Orange Mussolini<p>Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries that have been ripping us off. Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people. I have a barely used Tesla I can sell you at a good price. Autographed by you know who. I want a 200% tariff on EU liquor, Hegseth doesn’t want me to. I don’t know why. My hair looks great.<br>Isn’t America great yet?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a><br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1stFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1stFelon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialSecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedStates</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricCar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a></p>
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Alexf24<p>Rep. Larson BLASTS The GOP For Blocking Elon Musk From Testifying</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WmWZ0pZpyQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4WmWZ0pZpy</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Leaked audio from a staff meeting at the U.S. Social Security Administration suggests the agency may be in peril. Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek, a career civil servant who was promoted to his current position by the Trump administration, told others at a closed-door meeting: “Are we going to break something?” referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know.” Here's more from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>. <br> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/recordi</span><span class="invisible">ng-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>"Elon <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> thinks he’s found a foolproof get-rich scheme...If they win this fight, the next shutdown will be of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>, achieving a dream of hard-core libertarians and movement conservatives for more than 90 years." MSNBC <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/musk-trump-johnson-social-security-cuts-rcna196087" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/musk-trump-johnson-social-security-cuts-rcna196087</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Cleo of Topless Topics<p><a href="https://youtu.be/BrWtV2qqucM?si=ZifokS9mfDmveTW9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/BrWtV2qqucM?si=ZifokS</span><span class="invisible">9mfDmveTW9</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AdamSchiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSchiff</span></a> trends moderate on some issues, but at least he's holding tight on voting no on the CR that would gut <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a>, <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/socialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialSecurity</span></a> and other public welfare agencies, as well as give a clear sign to <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> and his regime that his tactics of "do whatever they want and trust that no one will bother to get in their way" is working out perfectly.</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kitty.social/@greycat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greycat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@godpod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>godpod</span></a></span> <em>EXACTLY!</em></p><p>And they should only be paid for the time they are actually working, not a second more!</p><ul><li>After all, if it's okay to not pay school teachers during summer vacation, then those <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bootlickers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bootlickers</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can also survive that</a>!</li></ul><p>Also every kind of income should be taxed like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWork</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuyBorrowDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyBorrowDie</span></a> needs to be criminalized as illegal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TaxDodging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDodging</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialSecurityFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityFraud</span></a>! </p><ul><li>Plus make it <em>illegal</em> to attain any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donations</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/contributions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contributions</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gifts</span></a> whatsoever and prosecute any attempts as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a>! </li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FairShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairShare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Elon Musk's social insecurity</p><p>The billionaire's reckless claims seem intended to manufacture outrage to justify an end to what he refers to as an “entitlement program.”<br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/elon-musks-social-insecurity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/elon</span><span class="invisible">-musks-social-insecurity</span></a></p><p>"Ronald Reagan called <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> “a secure & stable base so that older <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> may live in dignity.”</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> calls it a “Ponzi scheme.”<br>...<br>differences of opinion between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the White House... pledging not to cut Social Security, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> benefits"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Scott 🇮🇱🇺🇦🗽<p>WIRED: "At least 10 people associated with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are now working at the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Administration ( <a href="https://babka.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> ). . . This team appears to be among the largest <a href="https://babka.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> units deployed to any government agency." </p><p>And here they are:</p><p>Akash Bobba, Scott Coulter, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor, Antonio Gracias, Gautier Cole Killian, Jon Koval, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling, and Ethan Shaotran.</p><p>(Note: do not harass, attack, or otherwise pester these individuals; remember that many people might share the same name.)</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-operatives-access-social-security-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-operative</span><span class="invisible">s-access-social-security-administration/</span></a></p><p>[Edit: accidentally left off URL]</p>
Wulfy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span> </p><p>In <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, we had a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Robodebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robodebt</span></a> scandal, where the super-conservative government of Scott Morrison (/spit) enacted a program of clawing back the "overpayments" of Welfare to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialSecurity</span></a> recipients.</p><p>To add insult to injury, the "overpayments" targeted people who tried to eek out a living with casual work...<br>...the consequences was up to 4000 recipients committed suicide as a consequence.</p><p>The (millionaire) minister responsible was told the algorithm was incorrect on at least 3 occasions...<br>...no human was ever found responsible for this abuse.</p><p>I am willing to bet, this social security cut will result in rTump and Moskovitz literally killing people...</p><p>...but what do you expect from "...the undesirables ought to be converted into biodiesel"</p><p>Cruelty is the point.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Outrage & exposure halts Trump's plans for Social Security service cuts<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mFpn8BJLV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=6mFpn8BJLV</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p>"Rep. John Larson channeling the outrage of his constituents at the anticipation that Donald Trump's top donor, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>, is intending to destroy <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> in order to privatize it... <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> was planning cuts to Social Security's telephone customer service... Between the public outcry & the exposure in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>, the pushback... appears to have worked."