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Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency

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[–] halfempty@fedia.io 147 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So DOGE can break into ANY INSTITUTION it wants, with enforcement by the US Marshalls? That's insane. This isn't a federal agency at all, it's an independent group!

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 84 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Literally what the second amendment was written for.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, why doesn't the Institute for Peace stay strapped to fight Johnny "Law?"

[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

Like they pull off the banners and it says institute of war underneath

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

An independent group with virtually unchecked power and no consequences.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The US institute of Pease doesn't have "Unchecked power" they have basically no power. They report to congress, and that's all. Report. They write a bunch of them.

The USIP also trains diplomats in conflict resolution and de-escalation.

The thing is, they had been working in, and with, Ukraine to provide congress with accurate reports on Russia's invasion. This accurately paints Putin as committing a bunch of war crimes, and being an aggressor who will violate every cease fire until he either wins or is driven out of the country completely, in which case he will regroup, rearm, and likely attack again.

As long as Putin is in power, Europe isn't safe. Especially now that Putin has a puppet in charge of the US.

And that's why that puppet ordered the illegal break-in.

[–] TiggerYumYum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

They were talking about the US Institute of Peace being the independent group, not DOGE.

[–] suite403@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Normally we arrest people for breaking into anyone's property. Much less government property.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 33 points 3 days ago

Y'all have literal brownshirts now? Gonna need to start an armed resistance.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago

It is truly amazing that none of these burglars have been killed while breaking and entering yet.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 86 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So what stops them from issuing a trespass against those incels in this case?

[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wonder who'll enforce it. And if they want to get on the monster's bad side.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The localesherif has juristriction on such cases and can arrest on this.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pffft! The "local sheriff" is fully supportive of this.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

there's also a "sovereign Sheriff" movement for people who want to be Judge Dredd

Oh, fuck off.

I don't mean you. This "reality."

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What about a trespass stops them from coming in again the next day?

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 12 points 3 days ago

Stand your ground?

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So what's stopping us from breaking into DOGE? Clearly laws don't matter anymore.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They don't have a base of operations. They're an idea, not an actual organization.

And that idea is full of stupid and hate.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They have servers and databases

[–] Kuvwert@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

They use cloudflare r2 and cf pages

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 3 points 2 days ago

Apparently their server room is a moist hotel according to one self-report

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

~~idea~~ existential threat

[–] DetachablePianist@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

"Laws for thee, but not for me"

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 24 points 3 days ago

I really really hope that one of these days these doge dweebs are going to do something like this, and security just shoots them dead. Musk too if we're lucky.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 days ago

Institute of Peace needs to go medieval on their asses.