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Is there some magical shield around the server that prevents it from being smashed by hammers?
The cops, most likely. Several government agencies, such as the FBI, have been ousting people involved in other incidents (like those involved with anything to do with Jan 6th). Musk's agents have also been physically locking people out of their own offices and going through their personal stuff.
Probably a room with a locked door and armed guards.
Just put a piece of paper on one of the server inlets. It'll act like it's being ddosed in seconds. Broom dust is safer but less effecrive.
Original article is an opinion piece from The New Republic.
How about an ongoing summary from one of The Onion's accounts on BlueSky?
https://bsky.app/profile/bencollins.bsky.social/post/3lh5ab2coi22e
Or The Wired article I posted elsewhere about another government agency where the same thing is happening:
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/
Edit: Not to say that that isn't a valid point, but this is happening reported elsewhere, and I've seen people talking about multiple agencies who have been locked out of their offices by Musk's goons.
I appreciate the additional alternate links.
The Yahoo link masks the original source and it's only labeled as an opinion piece in the article. The contents of the article may be fine, but some folks will only have time to read the headline and jump to the comments.
It's a good point. Another good link is the Reuters article linked in the paragraph I grabbed, but I didn't think to link it in the original post.
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