Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released May 5th for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice speaks with Nathan Tankus to walk through an oral history of the early months of DOGE's ongoing infiltration of the Treasury payments system and Social Security, why the "Trump-Musk Payments Crisis" threatens a bigger fundamental threat of US economic breakdown than even Trump's tariffs, and why Nathan tried (and failed) to crash the stock market.Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/doge-nathan-tankusFind our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communismFind Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogynyDeath Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merchAs always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod