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ha, there goes all their Red Team materials. And a good chunk of any security documentation. https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/the-nsas-big-delete Meanwhile Vance apparently hasn't heard of checks and balances: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx3j5k63xo

If the copy is irrevocably under my control and I can back it up and restore it however and as much as I wish on my own equipment and media, then digital is alright, as it is still mine. If my access to it is on the whim of a corporation or someone else, whether money is involved or not, then I...

So between that and https://therecord.media/treasury-agrees-block-doge-access I guess Mr Big Balls is the only one still with access? (Assuming none of those unreviewed code changes added a backdoor)

Guess this'll be my second Haslab then!

So all those employee buyouts? https://apnews.com/article/buyout-offer-deadline-trump-federal-workers-ce854b19c41b90cd657f75cf09511e96 So yeah, you'd be bound by it on your side, but you'd have no recourse if the government did nothing. That's not a contract, that's simply a way to fire people...

Apparently Musk actually put two people in charge of the Treasury systems, and one is a 19 year old who hangs out at Russian forums and has tried to rent DDOS botnets. https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/ Supposedly they're going to get Read Only access...

Two things: 1) Respect for the "law" - he's not the type to just push through anyways with something if the courts say no, as he still believed in the system 2) If he just directs it not to be enforced, that doesn't stop the next president from reversing that, and then also going after all the...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cia-offers-buyouts-entire-workforce-align-with-trump-priorities-wsj-reports-2025-02-05/

https://www.404media.co/email/dc4f2fa1-e993-4f30-aea1-b985998bd90a/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters

I don't play either since Legion, but from what I know: Yes, you still have to buy the latest expansion, but all previous content is included in the main game. Yes, you do still use the Blizzard launcher But also good to know: Your sub also gives you access to WoW Classic Pandaria Classic is...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/02/03/doj-threatens-legal-action-musks-doge/78183472007/ This article also point out something I had not seen before now.. DOGE is a rebrand of an existing agency. Musk still hasn't been approved by the Senate at all, but the agency...

https://infosec.exchange/@sambowne/113946032263537249 https://archive.ph/w2DIa

The Teslas aren't his real product anyways there though, it's the carbon credits that he was reselling. The vehicles are just a means to an end.

Some of them are starting to step up, even in small ways: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-sen-brian-schatz-puts-hold-trumps-state-department-nominees-rcna190470

And there goes another one: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/bessent-pauses-cfpb-litigation-new-rules-as-he-takes-the-reins Might as well get your popcorn ready for when he gets to Social Security and Medicare.

And speaking of using the ability to write checks to usurp Congress: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/musk-says-doge-halting-treasury-payments-to-us-contractors/ar-AA1yibZc Since embed didn't work, tl;dr is Musk is stopping payments to some existing US contractors. (Of course I bet SpaceX...

Just saw this, looks like USAID was created by Congressional legislation, so the President technically can't shutter it. https://www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-president-dissolve-usaid-by-executive-order/ On the other hand, what's the difference if all employees are fired/on permanent leave...