@happyorangecat.bsky.social
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"Pearre told Coulter that the plan (to list immigrants as dead so they can't work) was illegal, cruel and risked declaring the wrong people dead." Two days later, security guards showed up and marched him out of the office.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead
A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office and put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency’s deaths database were ignored.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Pearre told Coulter that the plan (to list immigrants as dead so they can't work) was illegal, cruel and risked declaring the wrong people dead." Two days later, security guards showed up and marched him out of the office.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Musk gets his hands all over Social Security and suddenly their only means of communication becomes Twitter(X).
www.wired.com/story/social...
www.wired.com/story/social...
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Musk gets his hands all over Social Security and suddenly their only means of communication becomes Twitter(X).
www.wired.com/story/social...
www.wired.com/story/social...
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A picture worth a thousand words: Frank Bisignano, Trump's pick to run the Social Security Administration, rang the closing bell yesterday--after the worst day in the stock market since 2020.
April 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A picture worth a thousand words: Frank Bisignano, Trump's pick to run the Social Security Administration, rang the closing bell yesterday--after the worst day in the stock market since 2020.
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*taps sign*
Social Security is not OK, and things are getting worse
Social Security is not OK, and things are getting worse
April 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
*taps sign*
Social Security is not OK, and things are getting worse
Social Security is not OK, and things are getting worse
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👀 Top SSA appointee from Trump I:
Staff cuts "inconsistent with DOGE’s stated purpose to improve efficiency & reduce government spending"
"DOGE’s doubtfully legal intrusion into personal data at SSA owing to its claims of widespread fraud...is both strange & misplaced"
www.aei.org/economics/my...
Staff cuts "inconsistent with DOGE’s stated purpose to improve efficiency & reduce government spending"
"DOGE’s doubtfully legal intrusion into personal data at SSA owing to its claims of widespread fraud...is both strange & misplaced"
www.aei.org/economics/my...
www.aei.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
👀 Top SSA appointee from Trump I:
Staff cuts "inconsistent with DOGE’s stated purpose to improve efficiency & reduce government spending"
"DOGE’s doubtfully legal intrusion into personal data at SSA owing to its claims of widespread fraud...is both strange & misplaced"
www.aei.org/economics/my...
Staff cuts "inconsistent with DOGE’s stated purpose to improve efficiency & reduce government spending"
"DOGE’s doubtfully legal intrusion into personal data at SSA owing to its claims of widespread fraud...is both strange & misplaced"
www.aei.org/economics/my...
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Wait until you see what AI does with Social Security!
Yeah I mean it's working great in health insurance
March 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wait until you see what AI does with Social Security!
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Social Security Acting Head Claims DOGE Ruling Threatens Agency
“My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said. “As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said. “As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down
The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency —...
www.bloomberg.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Social Security Acting Head Claims DOGE Ruling Threatens Agency
“My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said. “As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said. “As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Privatization of the retirement market has been a long-standing goal of capital, and private equity’s sights are turning to the Social Security Administration.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
truthout.org/articles/as-...
As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.
truthout.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Privatization of the retirement market has been a long-standing goal of capital, and private equity’s sights are turning to the Social Security Administration.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
truthout.org/articles/as-...
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Elon’s conspiracy theories are getting lazier. No need to bother writing a new debunker—he’s just repeating the same old silly lies. 🥱
The facts are true as they ever were: Social Security is a well-run, fiscally responsible program.
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
The facts are true as they ever were: Social Security is a well-run, fiscally responsible program.
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
Social Security Sense and Nonsense | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
In a new paper and podcast I’ve tried to correct some of the misinformation that critics of Social Security have been spreading about the program.
www.cbpp.org
March 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Elon’s conspiracy theories are getting lazier. No need to bother writing a new debunker—he’s just repeating the same old silly lies. 🥱
The facts are true as they ever were: Social Security is a well-run, fiscally responsible program.
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
The facts are true as they ever were: Social Security is a well-run, fiscally responsible program.
