Mark Kaiser
@kaisermark.bsky.social
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Mark Kaiser
@kaisermark.bsky.social
· Feb 7
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
DOGE = toddlers www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse
Employees of a defense tech unit say they were sidelined by DOGE. “Either we die quickly or we die slowly,” says the director.
www.politico.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
DOGE = toddlers www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
This is not good.
youtu.be/TsqgXfrSksI?...
DOGE has given Russia access to sensitive data.
This is Internet security 101. Either they are traitors, OR they’re too stupid and careless to be allowed to handle government data.
Threats don’t instill confidence in the ineptitude theory, though.
youtu.be/TsqgXfrSksI?...
DOGE has given Russia access to sensitive data.
This is Internet security 101. Either they are traitors, OR they’re too stupid and careless to be allowed to handle government data.
Threats don’t instill confidence in the ineptitude theory, though.
Whistleblower claims DOGE took sensitive data - now he’s being hounded by threatening notes
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is not good.
youtu.be/TsqgXfrSksI?...
DOGE has given Russia access to sensitive data.
This is Internet security 101. Either they are traitors, OR they’re too stupid and careless to be allowed to handle government data.
Threats don’t instill confidence in the ineptitude theory, though.
youtu.be/TsqgXfrSksI?...
DOGE has given Russia access to sensitive data.
This is Internet security 101. Either they are traitors, OR they’re too stupid and careless to be allowed to handle government data.
Threats don’t instill confidence in the ineptitude theory, though.
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
I just googled "elbows up". Yes. I think that the liberals down here need to join our Canadian friends and defend ourselves and our democracy. We will keep pushing back, this is not okay.
April 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I just googled "elbows up". Yes. I think that the liberals down here need to join our Canadian friends and defend ourselves and our democracy. We will keep pushing back, this is not okay.
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New in PN: There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump
"The nature of a protection racket is that it doesn’t actually keep one safe. The cost to comply can always go up. The nature of what constitutes compliance can always be changed. And once you agree to pay, you can’t really stop"
"The nature of a protection racket is that it doesn’t actually keep one safe. The cost to comply can always go up. The nature of what constitutes compliance can always be changed. And once you agree to pay, you can’t really stop"
There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump
Corporations are learning this the hard way.
www.publicnotice.co
April 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New in PN: There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump
"The nature of a protection racket is that it doesn’t actually keep one safe. The cost to comply can always go up. The nature of what constitutes compliance can always be changed. And once you agree to pay, you can’t really stop"
"The nature of a protection racket is that it doesn’t actually keep one safe. The cost to comply can always go up. The nature of what constitutes compliance can always be changed. And once you agree to pay, you can’t really stop"
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings
March 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings
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Koh: I think if this is a president who really wanted to empower workers, he wouldn't have just stripped 700,000 people of their collective bargaining rights..
April 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Koh: I think if this is a president who really wanted to empower workers, he wouldn't have just stripped 700,000 people of their collective bargaining rights..
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Today the cherry blossoms made the world look like Middle Earth in the DC area. God I love peak bloom so much.
April 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Today the cherry blossoms made the world look like Middle Earth in the DC area. God I love peak bloom so much.
I love #BigBird. This is where he might end up, though, given the “WAR ON #PBS!”
(Definitely, one of the more economical jokes I’ve seen lately)
#DunningKrugerAdministration
(Definitely, one of the more economical jokes I’ve seen lately)
#DunningKrugerAdministration
April 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I love #BigBird. This is where he might end up, though, given the “WAR ON #PBS!”
(Definitely, one of the more economical jokes I’ve seen lately)
#DunningKrugerAdministration
(Definitely, one of the more economical jokes I’ve seen lately)
#DunningKrugerAdministration
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I called this 4 mos ago & have been writing about it weekly since: Trump is crashing the value of the US dollar *on purpose.*
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
March 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I called this 4 mos ago & have been writing about it weekly since: Trump is crashing the value of the US dollar *on purpose.*
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
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C. Broligarchy is a global political project (cont.).
All the broligarchs are pushing Trump to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, which would make them much richer & more powerful, but weaken the US dollar: the world's reserve currency.
This would undermine, if not destroy, US econ & pol power.
All the broligarchs are pushing Trump to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, which would make them much richer & more powerful, but weaken the US dollar: the world's reserve currency.
This would undermine, if not destroy, US econ & pol power.
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
C. Broligarchy is a global political project (cont.).
All the broligarchs are pushing Trump to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, which would make them much richer & more powerful, but weaken the US dollar: the world's reserve currency.
This would undermine, if not destroy, US econ & pol power.
All the broligarchs are pushing Trump to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, which would make them much richer & more powerful, but weaken the US dollar: the world's reserve currency.
This would undermine, if not destroy, US econ & pol power.
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B. Women out of the workforce and civic life (cont.).
Thiel funds a women's magazine (Evie) that does for birth control what RFKJr does for vaccines: sows conspiracy theories to persuade people to stop using them. Like Musk, he's obsessed with getting (mostly white) women to have more babies.
Thiel funds a women's magazine (Evie) that does for birth control what RFKJr does for vaccines: sows conspiracy theories to persuade people to stop using them. Like Musk, he's obsessed with getting (mostly white) women to have more babies.
We're Concerned: Billionaire Peter Thiel Backs Controversial Magazine's Cycle-Tracking App
Peter Thiel, billionaire entrepreneur and top campaign donor has decided to back a "femtech" app called 28, created by the divisive Evie Magazine.
futurism.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
B. Women out of the workforce and civic life (cont.).
Thiel funds a women's magazine (Evie) that does for birth control what RFKJr does for vaccines: sows conspiracy theories to persuade people to stop using them. Like Musk, he's obsessed with getting (mostly white) women to have more babies.
