mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Genuinely racking my brain but cannot come with a logical explanation for this action Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 4 hours ago, chasfh said: I think it’s becoming clear that when Trump says America is going to be “respected”, what he really means is feared, and that “feared” means afraid of. 3 hours ago, Tiger337 said: Absolutely true. Bullies use those two words interchangeably. If they really feared him, they would be complying *and* would still buy the F-35s. Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Oklahoma man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation Great local reporting... I worry that it's a story we may be seeing more and more Quote
1984Echoes Posted March 15 Posted March 15 31 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Genuinely racking my brain but cannot come with a logical explanation for this action Trump = BRAINLESS, GREEDY ****ING MORON. That's the logical explanation. Quote
Hongbit Posted March 15 Posted March 15 27 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Genuinely racking my brain but cannot come with a logical explanation for this action The explanation is simple. Doge only cares about saving money. It’s the only metric they use to judge their work. All they care about is the total dollars saved number. Doge doesnt care about what they are cutting. Elon believes that people should be able to take care of themselves and anyone who relies on the government is a freeloading drain on the system. 1 Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 8 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: Trump = BRAINLESS, GREEDY ****ING MORON. That's the logical explanation. It's an explanation but it's not logical in the slightest. Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 7 minutes ago, Hongbit said: The explanation is simple. Doge only cares about saving money. It’s the only metric they use to judge their work. All they care about is the total dollars saved number. Doge doesnt care about what they are cutting. Elon believes that people should be able to take care of themselves and anyone who relies on the government is a freeloading drain on the system. There are many problems with DOGE, obviously, but one of the biggest (and probably underplayed) is it's hacksaw approach taking out people working to protect infrastructure that needs maintenance and that we all take for granted. I'm a civil engineer so stories like these speak to me more than the general public, but it's all fun and games until a dam fails and kills hundreds or (depending on geography) thousands of people. Quote
Hongbit Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Just now, mtutiger said: There are many problems with DOGE, obviously, but one of the biggest (and probably underplayed) is it's hacksaw approach taking out people working to protect infrastructure that needs maintenance and that we all take for granted. I'm a civil engineer so stories like these speak to me more than the general public, but it's all fun and games until a dam fails and kills hundreds or (depending on geography) thousands of people. They don’t care. They’ll blame it on Biden and any media outlet that reports differently is fake news. Quote
Tiger337 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 5 minutes ago, mtutiger said: It's an explanation but it's not logical in the slightest. I don't know. He logically concluded that Trump = BRAINLESS, GREEDY ****ING MORON. 1 1 Quote
1984Echoes Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Just now, mtutiger said: It's an explanation but it's not logical in the slightest. The full logic? Hongbit already stated it. Trump and Musk want MASSIVE "Billionaire's Tax Cuts". And the only way to achieve that is to slash the federal budget in every way possible. They don't care what they cut. Or more bluntly: they don't give a "flying ****" what gets cut. Libraries? "Awesome, more tax cuts for us. Libraries are for liberal elites anyways." Nuclear oversight in the U.S., control over our dam systems and airways...? "DO IT!!!" "Oh, wait a second, whoops... get those guys back!" Slash cut and burn. **** veterans. **** the VA. **** POC and women. **** liberal elitest libraries. **** Social Security and Medicare. Those are all WASTED DOLLARS when they COULD BE in OLIGARCHIC POCKETS!!! Like in Trump's and Musk's pockets. It's the only thing that matters. Everyone heard Trump when he said he wanted to slash the military budget in half right? "I spoke with Putin about cutting our military budgets in half and he was for it. Just gotta talk to Xi now and we can do this!" Not joking. Of course he wants the military budget slashed in half. More tax cuts for him and his fellow oligarchs. Makes perfect logical sense. From a certain perspective that is... 1 Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: I don't know. He logically concluded that Trump = BRAINLESS, GREEDY ****ING MORON. I have logically come to that conclusion that there decision is illogical as well... And that there is no way to conceive logic to defend it Quote
1984Echoes Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) PS: Like Lee just said... That = BRAINLESS GREEDY ****ING MORON. Perfectly logical. Edited March 15 by 1984Echoes Quote
mtutiger Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) Dam safety is pennies on the dollar. It's not DOD, SS, Medicare or Medicaid. So it's pretty ****ing illogical, even if it's easily explainable based on Trump and Musk's personality flaws Edited March 15 by mtutiger Quote
