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DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

30 days to write an API for a dataset that involves all American citizens's tax records?

yep, I can see nothing going wrong whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, and you build an MVP in a hackathon, not something that needs to be relied on by a whole country. I hate these people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

of course they are using THIELS palintir.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

thirty days? sounds more like how long it will take to swipe all the data.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Corcos has discussed plans for DOGE to build “one new API to rule them all,” making IRS data more easily accessible for cloud platforms,

Oh my god

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He has also spoken about some aspects of these cuts publicly: "We've so far stopped work and cut about $1.5 billion from the modernization budget..."

Thanks. Because one thing taxpayers liked about the IRS was how not-modern they are. /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hackathon? Is that what they call breaking and entering these days?

DOGE is the Trump plumbers.