Jeezus.

I hate bullies and I particularly despise that nasty pos that squats in our WH

to these people to myself . . .

And probably have some choice things that we'd like to add.

It really is!!

I'm sure they'll be forthcoming soon.

Will he pretend to care is the real question.

or maybe a "Sternly Worded Letter"....?????????????

being restored within 24 hours of being cancelled. So it appears Collins and King did take effective action.

I'm not saying this isn't scary nor am I a fan of Collins but it's very easy to read this whole thread and not realize that the current emergency has been resolved, nor give credit to Maine's Senators for doing their jobs. You have to read to the bottom of the linked article to realize that.

The remaining danger is the muffling of dessent from Governors and other officials over fear of this kind of retribution.

It's all black and white on paper so even one of our US judges should be able to see it.

Putting out brush fires doesn't stop the arsonist.

We don't live in that country anymore.

The complete lack of self-awareness that it took for him to write this is both stunning and typical.

The only petulant child is trump. dudek is maybe a year younger than trump's five.
republicans! Can't live with'em, can't kill'em.

The right-wing police state in action...

of hindering the fight against fraud in Social Security. This malicious dunderhead should driven out as from the people’s service as soon as nightfall.
This is big news. He should be fired pronto.

Sometimes they come like rainstorms! Including hail stones (like we had here yesterday)!

What, is he the toady for a supernumerary "president" so immature and unstable he has to take revenge for policy disagreements.

I can't do much by way of protest, so I began calling and e-mailing my congressman and 2 senators each and every day to leave an opinion on my cause du jour.
There are too many issues to address, so although I sometimes comment about USAID or Ukraine or the USPS or Medicare or NIH/CDC/FDA or . . . (you get the picture), most of my contacts regard social security, medicare or medicaid. This article really steamed me, so I composed tomorrow's calls/e-mails to say this:
It would seem that an administration that allows an unelected, drug-addled billionaire to “take a chain saw” to agency after agency in pursuit of waste, fraud and abuse would be appalled at a recent abusive public action by another unelected, unconfirmed official. Where are you? Are you seeking the resignation and/or firing of the current acting commissioner of Social Security? Are you speaking up? I don't hear you. When Leland Dudek cancelled the vital records contracts with the state of Maine he admitted it “would result in improper payments and potential for identity theft” that leads to fraud. This was a punitive, retributive act, certainly inspired by a thin-skinned president, but allowed by legislators like you who DO NOTHING. If you don’t speak out against retributive acts, then you are complicit in their enactment.

I think everyone involved in DU should send him a postcard or letter, asking why he is encouraging the abuse of American citizens.

They just want. Like their “master”. All he knows are two words: “I want.”

Unfortunately, that’s probably gonna keep working, at least for awhile, before the opposition reaches an undeniable level of critical mass. Only then can a realistic removal process can even be thought of, widely enough, to start forcing changes.

It may take awhile, though. Denial runs REALLY and INTENSELY deep with too many “true believers” who desperately don’t want to be wrong (or wrong AGAIN).

If you’re able to admit you were wrong, you also will have to admit you’ve been HAD. ROYALLY and HUMILIATINGLY HAD.

And NOBODY wants to have to admit that.

NOBODY wants to be seen as being that gullible - indeed, outrageously and catastrophically gullible.

TSF likes his appointees to be dishonest and criminally malevolent.

we are damned proud of her. Overwhelming support for her in the comment section of the Portland Press Herald.

I hate to think in such terms. But I pray it doesn't get to the point where we have to take "drastic" action to save our Democracy. Please read between the lines here.

causing delay and hardship to surviving widows and widowers who will be delayed in getting the survivor benefit and also the death benefit. Even though the SS benefit is very small it can help with a couple of bills in households that are receiving a low monthly benefit in the first place. But causing needless suffering to people is a prime feature of these fascists.

$255 in 1954 is $3,024 today which would help Seniors getting ripped off by life insurance Companies.

$255 today is about one weeks stuff at the grocery store for two people.

Shameful..........

are right to mention the insurance companies. Many times those checks from the companies who people think will pay in their moment of need are delayed by the companies while they foot drag.

or the legal guardian, also? I remembered Mom getting one when my Dad died... but I lost Mom on Jan 3, and I've not heard or seen anything about one.

BTW... you are right on with your grocery estimate! I can't go to the store for weekly shopping without dropping over $200.00. And that's with not buying much meat... maybe a pound of hamburger. It's ridiculous!

On the buried billing or for the obituary in the news. I noticed it on the final billing for my Mom's funeral as a credit.

Had it out yesterday because KanCare (KS medicaid) wants to claw back money to repay the money they paid on her nursing home costs. We didn't have to pay anything for her burial; she was buried next to my Dad at the Veterans National Cemetery. Then again, maybe it was automatic payment to the National Cemetery organization. It's not going to mean that much now... but it would have been nice as we were doing last minute stuff for the funeral out of our pockets. I could use a break on the weekly shopping!

for petty political purposes

The petulant child is Trump.

It’s not just Trump who lives for spite and retribution…. It’s also his staff and the MAGA who support him.

That helps stop identity theft and Social Security fraud. Cutting off their nose to spite their face cones to mind. This whole admin is epically stupid.

They just say that to give them an excuse to cut SS, fire federal workers, and cancel agencies.

THIS is what should be investigated, not MuskRAT's phony allegations of Social Security fraud!

ever fascist.

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are dead

after pressure from Maine's congressional delegation. I've learned that I should always read the whole article before reading a whole string of comments. This is scary enough without making it worse than it is.

judge happens to be.)

How is this working out for your people, Susie.

I'm sick of people demonizing "The Social Security Administration" - this defines the SSA as evil in people's minds. And on the part of media THIS IS INTENTIONAL.

The ADMINISTRATION didn't do this. LELAND DUDEK and DOGE did it.

The argument was about whether or not Governor Mills would obey the applicable laws.

Governor Mills said she would obey the law. Donald Trump was telling her to ignore the law and obey him instead.

Is that a thing that Congress can even do?