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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Feb 7, 2025, 04:33 PM Feb 7

Elon Musk's agents have gained access to FEMA's sensitive disaster data

Source: Washington Post

Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data

FEMA officials raised concerns that Trump could soon follow through on his pledge to dismantle the agency responsible for funding disaster relief.

February 7, 2025 at 3:19 p.m. EST 12 minutes ago
By Brianna Sacks, Scott Dance, Ruby Mellen and Hannah Natanson

Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump said his administration would consider making the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency were at the agency and reviewing the grant programs it uses to help communities prepare for and respond to disasters, according to four current and two former FEMA officials.

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By Brianna Sacks, Scott Dance, Ruby Mellen and Hannah Natanson

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/07/musk-trump-fema-doge/

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Elon Musk's agents have gained access to FEMA's sensitive disaster data (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 OP
Trump is a disaster pfitz59 Feb 7 #1
Agents? Does agency exist? Is Mu$k responsible as the principal? I think not. Bo Zarts Feb 7 #2
The SlobFather wants a 'taste' of all monies disbursed - easy to see. NoMoreRepugs Feb 7 #3
They are not "agents" since DOGE isn't a fucking agency. Basso8vb Feb 7 #4

Bo Zarts

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2. Agents? Does agency exist? Is Mu$k responsible as the principal? I think not.
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 04:48 PM
Feb 7

I think apparatchiks is a more descriptive term.

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