The Social Security Administration Is Being Gutted Now

[gab13by13]

Former SSA commissioner Martin O'Malley was just on Nicolle Wallace. He said that;

1. Entire SS departments are being gutted. Workers are being offered cash, being offered to be paid until the end of the year if they retire now, or be fired. What Musk wants to do is make SS ineffective. Wants to cause delays in people getting benefits, wants to cause delays in people who are applying for disability to be delayed so long that they die by the thousands. Musk wants to tell the people that SS isn't working, he wants the people to turn against SS.

2. Musk's cyber punks are hacking into the SS computers, getting into everyone's personal information, including people who were given new SS numbers under the witness protection program.

3. Private equity people are nosing around SS right now. These vulture capitalists are the people who swoop in after a company is gutted and they scoop up the good shit that is left. In other words these vulture capitalist people will be the ones to privatize SS, to take its 2.7 trillion dollar fund.

This is happening now, and if anyone wants to say he/she never believes anything I post, he/she is pushing right wing talking points.

Have at me, say I am a doom and gloomer, but I am just repeating what a former SSA commissioner just said, I am just repeating what Bernie Sanders is saying all over the country.

"Delays are going to happen sooner rather than later," Martin O'Malley.

Democrats need to do town halls like Bernie Sanders is doing before it is too late. The people need to revolt at what is happening right now to SS.

TIME MATTERS.

[dalton99a]

1. The Nazi parasite must be stopped

[FakeNoose]

34. Yes, he's a menace ... evil and hateful

[elleng]

2. Thanks, I missed the interview.

[gab13by13]

3. It was scary,

O'Malley said that there were delays back when he worked there under President Biden and the Magat House cut funds to SS back then, but Magats are making deeper cuts right now.

O'Malley said that people are going to die waiting for benefits, waiting to be approved for disability.

Waiting for the Doom and Gloom police to show up because I am fired up.

[NBachers]

17. I was snidely ridiculed last week, just for asking people to notify if they receive their SS check.

[Joinfortmill]

20. I've noticed lately some folks can be quite rude

Keep posting.

[txwhitedove]

25. Everytime DU recs, i check. Got my SS today. My kids laughing at this old lady for worrying.

[BonnieJW]

55. I got mine today too

Now I can start worrying about next month

[FakeNoose]

38. Try not to take it personally ... DUers are scared like everyone who's paying attention

Like you, I've received a few rude replies from time to time. I've learned to hold my temper.
But if a nasty one persists (it's not often) I receive great joy from putting them on my "ignore" list.

[NJCher]

44. the ignore list doesn't work for me

I wonder what I'm doing wrong. I thought it didn't work for anybody, but apparently I am wrong.

[FakeNoose]

48. You need click on the name of the poster you want to ignore

Clicking on their name takes you to their profile page.

I want to give an example, but I can't use my own profile page. So let's just say that I decided to "ignore" NJCher, okay?

I click on your name and it takes me to your profile. so this is what I see:



Over on the upper right is a tab for "Ignore" and that's where you click. DU will give you another page and you'll be asked to confirm the name of the person you're ignoring, and that's it. You will never receive replies or emails from the ignored person.

Also you can change your mind later and remove names from your Ignore list. When I served on the MIRT group over a year ago, I had to do that, but once I was off MIRT, I started a new Ignore list. I hope this helps.

[NJCher]

66. thank you, FakeNoose!

That was so nice of you to do this, and with a visual, too. I now see what I wasn't doing.

[Magoo48]

67. Yes. It's a legitimate question, and one I would gladly answer on a monthly basis.

[Cheezoholic]

4. I'm with you. I too believe this is the first act of what will become the domestic tragedy of the 21st century

Worse than the Pandemic. Only a 3rd World War, which we could very well be headed into also, could dead end what's coming, literally, IMHO.

[Abstractartist]

5. Elon

Elon should be taught a lesson about American fortitude. Kindly explain to him how SS is taking care of many of our parents and grandparents, and perhaps show him and his little band of cyberpunks how we Americans love and enjoy seeing our parents and grandparents happy and healthy. Maybe we can show them how we don’t like or parents and grandparents feeling sad, worried and unhealthy. Maybe we can explain to Elon and his little computer kittens how we treat our elders.

[FoggyLake]

8. That won't work.

Musk has proudly stated that he is without empathy. Maybe that's why Dumbshit Orangeballs picked him.

[Joinfortmill]

21. I think you need to try to read between the lines.

[Abstractartist]

37. Hmmm

Maybe I should have used the sarcasm thing cuz there are hidden…. Well never mind, but just let people know…..

Congress has passed legislation to protect Social Security, such as the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023.

Congress is responsible for making sure that the trust funds that support Social Security remain healthy.

Congress must also ensure that Social Security benefits keep up with inflation and Americans' expenses.

Federal law protects Social Security benefits from most private debt collectors.

Social Security benefits are generally exempt from garnishment and bank levies from private creditors.

The Social Security Act of 1935 established a system of federal old-age benefits. The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 repealed two provisions that reduced monthly benefits. The act was signed into law on January 5, 2025.

[Justice matters.]

64. F-Elon ignores the Constitution itself by violating Article 1 daily.

I think if he does that (he tells the cabinet secs. to do his dirty job in the hopes he won't get in jail, and they do it), he can ignore any "Act" he wants.

Maybe he is certain Dems will never win another election... so he is above all laws?

[brakester]

40. Of course!

We as Americans are fundamentally incapable because we have that pitiful, ignorant, ability to feel empathy.

That sick individual should be in treatment and warehoused away from the public.

[Captain Zero]

70. Leon is the personality the Russians like too

For their assets who are recruited and dealt some kompromat.

Leon got all over Mark Kelly for his fact finding trip to Ukraine, but how many times in the last year has Leon run off to visit Russia Russia Russia. I think there was a self admission by him of TWO trips during the run up to the 24 election!! What was he talking about to his Uncle Vlad about?? Attacking Social Security in the US?

[Mr. Evil]

43. We only have to explain it once.

The rest of the cybergoobers will get the message.

[orangecrush]

56. I think

I get your drift.

[oasis]

6. MAGAbots who wanted to "own the libs" have

to explain to their Grandma and Grandpa why Musk owns them as well.

[AmBlue]

7. I saw Gov. O'Malley speak yesterday

... here in my town. He is passionate and knowledgeable and knows of what he speaks. We cannot allow this to happen!! Here is a recording of the livestrean from yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8soVmfvuDWY?si=CHrNQCQFS0wRC2XP

[gab13by13]

12. Thank you very much

Some people here won’t believe anything I post.

[defacto7]

51. I support you.

I've been warning people of the dangers of tyranny and authoritarianism for over 25 years, long before before I came to this site. Unfortunately, a lot of people ignore trouble until it's bashing their door down.
Keep fighting.

[AmBlue]

65. It is absolutely true...

...sadly, that the SSA is being stripped of critical staff, effectively hollowing out an agency that was already understaffed. This is a deliberate effort to make SSA fail, thereby cynically destroying our nation's confidence in one of the most successful and vitally important programs ever run by the U.S. Government. The toll in human lives and suffering will be incalculable if not stopped.

So, you are exactly right. It is being gutted.

[Baron2024]

9. Following

Important subject.

[radius777]

10. There's going to be a backlash, third rail and all,

as gutting SS will have wide ranging consequences for lots of people in both red and blue states.

[Bengus81]

28. Big time...no doubt about it

[BumRushDaShow]

33. "There's going to be a backlash, third rail and all,"

There was a DUer who posted something that stuck with me over the weekend about the "3rd rail".

It was something along the line of "They are not just touching the 3rd rail but are jumping up and down on it"!

[wiggs]

41. And what will a backlash look like? People upset? Protests? Raucus town halls? Will there be mass

protesting if SS is preserved for those 55 and older but cut for younger? Backlash at the polling booths?

I don't see how they are very interested in what voters or protesters think or do. They are doing what they want, regardless of public opinion or consequences.

And BTW...gop has wanted to privatize or eliminate SS for decades and I doubt we are going to be able to count on gop elected officials to moderate the WH on this.

[wiggs]

42. ...and if they can't reduce benefits or just eliminate SSDI, they want to turn it into a means-based welfare type system

so they can kick some people off benefits and demonize the rest into ultimate oblivion.

These are decades-old think-tank goals

[NickB79]

52. Politicians will be assassinated

I'm 100% certain that there are large numbers of retired but still physically capable rightwingers with firearms collections that will go full-on Luigi if their retirement dreams are shattered.

[birdographer]

57. I regret to opine

that this seems to be what will happen. Enough is enough. Americans have it in their DNA to revolt against the oppression that is being forced upon them. Politicians are needlessly, out of cruelty and greed and nothing else, ruining people’s lives. Americans are funny about not putting up with that. Funny how trump and the muskrat might be the thing that brings us together.

