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Quixote1818

(30,913 posts)
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 01:34 PM 20 hrs ago

Alt National Park Service Facebook Post from yesterday

We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
In early March, a group of Musk-affiliated staffers from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency responsible for protecting workers’ rights and handling union disputes. They claimed their mission was to improve efficiency and cut costs. But what followed raised serious alarms inside the agency and revealed a dangerous abuse of power and access.
Once DOGE engineers were granted access to the NLRB’s systems, internal IT staff quickly realized something was wrong. Normally, any user given access to sensitive government systems is monitored closely. But when IT staff suggested tracking DOGE activity—standard cybersecurity protocol—they were told to back off. Soon after, DOGE installed a virtual system inside the agency’s servers that operated in secret. This system left no logs, no trace of its activity, and was removed without a record of what had been done.
Then, large amounts of data began disappearing from the system. This wasn’t routine data—it included sensitive information on union strategies, ongoing legal cases, corporate secrets, and even personal details of workers and officials. None of it had anything to do with cutting costs or improving efficiency. It simply wasn’t supposed to leave the NLRB under any circumstance.
Almost immediately after DOGE accounts were created, login attempts began—from a Russian IP address. These weren’t random hacks. Whoever it was had the correct usernames and passwords. The timing was so fast it suggested that credentials had either been stolen, leaked, or shared. Security experts later said that if someone wanted to hide their tracks, they wouldn’t make themselves look like they were logging in from Russia. This wasn’t just sloppy—it was bold, calculated, and criminal.
One of the NLRB’s IT staffers documented everything and submitted a formal disclosure to Congress and other oversight bodies. But instead of being protected, he was targeted. A threatening note was taped to his door, revealing private information and overhead drone photos of him walking his dog. The message was clear: stay silent. He didn’t. He went public.
This isn’t just a cybersecurity issue—it’s a coordinated effort to infiltrate government agencies, bypass legal safeguards, and harvest data that can be used for political, corporate, or personal leverage. With Elon Musk directing DOGE, it’s hard not to see the motive: access to union files, employee records, and legal disputes that could benefit his companies and silence critics. This same playbook appears to be unfolding across multiple federal agencies, with DOGE operatives gaining quiet access to sensitive systems and extracting vast amounts of data without oversight.
The truth is, DOGE was never about making government more efficient. It was about taking control of it from the inside. What happened at the NLRB is not an isolated incident—it’s a warning of what happens when billionaires are handed unchecked power inside public institutions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/162LWMtiW3/

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Alt National Park Service Facebook Post from yesterday (Original Post) Quixote1818 20 hrs ago OP
G.O.P. is a Criminal Conspiracy against the USA BoRaGard 20 hrs ago #1
Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #6
IMO, they have been since 2016... dchill 19 hrs ago #12
Before that. 2000 and 2004 elections. Amaryllis 18 hrs ago #18
There is that. The "Brooks Brothers Riot" stands out. dchill 18 hrs ago #25
And don't forget DENVERPOPS 17 hrs ago #29
A crime ring led by their Crime Minister 47.... lastlib 19 hrs ago #14
Actually, a crime ring DENVERPOPS 17 hrs ago #28
That's a really great summary TommyT139 20 hrs ago #2
Well said. I also bookmarked this. Mike 03 20 hrs ago #9
Exactly. Their actions since January 20th keep demonstrating that they could have and must have yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #13
DOGE is corrupton on behalf of the GOP and its donors Skittles 20 hrs ago #3
And Putin biophile 20 hrs ago #5
It's ESPINOAGE. Bluethroughu 20 hrs ago #4
Yup SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #7
How long will our military allow these domestic attacks on our country? Bluethroughu 20 hrs ago #8
Good question SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #10
"The truth is, DOGE was never about making government more efficient. It was about taking control of it from the inside. riversedge 20 hrs ago #11
I posted a while ago, Dan 19 hrs ago #15
I hope that guy has a big dog and gets a couple more! mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #16
KnR Hekate 19 hrs ago #17
This was taken without attribution from the NPR article--see link Maeve 18 hrs ago #19
Dirty Operators of Government Espionage. oasis 18 hrs ago #20
Exactly! wordstroken 18 hrs ago #22
Great idea for a sign for tomorrow's nation-wide protest event Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #24
Bookmarked. Thank you, Quixote1818. wordstroken 18 hrs ago #21
Saw this on FB first thing this morning. You can bet I shared it. Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #23
Espionage. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #26
it's becoming more clear that the unhealthy balance of income in the US... SleeplessinSoCal 18 hrs ago #27

