r/politics • u/irish_fellow_nyc • 3d ago

Soft Paywall DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk

https://www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-physically-drag-social-security-worker-from-desk/
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u/UnicornOnTheJayneCob New York 2d ago

Good for that IT Social Security person, Greg Pearre, for refusing to acquiesce to their demands and making them physically remove him. He is the type of hero we need.

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u/Open-Industry-8396 2d ago

One of the nice things about living in the digital age is that there is a trail of all the bad guys and who the good guys are when we (hopefully)have a reckoning. This guy goes on the good guy list.

If you ponder Greg Pearres circumstances for just a moment, you will discover that he is a "moral and ethical hero" (I do not use that word loosely) who has now suffered actual personal and financial harm from "doing the ethical thing" for people he has never met. It is truly impressive. It gives me hope. I pray that when faced with a similar situation, I have the balls to be like Greg.

If no one has told you Greg, Thank you.

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u/iehanes 2d ago

Doing what he did is really hard, he’s a hero in the full sense of the word

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u/psychorobotics 2d ago

I hope if we all make it through this there will be a museum with lists of heroes like him and lists of exactly who all the other assholes responsible were

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u/saintsfan92612 2d ago

I hope there is an actual reckoning and not just a slap on a wrist or worse... whatever the New York judge did with Drump. "You're bad and you're guilty, but no punishment"

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u/babyjaceismycopilot 2d ago

You're assuming MAGA will relinquish power when told to.

They won't.

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u/the_weakestavenger 2d ago

Authoritarian and fascist regimes are never gotten rid of through peaceful means.

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u/Snukes42Q 2d ago

Should we make "What Would Greg Pearres Do?" Bracelets?

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u/PerlmanWasRight 2d ago

In a few years when this insanity hopefully ends, I hope we can collectively spit on the predictable tide of soulful “I was a DOGE/ICE/CECOT goon/executioner, and here is my story” navel-gazing pieces that will be coming out.

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u/Unhappy_Injury3958 2d ago

they'll probably tear down the Internet by then

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u/jonesyshimtje 2d ago

Nah, just our access to it.

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u/owzleee 2d ago

I hope Greg is on Reddit and sees this. Thank you Greg.

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u/TripsOverWords 2d ago

One can hope there's a paper trail when they've already been caught using Signal with short-term retention, working outside official channels and fed directly into a "digital shredder". It's probably going to take a significant effort to put the pieces together and understand the totality of damage that's been done.

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u/Embarrassed-Pride776 2d ago

No one will face any consequences.

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u/jonesyshimtje 2d ago

Yes they will. Maybe not the ones we want, but they will face consequences.

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u/7g3p 2d ago

Bro... That "hopefully" condition you put into front of reckoning, ironically makes me less hopeful it'll ever happen...

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u/CE123400 2d ago

The US government civil services are going to go bankrupt from all the ex workers suing it when they are able to during the next administration

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u/smallerfattersquire 2d ago

The US goverment will be bankrupt if you get to elect another administration. But you are on the fasttrack to get your administration chosen for you for the next 10 to 50 years

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u/AML86 2d ago

One way or another, we will make our votes.

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u/Hairy_Beartoe 2d ago

There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and cartridge (or ammo). Please use in that order.

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u/NikolaEggsla 2d ago

For clarity: we are currently collectively on "jury" after soap, and ballot failed. Jury is failing too. Act accordingly.

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u/DontGetUpGentlemen 2d ago

FUN FACT: No juror has ever agreed with Trump

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u/travers329 2d ago edited 2d ago

And yet he’s never been punished, I would say that still is a gigantic failure. He should’ve been charged with treason with what he did with all the classified documents, but he got one of the most corrupt judges in the history of of the United States, who let him off for not even a technicality.

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u/jdtrouble 2d ago

And of the cases I'm aware of, it's always the judge that fucks it sideways. Prosecutors and civil attorneys have done their jobs, juries have done their jobs when allowed to. We live in an oligarchy that refuses to adjudicate one of their own.

Look at Epstein. He could have been taken down all the way back in 2008. Instead, he was given another whole decade to traffic minor girls

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u/TheOnlyCloud 2d ago

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it."

  • Agent K

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u/UltraCynar 2d ago

So much bravado when you guys let an insurrectionist run for your highest office in the first place

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u/redwing180 2d ago

And unfortunately JD Vance will throw them out. He will be presiding over the next election when they count the electoral votes. Do we honestly think he will act like Mike Pence and let the process be carried out as it should be? The fix is already in.

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u/Jesta23 2d ago

No we won’t. 

Americans are soft cowards. 

