Summary

Elon Musk claims his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is shutting down payments to federal contractors, including a Lutheran charity, asserting it is eliminating corruption.

This suggests DOGE has access to Treasury’s payment systems, though officials have not confirmed the extent.

Senator Ron Wyden warned that DOGE may interfere with Social Security, Medicare, and government contracts.

Musk also called USAID “a criminal organization” that should “die,” amid DOGE’s growing influence over federal financial operations.

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    4 hours ago

    Can you guys maybe do something about this? You all have guns right, I thought that was the entire point of that part of the Constitution.

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      2 hours ago

      The point of that was to prevent the need for a standing military. The thought was a standing military would lead to tyranny

      Texas used to have gun free towns (sort of, when you entered you left your gun with the sheriff)

      Political parties were also a big nono, the runner up was supposed to be VP