#socialsecurity

gtbarrygtbarry
2026-02-20

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

roughly 3 billion email addresses and passwords as well as about 2.7 billion records that included Social Security numbers

wired.com/story/a-mega-trove-o

DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-20

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Two of Scope (SC-2). The card's focus is service transparency. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/scope/2

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Two of Scope card with text 'Tommy does not create, publish and maintain publicly all the service assumptions, specifications, constraints, source code, algorithms, formulas, configuration settings, operating instructions and processes'
2026-02-20

Just lost a full post. Gonna try to recreate it.

Nothing positive to post today. And I'm lucky enough to have a #SocialSecurity benefit. I can't imagine not having even that. And, of course, I still constantly mask when I go in to any business. With rare exception, I'm the only one that does.

I understand why #unhoused people mentally fall apart. The constant stress. The constant worrying about the car breaking. Wondering where I'm going to sleep tonight. The worrying about where I'm going to park until I have to find a place to sleep. Where do I charge my electronics? I can use my inverter while driving, but the takes gas and adds wear to the car.

I attempted to go to what I think is the central library in Spokane the other day. They charge for parking with a two hour limit.

Fortunately, I have food today.

Everywhere I go requires driving, which only hastens the breakdown of any one of the car's systems. I can stay at the campground again, but it cuts in to the ninety day per calendar year limit at state parks here.

I don't know what to do. I can still go back to my friends' house until April, but I need to prepare for the eventuality of being unhoused.

Danny Boling ☮️IAmDannyBoling@mstdn.social
2026-02-19
2026-02-19

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == The Nicole Sandler Show 2/19/2026: No Holding Back with Alex Lawson of Social Security Workshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzVY5g3j50#news #uspol #commentary #progressive #left #SocialSecurity #NicoleSandler #Democrats #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

mastodon.social/@VerdantSquare

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community #progressive #green

Verdant Square RadioVerdantSquareRadio
2026-02-19
2026-02-19

"Special tax breaks and loopholes🚨now cost more than any individual government spending program, including Social Security."-
-Micah

Trump's gifts to the oligarchs & enrichment (grift) for him & his family, defunding of the IRS: ending investigations for tax evasion & compliance, policies... have decimated the US Treasury, reduced funding for #SocialSecurity, #Medicare, #DOD, other agencies...
#Corruption #TrumpRegime #IRS #Oligarchs #Protest #USPol

Bar graph: tax expenditures cost more than any indiv govt spending program:
DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-19

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Queen of Scope (SC-Q). The card's focus is assumptions about users. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/scope/Q

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Queen of Scope card with text 'Elsie executes the system to only permit a single end user per claim (e.g. the claimant, their appointee)'
DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-18

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Three of Agency (AG-3). The card's focus is claimants' knowledge and skills. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Three of Agency card with text 'Kai produces a system which leads to deterioration or loss of existing knowledge and skills by claimants (e.g. reduced knowledge about the welfare benefit, become less able to use other e-government services)'
2026-02-17

I saw a notice on the LUAS in Lithuanian about EU social security rights.

Out of curiosity, I translated it.

Social dumping means an employer strips workers of social security protections and hires legally present people on unlawful contracts.

Free movement does not mean free exploitation.

The EU talks about rights. Enforcement often falls short when employers game the system.

#EU #europeanunion #socialsecurity #fraud #exploitation #lithuanian #ireland

Zeitgeisty Aphorismszeitgeisty
2026-02-17

There is not less of calling in racist than of in hashtag__war.

DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-17

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Four of Scope (SC-4). The card's focus is duplication of effort. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/scope/4

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Four of Scope card with text 'Sofia undertakes features which require claimants to provide information repeatedly or which is already held (e.g. address, other welfare benefits awarded, tax code)'
DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-16

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Nine of Trust (TR-9). The card's focus is misuse of system by valid users. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/9

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Nine of Trust card with text 'Maeve enables other users of the system to accidentally or maliciously cause harm to one or more claimants (e.g. inadequate access control, not preventing the misuse of valid functionality, including functionality unrelated to claimants' use the service, testing changes in the live environment)'
Maggie Maybemaggiejk@zeroes.ca
2026-02-15

This is so disturbing, but in a way it’s better than when they threatened to call the police on me when I asked them if I was just supposed to go die if I couldn’t physically drive to a 2nd ALJ hearing in Massachusetts after waiting for 3 years for benefits already. (My attorney picked me up and took me otherwise idk if I would be here today.)

‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training - Government Executive govexec.com/management/2026/02

#disability #SocialSecurity #SocialMurder #SSA

2026-02-15

I need so little to not be #unhoused. I can't afford rent anywhere on #SocialSecurity without help.

DBD CornucopiaDBD_Cornucopia
2026-02-15

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the King of Trust (TR-K). The card's focus is system/service reputation. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/K

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia King of Trust card with text 'Molly effects a design which leads to negative publicity about the service, adversely affecting the service's reputation (e.g. difficult to claim, easily penalised, not worth claiming, increased surveillance, security or privacy breaches)'

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