[wiggs]

59. They will be told who to blame. Dems of course. Brown people surely, and the immigrants they

haven't rounded up yet. Weak republicans will be thrown under the bus. Deep state. And by then there could be war when all bets are off.

The more protests and lone gunmen...the more likely brown shirts and martial law will happen

[LymphocyteLover]

79. They will try that and the cult will believe it, but enough people will see the con. GW Bush tried this too and got

creamed in the 2006 midterms.

But who knows, maybe there will be a real civil war and/or martial law

[dwayneb]

69. Exactly they don't give a fuck about the backlash

This is all about cementing power forever. It's about softening up the USA to prime it for gifting to Pootin.

They used MAGA to get where they are and now they don't need them anymore. They could not care less about a backlash.

[wiggs]

71. They are behaving as though they WANT a backlash....to then put it down hard? nt

[FakeNoose]

45. Yes of course and it won't just be a few retired, old Democrats either

I find it shocking that the outrage-machine-conservatives are keeping quiet while Chump and Musk are threatening Social Security for ALL OF US! It's our money, not theirs. The Repukes are getting screwed too.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. they are going to whine and complain about the homeless and what to do with them

the poor always gets lip service . always . they had 80 years to destry it and they nickled and dimed it , why now and not the greed at the pentagon?

[KatyaR]

13. Just now tried to log into my SSA account.

I got a message:

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

So I guess they've shut down the website. What's next?

[PennyC]

14. Try again. Mine worked.

Let's hope you hit a temporary glitch.

[NJCher]

46. my brother just tried

he said it worked for him.

[KT2000]

15. The goal is to privatize

everything as fast as possible. This is how trump builds his circle of oligarchs like Putin did. When they do not pay up to the master - out the window they go!

[NJCher]

47. there's a book about that

I read most of it. The thing is, though, that Russia has never had a populace that is accustomed to democracy. It's way different here. There will be lawsuits filed to stop this. There is no way they can take a program into which we paid and change the terms. That is not going to happen, however, don't mistake me: they can still cause a lot of destruction.

Also, fortunately, we have some signs that the SC is turning on trump.

[spanone]

16. TIME DOES MATTER...

K&R

[Marvin Jones]

18. The Response

MPGA!

[Marvin Jones]

49. Translation

Make Pitchforks Great Again!

[Joinfortmill]

19. Dems better move it quick.

'Cause we're gonna remember the ones like Bernie who spoke up.

[KS Toronado]

22. Everybody needs to start getting in touch with their mayors

and go right up the ladder to Washington DC and let them know that Democrats & Republicans
are united in our resolve to get those greedy hands off all of our money we paid into SS.

Remind them they really don't want a civil war with the masses going after elected officials who
are enabling this destruction of our Country. I'm sure Rs will share their guns & ammo with us.

[misanthrope]

23. So when my payments or Medicare coverage are affected

when my parents' or my aunt's payments are affected, I wonder what my reaction will be to my Christian Nationalist, uber-conservative sister. She will attempt to mollify with the typical easy statements -- "I'm sorry this happened to you" -- but she will never have regrets for enabling it by voting the way she has over the last decades. She may even try to deflect through willful ignorance -- "I didn't know this would be the result" -- when our older relatives and I knew this was a GOP goal for decades.

I guess if things get bad enough, then my sis might have to finally move our mother from her tiny trailer park home into my sister's neo-Victorian mansion on a golf course in a gated community, just a mile or so away.

[Godot51]

24. The republican dream.

Once republicans have broken Social Security they will simply point at the fact that it is broken beyond repair and declare it dead.

Then it will be too late, the whole system can never be rebuilt nor repaired.

[Hassler]

26. On a positive note, my March SS deposit is the same as

Last month, and more importantly, the same as my January SS deposit under Biden. Still, wondering each month what SS deposit will be, or if it will be, is not what I need in my life.

[Skittles]

29. I see the PRIVATE EQUITY goons have arrived

[Bengus81]

30. Republicans in Congress could stop this SHIT tomorrow IF they wanted too

To me they will be more culpable for what happens than Trump or Musk because THEY have the power along with Dem in Congress.

[yellow dahlia]

39. I keep saying that.

Article 1 of the Constitution!

Separation of Powers!

Appropriations Clause.

Appointments Clause.

[Moostache]

77. They - the MAGAt-lite GOP freaks - believe they can bury the uniforms and escape...

Nope.

I am keeping track and will join the efforts to hunt them down and prosecute every single person that enables, supports or 'goes long to get along' with the MuskRats and Trumpers. Their shame will be eternal, their names lowered to the sty floor and marinated there forever more.

