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Sure, taxpayers should bail out Musk's failing POS social media platform. Talk about fraud and corruption.

Keep up the reporting. It might be the only thing keeping them in check. Knowledge is Power.

Who wants to be on toxic hellhole troll sludge X to read SSA communications? This is total bs! The dismantling and downgrade of OUR government continues while the WH traitor felon conman blows $3 million taxpayer dollars each time he flies to FL to golf! 😡 SSA could communicate on BlueSky, too! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻

I know there is this "flood the zone" approach to creating so much distraction that it's hard to track everything or follow-up, but it'd be nice to see, down the road, what actually happens, screen shots of what folks said, etc.

WIRED investigative journalists, the unexpected heroes of our times.

Tell the SSA administrator that if they touch OUR SSI reserved funds, it’s 💯 legal death penalty as their consequences

I believe wired.

I checked my SS account on 2-5-25 and my reported earnings matched my W2. I check on it again on 4-7-25 and the reported earnings did not match my W2. It had been correct then it was changed. They had increased the earnings by a great amount. Something’s going on there.

Fucking thief drug addict..

@smith.senate.gov is a lying fascist collaborator, no one should be taking her, or any of the @democrats.senate.gov seriously, except in the sense of "how serious should their sentence for treason be?" I'd stand by your reporting any day over a feckless liar-for-fascists like "Senator" Tina Smith.

Thanks, but unable view it without paying. I can't pay for every article I wish to read as I am on limited Social Security benefits

But…but…if the post is on Twitter, it must be true. And since it came from a government Twitter account, that makes it extra true. I’ve never seen a false post by the Trump government. This is the truest post we’ve seen in a century. It’s so true you wouldn’t even believe it.

So people who want to talk to social security gotta pay 8$ a month, and look at racism and child pornography?

@alt-ssa.altgov.info can confirm.

Why is communication from SS only going through X? Why? I would like to know why! And we don’t want privatize SS cause you know darn well some corp will fuck that up and suck all the money out of SS so we have nothing to live on! The writing is on the wall!

Wired has been doing great work

I’m betting on the fact that the regime lies about everything.

So…forcing people to be on X-Twitter to communicate? Nope, too many abolishes there.

Insane

Admittedly, I've just said the quite part out loud. Surprised American media has picked that line up earlier

I subscribed to Wired because they are doing what MSM isn’t. Investigative reporting that really matters and not following the shiny objects trump throws out every day.

It really doesn't matter if this reporting is true or not. All people will care about is whether or not they are dealing with longer waits to deal with social security. If the answer is yes, then republicans are going to pay big time for this.

A set up to create “fake news” whilst simultaneously floating future intentions? If government info is going out via social media EVERY platform should be used simultaneously so citizens aren’t forced to use any particular app. I will *never* use X or Meta. 🦋 has enough users to warrant its use.

*of a post made by the ssa on X

Also, Fuck X.

any and all mediums owned by Elon Musk….and that start with X.

Floridians ought to just love this 💕

Musk has to get new eyeballs to the advertisers that he gave huge discounts to… if they came back www.adweek.com/agencies/exc...

😡

The White House is misleading...

Too. Stupid to be. Real

I trust your reporting over this regime. The only way they'll change it is if they realize it's to obvious a screw up.

And this is why free speech and good journalism is needed now more than ever. Good job! Keep it up!

So I just wrote to my Senator and Congressman for nothing?

Rachel Maddow reported something about this last night on her podcast

Wired has been on top of Trump 💩 so probably true then changed

They’ll use X and Signal now.

here's another outlet saying it's real: www.commondreams.org/news/us-soci...

What a concept... a media outlet with balls

And those of us who refuse to use the x-platform are now totally fucked?

Get ‘em, @wired.com!

Bottom line - They fucking got caught…

It leaked and they backtracked

this communication shift is illegal. You have to provide communication on a broad scale in the public sector. Only providing it on a smart device manner or a space requiring agreeing to a terms of service to get the information or to pay a fee to get it is discriminatory in nature. Very illegal.

"R's" in "C" are worried about the midterms - basis of DJT's messaging to R voters but drip by drip DJT is losing & the last straw may come in the form of lost SSA payments. "R' voters" will be living on the street IF that happens. The U.S. is not Russia ! Mighty Pen that message.

You cannot trust official communication from this administration unless it's verified through other sources.

As I read my choice I can believe Wired OR the dt administration of fraud & conning ... OK then Wired it is w/o a doubt.

And the GOP politburo. Silent.

Any sense that they changed their minds? I believe it’s actually illegal to use social media (or at least just one platform) in this way and that employees are restricted in using social media on government computers. They may have reversed course.

Deport the migrant welfare queen now. Baby Beluga needs to leave immediately.

With the "F around & find out" method, everything is changed first & see if it needs to be reverted after feedback. In technology this is done by unplugging the machine & see if anything shows ill effect That's why we need to keep our voices loud & get heard. Show them the ill effects. Be proactive

I'm not a violent man. But if I find out who decided to use the word "mediums", somebody is going to get hurt.

I got two emails yesterday telling me I could check my SS account by clicking on the link they provided. I clicked on it. First time, it had me download the document that I could not open. Second email informed me o had to have a PC on order to open the file. I have a Mac.

