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https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #USpolitics #USpol
Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million super PAC donation
Actively involved in contract negotiations with a federal government agency, Coinbase was likely prohibited from making its $25 million contribution to the Fairshake cryptocurrency-focused super PAC in May 2024.Molly White (Citation Needed)
#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #USpolitics #USpol
#USpol
Key messages in the leaflets:
The implementation of #Trump ’s expulsion plan, "which will force you to be forcibly displaced whether you like it or not".
"The map of the world will not change if all the people of Gaza disappear from existence, and no one will ask about you".
"Neither #America nor #Europe care about Gaza at all, nor even your Arab countries, which are our allies now and provide us with money, oil and weapons, and they send you shrouds."
Promises of aid in exchange for collaboration, an effort to sow division amongst the population.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-drops-leaflets-gaza-threatening-existence
#IsraelTerroristState #terrorism #EthnicCleasing #idfterrorists #idf #iofcowards #israel #palestine #usa #uspol
#extremism #Fascism #politics #USpol #ICE #immigration #news #WhiteSupremacy #SocialMedia #ElonMusk
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, …Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/rand-paul-sheepishly-nods-to-fact-that-musk-is-not-supposed-to-be-in-charge-of-govt-funding
"weak acknowledgements from #Republicans that...
#DOGE federal #funding freezes are not just lawless, but are also a violation of Congress’ authority to stand up agencies and fund the federal #government.
#Musk... has seized for himself one of the few powers #Congress has continued to regularly exercise — at least, up until 2025"
#ElonMusk #Coup #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #USA
Rand Paul Sheepishly Nods To Fact That Musk Is Not Supposed To Be In Charge Of Gov’t Funding
There has been such little pushback or even engagement, among Senate Republicans, with questions surrounding the fact that Elon Musk’s DOGE rampage is stomping…Nicole Lafond (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
It seems that Martin, a defender of Trump’s election fraud #lies and the #Jan6 Capitol riots, wants to use his prosecutorial power to punish anyone who dares to oppose the president or Musk."
https://newrepublic.com/post/191787/trump-doj-threatens-democratic-congressman-garcia-elon-musk-dick-pic
#FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Trump #Coup #DOJ #GOP #Corruption #Politics #USPol #US #USA #News #USNews
Trump’s DOJ Threatens Dem Congressman Who Shared “Elon Musk Dick Pic”
Democratic Representative Robert Garcia is now being investigated by a Trump attorney.The New Republic
A series of mistakes by #DOGE shows just how arbitrary & destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-incompetence-mistakes-feature-not-bug/
"The federal #government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the #public good rather than protect investor profits...
And if you don’t believe in the public good? You sprint through the ruination."
#Musk #Trump #GOP #Coup #Corruption #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA
https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-rambles-when-reporter-confronts-him-over-filing-saying-elon-musk-is-not-doge-employee/
"Trump’s White House has been busy cranking out a series of contradictory explanations for what Musk’s job exactly is, referring to him as a “special employee” and the “head of DOGE” then claiming in a court filing that he doesn’t work at #DOGE at all, then the “head of DOGE” again."
#Musk #Trump #Coup #Corruption #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
Trump Confronted On Elon Musk Not DOGE Employee Filing
Trump waffled when a reporter confronted him over a filing claiming Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee, then rambled for 9 minutes about centenarians.Tommy Christopher (Mediaite)
[tldr: yes]
Inaccuracies on DOGE’s website raise questions about DOGE’s activities and transparency.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/did-doge-take-credit-for-spending-cuts-related-to-president-carter-s-death
"DOGE did not terminate at least some of the contracts and leases listed on its website. Even if #DOGE played an active role in terminating some of these contracts, it may be overstating the value of its cuts."
#Musk #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #Transparency #Lies #US #News #USA
https://apnews.com/article/democrats-musk-trump-protests-congress-ccb64f2889d31aad8c25d37686f62d7a
" #ElonMusk is the focus for thousands of Democratic #activists launching a #protest campaign this week to fight the #Trump administration’s push to gut federal #health, #education and human services agencies.
Hundreds of protests are scheduled outside congressional offices and #Tesla dealerships"
#Resist #Resistance #Musk #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA
Anti-Musk protests are expected to ramp up with Congress on recess
President Donald Trump's billionaire top lieutenant, Elon Musk, is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a massive protest campaign this week.Steve Peoples (AP News)
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/19/donald-trump-doge-republicans-congress
"The #job and #funding cuts are now hitting #GOP lawmakers' districts and states. There's also a larger conflict brewing over whether the administration can simply bypass #Congress on these decisions...
some are quietly fuming that their #Constitutional role in controlling federal funds could be steamrolled"
#Musk #Trump #Coup #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
An interview with writer Jill Lawrence, a sharp observer of Elon Musk’s #DOGE, who argues that the lies from Musk & Miller reveal how untenable MAGA’s larger “deep state” mythology has become
https://newrepublic.com/article/191677/transcript-stephen-miller-rages-cnn-musks-doge-lie-implodes
"The deep state is not deeply corrupted & shot through w/fraud. It’s not run by parasites...
#Musk is the parasite. He’s the one w/the #government contract. He’s the one getting billions & billions"
#USPol #News
The Office of Personnel Management has just limited access to certain government records on #ElonMusk and his #DOGE minions.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191663/elon-musk-opm-privacy-team
"The Trump administration has fired members of the “privacy team” at the #OPM, a move that will hinder #public access & scrutiny over #government records related to the #security clearances of #ElonMusk & Doge."
#Musk #Coup #Trump #Corruption #Politics #Privacy #USPol #News #US #USA
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US #democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/trump-musk-government-cost-cutting-coup
“The president is openly violating the #US constitution by taking power from #Congress and handing it to an unelected billionaire – while #ElonMusk goes after judges who uphold the #law and rule against them”
#Musk #Coup #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #USA
But there are also two broad, vague exceptions..."
https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-act-doge-lawsuits/
#ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Lawsuit #Resistance #Resist #Privacy #Law #Legal #Data #Information #Government #Politics #US #USPol #USA #News #USNews
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What Is the Privacy Act?
The Privacy Act is a law that limits how the federal government can collect, use, and share information about US citizens and other people in the United States.
The law’s core features include letting people access government records about them; letting people correct those records if they contain mistakes; requiring agencies to limit information collection, publish lists of records databases, and protect data from hackers; and restricting how agency employees and third parties can access records.
Those restrictions on accessing data are at the heart of the ongoing DOGE saga.
The Privacy Act prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records—even within the agency—unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. Most of the exceptions deal with fairly specific circumstances, such as congressional oversight, law enforcement investigations, court orders, census work, statistical research, and National Archives preservation. But there are also two broad, vague exceptions: Agencies can share records with their own employees who “have a need for the record in the performance of their duties” or with third parties for “a routine use” (defined as one that is “compatible with the purpose for which [the data] was collected”).](https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/029/111/122/233/870/original/cc2b492fa8a2e1b6.png "Sub-heading and text from article:
What Is the Privacy Act?
The Privacy Act is a law that limits how the federal government can collect, use, and share information about US citizens and other people in the United States.
The law’s core features include letting people access government records about them; letting people correct those records if they contain mistakes; requiring agencies to limit information collection, publish lists of records databases, and protect data from hackers; and restricting how agency employees and third parties can access records.
Those restrictions on accessing data are at the heart of the ongoing DOGE saga.
The Privacy Act prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records—even within the agency—unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. Most of the exceptions deal with fairly specific circumstances, such as congressional oversight, law enforcement investigations, court orders, census work, statistical research, and National Archives preservation. But there are also two broad, vague exceptions: Agencies can share records with their own employees who “have a need for the record in the performance of their duties” or with third parties for “a routine use” (defined as one that is “compatible with the purpose for which [the data] was collected”).")
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.Eric Geller (WIRED)
If #ElonMusk isn’t really the person in charge of the Dept of Govt Efficiency, who the hell is?
https://newrepublic.com/post/191633/white-house-elon-musk-doge
"So if #Musk isn’t in charge of #DOGE, who is? And if he’s just some adviser with “no actual formal authority,” why is he seemingly involved in eliminating massive #government programs, firing thousands of people, & holding press conferences in the Oval Office?"
#Trump #Lies #Corruption #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US
Declaration of Joshua Fisher
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638651/24/1/state-of-new-mexico-v-musk/
"Musk is a senior advisor to the president...
In his role as senior advisor..., Musk has no actual or formal authority to make #government decisions...
He is not an employee of the US #Doge Service...
#Musk is not the US Doge Service administrator"
[Is Fisher lying to delay court rulings? Musk is obviously running Doge, whatever his official title.]
#ElonMusk #Lawsuit #NewMexico #Trump #Politics #USA #USPol
![Text from document:
2. I am the Director of the Office of Administration. I have held that position since January 20, 2025. In that capacity, I am personally involved in the appointment of special govt employees. I have personal knowledge of Mr. Elon Musk’s employment status with the federal govt.
3. Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He holds that position as a non- career Special Govt Employee (“SGE”).
4. In that job, Mr. Musk is a Senior Advisor to the President. It is not uncommon for the President to have Senior Advisors who are SGEs. For instance, Anita Dunn was an influential Senior Advisor to President Biden, while serving as an SGE.
5. In his role as a Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no
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actual or formal authority to make govt decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President’s directives.
