WTF is Going on?…..
Are the questions, as Congress stands by, while the Media screams aboiut Trump/Musk actions against their Government…
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the Senate’s phones were receiving 1,600 calls each minute, compared with the usual 40 calls per minute. Many of the calls she’s been receiving are from people concerned about U.S. DOGE Service employees having broad access to government systems and sensitive information. The callers are asking whether their information is compromised and about why there isn’t more transparency about what is happening, she said.
“It’s asking for a lot of clarification,” Murkowski said, noting that Alaska has a high concentration of federal workers.
“It is a deluge on DOGE,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota). “Truly our office has gotten more phone calls on Elon Musk and what the heck he’s doing mucking around in federal government than I think anything we’ve gotten in years. … People are really angry.”
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said he’s been hearing from constituents “constantly” on DOGE and Musk. “We can hardly answer the phones fast enough. It’s a combination of fear, confusion and heartbreak, because of the importance of some of these programs.”
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His grip on the federal government has tightened considerably: Musk’s allies are running the General Services Administration — which manages real estate, procurement and IT — and the Office of Personnel Management, which handles HR. Lawsuits have followed the actions, raising the prospect of lengthy court battles over the legality of some of the moves….
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Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) said his office has received inquiries related to shutdowns of government websites that nonprofits and health-care organizations use — and has been trying to learn more about the changes.
Asked whether he has concerns about the speed and scope of DOGE’s changes, Rounds said it will depend on how Musk’s people respond to his questions. “We understand they’re trying to do a whole lot of stuff in a very short period of time, but we want to make sure that what they’re doing is cost-effective and recognizes that if you make certain changes you may very well be impacting people’s lives,” he said. “So we’re going to ask questions on it.”…
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Andrew O’Neill, Indivisible’s national advocacy director, said the group has tracked about 36,000 calls and more than 100,000 emails over the past few weeks that are focused on Musk and DOGE, Cabinet confirmation votes, or freezes in federal funding. The group’s supporters are not just focused on Republicans; they are also urging Democrats “to grind the Senate to a halt as much as possible,”…
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