Elon Musk installs illegal server to seize all federal workers’ data
Elon Musk installs illegal server to seize all federal workers’ data
Elon Musk’s DOGE henchmen are helping him make his most terrifying power grab yet.
Summary
Elon Musk allegedly installed an unauthorized server at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), gaining access to sensitive federal employee data, including Social Security numbers, home addresses, and medical histories.
Young, inexperienced staffers are reportedly using this access to target positions for removal, particularly DEI offices.
Security concerns have been raised, with fears of hacking and HIPAA violations.
Senior officials have been locked out of key systems, limiting oversight of DOGE’s actions, which could significantly impact the federal workforce.
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Ok so this is really a hostile takeover right out of a black mirror episode. It's starting to dawn on me
While I appreciate that it dawned on you... Why did it take this long? They told us exactly what they were going to do.
I don't keep informed very close on US matters
It’s starting to dawn on me
I mean, yes, it really is. We're watching what may be the end of democracy. We're only a month in and we have unelected oligarchs making policy decisions and budget measures without voting or congressional oversight or even representation.
This is the definition of a coup, it's just that there's no tanks rolling down the street. Yet.
Our best-case scenario is that they just want to steal our money, and once they fill their bellies with your private data and identity data and of course, money, they will return to their dens to digest the feast. Our worst-case scenario is that the 2024 election will be remembered as America's last attempt at democracy.
Tanks rolling down the street is a good keyword. What's your militarys take on all this? Are they more likely to defend democracy or are they already mostly lead by magas? How likely is them kicking out the government and taking over?
While the US military is sworn to uphold the Constitution, the President is still technically their commander and boss and they are obligated to follow his orders unless it's some egregious offense against the constitution, but like with everything happening right now, we've never had this system tested, we've never faced a military having to make this choice on a large-scale level.
We also have a constitution that was written centuries ago and hasn't been updated or amended in a very long time, and this archaic abstractness is what has let so many people and courts stretch the interpretations or ignore it entirely. At this point I don't think the military will defy the administration for nearly any reason because nobody actually knows what they're doing or supposed to do. The rug has been yoinked out from under US government but it's been a slow, slow tug and we didn't realize we didn't have a rug under us until the system wasn't there to protect anyone anymore. Add to that, there are enough far-right generals and defense department officials who are completely on-board with this administration's warmongering and hate that I don't think any kind of "constitutional crisis" would last long in the ranks of the military. The fascist marinade has seeped into every nook and cranny here.
The whole world should be very, very worried.
Like [insert dystopian story here], but stupider. That seems to be the theme.
Don't worry, musk is aligned with Trump, so the anti tyranny gun people are too busy bending over to give a fuck
I'm all for fighting tyranny and oppressive governments wanting to take ma guns. However, I vote R and it's not my rights that are being trampled. It's my own team that is seeking the end of democracy. So, I will gladly bend over and take it without lube for my boy, Trumpy and Musky.
- The 2A Ammosexuals
At this point, I'm starting to just hope that I live long enough to get to the end of the "First They Came for" sermon and see all of the shocked Pikachu faces as all of these braindead fascist fucks are up against the wall. "But I didn't think they were talking about me!"
We've been stuck in a Black Mirror episode since 2020.
2016*
1936*
1776*