I’m glad Judge Chutkan is overseeing this case. DOGE needs to be shut down and all of the information they’ve gained access to needs to be discovered and scrubbed from any storage Musk’s hackers have it on, and we need to find out who else has already been given access to it.
Based upon this latest information DOGE was set up deliberately without parameters so it could not be defined. It is completely illegal and should not have access to ANY citizen information about anything that could compromise them or make them targets for scammers or political influencers.
US: ‘So here are our notes’: Stop supplying Aid, Arms & Intelligence? Pull out of Nato? Don’t intervene when you amass military on the Polish border, ready to invade Europe? Work together to target other regions? Did I miss anything? Taiwan? Integrity? No, okay, it’s a deal. Da Boss will love it.
thank you for your work and for naming Cambridge Analytica; the way church data was used to target, misinform, & radicalise unsuspecting people to far-right politics is the most heinous aspect of all.
By declaring himself in charge of everything he can break all the laws he wants. The SC handed him this. He can play golf while others carry out atrocities and claim he did it. The Olygarches are happy to comply.
How do you keep this up? My brain is screaming and ready to explode! Since I just started listening to live chats, your calming presence and knowledge is helping...
Thank you for continuing to inform us and add context. I’m exhausted by all that is happening and so I can only imagine how you feel, and yet you write a new letter every day. You’re inspiring me not to give in to despair
Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of Elon Musk. In Fisher identified him “a Senior Advisor to the President.” He explained: “In this role, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors.
Can we even hope to stop any of this at this point? I feel like it’s just picking up steam and we are screaming into the void. My maga family do not care about any of this. They are full cult members.
... Can Dems and groups like the ACLU use Loper Bright now to gum up all of Trump's changes to executive policy? By definition, any change of an interpretation of the law means that there is some ambiguity, and according to Loper Bright, *only Courts* are allowed to resolve those ambiguities. 2/2
The ExOrder today RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT includes The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations... 1/2
"Here's the short version: DOGE is not an ad-hoc department that’s gone rogue, but a carefully-crafted weapon of mass destruction perfectly designed to thwart all attempts to regulate or even monitor its operations."
thank you for your great substack! and i appreciate your calm videos, as they keep me sane
knowing all of this info re: DOGE...why aren't DEMS filing lawsuits / investigations left & right? it's clear the WH is shooting themselves in the foot b/c they can't keep their stories straight re: fELON
I had a bit of an epiphany -that maybe everyone has already talked about and I’m just late to the party. The Grand Old Party was actually referring to what became the Democratic Party. I just feel like a little attention should be paid to that…… the Republican Party should find a new nickname.
You shared that knowing/understanding all that’s happening makes you feel better and that resonates with me a lot. Not knowing terrifies me. I’m so grateful for all the context and clarity that you offer at this very confusing/infuriating time. Your talks and writing definitely take the edge off. 🙏
Thanks for your write up . We are currently overseas . My husband served 25 years in the AF and is now a federal employee . All these people that are being fired are people that served this country as federal employees and many of them are veterans .
Explains why I’ve been seeing a ton of meta ads claiming a “shortage” of ammo. I also recently went out to breakfast and noticed a larger than normal group hanging out at an indoor shooting range as well as folks writing down information on clipboards. Think it’s time to arm myself as well.
Thank you, Heather, for your detailed investigative work and writing that shows us the terrifying work of Trump and DOGE. When will CONGRESS stop rolling over and take action to stop illegal proceedings?
You know when it is said “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it is a duck”. DOGE has committed the worst of the worst crimes in US history through a security breach of epoch proportions. Security Breaches are crimes against people it targets and the Judges have allowed it to do so.
"Musk’s team has had access to a treasure trove of information about Americans and American businesses and the ways in which they interact with the government.
This information can feed the AI projects that Musk envisions putting at the center of American life."
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Yes. AI models require massive amounts of training data and Musk now has the largest trove of personal, business, and government data. He has a huge advantage in AI that can be used for good and evil ... with no controls over the direction he takes.
Kakistocracy -A kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century.
It's dark and surreal, but we can't give into the feelings of hopelessness. I'm fired up and pissed off, so i'll carry everyone now. Later you can do the same for me.
everybody get some rest. Tomorrow, we get up, reset, and double down on anything we can do to save our country.
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Why? How? too late for those lines.
That’s also why both these books are in my #RecommendedReading list.
Understanding this is key to undercutting their ill-gotten power, and fortifying ourselves against disinfo manipulation.
Mindf*ck should be required reading!
https://www.bannedinyourstate.com/p/what-the-hell-is-going-on-part-1-177
knowing all of this info re: DOGE...why aren't DEMS filing lawsuits / investigations left & right? it's clear the WH is shooting themselves in the foot b/c they can't keep their stories straight re: fELON
This information can feed the AI projects that Musk envisions putting at the center of American life."
👿👿☠️☠️
Sums it up nicely.
everybody get some rest. Tomorrow, we get up, reset, and double down on anything we can do to save our country.