Thiel funds a women's magazine (Evie) that does for birth control what RFKJr does for vaccines: sows conspiracy theories to persuade people to stop using them. Like Musk, he's obsessed with getting (mostly white) women to have more babies.
A Judge Just Reversed Trump's Purge
YouTube video by LegalEagle
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Replacing the classy David Rubinstein with a suck up lapdog is never going to make a fatally insecure man what he will never be. Trump is certainly culturally relevant in this cheap & cheesy moment, but not in the ways that matter and endure when it comes to the arts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/a...
Trump Names Richard Grenell Interim Leader of Kennedy Center
The president also purged 18 board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Ruben...
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Replacing the classy David Rubinstein with a suck up lapdog is never going to make a fatally insecure man what he will never be. Trump is certainly culturally relevant in this cheap & cheesy moment, but not in the ways that matter and endure when it comes to the arts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/a...
Here’s a civically minded reminder that Google Maps does solicit and encourage user reviews of places.
#GulfOfGoogle
#AlwaysForget
#NeverRemember
#GulfOfGoogle
#AlwaysForget
#NeverRemember
February 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here’s a civically minded reminder that Google Maps does solicit and encourage user reviews of places.
#GulfOfGoogle
#AlwaysForget
#NeverRemember
#GulfOfGoogle
#AlwaysForget
#NeverRemember
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Irked by our brave new 'Gulf of America' era on Google Maps?
HINT: It's a great reminder that you should start using a VPN. Selecting another country (say... Mexico) vanquishes the Gulf of America once and for all!
And wouldn't you know it? We have a VPN guide...
www.popsci.com/reviews/best...
HINT: It's a great reminder that you should start using a VPN. Selecting another country (say... Mexico) vanquishes the Gulf of America once and for all!
And wouldn't you know it? We have a VPN guide...
www.popsci.com/reviews/best...
The best VPNs for everyone on the Internet
Looking for the best VPNs for all your activities? Check out our reviews to find the perfect service that’ll protect you & your info online.
www.popsci.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Irked by our brave new 'Gulf of America' era on Google Maps?
HINT: It's a great reminder that you should start using a VPN. Selecting another country (say... Mexico) vanquishes the Gulf of America once and for all!
And wouldn't you know it? We have a VPN guide...
www.popsci.com/reviews/best...
HINT: It's a great reminder that you should start using a VPN. Selecting another country (say... Mexico) vanquishes the Gulf of America once and for all!
And wouldn't you know it? We have a VPN guide...
www.popsci.com/reviews/best...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
February 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Here's the WIRED piece from 1AM, reporting that -- contrary to White House claims -- a 25-year-old Musk lackey has obtained direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
EMERGENCY PIECE: Previous reports that Musk's DOGE programmers only have "read only" access is inaccurate. I can confirm what @wired.com first reported at 1 AM today that they have Read & WRITE access with a source in BFS referring to this as "apocalyptic"
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
Day Five of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025: Not “Read Only” access anymore
If you are a current or former career Bureau of the Fiscal Service Employee, especially if you’re a legacy IT programmer with years of experience and especially if you are a COBOL programmer currently...
www.crisesnotes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Here's the WIRED piece from 1AM, reporting that -- contrary to White House claims -- a 25-year-old Musk lackey has obtained direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Because introducing coding errors into production systems that control *trillions* of dollars of transactions has NEVER backfired…. [sigh]
#DunningKruger
#1D10Trump
#Muskocracy
#DunningKruger
#1D10Trump
#Muskocracy
Elon Musk granted full access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment systems?
What could go wrong?🤔
What could go wrong?🤔
February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Because introducing coding errors into production systems that control *trillions* of dollars of transactions has NEVER backfired…. [sigh]
#DunningKruger
#1D10Trump
#Muskocracy
#DunningKruger
#1D10Trump
#Muskocracy
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Two massive unions have sued the Treasury Department for granting Musk's “Department of Government Efficiency” access to federal government payment systems.
SEIU and AFGE, with nearly 3 million combined members, are fighting DOGE's illegal activity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/unions...
SEIU and AFGE, with nearly 3 million combined members, are fighting DOGE's illegal activity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/unions...
Unions Sue Treasury Department Over Giving Musk's 'DOGE' Access To Payment System
Giving Elon Musk's team access to Treasury's payment systems amounts to a "massive and unprecedented" privacy intrusion, the complaint states.
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Two massive unions have sued the Treasury Department for granting Musk's “Department of Government Efficiency” access to federal government payment systems.
SEIU and AFGE, with nearly 3 million combined members, are fighting DOGE's illegal activity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/unions...
SEIU and AFGE, with nearly 3 million combined members, are fighting DOGE's illegal activity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/unions...
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
If the Treasury Secretary does not remove DOGE’s access to the Treasury payment systems at once:
Congress must immediately act.
That is why Rep. Jeffries and I will work together on legislation to stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
Congress must immediately act.
That is why Rep. Jeffries and I will work together on legislation to stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
February 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If the Treasury Secretary does not remove DOGE’s access to the Treasury payment systems at once:
Congress must immediately act.
That is why Rep. Jeffries and I will work together on legislation to stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
Congress must immediately act.
That is why Rep. Jeffries and I will work together on legislation to stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
Reposted by Mark Kaiser
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.