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Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> plans to rebuild <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a>'s antiquated <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> code base in months instead of the years it'd take to do it safely, risking benefits &amp; system collapse.</p><p>But, hey, when did Musk/Trump/DOGE ever give a crap about doing anything safely? Or right?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Universal Hub<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Roslindale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roslindale</span></a> protesters tell Musk and his teenage mutant ninja dorks to keep their hands off <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2025/roslindale-protesters-tell-musk-and-his-teenage-mutant-ninja-dorks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universalhub.com/2025/roslinda</span><span class="invisible">le-protesters-tell-musk-and-his-teenage-mutant-ninja-dorks</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a></p>
skua<p>It's unknown what this letter is based on.</p><p>Or what "not lawfully present in the US" means. <br>(We're in AU.)</p><p>Something from the US gov I hadn't heard of before. Musk + AI?</p><p>Not a problem here for us. <br>But for others?</p><p>Trump is creating social chaos.<br>I think deliberately.<br>I think he has a plan and that him imposing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> is useful way for us to think about his plan.</p><p>I think (in some areas) he is a genius.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FloodTheZoneWithShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodTheZoneWithShit</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialChaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialChaos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
GuyC59<p>Witnesses argued that executive interference could compromise the agency's ability to administer Social Security benefits fairly and effectively. For example, there were discussions about how executive control might lead to decisions driven by short-term political goals rather than the long-term stability of the program. The independence of the SSA was seen as a way to protect it from such influences and maintain public trust in its operations.<br>Source: <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/hrg103-449.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">finance.senate.gov/imo/media/d</span><span class="invisible">oc/hrg103-449.pdf</span></a><br>&nbsp;<br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>3/28/1914 Born on this day, Robert Myers Ball who was very influential in shaping Social Security policy, both during his tenure at SSA and afterward: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n3/v68n3p67.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n3/</span><span class="invisible">v68n3p67.html</span></a></p><p>History's reverberations: <br>H. B. Anderson author of a number of books including, “State Medicine a Menace to Democracy”, introduced into evidence, the “Public Health Reports,” dated March 28, 1919. An interrogatory familiar to any fan of C-SPAN today ensued. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/hr35anderson.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/pdf/hr35anders</span><span class="invisible">on.pdf</span></a><br> <br>3/28/1945 A deficiency appropriation bill signed by the President included the Case Amendment. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/T14T17XDuHYC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/books/edition/_/T14</span><span class="invisible">T17XDuHYC</span></a> <br> <br>3/28/1968 President Johnson signed H.R. 12555. The law was designed to prevent the loss of pensions when social security benefits or other sources of retirement income were increased. <br> <br>3/28/2000 The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5, the Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000 <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a><br>&nbsp;<br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
Jennifer<p>Oh FFS. On the plus side, if they destroy the SSA database a whole lot more people will be really pissed off. Also love the reference to DOGE as a "band of dipshits " </p><p>DOGE Plans to Rewrite Entire Social Security Codebase in Just ‘a Few Months’: Report<br><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a><br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/doge-plans-to-rewrite-entire-social-security-codebase-in-just-a-few-months-report-2000582062" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/doge-plans-to-rewr</span><span class="invisible">ite-entire-social-security-codebase-in-just-a-few-months-report-2000582062</span></a></p>
Nomdeb WILL NOT ACQUIESCE<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span> Filing this in the section, "low skilled Imbeciles who have no idea that they are low skilled imbeciles." How about Musk design a car that doesn't have the highest FATALITY rate of all brand vehicles first, before he meddle with things he he does not understand, and is too lazy to bother trying to understand. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a></p>
𓊈Pepperz 🦴𓊉<p>They are going to fuck up <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> by rewriting the software to make it less functional. To then try to pull the wool over the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> as a means to place social security on the bargaining table. </p><p>Remember this is the last Bastion for anyone making under $300k a year to get a lick of their labor given to the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/federalgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalgovernment</span></a> </p><p>If it comes to the bargaining table they will push to disband it, and what will happen to all those trillions of dollars? It won't be in your wallet, or any of your loved ones, or even neighbors.</p><p>That money will be used to make the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/onepercent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onepercent</span></a> richer.</p><p>We have to stop letting our distractions that categories whether it be race, religion, gender, sexuality, and even political affiliation. </p><p>Together we are strong and the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> need us more that we need them. The real fight is the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/REPUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REPUB</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/econimics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>econimics</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/boycottMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottMusk</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>Darkow!<br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inthehands</span></a></span> <br>Makes perfect sense, Paul, if Musk's real goal us not to update the Social Security Administration's databases, but to destroy Social Security as a functional part of people's retirement planning.<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Plans to Rebuild <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> , an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.</p><p>&gt; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deluded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deluded</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/lying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lying</span></a> ? They couldn’t even handle building that website. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Trevor McLeod<p>As someone who works in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> I find this story both fascinating and horrifying.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificial_intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificial_intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cobol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>DOGE is putting together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s computer systems entirely off one of the oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk. Read more at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED</span></a></span> (subscription may be required). <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/98qM1j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/98qM1j</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
mmalc<p>“Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.”</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p><p>Total Dunning-Kruger, combined with hubris, and contempt for quality.</p><p>I am reminded yet again of this article about software written by real rocket scientists:</p><p><a href="https://www.eng.auburn.edu/~kchang/comp6710/readings/They%20Write%20the%20Right%20Stuff.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eng.auburn.edu/~kchang/comp671</span><span class="invisible">0/readings/They%20Write%20the%20Right%20Stuff.pdf</span></a></p><p>(via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pbur" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pbur</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DunningKruger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DunningKruger</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopment</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quality</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> # <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a><br>Heather Cox Richardson Destruction of Social Security Accelerating <br>3/27/25</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In a televised Cabinet meeting on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to 'eliminate FEMA,' the Federal Emergency Management Agency that responds to national emergencies like hurricanes."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Yarvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yarvin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Ruthlessly gut government so that one can seize control of the carcass and do what one wishes with it:</p><p>"Today, Emily Davies and Jeff Stein of the Washington Post reported that Trump officials are looking for cuts of between 8% and 50% of the employees in federal agencies. ...</p><p>Washington Post reporters Lisa Rein and Hannah Natanson warn that 'Social Security is breaking down.'” </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Yarvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yarvin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a><br>/3</p>
J. Ellsworth<p>Rachel Maddow called seniors fighting to protect Social Security “the new political leadership in this country.” </p><p>That’s powerful framing: it flips the script from protest to power, from grievance to governance. </p><p>When officials sit idle, it’s those in the streets who lead. And it's working.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FramingMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FramingMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeadershipFromBelow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipFromBelow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RachelMaddow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelMaddow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovementPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MovementPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grassroots</span></a></p>
CarlataAgain<p>My Social Security check was deposited in my bank account yesterday. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p><a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> continues to do unthinkable things in his efforts to destroy the country and the American way of life. He’s insulting and denigrating long-time allies, walking away from alliances and treaties that have formed the basis, the foundations of our <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a>. But worse, he’s threatening Canada, <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a> and even <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> with hostile action if they don’t submit to his outrageous and unprecedented demands. Al the while he’s appeasing Putin, spouting Russian talking points, and encouraging the worst, right-wing movements and leaders, like Orban in Hungary and Germany’s AFD party. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> has single-handedly ruined our international reputation, decimated our health and human services agencies, destroyed our <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> system, and appears to be going after <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>. This is a serious shit-show, folks. It is necessary, a mandate really, to resist this madness to the extent possible, and to enlist others in the cause. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/AmericanCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCoup</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a></p>
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