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DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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> Ge0rg3’s code is “open source,” in that anyone can copy it and reuse it non-commercially. As it happens, there is a newer version of this project that was derived or “forked” from Ge0rg3’s code — called “async-ip-rotator” — and it was committed to GitHub in January 2025 by DOGE captain Marko Elez. Original code: https://github.com/Ge0rg3/requests-ip-rotator Forked: https://github.com/markoelez/async-ip-rotator Code…

The fork has been deleted it seems.

posted above ^^

Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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Not that it matters in this specific case, but on GitHub privated forks aren’t fully private: https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-...

It's git. Just clone and push to a new, private repo (on or off of GitHub) without clicking "fork".

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Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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There isn't one. Anything musk's dogs claim to find cannot be taken at face value because of this. Because there is no audit, and no evidence that they can offer that they didn't doctor their findings. The next time they claim that a 170-year old person is receiving SS checks, they have no way to prove that they didn't subtract a century from that person's birthdate in some table.

Ah, this is something I haven't thought of before. This might not actually be spying, but instead just an attempt to plant fake results.

They give away the game if you pay attention and read other internal sources from other agencies. This is all about shoving AI into the loop and removing federal workers from it.

They want to prove that AI can do "just as good a job" on these data sets and arrive at "equal conclusions" with a much higher level of effiency.

This is what happens when you get high on your own supply.

Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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1. DOGE employees access data they were not supposed to. This fairly clear. The story says that DOGE attained access to an account that had huge permissions into what it could see and alter. The person or persons from DOGE may have downloaded 10GB of data. The person may have used this in a manner that is illegal. Or it is illegal to start with. With the understanding that POTUS may or may not be allowed grand such a…

The author brings up the ip scraping but makes no effort to tie anything together. It's actually really confusing. Were they using this utility to steal the data or are these two just totally unrelated things?

Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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What could they possibly hope to accomplish with a threatening note and drone photos other than to provide fodder for his complaint? Why would drone photos even be necessary when you’ve already demonstrated that you know where they live? What possible purpose does such a threat serve?

To intimidate. To scare into silence.

Except that all you’d be doing is creating a trail of physical evidence demonstrating a felony conspiracy — and a frankly stupid one at that.

Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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The fact that they left these packages public on GitHub.. guys you do know you can make things private right? Just shows how dumb these people are honestly

Or they are emboldened in knowing there will be absolutely no consequences. Go look at the list of pardons this administration has handed out. These guys won’t even be charged.

They were given a blanket pardon dating back to 2014. No crime even listed!

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This doesn’t make sense unless they’re doing something illegal. They have backing from the top to audit the system. They don’t have to answer to any of the people who might complain, so the only reason they need to do this is if they’re doing something which violates federal laws where the penalties are worse then getting an angry email from someone in the security group who your boss will yell at for you. The other…

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Re: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

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Like two lines up from your quote: "He specifically was told that there were to be no logs or records made of the accounts created for DOGE employees" That sure sounds like no logs. If you don't believe the whistleblower, just say that, and skip the insulting me part (and I'll know to skip the replying to you part).

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