NOW is the time to declare ENOUGH and form/join the rebellion. Later will not shield or excuse any current behaviors. Retribution will be brutal, swift and final.

[milestogo]

80. They hate the American people.

[NoMoreRepugs]

31. Destroying government programs allows you to truthfully say "See, they don't work."

[Katinfl]

32. Keep on posting.

I saw the interview and others that he has done recently. He needs to be believed because he knows what he is talking about. I never thought the US would be in the shape it is in now. Never thought he would be elected once, never mind twice. So what seems impossible now can surely come to be. SS just cannot be ignored.

[yellow dahlia]

35. O'Malley is sounding the alarm.

I too am paying attention.

I am spreading the word on social media.

We are beyond the "break glass in case of fire" moment.

[Buddyzbuddy]

36. You ain't wrong, gab

[bob4460]

50. We are going to have to start demonstrating in the streets

Or this shit is going to go on forever!

[gab13by13]

53. That's why it would be nice

If every Congressional Democrat did town halls, aren’t they coming to a vacation?

[AntiFascist]

54. TIME MATTERS alright, and we don't have time to wait for the judicial branch n/t

[Magoo48]

68. Yes, our government is broken. The branches are withering.

We will succeed or fail by however much grassroots we can pack into the broken machine to bring to a halt before it is completely destroyed.
Organize and act.
Act alone.
Stop buying anything but essentials, buy local if possible, shop at legit farmers market.
Thank your mail carrier and other federal employees.
If your state is blue, and acting like it, let them know how much you appreciate that.
B creative.

[calimary]

74. THIS!

[Montauk6]

58. The SS being gutted by the SS... who said irony was dead?

[Wednesdays]

72. Ironic,

that "Deutschland erwache" translates to something akin to "Germany is woke."

[Cirsium]

81. Awaken

I think it is more like "Germany awaken."

[intrepidity]

60. The part about witness protection was a new angle I had not considered

That right there might be a motivating factor for someone seeking power. Terrifying. This HAS to be investigated by brave congress people.

[New Breed Leader]

61. Elon says he wants to "eliminate entitlements"

Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”

— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2025-03-10T22:23:39.344Z

[3825-87867]

62. When those 20 somethings and even politicians or their families, relatives or friends

start getting harrassed, hurt or worse, they will begin to realize tramp can't protect everyone.
Worse, those charged with their protection may be targeted too. Think about that before you decide the money is worth it.
So do the bidding of tramp and musk and take a chance on harm or worse to yourselves or people close to you.

And no one can always be protected from everything! Sooner or later, the piper WILL be paid.

[Ford_Prefect]

63. Someone needs to arrest Musk and his evil crew. I would make other more tangible suggestions but I was told

that might get me banned.

In any case the Democrats need to get very, very proactive instead of waiting until it is too late. I don't know who can intervene at this point, but you'd think SOMEONE could do more than propose town meetings or public marches. It seems quite clear that the coup planners expect us and the Democratic party to play softball by those rules. They are not going to play by any rules at all and have already stolen or dismantled significant portions of OUR government. Congress may not be sitting on their hands but it sure looks as if they are.

I am worried that the plan is to jump so far into the deconstruction that legal response will at best be academic exercises if not completely moot. That is what I believe they are doing.

Closing the government down by stopping the budget vote won't really help, even if it is the thing Congress has to do.

The mad Pirate King and his flunkies will go right on pillaging.

Until a judge has him handcuffed for mass murder through enforced neglect I don't see him stopping. I suspect they planned the entire sequence of disruptive chaos through setting so many brushfires they overwhelm the system of checks and balances.

[bdamomma]

73. I would really like to prove this

great comedian wrong with his prediction. But he was correct. We need to stop this assault on We the People.

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[calimary]

75. Yep. You called it, George.

And they all laughed.

[Dan]

76. A friend used to say. Kill them all, let God sort it out.

[slightlv]

78. For the last two mornings, the first thing I do

when I wake up is reach for my phone to check my bank account. Did it this morning. Still says "Pending Mar 12"... I do hope it gets deposited then! I'm not so sure and it's worrying me like crazy.

Question: To those, like me, who live on our SS checks, what are you planning... or are you planning yet... on what to do when those checks do not come in? Do you, like me, see no way to plan? I can't put more than 200 in a savings account without having to pull it back out at the end of the month. How in the hell do you save up any cushion, living on Social Security? We've cut to the bone here, and are only eating one meal a day. How are you guys handling it?