What a shit show the last 2 weeks have been. But finally, today, some signs of life at the protest at the Treasury Department:
HAPPENING NOW: members of Congress led by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social are attempting to enter the Treasury Building to demand answers re: Musk’s unconstitutional money grab
— Leah Greenberg (@leahgreenberg.bsky.social) 2025-02-04T21:38:03.136Z
“Where is the resistance to Trump?”Hey, we’re outside of the Treasury building. 👋
Outside the Treasury.
— amanda moore 🐢 (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) 2025-02-04T23:14:07.027Z
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
— Alejandro Alvarez (@alvarezreports.bsky.social) 2025-02-04T22:43:32.569Z
And there were speeches:
HOLY SHIT!! Rep. Kamlager-Dove:“It is total corruption for an unelected unqualified billionaire like Elon Musk to…take control of our government to have access… of the information we use when we are trying to get a motherfucking tax return.”
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism.bsky.social) 2025-02-04T23:28:26.354Z
Elizabeth Warren 🥷🤺m.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXe…
Chris Murphy: "We don't pledge allegiance to the creepy 22 year olds working for Elon Musk. We pledge allegiance to the United States of America."
REP. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social says billionaires like Elon Musk want Americans to blame immigrants and trans people etc. for their economic struggles when their insatiable greed is behind the Gilded Age levels of inequality 🎯 🇺🇸 💰
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-02-04T22:51:24.331Z
It’s something, and frankly it’s more people than I expected on short notice. There’s still a giant hill to climb, which leads me here:
It was quite a mess at my home last night as we watched the Sphincter and the international War Criminal both serious and smirking about “the Gaza Riviera!” My head, as well as Hubby’s, exploded! What makes those two any different than Adolph Hitler trying to consume other nations or Hamas kidnapping innocents and creating diaspora and humanitarian crises? NOT A DAMNED THING!! Just calmly “announcing” it has already caused massive destabilization!! Once again, this causes people who call themselves journalists to not be able to report on this…they are methodically dissecting this dangerous crap!! [Except for the real reporters at First Draft of course!] This morning, pseudo-journalist Mika Brezinski put on her “concerned” face as she presented reactions from Senators: Chris Coons (D) rightly called it “insane,” Lindsey Graham (R) chuckled that it would be very “problematic,” and Thom Tillis (R) got all folksy saying the plan is “a kink in the Slinky” because “a Slinky won’t work when there’s a kink in it.” WTF?!?! But, Mika, looking “concerned,” said “there you have it, condemnation on both sides of the aisle.” Really, Mika, that’s what you f’ing heard? Republican condemnation?!! Ya know, Sphincter’s Nazi, Elon Musk oughta be the pissed off one right now! He had to pay over $250M to own the U.S. and take all its wealth. It looks like #47 is gonna get the rest of the wealth of the world for free!! 🤬🤬🤬