Some of us refer to this as the Soft-Coup. Unelected, lawless software techs mucking about with the holy grail, crown jewels computer systems at the U.S. Treasury. Sounds a bit like a William Gibson cyber-punk novel. Suddenly folks who have no accountability to Americans have their hands on the mechanism that controls all the money in the U.S. Government. Yikes.
What are we, my partner and I, doing about it? You know, besides totally freaking out? Well, I guess, mainly just freaking out, but also...
Tiny actions: calling our representatives in the Senate & House. Writing emails and letters too. Calling our local bank to ask what they are doing to protect our data, and to alert the banking community that the U.S. payment system is now under attack and at risk. We also ready to march and protest.
We also just subscribed to Wired Magazine, I mean, it is definitely a time to support good reporters and reporting. We also follow along with daily reports from Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman and Timothy Snyder. Staying informed & engaged. We think it's our duty as citizens.
It is time for "the people" to stand up for Democracy. This latest threat cuts across our political divide. Those dollars belong to all of us, the people. What is happening is lawless. Mind-bending too. WTF...
