Project Autocracy

[CMRivdogs]

The guy Trump picked actually tried to enforce the law during the pandemic and is now getting hosed by the conservatives for doing so

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Chad Chronister, the Florida sheriff tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he would not seek the post, the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the Republican administration.

Trump’s pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies

Chad Chronister is the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the administration.

 

[pfife]

Apparently we have an AI and Crypto Czar now

Seems like the government is growing

[Tiger337]

It's going to be hlarious when everybody finds out that crypto is all a ponzi scheme.  

[pfife]

i wonder what the ai and crypto czar thinks of the hawktuahcoin

[pfife]

remember when crypto bros bought jpegs of monkeys for a boatload of money then told everyone to have fun staying poor that was awesome

[romad1]

lots of edge lords coming for the F-35.  Goodbye Taiwan, goodbye.

Smdh.

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

It's going to be hlarious when everybody else finds out that crypto is all a ponzi scheme.  

 

[Tigeraholic1]

12 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

It's going to be hlarious when everybody finds out that crypto is all a ponzi scheme.  

I have stayed out of it for now. I have a few family members who have made a killing on crypto. To me it is like gambling, I work too hard for my money to gamble it away.

[pfife]

But they love veterans.

 

[Tigeraholic1]

4 minutes ago, pfife said:

But they love veterans.

 

Vets have been lobbying to close VA hospitals for years. The care sucks donkey balls. Just let us go to an actual hospital and gov't foots the bill. Big win right there. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by Tigeraholic1

[Tigeraholic1]

Example, I have IED frags in my back that resulted in 3 fused discs and 4 metal rods, pew, pew Murica! My city has four hospitals that have spinal specialists that could do my yearly check up to make sure metal frags that could not be removed due to location and risk of paralysis have not moved.. Anyways the local VA does not have a specialists so I have take two days to drive over a 100 miles to another VA have dye injected and stay at gov't provided Motel 6 (illegals get better hotels/motels than F'ing Vets) to make sure things look ok.  Such a dumb pain in the ass.....

[pfife]

I know vets who depend on it and it ****s them.  

[CMRivdogs]

Musk and Ramaswamy probably want to enroll vets in a United Health Care plan for vets, similar to Medicare Advantage. If you want a better option (like Plan D) it comes out of your pocket.

 

[pfife]

Of corse the skeet said they were getting rid of VA health care, not VA hospitals but go off on an obvious misread on your part

[pfife]

That message was for magaholic not cmriv.   I dont quote them out of respect for those who have them on ignore

[Tigeraholic1]

49 minutes ago, pfife said:

I know vets who depend on it and it ****s them.  

Not if they can go to any hospital in the U.S. That is the plan. You really do think they would end health care for vets don't you lol Bluesky approved LULZ

[pfife]

21 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

Not if they can go to any hospital in the U.S. That is the plan. You really do think they would end health care for vets don't you lol Bluesky approved LULZ

Actually i know vets who are ****ed by this even though you misread.

[gehringer_2]

4 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

Example, I have IED frags in my back that resulted in 3 fused discs and 4 metal rods, pew, pew Murica! My city has four hospitals that have spinal specialists that could do my yearly check up to make sure metal frags that could not be removed due to location and risk of paralysis have not moved.. Anyways the local VA does not have a specialists so I have take two days to drive over a 100 miles to another VA have dye injected and stay at gov't provided Motel 6 (illegals get better hotels/motels than F'ing Vets) to make sure things look ok.  Such a dumb pain in the ass.....

the system had been uneven for a long time. My BIL is career retired and he swears by his local VA. You can either try to make it better or move people out of it. The original rationale that that vets would present a different cross-section of medical issues (particularly disability rehab, PTSD etc,) that a specialized service would do better in. That probably not a bad idea, but like anything else institutional, the results no doubt vary. 

[romad1]

4 hours ago, pfife said:

That message was for magaholic not cmriv.   I dont quote them out of respect for those who have them on ignore

I find that very respectful. 

[ewsieg]

9 hours ago, romad1 said:

lots of edge lords coming for the F-35.  Goodbye Taiwan, goodbye.

Smdh.

Trump won't go along with Elon on this though, at least once someone reminds him it would be one less fly by when he does his military parades.

[romad1]

Just now, ewsieg said:

Trump won't go along with Elon on this though, at least once someone reminds him it would be one less fly by when he does his military parades.

 There are so many things wrong with the edge lord mentality thinking they can hand-wave away the DoD budget process.   Its almost as if the person who is saying that is extremely ignorant and on drugs at the same time.

[Archie]

I have mixed feelings if VA hospitals are eliminated and vets are given a plan to go to other hospitals.  There are a lot of negatives with the VA hospitals so vets could and probably would get better treatment in most cases. That is good.  However, overcrowded hospitals are a real problem these days, especially Emergency Rooms.  At least they are in my area.  Eliminating VA could create more overcrowding problems.

We have no idea what the plan will be.  That graph that was posted could just be another made up liberal scare tactic.  Before supporting or criticizing any plan I will wait to see what it is. 

[Tiger337]

43 minutes ago, Archie said:

I have mixed feelings if VA hospitals are eliminated and vets are given a plan to go to other hospitals.  There are a lot of negatives with the VA hospitals so vets could and probably would get better treatment in most cases. That is good.  However, overcrowded hospitals are a real problem these days, especially Emergency Rooms.  At least they are in my area.  Eliminating VA could create more overcrowding problems.

 

That is a good point.  My 99 year old father was in an emergency room for over 30 hours a year ago because there were no hospital beds.  He had both Medicare and VA insurance, so he could go to either.  VA was a cost savings for certain things.   

Edited December 6, 2024 by Tiger337

[Archie]

14 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

That is a good point.  My 99 year old father was in an emergency room for over 30 hours a year ago because there were no hospital beds.  He had both Medicare and VA insurance, so he could go to either.  VA was a cost savings for certain things.   

That's what it is in our area. More patients out in hall than in rooms. Lots of police too with people cuffed to chairs. Going to the ER is last resort.

[smr-nj]

2 minutes ago, Archie said:

That's what it is in our area. More patients out in hall than in rooms. Lots of police too with people cuffed to chairs. Going to the ER is last resort.

My father’s last year was in a VA home - he received great care. The staff was wonderful…. And it was affordable. Also, only about 15 minutes from me, so I was able to be with him often.

I don’t know what/where all the vets that are in these facilities will be able to go if they are shut down.  
My heart aches just thinking about that