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
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There is NO WAY to cut 7,000 staff from the Social Security Administration without hurting Social Security beneficiaries.
The math ain't mathing.
The math ain't mathing.
February 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
There is NO WAY to cut 7,000 staff from the Social Security Administration without hurting Social Security beneficiaries.
The math ain't mathing.
The math ain't mathing.
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RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r... via @statnews.com
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
www.statnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r... via @statnews.com
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We stand with you, President Zelenskyy #SlavaUkraini 💙🇺🇦💛
Zelenskyy Abruptly Departs White House
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We stand with you, President Zelenskyy #SlavaUkraini 💙🇺🇦💛
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The ongoing bloodbath at the Social Security Administration has only one goal: The total annihilation of Social Security by firing half of the work force and closing the field offices.
Wall Street billionaires want to destroy Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.
Wall Street billionaires want to destroy Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.
The Social Security Administration is telling employees internally via email that they will be undergoing a "restructuring," and offering voluntarily separation/optional retirement for everyone.
This is consistent with the proposed 50% reduction in staff that we reported yesterday.
This is consistent with the proposed 50% reduction in staff that we reported yesterday.
February 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The ongoing bloodbath at the Social Security Administration has only one goal: The total annihilation of Social Security by firing half of the work force and closing the field offices.
Wall Street billionaires want to destroy Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.
Wall Street billionaires want to destroy Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.
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Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts www.govexec.com/transition/2... via @GovExec
Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts
At least five of the eight regional heads have decided to leave as the mid-level worker-turned-acting commissioner is said to mull workforce reduction.
www.govexec.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts www.govexec.com/transition/2... via @GovExec
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Which communities will be hurt by the latest round of Social Security field office closures? Here's a list, based on DOGE.gov:
Annison, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Batesville, Arkansas
Forrest City, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Annison, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Batesville, Arkansas
Forrest City, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas
February 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Which communities will be hurt by the latest round of Social Security field office closures? Here's a list, based on DOGE.gov:
Annison, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Batesville, Arkansas
Forrest City, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Annison, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Batesville, Arkansas
Forrest City, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas
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More communities that will be hurt by DOGE's Social Security field office closures:
Carlsbad, California
Grand Junction, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Columbus, Georgia
Vidalia, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Rockford, Illinois
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Carlsbad, California
Grand Junction, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Columbus, Georgia
Vidalia, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Rockford, Illinois
Campbellsville, Kentucky
February 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
More communities that will be hurt by DOGE's Social Security field office closures:
Carlsbad, California
Grand Junction, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Columbus, Georgia
Vidalia, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Rockford, Illinois
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Carlsbad, California
Grand Junction, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Columbus, Georgia
Vidalia, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Rockford, Illinois
Campbellsville, Kentucky
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Yet more communities that will be hurt by DOGE's Social Security field office closures:
Hazard, Kentucky
Houma, Louisiana
Okemos, Michigan
Grenada, Missouri
Greenwood, Missouri
Meridian, Missouri
Missoula, Montana
Kalispell, Montana
Las Vegas, Nevada
White Plains, New York
Horseheads, New York
Hazard, Kentucky
Houma, Louisiana
Okemos, Michigan
Grenada, Missouri
Greenwood, Missouri
Meridian, Missouri
Missoula, Montana
Kalispell, Montana
Las Vegas, Nevada
White Plains, New York
Horseheads, New York
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yet more communities that will be hurt by DOGE's Social Security field office closures:
Hazard, Kentucky
Houma, Louisiana
Okemos, Michigan
Grenada, Missouri
Greenwood, Missouri
Meridian, Missouri
Missoula, Montana
Kalispell, Montana
Las Vegas, Nevada
White Plains, New York
Horseheads, New York
Hazard, Kentucky
Houma, Louisiana
Okemos, Michigan
Grenada, Missouri
Greenwood, Missouri
Meridian, Missouri
Missoula, Montana
Kalispell, Montana
Las Vegas, Nevada
White Plains, New York
Horseheads, New York
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What happens when the SSA closes field offices?
