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applegrove

(131,258 posts) Sun Feb 15, 2026, 04:40 PM 23 hrs ago

Ronan Farrow on your Social Security data: [View all]

One of the most basic tenets of election security is to avoid creating a Single Point of Failure (SPF). Unfortunately, it appears that SCOTUS created a potential SPF by sanctioning DOGEâ€™s access to SSA databases, which are now a key component of Trumpâ€™s voter purge election strategy. 1/
— Jenny Cohn (@jennycohn.bsky.social) 2026-02-15T21:35:03.566Z

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Ronan Farrow on your Social Security data: [View all] applegrove 23 hrs ago OP

I think this really was the ultimate goal of DOGE Skittles 23 hrs ago #1

Exactly. Musk wants cash, power, control, data. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #2

and Trump.2 gave it to him Skittles 23 hrs ago #3

Trump sold it to him for a price. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #5

but THEIR information got sold too Skittles 20 hrs ago #7

None of them seem to care that they are in danger too. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #10

The data breach from DOGE is on a couple of the signs at a weekly vigil, yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #14

Yup. The right wants a database they can cross match with applegrove 22 hrs ago #4

I wonder if the data makes for more sophisticated targeting... Chemical Bill 19 hrs ago #11

I think I saw a graph/diagram of all the nihilistic parties applegrove 19 hrs ago #12

Kind of off topic but he's really starting to look like his Dad. progressoid 21 hrs ago #6

Kind of off topic but I'm still sad he and Lovitt broke up. Maru Kitteh 18 hrs ago #13

Jeezus. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #8

maga/gop love spof! BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #9