Fucking Hell. Like the Nazis burning their Records.
JFC…
“Hold on guys, we need to hold up on doing our Totally Legit and Properly Legal thing until we can get on a comms system that is properly hidden from all investigation…”
MAGA: YEAH! THE GOOD GUYS WON!
Their conception of morality is exactly backwards.
They first consider if the person aligns with their in-group. If so, then whatever they do (so long as it doesn’t directly have a negative impact on themselves) is by nature good.
Obversely, if a person is a member of a group that is not aligned with their tribe then any action taken is inherently wicked and detrimental to society.
They don’t judge morality by the action, they judge it by the actor.
That’s literally how Nazis operate
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
BuT hEr EmAiLS
If Elon Musk is a government official it means you can sue him personally if you got banned from Twitter for violating your first ammendment rights to free speech.
Same with Trump and Truth social.
That’s cute. You think the constitution still matters.
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we shouldn’t have records systems not subject to FOIA
How exactly is there such a thing as a records system not subject to FOIA?
Pen, paper, a trash can, and a lighter
Even paper records are supposed to be saved.
Am I nuts or during his first term wasn’t there a story about Trump literally eating a piece of paper after he read it??
He did that shit regularly. Also tore them into bits, and aides would pick them up and try to tape them back together.
You are correct. This happened and was photographed.
The article says that the administration seems to be claiming the executive order where they changed the name of United States Digital Service to United States DOGE Service allows them to make the sweeping changes they are making. This is of course ludicrously beyond the pale when it comes to data security violations involved in taking control of data managed by other agencies and getting involved in their staffing. It’s a smokescreen for autocracy.
The claim in this particular instance is that they are saying the executive order redefined the reporting structure of the department. Where previously they reported to the Office of Management and Budget, where everything is subject to FOIA requests in the short term, they claim their USDS reports to the White House Chief of Staff and therefore is shielded from FOIA during the current administration. We can theoretically get the data later (I’m sure they’ll be very responsible with chain of custody on such important data 🙄) but it will be 4 years later, when no one cares because we’re in the trenches dealing with the long term consequences of what’s happening right now. So, it is subject to FOIA, yes. But they’re making up stories and betting the courts won’t dare to challenge them.
The fact that they are moving so quickly tells you they don’t think what they are doing is legal.
All goverment records are subject to FOIA by default. It’s an opt-out system.
They shouldn’t be able to opt out.
Slack is extremely insecure. I can’t believe they were using it to begin with
Genuine question: how is it insecure? If SSO is configured, is that still the case?
Is GovSlack any better? https://slack.com/blog/news/govslack-secure-compliant-government-work
