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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hayes: Musk's DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account! [View all]AZJonnie
(3,899 posts)77. These guys have full CRUD privs on these systems
And as you say, it's not going to end well. Nobody is ever going to hold them account, and they know it. Trump launched a goddamn insurrection and violent attack on the Capital, based completely on lies, and then he got re-elected 4 years later. Trump and Musk are going to steal whatever isn't nailed down, and then whine 'politics waaaah! weaponization waaaah!!!' if anyone tries to do anything. Plus Musk has more $$$ than God. He's untouchable anyway cause of the lawyers he can afford. The question is not 'will we collectively be massively ripped off?' it's rather a question of how many TRILLIONS will they outright steal, and how much will they give away in tax cuts to their billionaire buddies?
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Chris Hayes: Musk's DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account! [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2025
OP
Well, of course that's why the little bastards are in there - not to look for "fraud."
colorado_ufo
Feb 2025
#60
Did Eric Adams pay the $$ back in return for the dismissal of his court case?
allegorical oracle
Feb 2025
#57
Yashar Ali: the DOGE team raided New York City's bank accounts and illegally clawed back $80 million in federal funding
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2025
#11
Shutdown says don't send. Receiver believes it won't get. Sent, not received, INTERCEPTED.
Festivito
Feb 2025
#15
NY still has an AG, right? Not under the thumb of DOJ? File charges and arrest the perps pending trial? nt
Evolve Dammit
Feb 2025
#18
I'm with you. And it's not just Muskrat, it's whoever else has access to the data.
Joinfortmill
Feb 2025
#30
Like the 20-somethings with no integrity that Musk is using to raid Treasury.
Lonestarblue
Feb 2025
#62
I hope NY issues an arrest warrant for theft. Musk has no authority to rob bank accounts.
Liberal In Texas
Feb 2025
#25
Yes they do.. Just like if a buddy of yours who worked at a bank sent you 10 million. Once the
LiberalArkie
Feb 2025
#59
If they can make a direct deposit, they can make a direct withdrawal just as easy.
mackdaddy
Feb 2025
#37
It was the acting director of FEMA that clawed back the funds, not Elon Musk. nt
kelly1mm
Feb 2025
#79