6. The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office & not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator.](https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/028/873/086/140/642/original/36c96339888acc08.png "Text from document:
2. I am the Director of the Office of Administration. I have held that position since January 20, 2025. In that capacity, I am personally involved in the appointment of special govt employees. I have personal knowledge of Mr. Elon Musk’s employment status with the federal govt.
3. Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He holds that position as a non- career Special Govt Employee (“SGE”).
4. In that job, Mr. Musk is a Senior Advisor to the President. It is not uncommon for the President to have Senior Advisors who are SGEs. For instance, Anita Dunn was an influential Senior Advisor to President Biden, while serving as an SGE.
5. In his role as a Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no
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actual or formal authority to make govt decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President’s directives.
6. The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office & not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator.")
Trump’s former adviser has some choice words for #ElonMusk as the #MAGA civil war escalates.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191652/steve-bannon-slams-parasite-elon-musk
"The far-right commentator & former #DonaldTrump adviser told the outlet that “Musk is a parasitic illegal #immigrant. He wants to impose his freak experiment and play-act as God without any respect for the country’s history, tradition or values.”"
#Musk #SteveBannon #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #US #USNews #News #USA
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-musk-is-cancelling-the-us-government
"This is blatantly illegal, yet #Congress remains silent.
...Musk has also become Trump’s hatchet man — threatening #Republican members of Congress if they deviate from #Trump...
#Musk warned Republican lawmakers... that his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” next year."
#ElonMusk #Corruption #Coup #Politics #USPol #USNews #News #US #USA
Along with a whole lot of fraud that has no basis in fact. So what’s he up to, exactly?
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/elon-sees-dead-people
"Musk wasted no time spreading outright #lies...
#Musk made three big #false claims about #SocialSecurity fraud, both online & during that bizarre Oval Office presser where he acted like the president, with his toddler seated at the desk beside him the whole time. (Musk also brought his child X.)"
#ElonMusk #Trump #Corruption #GOP #Politics #USPol #USA #News
DOGE Is Targeting the Wrong Agencies
The Dept of Defense has a bloated budget, is ripe with #corruption, & has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions should be slashed.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191611/doge-targeting-wrong-agencies
"The #DeptOfDefense, which commands an $850 billion budget, failed its 7th audit in a row in November. In fact, it’s the only major federal agency that has never passed one...
#Doge ...[should] have spent the last month at the #Pentagon, not #USAID."
#DOD #Musk #USPol #News #US
DOGE Is Targeting the Wrong Agencies
The Department of Defense has a bloated budget, is rife with corruption, and has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions should be slashed.The New Republic
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news-for-us-awful-news-for
"protests were held in all 50 states and DC yesterday, as part of the #NotMyPresidentsDay” and #NoKingsDay demonstrations. In many places, people braved below freezing wind chills and snow, or pouring rain, to make their voices heard.
With rallies in more than 100 cities, it was by far the largest day of #protests this year. It’s clear there is momentum growing"
#Resist #Resistance #USA #US #USPol #Politics #News
https://www.muskwatch.com/p/meta-removes-facebook-ad-criticizing
"Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of ... #DOGE to seize #Americans' private information. "A single individual now controls sensitive US #data, risking our #NationalSecurity. Urge #Congress to enforce strict oversight," read the rejected Facebook ad"
#ElonMusk #Musk #Fascism #SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
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Headline: Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
by Caleb Ecarma
Feb 18, 2025
Text: Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information. "A single individual now controls sensitive U.S. data, risking our national security. Urge Congress to enforce strict oversight," read the rejected Facebook ad purchased by Ekō, a watchdog group that says it is committed to curbing corporate power. The ad linked to an online petition, which has received roughly 95,000 signatures, calling for "a massive public outcry demanding US lawmakers take action [against Musk and DOGE] before more damage is done."](https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/028/436/368/498/291/original/e7096818239ec0dc.png "Headline and text from article:
Headline: Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
by Caleb Ecarma
Feb 18, 2025
Text: Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information. \"A single individual now controls sensitive U.S. data, risking our national security. Urge Congress to enforce strict oversight,\" read the rejected Facebook ad purchased by Ekō, a watchdog group that says it is committed to curbing corporate power. The ad linked to an online petition, which has received roughly 95,000 signatures, calling for \"a massive public outcry demanding US lawmakers take action [against Musk and DOGE] before more damage is done.\"")
Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information.Caleb Ecarma (Musk Watch)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/top-social-security-official-steps-disagreement-doge-sensitive-data-rcna192530
"some of the #information involved in the dispute included #Americans’ bank information, #SocialSecurity numbers, earnings records, marital statuses, dates of birth &, in some cases, medical records if people have applied for disability benefits.
“She was replaced as acting commissioner because she would not give access to the sensitive information”"
#Musk #Coup #USPol #News #US
Top Social Security official steps down after disagreement with DOGE over sensitive data
King’s departure is the latest in a wave of exits from senior officials whose agencies have come into DOGE’s crosshairs.Yamiche Alcindor (NBC News)
- Paul Krugman
Here begins the 6th Elon Musk thread.
Previous threads:
1st: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113934284003400421
2nd: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113951618453636625
3rd: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113963233763918473
4th: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113980599958766875
5th: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/114004086338314054
#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
Zhi Zhu 🕸️ (@ZhiZhu@newsie.social)
Attached: 1 image "A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions.Newsie
#uspol
The Constitution still presides as I write this, and don’t dare pretend otherwise. Push back on their overreaching. He must obey the law, he _must_. No kings.
Our despair is the only path they have to victory. Deny them.
#NoKings #USpol #coup #Constitution
Statues of leaders of the confederate army should be displayed ... in the "Hall of Losers" at any museum.
#USPol
A Potato @CBSNews. Any vegetable could replace half of our #CONgressCreeps, and NO ONE would notice. #uspolitics #uspol
Jasmine Crockett Gets 'Perfectly Honest' With #RedStates: 'They Are About To Find Out'
Ben Blanchet, February 20, 2025
"In an interview with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace — [Crockett] pointed out that Trump was 'taunting' the State of #California amid deadly #wildfires last month before noting what people 'fail to realize' in states that are 'broke' like #Alabama and #Louisiana.
"'I can go through pretty much the entire South and tell you that they’re broke and they rely on a lot of #welfare from the government, to be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states like New York. Yeah, they send a lot of money into taxes and then broke states end up benefiting from it,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jasmine-crockett-gets-perfectly-honest-071120951.html
#ClimateCrisis #FAFO #Polycrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #FEMA #GovernmentHandouts #USPol
Jasmine Crockett Gets 'Perfectly Honest' With Red States: 'They Are About To Find Out'
The Texas Democrat called out conservatives who "fail to realize" how the Trump administration is dragging them to the "find out phase."Ben Blanchet (Yahoo News)
#USPol
https://flipboard.com/@salon/news-politics-vjnjnsc9z/-/a-iZqEcKyfThyGhwGDxQd9_Q%3Aa%3A3199680-%2F0
RFK 's plan to make America healthy again? Round up people with mental health conditions in camps
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "make America healthy again" motto is meant to convey that he is sincerely interested in helping Americans avoid getting sick in the first place.Salon - By Amanda Marcotte
by John Bowden, February 19, 2025
"A second confirmed case of #ElonMusk’s DOGE team accidentally firing critical government workers is leaving egg on the president’s face.
"NBC’s report revealing that officials at the Department of Agriculture (#USDA) working on the federal efforts to halt the spread of bird flu at poultry and dairy farms comes at a poor time for the administration. #EggPrices are skyrocketing as the culling of millions of chickens — implemented by the USDA to halt the disease in farms where it is discovered — has caused shortages.
"The agency expects prices to jump another 20 percent this year.
"But a spokesperson for the USDA on Tuesday was forced to admit to reporters that Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative has already hindered the agency’s efforts. 'Several' employees critical to the agency’s bird flu response efforts were laid off by order of DOGE staffers, according to the USDA, only for the layoffs to be rescinded after the necessity of the axed positions was explained to Musk’s team."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doge-embarrasses-trump-again-with-accidental-bird-flu-expert-firings/ar-AA1zog6f
#WhenIdiotsRule #TrumptyDumpty #USPol
#ElonMusk #WhiteSupremacy #extremism #Fascism #SocialMedia #racism #politics #USpol #news
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.Tristan Lee (The Texas Observer)
Republicans remain far more likely than Democrats to say the U.S. is sending too much aid to Ukraine (47% vs. 14%).
Republicans are also more likely to say the U.S. doesn’t benefit from NATO membership (51% vs. 17%) and that European countries should increase their defense spending (50% vs. 30%).
#RepublicansAreStupid #StopTrumpNow #TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #RepublicansOwnThis #GOPKakistocracy #GOPWeirdos #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
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When a Capitalist parasite like him says "he is working for free", its akin to saying: Fox is doing "free" survey of the hen's house.
One of the most common tactic of Capitalist grifters when they says "they are working for free", they mean they are finding more effective ways to fill their pockets lot more, rather than thru small time grifter means of "fee".
Since their thefts are large, its done via "we are offering our services for free" route.
This is the same dogshit I see in the PR of one of the world's biggest parasite from our shithole. That parasites PR is: He takes 0 salary (to fraudulently imply he is such a generous man & lot of ignorant — incl me back then — fall for it). What they are not told is the stocks they hold & all other perks not channeled thru so called "salary" route.
The deception of these liars is one of a kind. These liars are not still yet our levels, but they will reach there, slowly.
#anarchy #anarchism #uspol