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Why is Ron Wyden skipping Trump’s State of the Union? Rather than attend, the Oregon Democrat is boycotting and hosting a town hall meeting streamed on Facebook. While some Democrats engage in the address, Wyden criticizes their choices as “pathetically ridiculous.” Amid ongoing public outrage about job losses and funding cuts, this move underscores a deeper discontent with the administration. Discover more about Wyden's bold stance here: [read more](crooksandliars.com/2025/03/ron). #RonWyden #StateOfTheUnion #Politics #Democrats

Crooks and Liars · Ron Wyden Doing What Every Dem Should Do For Donald's Address To CongressBy Conover Kennard
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#RonWyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases
‘To put it simply, prior to agreeing to any transaction, consumers should understand what they are paying for and what is guaranteed after the sale.’
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (#FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you're not really buying an #ebook or #videogame.
theverge.com/news/618614/senat

The Verge · Ron Wyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchasesBy Jay Peters
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Verge: Ron Wyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases. “Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you’re not really buying an ebook or video game.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/the-verge-ron-wyden-asks-for-rules-about-whether-you-own-your-digital-purchases/

#consumerprotection#digitalcopies#digitalownership
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

"In a letter to #Treasury secretary #ScottBessent on Feb 7, Senator #RonWyden of #Oregon said that “Treasury’s refusal to provide straight answers about DOGE’s actions, as well as its refusal to provide a briefing requested by several #Senate committees only heightens my suspicions” and requested that Bessent provide the logs of Elez and any other DOGE-affiliated personnel regarding their access to the Treasury’s systems."
wired.com/story/treasury-bfs-d

News headline: A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’ An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff’s access to federal payments systems “the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.” by Vittoria Elliott and Leah Feiger Politics Feb 7, 2025 2:47 PM
#ElonMusk#Coup#Trump
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Senator Has Dire Warning About Letting Elon Musk Run Wild:
Ron Wyden didn’t mince words about what Elon Musk and Donald Trump are up to.
newrepublic.com/post/191253/ro

“Trump and Musk are ignoring the checks and balances of our republic, and for all practical purposes I’d call that a coup...

They’ve set their sights on a full purge of anyone in govt that doesn’t bend the knee and follow their orders”

News headline: Senator Has Dire Warning About Letting Elon Musk Run Wild Ron Wyden didn’t mince words about what Elon Musk and Donald Trump are up to. Edith Olmsted February 6, 2025 / 2:34 p.m. ET
#RonWyden#ElonMusk#Coup
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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

#Eilnachrichten

*RFK Jr. HHS-Bestätigung: Finanzausschuss des #US-Senats billigt #Kennedy - nachdem #tRump seine Autismus-Behauptungen verstärkt* 2)

#USpol #TrumpCoup #RFKJr #HHS
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Der #TrumpCoup1) läuft auf Hochtouren. Hut ab vor jedem wie dem ranghöchsten Mitglied des #SenateFinanceCommittee, Sen. #RonWyden (D-#Oregon), der immer noch den Mut hat, sich gegen diese faschistische Übernahme der US-Regierung zu stellen.

Für diejenigen, die schlecht hören oder..

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mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1139

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

@flexghost

#BreakingNew

*RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Senate Finance Panel Approves Kennedy—After #tRump Boosts His Autism Claims* 2)

#USpol #TrumpCoup #RFKJr #HHS
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Totally agree, the #TrumpCoup1) is going full speed. Kudos to everyone like the ranking member of the #SenateFinanceCommittee, Sen. #RonWyden (D-#Oregon,) who still has the guts to stand up to this facist takeover of US government.

For those with hearing impairments or lesser command of English,..
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mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1139

MastodonHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (@HistoPol@mastodon.social)@JensHannemann@mastodon.online @christinkallama@hcommons.social @w7voa@journa.host #USpol (2/2) ...The #TrumpCoup 2024 was a hostile takeover of the USA by the #TechnoFeudalist #oligarchs. Having a (skilled) labor shortage can only be anathema to all of them. Currently, I cannot see any chance for #Bannon's views to prevail, lest he do a successful #RöhmPutsch 2.0. And I don't see that happening either. //
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Yesterday US Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon sent a sternly written letter to the US Treasury department indicating that private agents of Elon Musk have been given illegal access of nearly all government payment processing systems.

