@emilyhartford.bsky.social
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Go. To. The. Treasury. And. Demand. Entry.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Go. To. The. Treasury. And. Demand. Entry.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
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Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
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Comrade card for 1/24/2025. Happy Friday, friends.
January 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Comrade card for 1/24/2025. Happy Friday, friends.
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
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The key point here is "we will not obey." We need more of that from state officials. We need refusal from everyone who the administration will rely upon to work its will in the world, from governors to teachers, social workers, doctors, and other everyday people in the streets. Refusal is essential.
JB Pritzker flat out says the birthright "order" is unconstitutional and "we will not obey an unconstitutional order," attacks Trump for having the oligarchs in the front row.
See, @schumer.senate.gov? It's not that hard!
See, @schumer.senate.gov? It's not that hard!
Pritzker attacks Trump over birthright citizenship order: It’s ‘chaos’
The Illinois Democrat called the president’s plan “unconstitutional.”
www.politico.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The key point here is "we will not obey." We need more of that from state officials. We need refusal from everyone who the administration will rely upon to work its will in the world, from governors to teachers, social workers, doctors, and other everyday people in the streets. Refusal is essential.