Can we stop calling what’s happening under Trump ‘politics’, and start calling it what it is … a coup and a hostile fascist take over of America?
Now, can we find a way to explain that to Chuck Schumer and the Democrats who are acting as if it’s business as usual in Washington?
Worth reading to understand the realities of the ongoing situation.
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LA Times: Musk team targets nearly two dozen environmental offices for closure in California
"...The planned closures include facilities occupied by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Forest Service and Geological Survey....."
"The list names a 536-square-foot office of the U.S. Forest Service in Mount Shasta; an office of the National Park Service in Ventura and offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Arcata and Palm Springs. "
@Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchangeFrench researcher coming to U.S. for a conference had his work and electronics confiscated because he had posted a negative opinion of Trump online; he was told this could constitute terrorism. Non-USA people: DO NOT VISIT THE U.S. UNTIL THE TRUMP FASCIST REGIME IS GONE. #coup #fascism https://bsky.app/profile/nanoporous.net/post/3lkqpx2fj4k2k
When police arrived to a Las Vegas Tesla repair center, they found five vehicles set on fire or damaged, and the word “resist” spray painted on the front of the business.
Elon Musk took to the social media platform he owns Monday night to vent about his alleged mistreatment.
“My companies make great products that people love and I’ve never physically hurt anyone,” Musk posted. “So why the hate and violence against me?”
Analysis: A Strike at the Heart of DOGE and Musk...
...With a Surprising Star Witness
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/analysis-a-strike-at-the-heart-of
"the surprising star witness...
Musk himself! With assists from #Trump & his press secretary.
It turns out, with their non-stop tweeting & trash-talking about what they’ve been doing... quotes from them turn out to be the best #evidence negating the DOJ’s desperate defense of DOGE’s #unconstitutional actions."
Casual White House Starlink Use Is A #Cybersecurity Nightmare, A Transparency Problem, And A Weird Marketing Stunt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/casual-white-house-starlink-use-is-a-cybersecurity-nightmare-a-transparency-problem-and-a-weird-marketing-stunt/
" #Musk is casually integrating #Starlink systems into the #WhiteHouse telecom network...
to have a #communications backchannel for stuff you don’t want tracked by any sort of White House network logging technologies... there are suggestions the Starlink traffic isn’t encrypted, creating a huge security risk"
Ethics Complaint in WI Targets Elon-backed Organization
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon
"Yesterday, an #ethics complaint was filed with the #Wisconsin Ethics Commission against Building America’s Future, a #political organization backed by #ElonMusk. The complaint alleges that the organization failed to disclose its express advocacy spending, which is in violation of Wisconsin #law."
Elon Musk Dealt Huge Blow as Judge Rules USAID Cuts Unconstitutional
A judge has ruled that Elon Musk and DOGE officials must restore USAID’s functionality.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192889/elon-musk-doge-judge-rules-usaid-unconstitutional
"Chuang’s order constrains #DOGE & #Musk personally—the first order to do so for the shadowy head of the amorphous organization.
Chuang wrote that he agreed with the plaintiffs & said that DOGE had violated the separation of powers clause"
DOGE Rampage May Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Long-term’ Effects For Courts, Judicial Branch Warns
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-rampage-may-have-immediate-long-term-effects-for-courts-judicial-branch-warns
"The memo demonstrates how far DOGE’s campaign to maim the federal #government has gone. In this case, the federal #courts, part of the #judicial branch, are saying that their daily operations may be impacted #DOGE — a shocking admission from... a group not known for hyperbole or flippancy."
Elon Musk Whines That Everyone Is Being Mean to Him
Elon Musk truly doesn’t understand why people hate his guts.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192856/elon-musk-everyone-mean-to-him
" #Tesla comprises the majority of Musk’s net worth—but the carmaker’s ongoing 8-week slump is largely due to a #global brand #boycott.
Company #stock is down by 50% so far this year, and analysts have faulted Musk’s reputational shift for the automaker’s financial woes."
DOGE Seizes Control of Independent Org Dedicated to Peace
Following a #police standoff, Elon Musk’s lackeys took over the nonprofit’s HQ in what its former leader referred to as an “illegal takeover.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/doge-seizes-control-of-us-peace-institute
"More than 40 years ago, #Congress established the #US Institute of #Peace (USIP) as an “independent, nonprofit, national institute” to “promote #international peace & the resolution of conflicts.”
#Doge just took it over."
Musk’s Team Evicts Officials at the US Institute of Peace
A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with #police involvement and the Dept of #Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/doge-musk-institute-of-peace.html
"Institute officials had called the police to report that #DOGE members were trespassing, she said, but 
Independent Agency CEO: 'DOGE has broken into our building.'
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/independent-agency-ceo-doge-has-broken-into-our-building-234654789971
"The #US Institute for #Peace announced Monday that despite being independent of the executive branch & controlling its own building & the land it sits on, their objections to members of Elon Musk's #DOGE team trespassing in their building were overridden by DC #police...
unprecedented nature of DOGE leveraging the threat of armed law enforcement against another part of the #government"
Elon Musk’s DOGE Uses Police to Seize Independent Nonprofit
The US Institute of #Peace is not a federal agency nor located in a federal building. That didn’t stop DOGE from taking over.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192854/elon-musk-doge-police-independent-nonprofit-usip
"The #USIP, an independent #nonprofit founded by #Congress...
“What has happened here today is an illegal takeover by elements of the executive branch of a private nonprofit,” Moose told reporters."
Elon Musk’s Starlink Takes Over the White House
The world’s richest man now has control over the internet at the White House.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192855/elon-musk-white-house-starlink-internet
"numerous #conflicts of interest & #ethics issues. #Musk already collects billions of dollars through his #government contracts, & controls #Starlink. If #WhiteHouse employees are using the #internet service, he could have access to their #data... questions as to how secure Starlink’s #network is."
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
#Trump admn officials said the company donated the #internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the #WhiteHouse Counsel’s Office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/elon-musk-starlink-white-house.html
" #Musk... controls Starlink...
the White House “was aware of DOGE’s intentions...” and that it “did not consider this matter a security incident or #security breach.”
Musk Ally, DOGE Member Stanley Tapped For Fannie Mae Board Amid Shakeup
https://archive.is/TUlq7#selection-1377.0-1377.71
"Mortgage giant #FannieMae has added Christopher Stanley, a #cybersecurity engineer at #SpaceX and #SocialMedia platform X — who is also involved with the Dept of Govt Efficiency — to its board of directors, the latest sign of how Elon Musk’s allies are embedding into the federal #government."
