Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems
Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems
Trump ally, whose team has reportedly gained access to sensitive data, accused of ‘desecrating our constitution’
Summary
Hundreds of protesters, joined by Democratic lawmakers, rallied outside the Treasury Department, condemning Elon Musk’s "hostile takeover" of federal financial systems.
Lawmakers, including Maxine Waters and Ayanna Pressley, attempted to enter the building but were turned away.
Treasury officials later claimed that Musk’s team had “read-only” access to coded payment data, but concerns persist over security risks and misuse of taxpayer information.
Protesters fear Musk’s influence is part of a broader effort to dismantle government institutions and exploit federal systems for financial gain.
Hundreds of protesters, joined by Democratic lawmakers, rallied outside the Treasury Department"
Standing around outside being concerned and condemning actions that are actively occurring on the other side of the wall is really going to make an impact. Their literal job title is "representative" so maybe they should start acting like it.
Notably they have no majorities in either the house or senate. They can slow things down - and they have pledged to use some of the tools to do so until Musk stops his insanity - but they cannot do a ton directly more without Republican support
These actions aren't being conducted in the house or senate, though. If the rules don't apply anymore, then what's stopping them from barging in there and kicking his ass out? How would Trump having a sitting representative or senator arrested play out in the media? Democrats need to take some pages out of the Republican playbook. Committees, harsh letters, and bureaucracy aren't the path out of this.
For fuck’s sake, the protesters are there to tell you to do your jobs! Quit the token gestures of solidarity and fucking do something!
Holy shit! A Schumer sighting!
Like the mighty cicadas, he can be seen once or twice a decade.
I forgot he was still alive.
The eyeglass adjusting and tut tutting was truly uproarious.
Sorry, but none of this matters. Republicans are all powerful now. They have the White House, the House, the Senate, SCOTUS, the Fed, the Treasury. For the next two years, they can do whatever they want and act however they like. The voters walked right into this with eyes wide open. I don't want to hear the excuses and cries. America is just getting what it voted for.
Very inspiring speech: we will vote against them on the beaches when they let us and hopefully there's not too much interference so it's a fair election.
Fucking fight back, join protests / join unions / riot.
MAGA blew up power infrastructure and stormed the Capitol over made up shit and the best you can do is "we'll vote em next time!"
Political impotence.
This feels like it will help.
Are the Dems actually calling for progress? Or do they just want to return the power from the new plutocrats back to the status-quo plutocrats?
Yawn.