Card 3: The Musk Takeover


Did We Cast Our Votes For Elon Musk?
The United States is currently experiencing a hostile takeover, akin to a coup, by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. Despite not being on the ballot or eligible for the presidency, he appears to be in control. We did not elect him, and he has no authority over us.
Why This Matters To You
On January 31, 2025, a significant breach occurred when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent allowed Elon Musk’s associates access to secure Treasury Department computers. These systems hold sensitive information about taxpayers and recipients of Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. This access raises serious concerns about identity theft and the privacy of hundreds of millions. The information accessed includes the following:
- Your name and address
- Your Social Security number or Taxpayer ID Number
- Your bank account numbers for direct deposit
- All tax refunds that have been paid to you
- Your Medicare or Medicaid number and Medicare plan coverage
- Claims made against your Medicare coverage
- Where you work
- Your lifetime earnings reported for Social Security benefits
- Your health insurance plan and any supplemental health insurance
- Your status as a citizen
Your personal data is now in the hands of people you did not authorize!
Call your Senators and Representatives at (202) 224-3121 to object to Musk’s having access to your private information. Call your local newspapers and urge them to cover this constitutional crisis.
How Does Musk Plan To Use Our Data?
No one knows how our personal information will be used; we know only that it has been stolen. Although Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is not a real agency, Musk’s associates gained access to computers containing data on all federal employees, as well as computers at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, and those under the control of the State Department, thereby compromising national security.
Elon Musk posted on social media that he is “reviewing” the data and canceling what he considers “wasteful.”
- Will Social Security and Medicaid payments be cut or delayed?
- Will SBA or student loans be rescinded?
- Will research grants for cancer or other diseases be stopped?
- Will our private information be sold to our enemies?
Musk’s actions are totally against the law. He must be stopped.
What Can We Do To Stop This Takeover?
- Call our elected officials to object to having our information stolen and kept by people we never elected. Be polite.
- Talk to everyone you know, including Republican voters, about how this takeover affects us all, and urge them to make calls, too.
Call your Senators and Representatives today at (202) 224-3121 to object to Musk’s access to your private information.
Stop Elon Musk
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Telephone: 202-225-3121
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Telephone: 202-224-3121
Website: http://www.senate.gov/ - Find your member of Congress and contact him or her:
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Article Links Musk Takeover
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-federal-payments-system.html - Exclusive: Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/ - USAID’s DC office shuts for the day as Musk, Trump ramp up attacks
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usaids-dc-office-shuts-day-musk-trump-ramp-up-attacks-2025-02-03/ - Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-plans-invoke-obscure-18th-century-wartime-law-bid-mass-deportations-2025-02-03/ - ‘Fork off’: Protesters gather outside OPM to condemn Elon Musk ‘stealing’ personal data
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/03/elon-musk-takeover-protests/78178254007/ - The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/ - “Solidarity is the antidote to fascism”: Progressives organize Treasury protest over Musk takeover
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/03/solidarity-is-the-antidote-to-fascism-progressives-organize-treasury-over-musk-takeover/ - Organizers are calling for a Tuesday night protest over Musk’s attempt to seize control of the money supply
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/2/2300790/-Ideas-what-ELSE-to-do-re-Musk-s-Friday-night-takeover-of-U-S-fiscal-management-systems Ideas what ELSE to do re Musk Friday night takeover of U.S. fiscal management systems, OMG UPDATE 2X - Elon Musk’s scary role in an effective U.S. government takeover
https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2025/02/elon-musks-scary-role-in-an-effective-us-government-takeover.html - Elon Musk has access to the federal payment system. What could go wrong?
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/02/03/elon-musk-federal-payment-system/ - Turmoil inside USAID: Staff to work from home as Musk seeks to shut down agency
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/turmoil-inside-usaid-doge-reps-offices-senior-officials/story?id=118368900 - Elon Musk Is Permanently Deleting Government Agencies
What it’s been like inside USAID, an agency that Donald Trump and the world’s richest man decided to eliminate
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-elon-musk-deleting-government-agencies-usaid-1235254897/ - Hours before their shift, USAID staff received an email stating they were locked out of Washington HQ amid battle with Elon Musk’s DOGE
https://fortune.com/2025/02/03/usaid-email-washington-hq-elon-musk-doge/ - Elon Musk’s Takeover Of U.S. Treasury Sparks Outrage
https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/elon-musks-takeover-of-us-treasury-sparks-outrage-181708 - NY Magazine: Intelligencer- Just asking Questions
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/tags/just-asking-questions/ - ‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-and-elon-musks-blitzkrieg-attack-on-government.html - Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk’s team access to federal payment system
Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk’s team access to federal payment system: Sources – ABC News - Elon Musk’s task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
Elon Musk’s task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say | PBS News - Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury system
Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems | TechCrunch - Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems
Exclusive: Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems | Reuters - Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking the government
Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking the government (NBC News) - Elon Musk’s Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous
Elon Musk’s Effort to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Dangerous (Rolling Stone) - Elon Musk’s secretive government IT takeover, explained
Elon Musk’s secretive government technology takeover, explained | Vox - Elon Musk’s Cronies Locking Federal Workers Out of Computer Systems
Elon Musk’s Cronies Locking Federal Workers Out of Computer Systems | The New Republic - A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System | WIRED
