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Why would they need any of that information? Wingus Dingus Mar 21 #1
I disagree. They're looking for something. Baitball Blogger Mar 21 #8
They will plant fake evidence if they cannot find any BlueKota Mar 21 #14
Yes they are doing this for specific reasons. Irish_Dem Mar 21 #18
I don't think so OG MoneyClips Mar 21 #108
Well yes of course that is one of the specific reasons. Irish_Dem Mar 21 #116
Or...they are putting back doors to the computer systems... diverdownjt Mar 22 #144
Yes I think there is a high probability of hacking the system for theft purposes. Irish_Dem Mar 22 #146
Ah yes, that is also a possibility PatSeg Mar 22 #149
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 22 #156
They want to steal the money Easterncedar Mar 21 #46
They'll PLANT 'evidence' & then come for you. NotHardly Mar 21 #58
Simpler IbogaProject Mar 21 #62
They'll plant stuff. But the money is what they are looking for, & they mean to have it Hekate Mar 21 #63
You mean someone beat them to it? n/t returnee Mar 21 #103
Sorry this is ridiculous angrychair Mar 21 #106
They are hackers...it's what they do... diverdownjt Mar 22 #145
I think their objectives are far more sinister than that PatSeg Mar 22 #148
Time to French Revolution Trump, MuskOx and all the GOPig politicisns !!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 21 #110
I think another reason might be pure terrorism. ReRe Mar 21 #120
Being a person that usually Littlered Mar 22 #152
We may be old C_U_L8R Mar 21 #2
And the resistance knows how to read & write cursive. CrispyQ Mar 21 #24
etterbe arefulca nt et tu Mar 21 #32
ixnay on the rumptray lanplay? It's been awhile.... Evolve Dammit Mar 21 #69
Medieval indeed. Prairie_Seagull Mar 21 #48
A life sentence doesn't mean that much to us old people OMGWTF Mar 21 #61
This is why they have massive security squads. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 21 #134
And I'm waiting... ComtesseDeSpair Mar 22 #147
Wrong move................... Lovie777 Mar 21 #3
Yes, Chump is about to alienate a large number of people who voted for him FakeNoose Mar 21 #73
He won't find any illegal aliens, but plenty of $$$. Wednesdays Mar 21 #82
2.7 TRILLION pbmus Mar 22 #139
If there weren't all those Republicans screaming at their reps at town halls we'd know Bengus81 Mar 22 #153
There will be a lot of pissed off people who would want to kick his ass 😡😡 TommieMommy Mar 21 #4
There will also be a lot of people thrown out on the street when they (WE) can't pay their (OUR) rent! ShazzieB Mar 21 #117
Are the MSM reporting this threat? JohnSJ Mar 21 #5
Sounds like extortion to me. Wingus Dingus Mar 21 #13
Yes, or blakcmail. JohnSJ Mar 21 #66
Extortion it is ..... dobleremolque Mar 21 #91
I would like to know what my senior relatives who listen to Fox/Newsmax/OANN are hearing. CrispyQ Mar 21 #54
Ask them again in a few months. Willful ignorance of the coming storm. JohnSJ Mar 21 #67
Its only been 2 months and a day Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #124
Call their bluff. You think people are mad now? Do it. I dare you. They don't call it the third rail for nothing. /nt GAdem2016 Mar 21 #6
No republican would EVER be elected ever again. BComplex Mar 21 #33
You'd be suprised by the cruel stupidity of the uninformed. Justice matters. Mar 21 #74
Especially if they are given someone to hate mdbl Mar 21 #109
They woke the fuck up when Hoover did nothing after the market crash in 1929 Bengus81 Mar 22 #154
"No republican would EVER be elected ever again" Wednesdays Mar 21 #83
You've got a point. We wouldn't be in this mess if the right didn't control the entire message in this country. BComplex Mar 21 #92