*People have a harder time getting access to services that they are eligible for because of crowded offices.
*People with more severe disabilities, lower income and lower education are most adversely affected.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
*People have a harder time getting access to services that they are eligible for because of crowded offices.
*People with more severe disabilities, lower income and lower education are most adversely affected.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
February 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What happens when the SSA closes field offices?
*People have a harder time getting access to services that they are eligible for because of crowded offices.
*People with more severe disabilities, lower income and lower education are most adversely affected.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
*People have a harder time getting access to services that they are eligible for because of crowded offices.
*People with more severe disabilities, lower income and lower education are most adversely affected.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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“Social Security won’t exist by the time you retire, so you better not count on it!” Yeah because it is being drawn and quartered for the pleasure of our softest-handed overlords
BREAKING from @ddayen.bsky.social: Trump's acting head of the Social Security Administration told staff in a meeting he is looking to fire 50 percent (!) of the agency's workforce. prospect.org/health/socia...
Social Security Administration Could Cut Half Its Workforce
Sources tell the Prospect that a meeting called for a 50 percent reduction in an agency that millions rely on for benefit implementation.
prospect.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Social Security won’t exist by the time you retire, so you better not count on it!” Yeah because it is being drawn and quartered for the pleasure of our softest-handed overlords
@marisakabas.bsky.social - via comments on the Charles Hall blog - plans to cut 50% of all SSA staff - if true, very concerning…On a 3pm EST call this afternoon the ACOSS told the DCs/execs that he wanted a plan to cut 50% of ALL staff, including frontline staff, to him by tomorrow afternoon-
February 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social - via comments on the Charles Hall blog - plans to cut 50% of all SSA staff - if true, very concerning…On a 3pm EST call this afternoon the ACOSS told the DCs/execs that he wanted a plan to cut 50% of ALL staff, including frontline staff, to him by tomorrow afternoon-
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It’s too early to say, but it looks possible that the second Trump administration’s legacy will be dismantling social security.
When we look back at this period of time, Leland Dudek will be the face of gutting social security.
Social Security Administration closes offices, cutting nearly 200 employees
The moves come after the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, entered Social Security last week.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It’s too early to say, but it looks possible that the second Trump administration’s legacy will be dismantling social security.
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Social Security Recipients’ Anxiety Mounts as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk is descending on the already understaffed department, and the consequences could impact millions.
katiecouric.com/news/politic...
Elon Musk is descending on the already understaffed department, and the consequences could impact millions.
katiecouric.com/news/politic...
Social Security Recipients’ Anxiety Mounts as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk is descending on the already understaffed department, and the consequences could impact millions.
katiecouric.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Social Security Recipients’ Anxiety Mounts as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk is descending on the already understaffed department, and the consequences could impact millions.
katiecouric.com/news/politic...
Elon Musk is descending on the already understaffed department, and the consequences could impact millions.
katiecouric.com/news/politic...
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The Social Security Administration today announced the closing of a component within the agency, the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Employees in this office will be put on administrative leave effective today.
For more information, please visit www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases.
For more information, please visit www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases.
Press Releases | Press Office | SSA
Listing of press releases from the Social Security Press Office.
www.ssa.gov
February 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Social Security Administration today announced the closing of a component within the agency, the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Employees in this office will be put on administrative leave effective today.
For more information, please visit www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases.
For more information, please visit www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases.
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Social Security Administration shutters multiple offices after anti-DOGE head quits
Social Security Administration shutters multiple offices after anti-DOGE head quits
The closure of SSA's Office of Transformation and the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity comes as DOGE staffers are now embedded within the agency, following the resignation of former acting commissioner Michelle King, a career federal worker who resigned last week over a disagreement with DOGE's efforts to access sensitive government records.
nypost.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Social Security Administration shutters multiple offices after anti-DOGE head quits