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Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by tootie »

mrits wrote: post #5
archagon wrote: post #3

I'm sure this will be flagged soon enough, but people need to know that there is an unprecedented, hostile, and (seemingly) illegal blitzkrieg happening against the federal civil service. Doors are being barricaded. Strange servers are being installed by unknown individuals. People with decades of institutional experience are getting pushed out the door. First-hand accounts can be found here: https://old.reddit.com/r…

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This is beyond unconstitutional. Congress can reduce spending. It cannot be stolen in broad daylight by a private citizen. This is not a time to be sanguine. American democracy is dying before our eyes.

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by cyanydeez »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #4

I chuckle when people were worried about China. The call is coming from inside the house. We have met the enemy and he is us.

If anything, these billionaires are concerned that Chinese power is in it's ability to control its people and businesses and democracy gets in the way.

Pure delusional greed of silver spoon tech incels.

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by billfor »

archagon wrote: post #6
mrits wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Regardless of your thoughts about the size of the federal government, there is zero oversight to this "transition." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-federal-inspectors-genera...

There's no way to have unbiased oversite. It was tried that way during his first term with limited sucess. Give this method a shot and if it breaks then it breaks and they try something different. This is the same "he's going to break twitter" crowd when 80% of the people were fired. Guess what, it kept running. The government will be fine. And the Chinese already have all our data.

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by wyldberry »

archagon wrote: post #6
mrits wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Regardless of your thoughts about the size of the federal government, there is zero oversight to this "transition." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-federal-inspectors-genera...

Let's be sure to have a meeting to consider staffing a committee to plan appointing a board to oversee a transition. Who would have the authority to have this meeting and appoint it? Congress. Who is in power in Congress? Oh right. If Democrats didn't want {x} to occur, they should have used their majority to get what they wanted done. The reason this is happening, is because those in power want this capability to exist.

When the Republicans eventually lose power, a more refined version of this playbook will be executed by the next team.

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by cyanydeez »

mrits wrote: post #5
archagon wrote: post #3

I'm sure this will be flagged soon enough, but people need to know that there is an unprecedented, hostile, and (seemingly) illegal blitzkrieg happening against the federal civil service. Doors are being barricaded. Strange servers are being installed by unknown individuals. People with decades of institutional experience are getting pushed out the door. First-hand accounts can be found here: https://old.reddit.com/r…

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Because there's no evidence trump was elected by a majority. Of either the electorate or the popular government.

People want functional governance. And smaller government is clearly not what this coup concerns.

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Post by skywhopper »

mrits wrote: post #5
archagon wrote: post #3

I'm sure this will be flagged soon enough, but people need to know that there is an unprecedented, hostile, and (seemingly) illegal blitzkrieg happening against the federal civil service. Doors are being barricaded. Strange servers are being installed by unknown individuals. People with decades of institutional experience are getting pushed out the door. First-hand accounts can be found here: https://old.reddit.com/r…

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This is not “getting smaller”. This is looting, hacking, and abuse of power.

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by ge96 »

cyanydeez wrote: post #12
toomuchtodo wrote: post #4

I chuckle when people were worried about China. The call is coming from inside the house. We have met the enemy and he is us.

If anything, these billionaires are concerned that Chinese power is in it's ability to control its people and businesses and democracy gets in the way. Pure delusional greed of silver spoon tech incels.

why is that word used, this guy has like 9 kids

Re: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency

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Post by jghn »

tootie wrote: post #11
mrits wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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This is beyond unconstitutional. Congress can reduce spending. It cannot be stolen in broad daylight by a private citizen. This is not a time to be sanguine. American democracy is dying before our eyes.

It only matters if the legislative and judicial branches care to push the issue. Which they don't.
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