I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House - @thedreydossier
This video is an investigative report by The Drey Dossier concerning the National Design Studio (NDS), an office within the Executive Office of the President created by Donald Trump in August 2025 (0:38, 4:11). The investigation argues that the NDS is building a parallel digital infrastructure for the federal government, often bypassing standard oversight, legislative confirmation, and financial disclosure requirements (0:44, 4:42).
Key investigative findings include:
- Shadow Infrastructure: The office is led by Joe Gebbia (co-founder of Airbnb and former member of DOGE), who reports directly to the Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles (3:29, 4:27). The office operates using Section 3161 hiring authority, which utilizes part-time advisors or volunteers, rendering them largely invisible to the public (4:42).
- Data Concerns: The investigator found that federal websites, such as TrumpRx.gov, contain code that tracks user data through third-party services like PostHog without clear or consistent privacy notices (10:20, 11:22, 17:47).
- Hidden Domains: Using certificate logs, the investigator identified over 40 subdomains registered to the White House, including staging environments for vote.gov and passports.gov (14:12, 15:45, 22:12, 24:54).
- Infrastructure Control: All these sites funnel through a single, private Cloudflare account named "loveiskill," which the investigator links to Gebbia's personal design philosophy (16:38).
- System Personnel: Many senior members of the NDS previously worked for DOGE, including Greg Hogan, who currently runs login.gov, and Aakash Boba, who presented the federal voter registration system to state election officials (19:07, 19:39, 20:24).
The video concludes by warning that this project aims to centralize control over critical federal services—like voting and passports—under the Executive Office, effectively removing the safeguards and oversight established by Congress (26:06, 27:34).