"Night Court": Treasury Payment Data / "No Access By MAGA Politicos" TRO Modified, Tonight -- But Hearing Will Go Forward, And Tangerine Will... Lose.

As instructed by the able USDC Judge Vargas in Manhattan, the two sides met (by conference calls) throughout the day, today -- and now have agreed to a slight modification of the already in force TRO -- largely to preserve the state of affairs that existed before Tangerine's lawless actions.

In essence, that's what the Engelmeyer TRO was originally intended to do -- in the first place, late last Friday night. Here is the agreed change; and now we await the full briefing and a hearing:

. . .Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this order prevents (i) contractors on the approved outside contractor list maintained by the Department of Treasury’s Chief Information Officer who were engaged prior to January 20, 2025 to perform routine or emergency maintenance on BFS systems from accessing such systems to perform routine or emergency maintenance, or (ii) the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from continuing to access BFS payment systems as it did prior to January 20, 2025, pursuant to the letter of designation with the Treasury in effect prior to January 20, 2025. . . .

Once again, these tech-bro minions of Musk (and Musk and Trump -- themselves) are learning that federal statutes govern almost every aspect of running a cabinet-level agency -- largely to prevent the kind of political retribution Trump is vainly attempting.

And they are learning that workers in the federal government possess a much more powerful nearly "for cause only" right to avoid being let go. Musk's land of "at will" (private enterprise/tech land) simply doesn't exist inside these agencies. To do any of what these jokers seek to do. . . they will need new laws, from Congress. That is by. . . design. Out -- time to hear the sheets chant my name, sweet and low -- but chanting -- just the same. Grin.

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