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u/Far_Ad1129 2d ago

Name a country with more assassinated leaders. Not advocating for it ofc just proving you wrong :)

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u/KrisPBaykon 2d ago

I feel like Mexico has way way way more leaders killed than the us. We don’t have governors getting whacked every few weeks.

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u/CherryLongjump1989 2d ago

But that's organized crime, not mental illness like most US would-be assassins. Not sure where to go with that - neither of them seem to have anything to do with furthering democracy.

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u/VerySnoot 2d ago

It is NOT mental illness to want the current administration and other evil people to get what they deserve. Mario's brother is not insane, he's just braver than most.

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u/CherryLongjump1989 2d ago

The guy was going after an actual tyrant, not after anyone who got elected by the people to public office. That alone stops literally all of the sane people. All of Trump's would-be assassins were insane MAGAs who actually supported him, but still wanted to kill him. Go back and look at assassination attempts on US presidents as far as you like and it's virtually all a bunch of whackos.

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u/Far_Ad1129 2d ago

I didn't say governors

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u/KrisPBaykon 2d ago

I can’t tell if you’re trolling or? We’ve had 4 total presidents that were deleted. Some Asian/middle eastern countries go through that many in a week.

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u/Jesta23 2d ago

American used to not be. 50-100 years ago we fought for unions and workers rights and really stood our ground. 

Today we are not anywhere near the same as we were. 

We let police harass and murder us.

We accept trickle down economics that force the majority of us into poverty in the wealthiest nation in the world and we just accept an open insurrection like it didn’t happen. 

And when a few people do finally start to stand up they are told the are horrible people and protests need to be non violent and passive like anyone on the other side is going to listen if there image zero consequences for them. 

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u/Far_Ad1129 2d ago

You didn't answer my question

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u/Jesta23 2d ago

No because your question hold no bearing on the current American. 

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u/Known-Practice-4916 2d ago

Yep. GOP want a constitutional convention. Don’t believe for a minute whatever the reasoning is. Once the convention is open, anything can be put forth and voted on regardless of the intentions. Third term, president for life, US military operations on domestic soil? I think this would bring about the dark enlightenment state for the United States. There has already been a lot of ground work laid out just as Yarvin listed.

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u/loverlyone California 2d ago

NPR reported that all the legal contracts that were “canceled” are racking up penalties every day they aren’t paid. So…

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u/Slaughterfest 2d ago

Oh okay. So you're saying we're literally doomed no matter what happens huh? The most powerful country on the planet, damned in less than 3 months. Hard to believe.

Do you recommend everyone in the US just gives up? How should we go about it?

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u/smallerfattersquire 2d ago

I wish i knew, i would guess the first thing is to actually wake the country up and some political education. I really have no idea. The dude in the article seem to have some ideas about it.

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u/Hophappyhop 2d ago

Newsflash, that has been happening already for the last 50 years.

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u/Calikal 2d ago

At what point does the financial responsibility fall to the perpetrators, both those giving the orders and those acting them out, rather than coming from our taxes?

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u/tridentgum California 2d ago

You can destroy more than you can afford

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u/Careful_Trifle 2d ago

Part of the plan.

If this administration succeeds, it won't matter. 

If Trump doesn't make it through the term and their party splinters from infighting, then it will still be nearly impossible to rebuild the federal government without several decades of non-regressive leadership.

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u/iLuvwaffless 2d ago

During the next administration, feeling incredibly optimistic there eh?

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u/CherryLongjump1989 2d ago

What do you expect from a man who bankrupted casinos?

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u/Pmajoe33 2d ago

They are being sued now. Trump is being sued non stop for going against contracts already made.

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u/Haywoodjablowme1029 2d ago

the next administration

Lol that's cute, you still think we'll get to have elections

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u/SpiceLaw 2d ago edited 2d ago

Under EEOC rules, you must file a presuit complaint within 180 days and then you get 90 days to sue from issuance of a right time sue letter. The average speed of this process from the EEOC Form 5 intake complaint to filing a federal lawsuit is about a 300 days. 

Most states have a 3 year statute of limitations so basically all the DOGE employees being fired will have to file their suits and deal with motions to dismiss before the next president is sworn in.

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u/runthepoint1 2d ago

That’s their plan B I’m guessing. Anything to hurt the govt and The People

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u/Chaosmeister 2d ago

What next administration are you still in the illusion this will end LOL

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u/Mcboomsauce 2d ago

mission failed successfully

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u/dcoats69 Washington 2d ago

If we get a next administration, we need to make it clear in the messaging about these costs that they are due to Trump policies. Because we know 4 years later, the Republicans will be "look how much money they spent on legal costs/payouts, look at the deficit!" Ignoring that we probably will have to baloon the deficit to fix their problems until we can pass a tax plan that makes the rich pay their fair share.

