Hair On Fire Yet? Musk's Takeover Of Federal Payment System

It can't be stressed enough -- this is what's going on in the most sensitive parts of your U.S. Government:

A 25-year-old engineer in Elon Musk’s DOGE has access to a “top-secret” federal payment system within the Treasury Department, a report said Tuesday.

The engineer, Marko Elez, reportedly has the ability to alter the code responsible for the vast majority of payments the U.S. government makes to its citizens, including Social Security, tax returns, and much more. 

Elez was identified by sources who spoke to WIRED, making him the seventh young DOGE staffer to be unmasked on Musk’s team, which has shaken up Washington as the billionaire tries to made good on his promise to cut billions of federal spending.  

The supposed whiz kid has been granted access “not just to read but to write code” within the U.S. Payment Automation Manager and Secure Payment System at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, WIRED reported.

These systems are said to be housed on a “top-secret mainframe” that hosts information about government payments amounting to more than a fifth of the U.S. economy. That includes grants and payouts to government contractors that would likely include private sector competitors to Musk’s companies...  (our emphasis)

Let's also just stress again that this is a 25- year- old someone having access to this critical system who we'll guess has no "top secret" security clearance, and certainly no background in government financial systems.  He's now positioned to disrupt payments to all sorts of entities, including YOU, intentionally or inadvertently, at the behest of the South African un-elected fascist oligarch Elon Musk.  

Your hair should be completely engulfed by fire by now.

BONUS:  Explainer here (=Boom!=) --

"I just want to be clear about what's going on here." - @warren.senate.gov www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...

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— L O L G O P (@lolgop.bsky.social) February 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM