Can Musk Be Stopped?
A high profile lawsuit by Public Citizen takes aim at the DOGE takeover at Treasury.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/can-musk-be-stopped
"Elon Musk & his goons have taken over critical payment systems at the #Treasury Dept. This is a DEFCON 1 moment for our #government. An unaccountable private citizen... acting under authority of a would-be #dictator, apparently has admin—not just read-only—access to the very lifeline of our Republic: the #money."
DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud:
Elon Musk’s allies have been on site at Centers for #Medicare and #Medicaid Services offices this week
https://archive.is/TQaO2#selection-5665.0-5741.3
"Musk’s allies have moved swiftly to exert control over vast swaths of the #US government, including at the #Treasury Dept & #USAID They have **demanded** access to sensitive information at federal agencies and laid out plans to block spending **they** deem excessive."
Alliance for Retired Americans, AFGE, and SEIU v. Bessent
https://www.citizen.org/litigation/alliance-for-retired-americans-afge-and-seiu-v-bessent/
"In his first week as Treasury Secretary, #ScottBessent gave #ElonMusk ’s “DOGE” full access to the data of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and computer systems that house the #data. He did so without making any public announcement, providing any #legal justification or explanation for his decision, or undertaking the process required by #law for altering the agency’s disclosure policies."
Countering Musk's DOGE Theft:
The importance of repetition
https://www.theframelab.org/elon-musk-doge-theft/
"framing Musk's actions as "stealing from you"...
...unite us as a country against intruders who unjustly take our shared treasure and threaten our prosperity...
the wealthiest man in the country is trying to #steal what belongs to every #American. He doesn't need anything, yet he's still pilfering from those who need it most."
#StopTheSteal #Resist #ElonMusk #Coup #Musk #Trump #Politics #News #Press #Media
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/
"The messages indicate that, under Elon Musk’s leadership, #DOGE is actively taking steps to make sure its communications & records are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, a records transparency #law commonly used by #journalists & lawyers to hold #government accountable."
#ElonMusk #Coup #Musk #Tech #Technology #StateCapture #Fascism #Trump #News #US
