lack the experience, they know just enough to think they know much more than they actually do.
This isn't going to turn out good for anyone. Not even his geek squad.

apalachatechmom.bsky.social•15 days ago

🎯

davewilde.bsky.social•16 days ago

Same here. This is not going to end well. One of these guys is going to make a ham handed update without testing it and put it on a live system.

quaddo.bsky.social•16 days ago

Not only that - it's the ol' GIGO that we are so familiar with. And since they have no experience with what the output should be, they have no way to vet it. I'm betting that no matter what hot garbage is produced, they'll pronounce victory and push for decisions to be made based on said garbage.

davewilde.bsky.social•16 days ago

How long before the data corruption is noticed ? How long will it take restore the previous state if that is even possible? I am almost certain that any failure on their part will be blamed on "out dated" government systems rather than their rush just to hack away

quaddo.bsky.social•16 days ago

It's a wonder they haven't already gone all-in with a troupe of Doogie Howsers providing their medical and dental care with the help of AI on an iPad. Not simply "what are your symptoms" but full-on surgeries under general anesthesia.
And if not, then why not? 🤔

utternonesense.bsky.social•16 days ago

If I'm a victim of identity theft within the next ten years, I'm pointing my finger at that rat bastard, Elon Hitler. And can we all please start calling him Elon Hitler?

Follow me fighting UtterNonsense.

dogolaca.bsky.social•16 days ago

Also read this one. https://thebulletin.org/2025/02/why-doges-meddling-at-treasury-could-have-catastrophic-consequences-for-the-us-economy/#post-heading

moosewithablanket.bsky.social•16 days ago

They're going to break a lot of things. They seem to have probably broken some already.

How much the average American notices will depend on the damage, but a lot of people are going to suffer either way.

trodeljunco.bsky.social•16 days ago

you know the old saying

you can’t buy stupid, but stupid can pwned you

johnshirley2024.bsky.social•16 days ago

"There’s this bizarre belief that being able to do things with computers means you have to be super smart about everything else.. Knowing something, even a lot, about computers guarantees no knowledge about the world beyond them."

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