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BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> </p><p>From NPR.org: Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5401054/trump-social-security-claims" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-54010</span><span class="invisible">54/trump-social-security-claims</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Senators Warn DOGE’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurityAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityAdministration</span></a> Work Could Break Benefits<br> <br>“This rush job risks people’s private data, creates <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits," Senator <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a> says of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> ’s plans to “hastily upgrade” <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/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> systems.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-social-security-administration-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-social-se</span><span class="invisible">curity-administration-benefits/</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> wins at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> majority ends limits on data access</p><p>The Supreme Court allowed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurityAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityAdministration</span></a> ( <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> ) records on Friday, overturning lower-court decisions that imposed some limits on DOGE's data access.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ssn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssn</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/supreme-court-gives-doge-unfettered-access-to-sensitive-social-security-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/supreme-court-gives-doge-unfettered-access-to-sensitive-social-security-data/</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> </p><p>From AP.com: Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/doge-social-security-trump-elon-musk-99f3f281154fe0f91e6a6e612bf8e9ba" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/doge-social</span><span class="invisible">-security-trump-elon-musk-99f3f281154fe0f91e6a6e612bf8e9ba</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> grants <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> access to confidential <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> records</p><p>The Supreme Court, on Friday, for now gave the DOGE team launched by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> unfettered access to information collected by the Social Security Administration, data that includes Social Security numbers, medical and mental health records, and family court information.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <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/ssn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssn</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-s1-5422283/supreme-court-doge-social-security-records" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-s1-54222</span><span class="invisible">83/supreme-court-doge-social-security-records</span></a></p>
Harri Haukka<p>Attending to the SPACEMON workshop held 11.-13.6. in ESTEC? If so, you can reach me there to discuss about space situational awareness matter in person. </p><p><a href="https://indico.esa.int/event/555/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">indico.esa.int/event/555/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Also, if you are not familiar with Finnish Space Situational Awareness Center, check our public website (<a href="https://www.avaruustilanne.fi/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">avaruustilanne.fi/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) and LinkedIn page (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/finnish-space-situational-awareness-center/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/company/finnish-s</span><span class="invisible">pace-situational-awareness-center/</span></a>).</p><p>See you in ESTEC</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ESTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESTEC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SPACEMON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPACEMON</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/avaruustilanne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avaruustilanne</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Reps of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> are also speaking to at least 2 other agencies—<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a>] &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRA</span></a> — about buying its technology, acc/to 6 govt ofcls &amp; Palantir employees w/knowledge of the discussions.</p><p>The push has put a key <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> product called Foundry into at least 4 federal agencies, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>. Widely adopting Foundry, which organizes &amp; analyzes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>, paves the way for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to easily merge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> from different agencies, govt ofcls said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> </p><p>From CBS News.com: Social Security plans to add artificial intelligence to phone systems, commissioner says</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artificial-intelligence-to-be-incorporated-social-security-phone-system-frank-bisignano/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/artificial-in</span><span class="invisible">telligence-to-be-incorporated-social-security-phone-system-frank-bisignano/</span></a></p>
Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Not just Wall Street. This guy is poison, DOGE poison. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FrankBisignano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankBisignano</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <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/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/frank-bisignano-social-security-doge_n_67e2d1dee4b09c922897d9f1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/frank-bisig</span><span class="invisible">nano-social-security-doge_n_67e2d1dee4b09c922897d9f1</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Heads up, y'all -</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> has made the following program policy instruction changes 05/19/2025:</p><p>Program Operations Manual System<br>SI 02220 TN 134:</p><p>Recovery Procedures for Supplemental Security Income Overpayments</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/reference.nsf/lnx/05162025080511PM?opendocument=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.ssa.gov/apps10/referenc</span><span class="invisible">e.nsf/lnx/05162025080511PM?opendocument=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>Goodbye to full <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> benefits at 65: <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> raised the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> age starting this month<br><a href="https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/05/13/68231f9d46163fe86a8b45cb.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news</span><span class="invisible">/personal-finance/2025/05/13/68231f9d46163fe86a8b45cb.html</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>More DOGE BS and Gaslighting: Musk claimed that 40% of the agency’s calls were “fraudulent” during a speech in late March...NOT</p><p>"Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent..."</p><p>Meanwhile so much for 'Efficiency'...NOT</p><p>"The anti-fraud tool set up last month after weeks of changes to the agency’s telephone policies has slowed retirement claim processing by 25% and led to a "degradation of public service” [NO KIDDING Genius]</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nextgov.com/digital-government</span><span class="invisible">/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>of identity documents for enumeration purposes.<br>2<br><a href="https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/reference.nsf/lnx/05132025013210PM?opendocument=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.ssa.gov/apps10/referenc</span><span class="invisible">e.nsf/lnx/05132025013210PM?opendocument=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> Emergency Message</p><p>ID Number: EM-25031</p><p>Intended Audience:<br>All RCs/ARCs/ADs/FOs/TSCs/PSCs/OCO/OCO-CSTs/OHO/OARO</p><p>Originating Office:<br>Office of Law and Policy</p><p>Title:Enumeration:<br>Changes to the Priority List of Acceptable Evidence of Identity Documents</p><p>Type:<br>EM - Emergency Messages</p><p>Program:<br>Records Maintenance (Earnings &amp; Enumeration)</p><p>Retention Date:<br>11/12/25</p><p>A.&nbsp;Purpose<br>This emergency message (EM) provides guidance on updated policy for accepting secondary evidence<br>1<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
France | République française<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/fr/105176/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/fr/105176/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> A Montpellier, un employé civil de la Gendarmerie tente de se suicider dans sa caserne <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/actu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Actualit%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Actualités</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Employ%C3%A9Civil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmployéCivil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FabriceB%C3%A9largent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FabriceBélargent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/montpellier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montpellier</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Occitanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occitanie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/R%C3%A9publiqueFran%C3%A7aise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RépubliqueFrançaise</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SOSAmiti%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOSAmitiés</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suicide</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TentativeDeSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TentativeDeSuicide</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"After installing anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone early last month, the Social Security Administration is considering walking back the policy after finding only two cases that had a high probability of being fraudulent.</p><p>The anti-fraud tool set up last month after weeks of changes to the agency’s telephone policies has slowed retirement claim processing by 25% and led to a "degradation of public service,” according to an internal May document obtained by Nextgov/FCW that examined potentially cutting the anti-fraud tool for phone claims. </p><p>Under the new policy, the agency found that only two benefit claims out of over 110,000 had a high probability of being fraudulent — and they aren’t guaranteed to be so. Less than 1% of claims were flagged as even potentially fraudulent at all. </p><p>“No significant fraud has been detected from the flagged cases,” the internal document said. </p><p>The attention to fraud, however, did cause delays, as SSA changed its phone procedures to add the checks on the backend."</p><p><a href="https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346/?oref=ng-homepage-river" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nextgov.com/digital-government</span><span class="invisible">/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346/?oref=ng-homepage-river</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Antifraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antifraud</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>Time to haul <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to court. It itself is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> and a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a>. Just 2 calls flagged out of 110,000!</p><p>Reason 586 why billionaires should NEVER be in charge of any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> function. They are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oblivious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oblivious</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardships</span></a> faced by commoners.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsOff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346/?oref=ng-home-top-story" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nextgov.com/digital-government</span><span class="invisible">/2025/05/doge-went-looking-phone-fraud-ssa-and-found-almost-none/405346/?oref=ng-home-top-story</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> </p><p>From CNN.com: Social Security reminds workers about ‘resurrecting’ people wrongly declared dead</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/politics/social-security-death-resurrection?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/05/14/politics/so</span><span class="invisible">cial-security-death-resurrection?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSA</span></a>: some employees are running out of paper, pens &amp; printer toner bc <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has placed a $1 spending limit on govt-issued credit cards.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EPA</span></a>: research at 11 labs has ground to a halt bc the Trump admin hasn&#39;t approved most new lab purchases.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NOAA</span></a>: key work on weather forecasting has slowed to a crawl bc COMM Sec Lutnick must sign off personally on many contracts &amp; grants. </p><p>🚨Fed agencies: are FAILING. The <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> is using <a href="https://toad.social/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sabotage</span></a>.<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/11/trump-government-operations-halt-funding-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/nation/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/11/trump-government-operations-halt-funding-cuts/</span></a></p>
:rss: Hacker News<p>Cosmos 482 Descent Craft tracker<br><a href="http://astria.tacc.utexas.edu/AstriaGraph/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">astria.tacc.utexas.edu/AstriaG</span><span class="invisible">raph/</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ycombinator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Space_situational_awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space_situational_awareness</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Space_traffic_management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space_traffic_management</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/STM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STM</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/space_debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space_debris</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/space_garbage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space_garbage</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/space_junk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space_junk</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbital_debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital_debris</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbital_garbage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital_garbage</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbital_junk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital_junk</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/astrodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbit_determination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbit_determination</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/celestial_mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>celestial_mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbital_mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital_mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>