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Technically, I don't see why this couldn't happen,
a federal IT worker told WIRED in a phone call late Monday night, referring to the possibility of a DOGE employee being granted elevated access to a government server I'm sure the Treasury Secretary and the president want to save face and downplay the risks as Elon Musk seizes power, but nothing they're saying is believable or trustworthy,
Wyden said in response to Blum's letter Nobody Elected Musk" ... Bessent, you have 1 job!! Protect our money. You already failed."
Outside the Treasury, protesters waved placards with slogans including He's obviously a data guy, and now he has access, potentially, to everybody's personal identifiable information, which he might take advantage of for his business purposes,
He has access to all our information, our social security numbers, the federal payment system,
Representative Maxwell Frost told the crowd We are not going to sit around while you go and desecrate our constitution. We are going to be in your face and on your asses!”
Jasmine Crockett’s voice boomed across the crowd What protections did he turn off to get in there? Who has he sold it to?”
Every American’s information is at risk. What does Elon Musk do with everything he touches? He makes money!”
Blumenthal captured the crowd’s fears in stark terms I think it’s an intentional dismantling of the government,
The American people can see what’s happening, and Secretary Bessent is asking them not to believe what’s playing out right in front of their eyes,
he said, referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent In particular, the review at the Fiscal Service has not caused payments for obligations such as Social Security and Medicare to be delayed or re-routed,
You could do anything with these privileges,
one unnamed source with knowledge of the system told Wired Phrases like ‘freaking out’ are, not surprisingly, used to describe the reaction of the engineers who were responsible for maintaining the code base until a week ago,
If you would have asked me a week ago, I'd have told you that this kind of thing would never in a million years happen. But now, who the f**k knows,
None of this could be done without the full support of the president, you know. And with regard to the USAID stuff, I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down."
On X (formerly Twitter), Musk described the agency as "beyond repair," saying Trump and Musk are recklessly and illegally dismantling USAID, an essential national security agency that saves lives, advances U.S. interests, and promotes peace. Their malicious actions are putting the health of people, especially children, at grave risk, and will surely lead to future public health and migration crises in the U.S.—let alone suffering around the globe."
Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, wrote on X When Elon Musk and Dmitry Medvedev unite, the impossible becomes possible. Is the U.S. trying to commit suicide?"
Ukrainian economist Tymofiy Mylovanov wrote on social media Smart move by Elon Musk, trying to plug USAID's deep throat. Let's hope the deep state doesn't swallow him whole..."
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies, praised the move, writing on social media It's not only a gift to our adversaries... it is plain illegal,
said Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland Elon Musk makes billions of dollars based off of his business with China, and China is cheering at this action today,
claimed Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
