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Nonilex

Whoa, yesterday, #Trump illegally stripped #CollectiveBargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of #FederalWorkers in 18 different departments across multiple #FederalAgencies.

The admin stated that “Certain Federal unions have declared *#war* on President Trump’s agenda.”

Is he going to use #wartime powers against #union members now?

#law #LaborLaw #labor #Musk #DOGE #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #propaganda #Trumpaganda #gaslighting #NaziState #MafiaState
whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/202

The White House · Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining RequirementsPROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of
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Washington Post reported on March 22, billionaire Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” has cost the government $500 billion”

washingtonpost.com/business/20 billion in lost tax revenue. This doesn’t even factor in the money wasted in lawsuits that the president is losing over illegal firings, or the lost labor of all those fired employees who are getting rehired with back pay.

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#Coup #Activism #Reddit #subreddit #fednews #FederalWorkforce #FederalGovernment #USpol #Trump #Elon #Musk #DOGE

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Flipboard Tech Desk

DOGE is putting together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s computer systems entirely off one of the oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk. Read more at @WIRED (subscription may be required). #SocialSecurity #DOGE #ElonMusk #SSA #COBOL #Tech #Technology flip.it/98qM1j

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly
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Yale researchers at the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) were looking for 35,000 missing Ukrainian children, until DOGE cut off their funding. Mariana Lastovyria and Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko write for @timkmak’s Counteroffensive about what will happen now.
counteroffensive.news/p/how-do

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · How DOGE scrapped the hunt for Ukraine’s missing childrenBy Mariana Lastovyria
#Ukraine#UkraineRussia#Trump
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

There are protests happening ALL OVER THE COUNTRY every day and especially this weekend. Here is a slide deck of protests from @nationalstrikeinformation which also contains a list of websites where you can find a protest or start one!

#Resistance is everywhere, even if legacy media and social media fascist oligarchs don't want you to see it.

#protests #50501movement #fascism #trump #musk #doge

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InstagramNational Strike on Instagram: "Tomorrow! Saturday, March 29th Part 1 18 events listed. More for tomorrow will be posted today. 1. Birmingham, AL 1 PM - Stop Fueling Genocide Picket 2. San Luis Obispo, CA 1PM - Fight Against Oligarchy 3. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 1PM Peaceful Tesla Protest 4. Ann ARBOR, MI 1-3 TeSLA 5. Minneapolis, MN 1PM - Palestinian Land Day March 6. WILMINGTON, NC  1PM- STOP THE COUP RALLY 7. CAPE MAY, NJ - 1 to 3PM - We Stand With Ukraine Rally 8. SPARTA, NJ - 1 - 3 PM - Dykstra Park Gathering 9. PORTLAND, OR - TESLA Noon and 1PM - ALL LOCATIONS near Portland  10. HENRICO, VA - 1PM - TESLA 11. MORAINE, OH - 1PM - TESLA - 1927 W DOROTHY LANE  12. Camarillo, CA - 1PM - TESLA PEACEFUL PROTEST 13. Chicago, IL - 1PM - End The Genocide - Chicago Ave & Michigan Ave  14. Tacoma, WA - 1 - 3 PM - Solidarity Day! - Release All Detained Immigrants! 15. Fort Lauderdale, FL - Rally For Democracy 1:30 - 3PM 16. Franksville, WI - 1:30 -2:30 - Rally to Stop Brad Schimmel - Tavern on H 17. Mather, CA - 10 AM - 1 PM - Rally w AFGE local 18. Sacramento, CA - 10 AM - 23rd Annual Cesar Chavez March PROTEST INFORMATION RESOURCES Big list of protests - https://theblop.org/ @50501Movement @Findaprotest @Indivisible @teslatakedown @pslnational Websites 50501 - https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events Big list of protests - https://theblop.org/ Find a protest - https://www.findaprotest.info/ Indivisible - https://indivisible.org/ Tesla Takedown - https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown (Many protests happening this Saturday March 29th with Tesla Takedown) PSL - https://pslweb.org/ If you need help finding a protest near you, feel free to DM me, I will try to help you find one. If you need help organizing a protest, I can make flyers for you in the quickest turnaround time possible."4 likes, 0 comments - nationalstrikeinformation on March 28, 2025: "Tomorrow! Saturday, March 29th Part 1 18 events listed. More for tomorrow will be posted today. 1. Birmingham, AL 1 PM - Stop Fueling Genocide Picket 2. San Luis Obispo, CA 1PM - Fight Against Oligarchy 3. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 1PM Peaceful Tesla Protest 4. Ann ARBOR, MI 1-3 TeSLA 5. Minneapolis, MN 1PM - Palestinian Land Day March 6. WILMINGTON, NC  1PM- STOP THE COUP RALLY 7. CAPE MAY, NJ - 1 to 3PM - We Stand With Ukraine Rally 8. SPARTA, NJ - 1 - 3 PM - Dykstra Park Gathering 9. PORTLAND, OR - TESLA Noon and 1PM - ALL LOCATIONS near Portland  10. HENRICO, VA - 1PM - TESLA 11. MORAINE, OH - 1PM - TESLA - 1927 W DOROTHY LANE  12. Camarillo, CA - 1PM - TESLA PEACEFUL PROTEST 13. Chicago, IL - 1PM - End The Genocide - Chicago Ave & Michigan Ave  14. Tacoma, WA - 1 - 3 PM - Solidarity Day! - Release All Detained Immigrants! 15. Fort Lauderdale, FL - Rally For Democracy 1:30 - 3PM 16. Franksville, WI - 1:30 -2:30 - Rally to Stop Brad Schimmel - Tavern on H 17. Mather, CA - 10 AM - 1 PM - Rally w AFGE local 18. Sacramento, CA - 10 AM - 23rd Annual Cesar Chavez March PROTEST INFORMATION RESOURCES Big list of protests - https://theblop.org/ @50501Movement @Findaprotest @Indivisible @teslatakedown @pslnational Websites 50501 - https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events Big list of protests - https://theblop.org/ Find a protest - https://www.findaprotest.info/ Indivisible - https://indivisible.org/ Tesla Takedown - https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown (Many protests happening this Saturday March 29th with Tesla Takedown) PSL - https://pslweb.org/ If you need help finding a protest near you, feel free to DM me, I will try to help you find one. If you need help organizing a protest, I can make flyers for you in the quickest turnaround time possible.".
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

