The Political Thread

[Chris]

Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.

www.bbc.com

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.

US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies of records.

The move comes after 19 state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after Doge, a cost-cutting initiative led by Musk, was given access to the records.

They argued access for Musk, a "special government employee", and Doge, which is not an official government department, violated federal law.

 

[Professor Booty]

 

[Samoa Looch]

Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.

www.bbc.com

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.

Good.

Shame they probably already got a shit ton of data.

 

[Grim]

It shouldn't even have to come down to the courts too. This shit shouldn't have even been fathomable.

The reckoning is coming for these fascists.

 

[Samoa Looch]

 

[Chris]

Trump tells Treasury to stop minting 'wasteful' pennies

The US President cites rising costs as the reason for discontinuing production of the one cent coin

www.bbc.com

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, by US President Donald Trump in an announcement on his Truth Social media account.

"Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," Trump's post said, describing the move as a cost-cutting measure.

It comes after Elon Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) drew attention to the cost of minting pennies in a post on X last month.

 

[Comrade Khan]

 

[Comrade Khan]

Every accusation was a projection. Your election was compromised.

 

[Chris]

Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag

A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.

apnews.com

A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.

The NFL confirmed the person was part of the 400-member field cast. The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that “law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.”

“The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an emailed statement.

The performer stood on a car used as a prop for Lamar’s performance and held up the flag. The NFL said “the individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show” and that “no one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”

Roc Nation, the entertainment company which produced the show, said that the act “was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal.”

The show continued without interruption, and it did not seem as though the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar’s performance.

 

[Comrade Khan]

NFL banning for life for daring to have an opinion. Detained too. What is this North Korea?

 

[Professor Booty]

Such bullshit

 

[Chris]

If the flag would have said "end racism" he would have been executed on the spot

 

[Professor Booty]

If the flag would have said "end racism" he would have been executed on the spot

Trump would of ordered it

 

[Grim]

It's all because dear Der Fuhrer Trump was there in person.

 

[Grim]