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:
