r/mopolitics • u/Insultikarp Some sort of anti-authoritarian leftist • 16d ago

Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can't Have Personal Data

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-musk-stop-social-security-doge-data-1235300785/
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u/Insultikarp Some sort of anti-authoritarian leftist 16d ago

Hollander’s order does allow the SSA to grant DOGE members “access to redacted or anonymized data and records” if they receive standard training for employees who generally work with Social Security data systems, to ensure they understand applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies that protect the privacy of personally identifiable information.

In other words, Musk and DOGE must comply with existing privacy laws. According to Dudek, Trump’s acting commissioner for the Social Security Administration, this requirement is a reason to threaten to halt the safety net program that 71 million Americans rely on for support.

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u/MonsieurGriswold 16d ago

This administration is the biggest ratf@@k ever.

Absolutely no transparency or accountability for anything.

Did anyone sign up for this?

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u/butterytelevision 16d ago

more than half of the people that voted…somehow…

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u/MonsieurGriswold 16d ago

What does Elon’s hand position mean? I see people doing it during interviews regularly but have no idea what they are attempting to convey with it.

To me it is the setup for a goofy kid’s riddle where the answer is “a spider doing push-ups on a mirror.”

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u/butterytelevision 16d ago

he’s trying to look cool and in charge, that’s all. is it working?

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u/justaverage A most despised jackhat 15d ago

If I thought this would finally be the wake up call this country so desperately needs, I’d be all for it. Let’s get it over with, and one third of the nation will finally realize they’ve made a huge mistake, and the other third will realize that voting does matter.

But I’m also worried that a lot of people, with their dying breath will utter “at least we owned the libs!”

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u/justaverage A most despised jackhat 15d ago

Why is it that in every picture Elon just exudes “my uncle is working on a top secret project at Nintendo” energy. What a weird loser