Via Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
Feb 2, 2025, 12:09 AM
"Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press...they already have over key computer systems, payment systems, etc. and with the press picture it’s not that things aren’t getting out. The stuff abt the Treasury payments systems and control over certain computer networks has been reported. It’s more putting together the big picture abt how different pieces fit together."
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@joshtpm
Feb 2, 2025, 12:09 AM
"Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press...they already have over key computer systems, payment systems, etc. and with the press picture it’s not that things aren’t getting out. The stuff abt the Treasury payments systems and control over certain computer networks has been reported. It’s more putting together the big picture abt how different pieces fit together."
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Mother Bones, Bday 🎂 Enjoyer •
@joshtpm
Feb 2, 2025, 12:09 AM
"There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to people inside whether people doing these things actually work for the US govt. who they are, whether they’re even American citizens. They all seem to be Thiel and Musk protégés. I’ve had multiple references to their refusing to identify themselves by anything but first name."
Mother Bones, Bday 🎂 Enjoyer •
@joshtpm
Feb 2, 2025, 12:19 AM
"One additional point and to be clear this latter stuff isn’t from my reporting just pieced together other reports and what musk is saying himself. They’re into the treasury payment system and claiming they’ve already found like $4B in 'savings' a day.
This means his DOGE team is reviewing the US federal budget, law of the land and deciding which parts aren’t necessary."
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Mother Bones, Bday 🎂 Enjoyer •
@joshtpm
Feb 2, 2025, 12:19 AM
"It sounds like they’re saying they will unilaterally cut these funds with control over check writing at Treasury. They’re not saying that last part explicitly but that’s certainly the logic of what they’re saying. A group of Musk protégés seem to be overruling US federal budget. Impoundment by the president is illegal. Hard to think through levels of illegality having a group of people who don’t even seem to be US government employees doing it."
David J. Atkinson •
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