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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.online/users/spocko/statuses/113931681170026547">Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 15:24:31 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko" title="spocko@mastodon.online"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/29096-48-20221209020649.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Spocko" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Spocko</a></section><article><p>Just called my Rep, Nancy <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pelosi" rel="tag">#Pelosi</a>.<br>I just learned from Reuters &amp; it was confirmed by Sen Wyden that Elon Musk &amp; his NON-FEDERAL employees have taken control of the federal payment system, which means they can stop checks to any private individual in the country including my Medicare &amp; social security payments.<br>This is unacceptable &amp; needs to be stopped immediately!</p><p>PLEASE call for an emergency hearing to stop this &amp; investigate.</p><p>Make a HUGE deal out of this on SM NOW!</p><p><a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-demands-answers-following-report-of-musk-personnel-seeking-access-to-highly-sensitive-us-treasury-payments-system" rel="nofollow">https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-demands-answers-following-report-of-musk-personnel-seeking-access-to-highly-sensitive-us-treasury-payments-system</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4493615#notice-8797772">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-02-02T15:24:31+09:00" title="Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 15:24:31 JST">about 21 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko/113931681170026547" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.online via ActivityPub">mastodon.online</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko/113931681170026547">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4066064">Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of
Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly
Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments SystemIn New Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent, Wyden Warns That Political Meddling in
Treasury Payments Risks Severe Economic Damage, Calls Out Dangerous Conflicts of
Interest Stemming from Elon Musk's Close Business Ties 0 the Chinese Government
‘Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded
answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today following a report that personnel affiliated with
Elon Musk have sought access to a highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system. That system,
which is maintained by non-political staff, disperses trillions of dollars each year, such as Social Security
and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, grants and payments to government
contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk-owned companies.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/931/677/353/936/298/original/f25c174356179d72.png" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/931/677/353/936/298/original/f25c174356179d72.png</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4066065">Senator Wyden wrote in a new letcer: “To putit bluntly, these payment systems simply cannot fail, and
any politically-motivated meddling in them risks severe damage to our country and the economy. I am
deeply concerned that following the federal grant and loan freeze carlier this week, these officials
associated with Musk may have intended to access these payment systems to illegally withhold
payments to any number of programs. I can think of no good reason why political operators who have
demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law would need access to these sensitive, mission-critical
systems... The federal government is in a financially precarious position, currently utilizing accounting
‘maneuvers to continue paying is bills since it reached the deb limit at the beginning of the year. I am
concerned that mismanagement of these payment systems could threaten the full faith and credit of the
United States”His letter continued: “The press has previously reported that Musk was denied a high-level clearance to
access the government's most sensitive secrets. am concerned that Musk’s enormous business
operation in China -- a country whose intelligence agencies have stolen vast amounts of sensitive data
about Americans, including US. government employee data by hacking U.S. government systems --
endangers USS. cybersecurity and creates conflicts of interest that make his access to these systems a
national security risk”</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/931/674/466/847/736/original/80f9393c9c896e1f.png" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/931/674/466/847/736/original/80f9393c9c896e1f.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 15:24:31 JST Spocko
Just called my Rep, Nancy #Pelosi.
I just learned from Reuters & it was confirmed by Sen Wyden that Elon Musk & his NON-FEDERAL employees have taken control of the federal payment system, which means they can stop checks to any private individual in the country including my Medicare & social security payments.
This is unacceptable & needs to be stopped immediately!
PLEASE call for an emergency hearing to stop this & investigate.
Make a HUGE deal out of this on SM NOW!
https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-demands-answers-following-report-of-musk-personnel-seeking-access-to-highly-sensitive-us-treasury-payments-system
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1. Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System In New Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent, Wyden Warns That Political Meddling in Treasury Payments Risks Severe Economic Damage, Calls Out Dangerous Conflicts of Interest Stemming from Elon Musk's Close Business Ties 0 the Chinese Government ‘Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today following a report that personnel affiliated with Elon Musk have sought access to a highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system. That system, which is maintained by non-political staff, disperses trillions of dollars each year, such as Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, grants and payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk-owned companies.
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2. Senator Wyden wrote in a new letcer: “To putit bluntly, these payment systems simply cannot fail, and any politically-motivated meddling in them risks severe damage to our country and the economy. I am deeply concerned that following the federal grant and loan freeze carlier this week, these officials associated with Musk may have intended to access these payment systems to illegally withhold payments to any number of programs. I can think of no good reason why political operators who have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law would need access to these sensitive, mission-critical systems... The federal government is in a financially precarious position, currently utilizing accounting ‘maneuvers to continue paying is bills since it reached the deb limit at the beginning of the year. I am concerned that mismanagement of these payment systems could threaten the full faith and credit of the United States” His letter continued: “The press has previously reported that Musk was denied a high-level clearance to access the government's most sensitive secrets. am concerned that Musk’s enormous business operation in China -- a country whose intelligence agencies have stolen vast amounts of sensitive data about Americans, including US. government employee data by hacking U.S. government systems -- endangers USS. cybersecurity and creates conflicts of interest that make his access to these systems a national security risk”
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