I trust wired more than whatever traitor tot is handling all the gov social media

Keep doing what you are doing!

I just logged into my SSA/SSI account & they do not indicate anywhere I had to log into my deleted x account to see my inbox or my statements.

I trust @wired.com more for some reason

Crony capitalism having a grand time with Ayn Rand.

Doesn’t X require a subscription to use? Musk must be getting desperate to recoup money that he’s losing on Tesla?

Did WIRED just save Social Security?

Let us know for sure

Thank you Wired!

Thank you. Your reporting is a godsend. Getting a subscription to the magazine was an essential act of resistance.

BAD doge already taking over the Social Security.🤔

Yeah. But who wrote the tweet from the SSA?

So a private company owned by Trump’s largest campaign donor who is also the richest man in the world -is now the official communications platform for a government agency? #Oligarchy sounds very Russian.

So, my 93yo mom needs to get an account on X now? And those in nursing homes and assisted living facilities? How about those in dementia care? Hospice? Group homes? Prison? Really?

Interesting: the GOP wouldn’t register gun owners on a database because of privacy concerns but wait! Republicans are just fine! with DOGE breaking and entering govt databases and stealing every American’s private data to run through their private AI mills.

Criminal

This is why I have a subscription to your magazine. Maybe, just maybe, they'll reverse these irresponsible decisions, now that they've been exposed.

Then post the denial in a message from Social Security.

I will not give the Xdiot any of my money. Staying away from that cesspool as far away as I can. I'd prefer to get letters over that place.

This is Musks attempt to make x relevant again. Also a way for him to generate $ by forcing people to use x and bring back advertisers. There's probably a hefty government contact as well.

wtf

Thank you for eliminating the paywall for these kinds of stories. More outlets need to do this.

What? X....how would we use that?

I want Congress to immediately open an investigation into conflict of interest for having the SSA using Musk's product, which has so many issues with security as to be banned by most major companies for internal use. STOP GIVING TRUMP'S CRONIES CONTRACTS

The x thing is red meat but meaningless it’s all about benefits and customer service

The denial is literally on Twitter.

Famous story about LBJ, when a plan he had was leaked to the press, and reported. He was so pissed off he cancelled the plan. Then he told his press office to tell the reporter he was wrong.

It's on the Fed Network. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

The reporting is real. Here is the release from Trumps Team on the Fed Network. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

Ain’t gunna happen

I trust Wired reporters more than anybody in the Administration.

Mediums? They mean fortune tellers.

Social Security is not in charge. So .....

✊🏼✊🏿

I am often guilty of understatement. 🤷‍♀️

How I assessed things: I read earlier that Musk planned to modify X so payments could be made over that platform. I fear that moving SSA comms there was setting the stage for Musk to take over all SSA functions. God help us if Musk controls our Soc Sec checks.

Tina Smith nailed it. Cockroaches scurry away in the light!

Hmm, who would we believe? The Ketamine Chainsaw Eugenecist who compulsively lies or courageous and acclaimed journalists? You all sb thanked for your work. Thank you!

If they postpone their dismantling because of your article, that’s a win even while they attempt to deny deny deny.

THANK YOU WIRED!

I trust @wired.com over Elon any time c

Of course. You guys are killing it.

phew! I never want to get back on Twitter again since baby man bought it. It’s definitely biased in one direction. Totally untrustworthy.

I still think everyone in the resistance should delete their Twitter accounts and never go back to that site. Solid way to hurt musk and keep shit like this from happening.

Remember guys. douchebag kids now have control of the SSA social media accounts for social security. Grownups no longer are controlling the social security, social media accounts. And those kids are realizing that its blowing up in their faces. I tend to believe [Wired] on this one. .

It was also reported in Federal News Network with a quote from an email to employees. If they changed their minds, I’m relieved, but the mistake was theirs, not WIRED. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

At bottom the Trump administration is about lying. Everything they do they justify with a lie … or several lies.

Keep going. Knock DOGE the fuck out.

I believe Wired. Who knows who has access to the SSA Twitter account now.

Ok, but he isn't a grown-up. They need to leave our money we saved alone. 🤷‍♀️ They are hurting the elderly and disabled people and kids. Not to mention, veterans. They really suck.

I suspect the latter.

Interestingly, I could not log in at SSA last night, even though the claim is that the site is “always available.”

Thing is: It seemed perfectly believable given all the fucked up stuff Elno and his co-prez are coming up with on the daily.

Would not surprise me though, anything to eliminate older citizens they know don’t have Twitter … or smart phones.

Can they be sued??

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Hopefully those who do have it will repost it on other sites like BlueSky? Then it can be spread further by others like us?

Make them come out and either own it, or walk it back in such a way that they can never get away with trying it again.

We Vets are Trying to Get #Quislings #Paperclip ##FAFO #Impeach #Iwearapaperclip and answer to the Anger of MAGA Hats

They thought they could quietly do it until it was “too late” to revert it “everyone likes it anyway, they can get their news, cash their checks and check on their payments, it’s the everything app!” Thanks, Wired

Openly lying to the American people from an official government account. There is no line they will not cross.