Dangerous moment in this country': What is DOGE doing with Americans' personal info? - MSNBC Reports

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A DOGE-affiliated employee is expected to seek access to an IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information. Also, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Elon Musk's SpaceX team will visit the Air Traffic Control Command Center. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports more. Brendan Buck, former aide to Speakers Ryan and Boehner, and Black Press USA White House correspondent April Ryan join José Díaz-Balart to react. - Aired on 02/17/2025.

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1. It appears there are NO protections for us all.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. And it scares me witless

What would my grandparents think? Both of my grandfathers fought in WWI. My paternal grandfather was the son of Irish immigrants and both he and his closest brother signed up together. My grandfather brought ammunition to the front on horseback and my great uncle fought at the front and survived a battle and was awarded the Silver Star. My maternal grandfather came to this country from Poland as a young man, they made him a citizen and sent him to France to fight for his new country. That took courage, wish I'd met them.

[elleng]

3. Yes. Sorry to see it from you.

Quite valiant history, of your family. Dad served as legal officer, @ Pearl Harbor (AFTER,) and uncles served elsewhere.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. My Dad was still a kid during WWII, but he served in the Navy, was radio operator on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ranger

And his younger brothers both served in the Army, one in Germany and the other in Italy. That's what that generation did.

According to Mary Trump's book, Don Jr. considered joining the military, but his father said he'd disown him.

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5. DOGE is a Mass Looting! /nt

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6. I figure his last move will be to empty our accounts.

Since other things they’ve done haven’t turned out violent masses.