Summary
Emails reveal that Social Security Administration acting chief Leland Dudek canceled Maine’s vital records contracts as retaliation against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills after she clashed with Trump.
Despite warnings this could increase identity theft and fraud, Dudek said, “no money will go from the public trust to a petulant child.”
The termination briefly blocked parents from obtaining Social Security numbers for newborns. Dudek reversed the decision within 24 hours amid backlash.
Lawmakers called for his resignation. Dudek, a former IT staffer, was controversially elevated after aiding Elon Musk’s DOGE team.
24 Comments
Xanza@lemm.ee · 199 pts · 1y
Hey look, a crime.
AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 91 pts · 1y
ptz@dubvee.org · 59 pts · 1y
Silly rabbit. Crime is for poor people.
When a rich person does it, it's just being smart.
GladiusB@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
There's a Nintendo character that wouldn't stand for this
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
It’s being savvy
BruisedMoose@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y
Hey look kids, there's Big Ben, and there's Parliament.
klu9@lemmy.ca · 85 pts · 1y
The most fanatically loyal to the Dear Leader, the most contemptuous of both the law and the people, are plucked from mediocrity and placed at the top.
This is America now.
itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 1y
This is their meritocracy.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Kakistocracy
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
This is their idea of DEI.
takeda@lemm.ee · 69 pts · 1y
Petulant child, because the governor cares about all her constituents and not just selected few?
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 11 pts · 1y
More like taking the public hostage
klu9@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y
And then the Sturmtrumper gives a masterclass in petulance and childishness.
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 1y
Projection... always projection
SkyNTP@lemmy.ml · 52 pts · 1y
I'm sure attacking states is going to make the USA a stronger union, especially as it isolates itself from the world.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y
July 4th this year is where all the fun starts.
Mustakrakish@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
"You're a child" says the one crying and shitting his diapers
KiltedQueer@mstdn.social · 14 pts · 1y
@MicroWave When an insipid cunt takes revenge on a petulant child....then where are we?
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y
Cuntyvengulantness.
To clarify, who is in which role here, because Trump is both of these things, and I don't see that Governor being either.
KiltedQueer@mstdn.social · 3 pts · 1y
@just_another_person I agree.
SinningStromgald@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Answer: America.
KiltedQueer@mstdn.social · 8 pts · 1y
@SinningStromgald I'd laugh but I'm frightened.
KiltedQueer@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@SinningStromgald #fdt #fuckdonaldtrump #maga #musk #fuckmusk #handsoff
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
JFC. Who could have predicted that donvict would be a petulant little dickhead?