https://newrepublic.com/post/190983/top-treasury-official-quit-elon-musk-fight-payment-system


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Anonymous wrote:I get that WaPo broke the news, but there is NOTHING on NPR about this still. Not even a "WaPo is reporting..."
WTF.

Are you surprised?

The most amazing part is that the civil servant who was driven out was actually selected by Trump. This is President Musk and his DOGE gestapo going over the head of Trump. President Musk is laughing at small man Trump and firing Trump's selections.

I get that WaPo broke the news, but there is NOTHING on NPR about this still. Not even a "WaPo is reporting..."
WTF.

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Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t WSJ reporting on this? This is a threat to our entire financial system.

Remember who owns the WSJ.

What's crazy is that Murdoch's money is at risk of being held hostage too.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the scariest news of the day by far. Please, call your Senators and Reps. I live in DC so I can't, but it's the only thing we can do right now to try to help them fight the fires that keep popping up.

Why can’t people inDC call?

Senators and representatives do not take calls from outside their state or district. They will not talk to you if you live in DC.

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t WSJ reporting on this? This is a threat to our entire financial system.

Remember who owns the WSJ.

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Anonymous wrote:Congress = dereliction of duty

+100

Weakest Congress that ever existed. What’s the point of even having a Congress if Republican members don’t do their damn job?

Folks should start making that trend on social media. Also, many have statehouse representatives that should also be hearing from them about these issues.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the scariest news of the day by far. Please, call your Senators and Reps. I live in DC so I can't, but it's the only thing we can do right now to try to help them fight the fires that keep popping up.

Call your Mayor. Call the Senators and Reps from the states closest and counties closest to you. Call the Treasury Dept PR office and ask for details about why folks without security clearance and no needs to access technological systems are asking to do so and potentially being allowed? Ask them if it were anyone else wouldn't that violate their IT and CyberSecurity policies.

Calling the mayor will do....nothing. Why even suggest that?

People respond to volume of calls and trends. If the Mayor's office is getting bombarded or tagged on social media enough about the same thing, it does make noise that becomes harder to ignore. Same as it does for Senators and Reps.

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Anonymous wrote:For those of us who have never called before, who do you ask for or talk to?

Treat me like I'm 10 pls

Google your senator/representative's phone number. It will be their DC office, so a 202 area code.

You'll either get a voicemail or a staffer will answer. Just say "I'd like to leave a message for Congressman/Senator _____. My name is ______ I live in (city) and my zip code is _____." Then say what you have to say.

Oh and it's a good idea to spell out your name too.

It's also good to send an e-mail with the same. And say you like to have a conversation with Congressperson/Senator _______ or request they hold a community meeting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the scariest news of the day by far. Please, call your Senators and Reps. I live in DC so I can't, but it's the only thing we can do right now to try to help them fight the fires that keep popping up.

Call your Mayor. Call the Senators and Reps from the states closest and counties closest to you. Call the Treasury Dept PR office and ask for details about why folks without security clearance and no needs to access technological systems are asking to do so and potentially being allowed? Ask them if it were anyone else wouldn't that violate their IT and CyberSecurity policies.

Calling the mayor will do....nothing. Why even suggest that?

Anonymous wrote:Congress = dereliction of duty

+100

Weakest Congress that ever existed. What’s the point of even having a Congress if Republican members don’t do their damn job?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the scariest news of the day by far. Please, call your Senators and Reps. I live in DC so I can't, but it's the only thing we can do right now to try to help them fight the fires that keep popping up.

Why can’t people inDC call?

We don't have voting representatives in the House or Senate.

Anonymous wrote:For those of us who have never called before, who do you ask for or talk to?

Treat me like I'm 10 pls

One way is to go to the representative’s website and click on the contact information. It should provide a phone number to call and a form to send an email. If you call, you can say something like: “This is Mary Smith, one of your constituents. I’d like to speak with someone regarding an article I saw in [WaPo, Reuters, wherever] regarding Elon Musk seeking to access the US Treasury’s payment systems. This is concerning to me because …”

Email works too

Anonymous wrote:This is the scariest news of the day by far. Please, call your Senators and Reps. I live in DC so I can't, but it's the only thing we can do right now to try to help them fight the fires that keep popping up.

Call your Mayor. Call the Senators and Reps from the states closest and counties closest to you. Call the Treasury Dept PR office and ask for details about why folks without security clearance and no needs to access technological systems are asking to do so and potentially being allowed? Ask them if it were anyone else wouldn't that violate their IT and CyberSecurity policies.