1984Echoes Posted March 15 Posted March 15 It's illogical to us. But they're morons. So... it's perfectly logical to them. That's the illogical logic of our current "State of the U.S." Which means we are in DEEP **** in this country because a bunch of brainless ****wads voted the most IDIOTIC and ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL MORON into the White House. AGAIN. Even AFTER he initiated a COUP ATTEMPT against the United States of America on Jan 6th, 2021. I seriously have to ask this of EVERY Trump supporter: "WTF is WRONG WITH YOU!!!" This ALSO includes my brother, my mom and dad (both), and most of the rest of the family. Yeah... I'm the "black sheep" of the family. And PROUD OF IT!!! Quote
CMRivdogs Posted March 15 Posted March 15 How long before he starts arresting judges... https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lkh7oqceas23 Quote BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.” WOW. Planes in air must turn around. A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org. Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 16 hours ago, Tiger337 said: This is what we need to happen here. I honestly wonder how much Trump ascending had to do with spurring people in Orban to examine their situation more closely and demand Trump’s buddy resign. Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 14 hours ago, mtutiger said: Genuinely racking my brain but cannot come with a logical explanation for this action Drill baby drill? Maybe that’s the only method of generating electricity their failed imaginations can conjure. Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 14 hours ago, mtutiger said: Oklahoma man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation Great local reporting... I worry that it's a story we may be seeing more and more Actually, in a certain way, I worry this is a story we’ll be seeing less and less. Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) 14 hours ago, mtutiger said: Oklahoma man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation Great local reporting... I worry that it's a story we may be seeing more and more Interestingly, as I read the story, I couldn’t help but notice they were very careful to lay the responsibility at the feet of Musk, and not even mention Trump in the story at all. Edited March 16 by chasfh Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 13 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: How long before he starts arresting judges... https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lkh7oqceas23 How long? Not long. ‘Cause what you reap is what you sow. Waaaaaake uuuuuuuup … !!!! Quote
romad1 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, chasfh said: Interestingly, as I read the story, I couldn’t help but notice they were very careful to lay the responsibility at the feet of Musk, and not even mention Trump in the story at all. I manage my mentally-impaird brother in Livonia's social security for him. I got a letter this week from the SSA saying they were considering cutting him but decided not to (implied, yet). I'm like...oh, what a relief that the government agency that could put my brother into the street decided not to. Of course my brother being on social security and medicare is what allows him to live an independent life (with an appointed care-giver managed by the State of Michigan). What Elon and company tech oligarchs want is for him to be managed in an institution at lowest costs, perhaps doing some labor for their company's benefit. Quote
chasfh Posted March 16 Posted March 16 5 minutes ago, romad1 said: I manage my mentally-impaird brother in Livonia's social security for him. I got a letter this week from the SSA saying they were considering cutting him but decided not to (implied, yet). I'm like...oh, what a relief that the government agency that could put my brother into the street decided not to. Of course my brother being on social security and medicare is what allows him to live an independent life (with an appointed care-giver managed by the State of Michigan). What Elon and company tech oligarchs want is for him to be managed in an institution at lowest costs, perhaps doing some labor for their company's benefit. Do they need basket weavers anymore? I think we will move shortly into a regime in which everything going wrong red hats can’t blame on demmycrats, they blame on Musk, and continue to hold Trump 100% blameless. Currently we are still in the regime where red hats are thrilled at everything that’s happened so far, especially the destroying the government and making lots of noise about expelling immigrants as cruelly as possible parts, but pretty soon it’s going to hit them, and they have to figure out a way to exonerate Trump for any of it. 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) 13 minutes ago, chasfh said: Do they need basket weavers anymore? I think we will move shortly into a regime in which everything going wrong red hats can’t blame on demmycrats, they blame on Musk, and continue to hold Trump 100% blameless. Currently we are still in the regime where red hats are thrilled at everything that’s happened so far, especially the destroying the government and making lots of noise about expelling immigrants as cruelly as possible parts, but pretty soon it’s going to hit them, and they have to figure out a way to exonerate Trump for any of it. I will raise a toast to the day Elon finds out that in his case too, ETTD. Edited March 16 by gehringer_2 Quote
Edman85 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 14 hours ago, Hongbit said: The explanation is simple. Doge only cares about saving money. It’s the only metric they use to judge their work. All they care about is the total dollars saved number. Doge doesnt care about what they are cutting. Elon believes that people should be able to take care of themselves and anyone who relies on the government is a freeloading drain on the system. They don't even care about saving money, because they aren't. They care about skimming off the top. 3 2 Quote
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