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> in contempt of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>?</p><p>Ranking Member of the influential <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaysAndMeansCommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaysAndMeansCommittee</span></a>, Congressman <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnLarson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnLarson</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a> blasts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> for not appearing in the Social Security Subcommittee's hearing regarding his 👉"plans to privatize <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>."</p><p>In the👉 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putinesque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putinesque</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Patrimonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patrimonialism</span></a> 2) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is establishing, this translates into feasting on the carcass of the decimated State.👈</p><p>1)<br><a href="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/tsTFJv58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/tsTF</span><span class="invisible">Jv58</span></a></p><p>2)<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>DOGE Is Pressuring Social Security to Make Another Massive Cut</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> want to make it harder for people to access their Social Security benefits.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192667/doge-pressures-social-security-cut-phones" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192667/do</span><span class="invisible">ge-pressures-social-security-cut-phones</span></a></p><p>"The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Admn might slash the telephone service that millions of retired & disabled <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> use to apply for & access their **earned** benefits...</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> is pressuring the agency... and in response, the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> is considering ending its <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> service"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Today's letter to my House Rep, majority whip, utter disgrace, & trump sycophant Tom Emmer: </p><p>I'm deeply concerned that Elon Musk and his lackeys are improperly accessing my personal data at the Social Security Administration. </p><p>I am also deeply concerned that Elon Musk is apparently targeting Social Security benefits for cuts. </p><p>I am also deeply concerned that he is promulgating lies about fraud in the system to justify his attacks. I have paid into Social Security my entire working life, since age 14. How dare this unelected foreign adversary suggest that my Social Security benefits (which I'm about a year and a half away from collecting) are on the chopping block. </p><p>Elon Musk is causing great damage to our government. Get him out of there!</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WriteYourRep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriteYourRep</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FelonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FelonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElonSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonSucks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TrumpTrainWreck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrainWreck</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TuckFrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuckFrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
gclef 🇺🇦<p>Finally, a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> with a spine...</p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/outrage-and-exposure-halts-trump-s-plans-for-social-security-service-cuts-234284101934" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/</span><span class="invisible">outrage-and-exposure-halts-trump-s-plans-for-social-security-service-cuts-234284101934</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Entitlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entitlements</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a></p>
AP<p>Give ‘em hell, Rep. John B. Larson! <a href="https://youtu.be/0MJDxvPL-EI?si=xPbYvB6MkkTCOIZJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/0MJDxvPL-EI?si=xPbYvB</span><span class="invisible">6MkkTCOIZJ</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/is" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>is</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/dipshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dipshit</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Elon Musk Finally Admits Social Security Is on the Chopping Block</p><p>The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> chief has revealed his true goals in a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> interview.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192579/elon-musk-social-security-medicare-entitlements" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192579/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-social-security-medicare-entitlements</span></a></p><p>"Trump has said he won’t touch <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, but Musk’s entitlement math makes it clear that both those programs, as well as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, are on the chopping block. Millions of older <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>—many of them red-state <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>—will lose the vital benefits"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
BroGle<p>OMG 😳 - and people are calling Congressman Larson to thank him…. I remember when they republicans tried to privatize Social Security when Clinton was president - he almost (supposedly) signed it, but then the Monica Lewinsky scandal happened - so Clinton didn’t sign it because he was po’d <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> <a href="https://youtu.be/gEinZzXFcXM?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/gEinZzXFcXM?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt4you</span></a></p>
MikeF<p>Elon Musk Says DOGE Is Coming for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and More</p><p>[It should be masses of working people who block DOGE from setting foot in SSA and other agencies born out of historic struggles, even if they are flawed]</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/11/headlines/elon_musk_says_doge_is_coming_for_social_security_medicare_medicaid_and_more" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/11/hea</span><span class="invisible">dlines/elon_musk_says_doge_is_coming_for_social_security_medicare_medicaid_and_more</span></a></p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/corporativism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporativism</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/oligopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligopoly</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/takedownmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takedownmusk</span></a></p>
Spocko<p>I want to see more of Rep Larson's energy from ALL Dems!<br> FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT for our EARNED BENIFITS! </p><p>Here's Rep Larson (D-CT) on why <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> are messing with our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>. Privatization. </p><p>As <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@emptywheel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>emptywheel</span></a></span> said last week on the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@nicolesandler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nicolesandler</span></a></span> show, the message should be 24/7, "Elon Musk the richest man in the world is stealing Granny's Social Security check."<br>The Republicans & Musk are hiding what they are actually doing & Trump is LYING about it.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
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