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Former Social Security CIO Charles Borges resigned today after revealing DOGE uploaded our personal data to an insecure cloud server. It'd be a shame if his resignation email, which mysteriously disappeared from all inboxes, was posted & shared on social media. www.thehandbasket.co/p/charles-bo...
'Intolerable': SSA chief data officer and whistleblower resigns in blistering email
Charles Borges involuntary resignation comes just days after publicly calling out a critical agency data vulnerability.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Former Social Security CIO Charles Borges resigned today after revealing DOGE uploaded our personal data to an insecure cloud server. It'd be a shame if his resignation email, which mysteriously disappeared from all inboxes, was posted & shared on social media. www.thehandbasket.co/p/charles-bo...
As I see what's happening, I keep asking myself "How can they do these things? Do they have no empathy?" And I keep realizing the answer is no. I'm sharing this because it makes a good case for why that might be.
July 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
As I see what's happening, I keep asking myself "How can they do these things? Do they have no empathy?" And I keep realizing the answer is no. I'm sharing this because it makes a good case for why that might be.
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Since Monday, Trump has: Halted civil rights investigations, suspended public health advisories, frozen infrastructure spending, rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors and another one aimed at lowering drug prices.
How does this help working people?
How does this help working people?
January 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Since Monday, Trump has: Halted civil rights investigations, suspended public health advisories, frozen infrastructure spending, rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors and another one aimed at lowering drug prices.
How does this help working people?
How does this help working people?
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Republicans have used public concern about Social Security’s future solvency as a cynical excuse to demand cuts in benefits.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their i...
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December 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Republicans have used public concern about Social Security’s future solvency as a cynical excuse to demand cuts in benefits.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.