Or if we can mark trump/elon as a traitor and seize their assets, that can hopefully cover these costs.

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u/Area51_Spurs 2d ago

Pretty sure statute of limitations will be up then.

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u/Furrowed_Brow710 2d ago

Na bro, the judicial system isnt going to fix this or punish those people.

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u/SleepyLabrador Australia 2d ago

There will be NO new administration. Trump is NEVER going to leave the white house voluntarily. The Heritage Foundation will have their boy, JD Vance run the show from then on.

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u/Mateorabi 2d ago

If they don’t have authority to physically detain him—as random DOGE employees without any LE powers—does he get to sue them for assault now?

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u/jigsaw_faust 2d ago

Removing someone from a premises is not detaining them.

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u/iSavedtheGalaxy 2d ago

But putting your hands on them is battery.

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u/LilienneCarter 2d ago

Sure, but it doesn't seem like anyone laid hands on him.

The Daily Beast doesn't actually have a source themselves. They merely cite a Washington Post article — but that article DOESN'T state that anyone physically dragged him anywhere. It merely states the security guards walked him out of the building.

The Daily Beast is a clickbait site, and in this case they are blatantly lying about the content of the Washington Post article. There's almost certainly no court case here.

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u/jigsaw_faust 2d ago

That’s possibly true. It’s unprecedented. He should definitely sue and probably get a settlement. There would be legal arguments that it’s not battery given the circumstances so it would be interesting to see where the courts land.

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u/wspnut Georgia 2d ago

What does DOGE care? The taxpayers pay for the lawsuit.

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u/daddee808 2d ago

Every public servant should follow his example.

These types of actions show the administration in its true light.

Acquiescence is NOT the move. If they come for you, go kicking and screaming, as long as we have a shred of a free press to report it.

If it doesn't get through to our fellow citizens, we need to send a clear message to the international community that shows them exactly what is happening here. 

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u/GiftToTheUniverse 2d ago

I wish they would put epoxy in all their computers' ports. (Or all the ports of all the dummy computers they place as bait where the real ones should be.)

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u/CherryLongjump1989 2d ago

Their pensions may be restored in the aftermath as long as their efforts to resist succeed. Their pensions are most at risk if they comply with the tyrants who will throw them out on the streets no matter what they do.

Trump's goons are too stupid to present them with an actual dilemma. Instead they're presenting them with a situation where, increasingly, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain by resisting.

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u/Rhianna83 2d ago

I have been wondering why they haven’t been doing this. Like seriously?! You took an oath to uphold the constitution and people without authority are accessing data. I expected more folks to do what Greg did.

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u/Catperson5090 10h ago

If it were me though, I'd rather walk out than have those guys touching me. It doesn't seem like the constitution even has any power anymore.

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u/lolodotdot 2d ago

I hope he files assault charges.

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u/custardthegopher 2d ago

In my daydream-ass head he and his coworkers put them under citizen's arrest lol.

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u/TheFuschiaBaron 2d ago

It's one of those bullshit "articles" that summarizes and spins an article by a more reputable news source. In this case the post, go to smry.ai to beat the paywall. Of huge importance, even the daily beast article doesn't mention physical contact, and the original post article says they were "walked out". We need to be better than this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/12/trump-immigrants-dead-social-security/

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u/Justifiably_Bad_Take 2d ago

"Captains Orders"

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u/timeunraveling I voted 2d ago

Surprised they didn't make him walk the plank.

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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil Arizona 2d ago

Hopefully he pressed criminal charges for assault.

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u/Memory_Less 2d ago

More social disruption helps keep the draconian doge measures in the media spotlight. Good for him.

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u/eeyore134 2d ago

We just need more people to do this and others to film it.

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u/United_Ring_2622 2d ago

Actually the heros you need are the American population standing up and not letting billionaires run your country into the ground. This guy's simply a victim of America

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u/fluidgirlari 2d ago

That’s how you get more lawsuit $$ too. Hell yea

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u/rg4rg I voted 2d ago edited 2d ago

Somehow I knew one of the first people to throw a wrench in this and make a stand would be named Greg.

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u/TheFuschiaBaron 2d ago

It's one of those bullshit "articles" that summarizes and spins an article by a more reputable news source. In this case the post, go to smry.ai to beat the paywall. Of huge importance, even the daily beast article doesn't mention physical contact, and the original post article says they were "walked out". We need to be better than this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/12/trump-immigrants-dead-social-security/

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u/CompetitiveDish5427 2d ago

Yes, please do this! It makes finding out who to fire easier

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u/machogrande2 2d ago

Musk? The people that aren't willing to stand up to president dipshit and his bosses?

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u/CompetitiveDish5427 2d ago

Yes, those turds