Tag Archives: DOGE is a FRAUD

Open Thread | Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job

The complete rage I feel while reading this. Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers

Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers August 26, 20252:02 PM ET Geoff Brumfiel A whistleblower says that a former senior DOGE official now at the Social Security Administration copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays … Continue reading

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Open Thread | How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters — ProPublica

This is absolutely outrageous. ProPublica (@propublica) posted at 6:20 AM on Fri, Aug 22, 2025: On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout. On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar. This is the … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Whistleblower Paints a Frightening Picture

This is absolutely frightening: Matt Johansen (@mattjay) posted at 7:13 PM on Thu, Apr 17, 2025: 🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He’s saying DOGE came in, data went … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Backlash Against Mr. DOGE

From Josh Marshall at TPM: INFLECTION: The Backlash Begins As Elon Goes Wild ­ February 21, 2025 Against the backdrop of a month of chaos and destruction, something began to shift more or less in the middle of this week. … Continue reading

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