Summary
Elon Musk announced that he is shutting down payments to federal contractors, suggesting his team has access to the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
Musk said that DOGE halted payments to Lutheran Family Services, a faith-based charity providing social services to refugees, by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Treasury officials have not confirmed the extent of his influence, but reports indicate DOGE has full access. Musk also called USAID “a criminal organization” that should “die.”
Senator Ron Wyden warned that DOGE could disrupt payments for Social Security, Medicare, and government contracts.
I’m gonna be real barely anyone left Reddit.
Hard to tell with the number of bots and how basically scripted many posts and comments are. Unlikely to be any bigger exodus like we’re possibly seeing with Twitter until it enshittifies further.