These systems manage and control nearly $6T of US tax payer dollars earmarked for every type of government program imaginable. These databases have up til now been considered highly confidential.

finance.senate.gov/chairmans-n

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today following a report that personnel affiliated with Elon Musk have sought access to a highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system. That system, which is maintained by non-political staff, disperses trillions of dollars each year, such as Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, grants and payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk-owned companies. 
Senator Wyden wrote in a new letter: “To put it bluntly, these payment systems simply cannot fail, and any politically-motivated meddling in them risks severe damage to our country and the economy. I am deeply concerned that following the federal grant and loan freeze earlier this week, these officials associated with Musk may have intended to access these payment systems to illegally withhold payments to any number of programs. I can think of no good reason why political operators who have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law would need access to these sensitive, mission-critical systems … The federal government is in a financially precarious position, currently utilizing accounting maneuvers to continue paying its bills since it reached the debt limit at the beginning of the year. I am concerned that mismanagement of these payment systems could threaten the full faith and credit of the United States.”
His letter continued: “The press has previously reported that Musk was denied a high-level clearance to access the government’s most sensitive secrets. I am concerned that Musk’s enormous business operation in China -- a country whose intelligence agencies have stolen vast amounts of sensitive data about Americans, including U.S. government employee data by hacking U.S. government systems -- endangers U.S. cybersecurity and creates conflicts of interest that make his access to these systems a national security risk.”
#RonWyden#Musk#Oregon
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Nonilex

Get ready to laugh.

Her first sentence. 🤣

During the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte's confirmation hearing for #TulsiGabbard, #Trump's nom to be Director of National Intelligence, Sen #RonWyden (D-OR) questioned the nominee about her willingness to break with President Trump if an illegal order was given.

#law #NationalSecurity #USpol
youtube.com/watch?v=PrugWNJamf

YouTubeWyden Asks Gabbard Point Blank: 'What Will You Do If You're Dealing With An Illegal Order?'By Forbes Breaking News
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Punk Metal n Bowie

SO IT WAS ON PURPOSE. SEE BELOW
Salon: "Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance": #Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator #RonWyden says
Anyone trying to log onto the Medicaid system was greeted by a notice saying that, due to "Executive Orders regarding potentially unallowable grant payments, PMS is taking additional measures to process payments. Reviews of applicable programs and payments will result in delays and/or rejections of payments."

salon.com/2025/01/28/blatant-a

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Nonilex

#RFKJr told the panel that he is not #AntiVaccine, saying all of his children are vaccinated. This was actually a point that his cousin, #CarolineKennedy, raised in her letter opposing his confirmation yesterday — she described him as a “#hypocrite” for vaccinating his children while at the same time profiting from amplifying fears about #vaccines in many parents.

Sen #RonWyden entered Caroline Kennedy’s letter in its entirety into the record.

#law#USpol#PublicHealth
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Nonilex

Sen #RonWyden accused #RFKJr of being hypocritical, saying he is fond of saying he’s not making “recommendations” about whether parents should #vaccinate their #children, but “just asking questions” & giving people choices.

“It’s a slippery tactic to dodge any real responsibility for his words & actions, & it’s absurd coming from somebody who’s trying to win confirmation for a job that is entirely about making recommendations,” Wyden said in his opening statement.

#law#USpol#PublicHealth
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Nonilex

Senator #RonWyden brings up #RFKJr’s 2023 remark about pausing #infectious #disease #research for EIGHT YEARS, calling it”gobsmacking.” He also raises the specter of a #NationalAbortionBan should Kennedy decide to limit or bar access to the #abortion pill, #mifepristone.

Senator Wyden underscored Kennedy’s shifting positions, saying “When he’s taken every side of every issue, how can the American people believe that he has anything to say?”

#law#USpol#PublicHealth
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