so, on one hand, i am more than familiar with building super cross-functional teams that break through all sorts of process to get stuff deployed quickly into production. i did some of this in my cloud consulting days, and what DOGE is doing shares a lot of parallels with the kinds of shortcuts we took to "force" business outcomes. i.e. move fast; break things.

on the other hand, you can't outrun process at big orgs, and the USG is the biggest of them all. eventually, once the skunkworks project is done, you'll have to pay the piper and do everything the "right" way. that's why hearing things like RU IPs getting access to presumably-sensitive data within these departments is so concerning. what kinds of risks are being introduced from DOGE operating like this with data that effects people's lives?

on the other other hand, this database project existing, and it being SOLELY for improving deportation efficiency, is really friggin' terrifying.

Wired reported that his might be happening previously, but this is a separate report assembled by CNN. Please kindly do not report as dupe.

If you believe it's for immigration enforcement, I have a bridge to sell you.

They're building concentration camps in El Salvador.

ICE is gearing up to be the Gestapo.

They're arresting judges.

Now they're building an AI-powered dissident hunting machine.

Don't believe for a second this is only for immigration enforcement. It is for you and me and anyone else they don't like.

This is what fascism looks like.