DENVERPOPS

(11,760 posts)
29. And don't forget
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 04:49 PM
17 hrs ago

The HWBush CABAL, committing TREASON to throw the election to Reagan................



Reagan was HWBush's Pawn......

WBush was Cheney/Rumsfeld Pawn

Trump is Putin/Musk's pawn......

DENVERPOPS

(11,760 posts)
28. Actually, a crime ring
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 04:29 PM
17 hrs ago

obviously led by Putin, with 45-47 a cowering puppy.

If we know Trump is an agent of Russia, and Putin, Musk is certainly even more an agent of Putin than Trump...

TommyT139

(1,230 posts)
2. That's a really great summary
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 01:40 PM
20 hrs ago

Of a story Rachel Maddow covered when she interviewed the whistleblower.

Worth bookmarking, for me, because (a) we can't let this story get lost in the swirl of everything else Trump is flushing down the drain; (b) it's a good example of why the Musk/Starlink-stole-the-2024-election is so plausible; and (c) sooner or later I'm going to need to catch someone up on it without blathering.

Thanks for posting it here, Quixote1818.

Mike 03

(18,379 posts)
9. Well said. I also bookmarked this.
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 01:56 PM
20 hrs ago

Although familiar with the information, it is presented with such clarity and concision.

It's so shocking that I still wince a little bit when I read or think about it.



yellow dahlia

(2,247 posts)
13. Exactly. Their actions since January 20th keep demonstrating that they could have and must have
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 02:18 PM
19 hrs ago

pulled off the manipulation of tabulations, as many of us have contended.

riversedge

(75,054 posts)
11. "The truth is, DOGE was never about making government more efficient. It was about taking control of it from the inside.
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 02:02 PM
20 hrs ago

And sadly, this is EXACTLY what DOGE-Musk is doing!!



..........
The truth is, DOGE was never about making government more efficient. It was about taking control of it from the inside. What happened at the NLRB is not an isolated incident—it’s a warning of what happens when billionaires are handed unchecked power inside public institutions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/162LWMtiW3/

Dan

(4,568 posts)
15. I posted a while ago,
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:00 PM
19 hrs ago

This wasn’t about government efficiency, these people were Hackers with the intent to steal access and insert back doors to the system that they could exploit whenever they wanted too. Musk/Trump are working for Putin and these features really are a cyber attack on the United States.

Attilatheblond

(5,649 posts)
24. Great idea for a sign for tomorrow's nation-wide protest event
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:34 PM
18 hrs ago

Short & to the point! Thank you. Share with others.

Attilatheblond

(5,649 posts)
23. Saw this on FB first thing this morning. You can bet I shared it.
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:26 PM
18 hrs ago

Asking others to share this so more people will understand what DOGE is actually doing, and it ain't saving money.

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,041 posts)
27. it's becoming more clear that the unhealthy balance of income in the US...
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:59 PM
18 hrs ago

... has driven many more ambitious people (mostly men) to pursue monetary gain by any means. I firmly believe had corporations not ended their pension benefits for 401ks, and downsized in order to pay executives outlandish salaries and facilitate stock buybacks for investors, we wouldn't see the growth in cyber crimes. We would seek to protect the innocent rather than have an Elon Musk abuse authority for the pleasure of it.

We need a reckoning.

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