The Department of Government Efficiency, the secretive White House initiative founded by Elon Musk, was sold to the American public under the guise of cost-cutting.
It's always been obvious that creating the One True Watchlist of us all was the point of DOGE. Because it can be done, it will be done. We will need, once again, to learn how to fight rulers' demand to own us all. Likely to be messy and uncomfortable.
The courts may stop this, but not soon enough. Incredibly, no other institution seems to have any say over musk's clearly illegal (IMO) stealing of data through DOGE. We are basically left to hope that he is as bad at data organization, manipulation and use as he is at everything else. In any case, it seems, were Effed.
Why does almost everything I read refer to "undocumented" immigrants? Most of the recent immigrants I know are documented. Most of the deportation stories we read are about documented immigrants, the people who received legal status when they arrived, who have gone to appointments and been vetted, photographed and fingerprinted (which is part of the process toward citizenship), and have received social security numbers and permission to work. Of course, they have started to revoke all of the things these people have been given, certification they have paid hundreds of dollars to the government for -- thanks to this Watchlist. I maintain that they are motivated by hate and greed and only seek to show MAGAtites dramatic "evidence" that they are doing what they promised. They cannot find the gang members and criminals and 'illegals' they fabricated to brainwash their base so they will attack anyone and everyone, especially people of color. I am so angry at the other branches of government NOT doing the job they swore to do, and EXIST to do. It is a heartless and illegal show of force that also serves as a distraction from Project 2025 as it progresses behind the scenes.
If this doesn't terrify you I don't know what will. He's also going to install Starlink everywhere, a shitty connectivity technology, to spy on everything we're doing at all times
don't mean to sound paranoid... but if they haven't interferred with our elections they damn well will do it now..I'm concerned I will no longer exist as a senior or a voter...shall we all change our party to independent ? Maybe that will gum up his system?
Having just read how Hitler took over all government institutions in Germany so before he was finished there was no way to resist. This is a deeply serious threat to democracy & a way to threaten every person
in America. We must fight hard now to preserve our privacy with state laws & be extremely vigilant. It is clear we are no longer a democratic republic but a shattered mis-information state becoming more like Hungary in the Trump years. But it didn’t begin w/ Trump and it could still be stopped.
We need to go after all the outrageous executive orders & they should be prosecuted. I believe we get pieces of Trump’s tyranny but still don’t fight enough against the many things he has no right to do under the constitution. Bring back oversight of every government agency & if the Dems take the House establish a powerful commission with the power to go after graft, enforce emoluments, challenge Trump’s lack of transparency & go after his cabinet each time they step out of line. When challenging Trump’s government take over the opposition must be very specific in informing Americans what they will be losing. There are so many other things. This country is so badly broken only the American people in the streets can put it back together again.
Having just read how Hitler took over all government institutions in Germany so before he was finished there was no way to resist, Trump, & Musk are using the same playbook. By ignoring the Constitution & laws in place they have created a lawless society where men in masks can pick up people & send them to gulags away from the US.without due process. We must consider this a serious threat to democracy with the endgame being oligarchy.
in America. We must fight hard now to preserve our privacy with state laws & be extremely vigilant. It is clear we are no longer a democratic republic but a shattered mis-information state becoming more like Hungary in the Trump years. But it didn’t begin w/ Trump and it could still be stopped.
We need to go after all the outrageous executive orders & Trump must be stopped in successfully taking the Senates job away from it. He should be prosecuted. I believe we get pieces of Trump’s tyranny but still don’t fight enough against the many things he has no right to do under the constitution. Bring back oversight of every government agency with Inspector generals & if the Dems take the House establish a powerful commission with the power to go after graft, enforce emoluments, challenge Trump’s lack of transparency & go after his cabinet each time they step out of line. I know this will be very difficult because of lies, money & the horrific super pacs.
When challenging Trump’s mob-like government take over the opposition must be very specific in informing Americans what they will be losing. There are so many other things. This country is so badly broken only the American people in the streets can put it back together again.
Panopticon! What a perfect word to describe exactly what DOGE has been working on to acquire all data on our citizenry!
I'm still wondering if this is motivated by Putin. "Whistleblower Dan Berulis, Natl Labor Relations Board, raised the alarm on DOGE's exfiltration of private data of millions of Americans on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow." He reported that the young men working on gathering this data were sending it to Russia and Putin. If so, this bears out Putin's declaration to Elon Musk right after the election "Tell Trump he owes us."
too frightening to even consider... maybe a few of his teens doing this will have the brains to see what it truly means "more money/power for muck by erasing the rest of us"
It's always been obvious that creating the One True Watchlist of us all was the point of DOGE. Because it can be done, it will be done. We will need, once again, to learn how to fight rulers' demand to own us all. Likely to be messy and uncomfortable.
The courts may stop this, but not soon enough. Incredibly, no other institution seems to have any say over musk's clearly illegal (IMO) stealing of data through DOGE. We are basically left to hope that he is as bad at data organization, manipulation and use as he is at everything else. In any case, it seems, were Effed.
Effing right! Thanks for your post.
Why does almost everything I read refer to "undocumented" immigrants? Most of the recent immigrants I know are documented. Most of the deportation stories we read are about documented immigrants, the people who received legal status when they arrived, who have gone to appointments and been vetted, photographed and fingerprinted (which is part of the process toward citizenship), and have received social security numbers and permission to work. Of course, they have started to revoke all of the things these people have been given, certification they have paid hundreds of dollars to the government for -- thanks to this Watchlist. I maintain that they are motivated by hate and greed and only seek to show MAGAtites dramatic "evidence" that they are doing what they promised. They cannot find the gang members and criminals and 'illegals' they fabricated to brainwash their base so they will attack anyone and everyone, especially people of color. I am so angry at the other branches of government NOT doing the job they swore to do, and EXIST to do. It is a heartless and illegal show of force that also serves as a distraction from Project 2025 as it progresses behind the scenes.
If this doesn't terrify you I don't know what will. He's also going to install Starlink everywhere, a shitty connectivity technology, to spy on everything we're doing at all times
don't mean to sound paranoid... but if they haven't interferred with our elections they damn well will do it now..I'm concerned I will no longer exist as a senior or a voter...shall we all change our party to independent ? Maybe that will gum up his system?
Having just read how Hitler took over all government institutions in Germany so before he was finished there was no way to resist. This is a deeply serious threat to democracy & a way to threaten every person
in America. We must fight hard now to preserve our privacy with state laws & be extremely vigilant. It is clear we are no longer a democratic republic but a shattered mis-information state becoming more like Hungary in the Trump years. But it didn’t begin w/ Trump and it could still be stopped.
We need to go after all the outrageous executive orders & they should be prosecuted. I believe we get pieces of Trump’s tyranny but still don’t fight enough against the many things he has no right to do under the constitution. Bring back oversight of every government agency & if the Dems take the House establish a powerful commission with the power to go after graft, enforce emoluments, challenge Trump’s lack of transparency & go after his cabinet each time they step out of line. When challenging Trump’s government take over the opposition must be very specific in informing Americans what they will be losing. There are so many other things. This country is so badly broken only the American people in the streets can put it back together again.
Having just read how Hitler took over all government institutions in Germany so before he was finished there was no way to resist, Trump, & Musk are using the same playbook. By ignoring the Constitution & laws in place they have created a lawless society where men in masks can pick up people & send them to gulags away from the US.without due process. We must consider this a serious threat to democracy with the endgame being oligarchy.
in America. We must fight hard now to preserve our privacy with state laws & be extremely vigilant. It is clear we are no longer a democratic republic but a shattered mis-information state becoming more like Hungary in the Trump years. But it didn’t begin w/ Trump and it could still be stopped.
We need to go after all the outrageous executive orders & Trump must be stopped in successfully taking the Senates job away from it. He should be prosecuted. I believe we get pieces of Trump’s tyranny but still don’t fight enough against the many things he has no right to do under the constitution. Bring back oversight of every government agency with Inspector generals & if the Dems take the House establish a powerful commission with the power to go after graft, enforce emoluments, challenge Trump’s lack of transparency & go after his cabinet each time they step out of line. I know this will be very difficult because of lies, money & the horrific super pacs.
When challenging Trump’s mob-like government take over the opposition must be very specific in informing Americans what they will be losing. There are so many other things. This country is so badly broken only the American people in the streets can put it back together again.
Panopticon! What a perfect word to describe exactly what DOGE has been working on to acquire all data on our citizenry!
I'm still wondering if this is motivated by Putin. "Whistleblower Dan Berulis, Natl Labor Relations Board, raised the alarm on DOGE's exfiltration of private data of millions of Americans on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow." He reported that the young men working on gathering this data were sending it to Russia and Putin. If so, this bears out Putin's declaration to Elon Musk right after the election "Tell Trump he owes us."
too frightening to even consider... maybe a few of his teens doing this will have the brains to see what it truly means "more money/power for muck by erasing the rest of us"