A plane over Milwaukee pulling a banner that says "GO HOME ELON. VOTE SUSAN" ahead of the #Wisconsin Supreme Court election that Musk is trying to buy.

Needless to say the #GOP critters there are soiling themselves at the link to Elon Musk and trying to deny he has anything to do with this race. 😂

More messaging like this, please! Doesn't get simpler than saying "Vote Dem to tell #Elon to fuck off."

#Musk #doge #MAGA #Trump #protests #resistance

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InstagramKatie Grossbard on Instagram: "WISCONSIN!!! As billionaire Elon Musk has ramped up his spending on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of Tuesday’s election, one of his opponents took to the skies over the Milwaukee area Thursday with a message for him. “Go Home Elon. Vote Susan,” reads the banner flying behind a small plane, referencing liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. She will go head-to-head with Musk’s preferred candidate, conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, in an election that a watchdog group has estimated could top a record $100 million in spending. Crawford’s spokesman said the plane was not her campaign’s and he did not know whose it was. Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Andrew Iverson said in a statement, “Democrats have their heads in clouds focused on a man not even on the ballot. For those on the ground in Wisconsin, we know this race is about stopping the Dangerous Democrat agenda and electing Trump endorsed Brad Schimel.” Musk and his groups have spent about $20 million on the campaign. On Wednesday night, he announced on his social media platform X a $1 million giveaway to a Green Bay voter who signed his super PAC’s “Petition In Opposition To Activist Judges.” @journalsentinel #voteforsusan"2,261 likes, 10 comments - katiegrossbard on March 28, 2025: "WISCONSIN!!! As billionaire Elon Musk has ramped up his spending on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of Tuesday’s election, one of his opponents took to the skies over the Milwaukee area Thursday with a message for him. “Go Home Elon. Vote Susan,” reads the banner flying behind a small plane, referencing liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. She will go head-to-head with Musk’s preferred candidate, conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, in an election that a watchdog group has estimated could top a record $100 million in spending. Crawford’s spokesman said the plane was not her campaign’s and he did not know whose it was. Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Andrew Iverson said in a statement, “Democrats have their heads in clouds focused on a man not even on the ballot. For those on the ground in Wisconsin, we know this race is about stopping the Dangerous Democrat agenda and electing Trump endorsed Brad Schimel.” Musk and his groups have spent about $20 million on the campaign. On Wednesday night, he announced on his social media platform X a $1 million giveaway to a Green Bay voter who signed his super PAC’s “Petition In Opposition To Activist Judges.” @journalsentinel #voteforsusan".
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Steve Thompson PhD

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly
#COBOL#DOGE#SSA
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mmalc

“Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.”

wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

Total Dunning-Kruger, combined with hubris, and contempt for quality.

I am reminded yet again of this article about software written by real rocket scientists:

eng.auburn.edu/~kchang/comp671

(via @pbur)

#DOGE
#SocialSecurity
#DunningKruger
#SoftwareDevelopment
#Quality

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly
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Greengordon

@GottaLaff

As a retired IT PM, I can confidently say this will end in disaster. First, why break something that's working? Because arrogant tech bros who think they known it all, that's literally the only reason. (Also, they don't care if it breaks.)

"DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months"

#uspol#cobol#DOGE
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Michael Argentini

Musk claims that #doge will ensure social security recipients get more money, not less. Not sure how that works since we are given a fixed amount based on payment and work history. Recap: the guy in charge of cuts at the SSA doesn’t know how the program works.

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Erik Jonker

It's not the first time this has been tried,
"The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk."
wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s
#DOGE #Cobol #SSA #legacy

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly
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