They can try but it won't work. Way to much LIGHT on Musk. Everyone know who's fucking around Bengus81 Mar 22 #155
I don't think there is going to be a fair election ever again. BBbats Mar 21 #122
I think you're right. BlueKota Mar 21 #136
Not as long MFM008 Mar 22 #141
And nobody has apparently done the first audit! This is the result of trump/republicans saying the 2020 election BComplex Mar 22 #150
That was my immediate thought Nikossitti Mar 21 #76
Do it motherfuckers. rubbersole Mar 21 #85
This isn't passing the smell test. Baitball Blogger Mar 21 #7
They won't tell us what the hell they want this info for. Prairie_Seagull Mar 21 #56
This crap is why I'm trying desperately to leave disability. Just have to find remote work. nt Akoto Mar 21 #9
If they stop social security payments, it is outright theft UpInArms Mar 21 #10
2nd Amendment solution in the offing if that happens NotHardly Mar 21 #37
I don't think it wise to piss off folks who UpInArms Mar 21 #72
Mr. Dudek, turn it off and you figure out how you are going to imprison 100's of 1000's of seniors tetedur Mar 21 #11
millions of seniors LoisB Mar 21 #86
SSA processes 72 million checks a month Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #126
But they promised they wouldn't if enough Democrats voted with them on their budget 🙄 BlueKota Mar 21 #12
.... Think. Again. Mar 21 #20
Light the fuse, asshole, and watch it all blow up in Trump's face Tom Rinaldo Mar 21 #15
The idea that these numb skulls have wormed their way into the framework Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 21 #16
Dudek is not concerned with his official "responsibilities". Think. Again. Mar 21 #21
in 60 days.... And he already said he wanted the economy to collapse. FAFO and yes to daily pressers. Overdue Evolve Dammit Mar 21 #75
Hostage taking. If the DOGE goons can't abuse the hostages, the goons will execute them. Eugene Mar 21 #17
Give us the data or we harm 70 million Americans! jmbar2 Mar 21 #19
"Nice social safety net ya got there... Think. Again. Mar 21 #22
I'd like to see him try to stop SS dreamland Mar 21 #23
It's Not Only RobinA Mar 21 #80
The richest man in the world wants to steal your money. It's not just S.S., it's everything you own. Hotler Mar 21 #25
Democratic leadership better acquire some courage, real Goddamn fast. Paladin Mar 21 #26
+1 dalton99a Mar 21 #28
So very much this Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #128
Kick dalton99a Mar 21 #27
This should be the headline on every news outlet in every corner of the USA. Scrivener7 Mar 21 #29
This Mz Pip Mar 21 #51
IF and i mean IF these traitors succeed in destroying SS, somehow somebody will bluestarone Mar 21 #30
Let me break the law or Beck23 Mar 21 #31
It happens either way in this admin. ananda Mar 21 #42
Die for the Dow round 2 Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #129
Not sure that making open threats like that will stand in a court of law. PortTack Mar 21 #34
Isn't that extortion? zanana1 Mar 21 #35
Ya think?!! WestMichRad Mar 21 #78
Omg do it. Hornedfrog2000 Mar 21 #36
The response to turning off SS will give Trump the excuse Zorro Mar 21 #38
So? Chi67 Mar 21 #119
So his doge department of government elimination can get rid of social security and Medicare kimbutgar Mar 21 #39
Craycray. What difference does it make? ananda Mar 21 #40
He touched the third rail. usonian Mar 21 #41
I wish. littlemissmartypants Mar 21 #60
See my next OP usonian Mar 21 #68
How about they hire an actual audit firm to conduct and independent audit? 33taw Mar 21 #43
KPMG should be qualified. no_hypocrisy Mar 21 #44
For this size of audit they need to identify scope and got out to bid. 33taw Mar 21 #47
What? You don't trust 19 year old hacker boys? IronLionZion Mar 21 #59
