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Trump and DOGE Continue Wrecking Social Security So They Can Rob It (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by griff@lemmings.world to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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The Trump administration is lying about Social Security. Elon Musk’s DOGE has infiltrated the Social Security Administration (SSA). The agency’s new commissioner, Wall Street billionaire Frank Bisignano, calls himself “a DOGE person.” His top lieutenants include long-time Musk associates Antonio Gracias and Aram Moghaddassi.

After infiltrating Social Security, the DOGE crew forced out thousands of civil servants, including top leaders with decades of institutional knowledge. No problem, they thought. We’ll replace them with 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine and an AI chatbot.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Friendly reminder to use > at the start of paragraphs to indicate the article is being quoted.

I can't even begin to imagine what a full collapse of Social Security would mean for society. In a dark way, I hope my parents, who depend on it for income, die before the program does. Or did I mean pogrom ...

[–] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

ok thanks & then the reverse symbol at the end of the quote?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

Nope, just start each graf with a greater-than sign, and you're good to go.

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