I know. But, they present it as an audit. 33taw Mar 21 #77
Today is J.S. Bach's 340th birthday Turbineguy Mar 21 #45
We have now entered dweller Mar 21 #49
Kick SheltieLover Mar 21 #50
I can't ever see that happening. Katinfl Mar 21 #52
Trump only won by popular vote this lasr time. maddiemom Mar 22 #142
Why do the want all that personal data? Is it to build an extermination list? Doodley Mar 21 #53
Since Musk owns the 2 largest data centers in the country Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #130
Trump and Musk know that many of their... dchill Mar 21 #55
Yes, but so are many of his supporters. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 21 #64
True, but he does not care. OldBaldy1701E Mar 21 #102
THAT'S why they need your data! dchill Mar 21 #131
He's not immune. Hold him in contempt and put spooky3 Mar 21 #57
We won't have to hunt them down Bayard Mar 21 #65
So now we are the hostages to their scheme? Give us all your sensitive info, or you won't see another dime. Suckers Evolve Dammit Mar 21 #70
Most orange gangster ever. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #71
That'll make him popular SSJVegeta Mar 21 #79
Its a good thing we caved on the debt so tRump can't shut down SS, oh wait, oops. nt ImNotGod Mar 21 #81
Dudek better start asking for a pardon now before the line gets too long. First crime in; first pardon out... N/T Ol Janx Spirit Mar 21 #84
Pam Bondi will have his ass arrested immediately... rubbersole Mar 21 #89
Bondi won't, but if they fail in their authoritarian coup there will eventually be a new sheriff in town... N/T Ol Janx Spirit Mar 21 #97
Can there be a class action? (nt) fshrink Mar 21 #87
If Dudek Does This, Then Senior Citizens Should Take to the Streets! Daleuhlmann Mar 21 #88
They tamper with it, they might valleyrogue Mar 21 #90
This won't end well. 2naSalit Mar 21 #93
TERRORISM Montauk6 Mar 21 #94
I would venture a guess here that more than 50 % of his followers are bluestarone Mar 21 #95
There Would Definitely Be Greater ""LOVE"" Demonstrated Than On Janurary 6th By The MAGATS MayReasonRule Mar 21 #96
Thank you for posting Nictuku Mar 21 #98
These are the rants of a spoiled child LetMyPeopleVote Mar 21 #99
Voters over age 65 split between Trump & Harris about 50/50 Wiz Imp Mar 21 #100
Go ahead make our day YoshidaYui Mar 21 #101
Go ahead and make our day flamingdem Mar 21 #104
Following Baron2024 Mar 21 #105
Hey DOGE WVreaper Mar 21 #107
Go ahead and step on that land mine dipshit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 21 #111
A Riot Baron2024 Mar 21 #112
Did you hear about the statement Lutnick made in an interview? yellow dahlia Mar 21 #113
In what alternative universe does this make sense? Seinan Sensei Mar 21 #135
Try it, asshole. louis-t Mar 21 #114
Yeah, go ahead. SergeStorms Mar 21 #115
Go for it dude. You are signing your own death warrant. Martin68 Mar 21 #118
Go ahead BrianTheEVGuy Mar 21 #121
Bullshit Ruby the Liberal Mar 21 #123
Lucky I don't depend on the SS check, sorry for lots that due, please stop for 1 or 2 weeks and see what happens dipshit OverBurn Mar 21 #125
Don't these idiots know that missing payments would crash the economy Ohioboy Mar 21 #127
Let The Try erpowers Mar 21 #132
If it was to stop Abstractartist Mar 21 #133
Lock them all up! Bluethroughu Mar 21 #137
The judge told him he was wrong about what her order said, so he backtracked. SunSeeker Mar 22 #138
I dare you asshole MFM008 Mar 22 #140
OK lonely bird Mar 22 #143
BREAKING: JUDGE RULES AGAINST TRUMP AND DOGE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. GreenWave Mar 22 #151
He will do it anyway. But he's not stooping it - they're stealing it. FDRFTW Mar 22 #157
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