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Dennis Donovan

(30,279 posts)
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:06 AM Saturday

News Eye: It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been.

News Eye
‪@newseye.bsky.social‬
It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been.

(📸 Wall Street Journal)

April 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM


Wrong way. Elmo...

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News Eye: It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Saturday OP
Eliminate the federal workforce so Trump and Musk have a nice slush fund. Irish_Dem Saturday #1
It's important to note that even though spending is more... Hugin Saturday #2
You make the key point. But even there Mucus is failing downward. His stock about half what it was at inauguration. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #14
"The most extraordinary attack on the structures of government since the birth of the Constitution." Dennis Donovan Saturday #3
You're going the wrong way! ToxMarz Saturday #4
Trump's legal fees alone C_U_L8R Saturday #5
Well.. 2naSalit Saturday #6
Well...... jimmil Saturday #7
Honestly, I don't think cutting spend was ever a driving force in all this. paleotn Saturday #8
Revenge tour 2025 pfitz59 Saturday #11
Exactly. paleotn Saturday #16
Seems more like a looting than an audit. Balatro Saturday #9
Looting and pillaging is expensive n/t Alice Kramden Saturday #12
Absolutely SheltieLover Saturday #10
It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Glaisne Saturday #13
If Orange Shit hadn't run for President in 2016 Dr. T Saturday #15
Leon is way off Blue Owl Saturday #17
That's only if the well-being of the country is the measure intrepidity Sunday #18

Hugin

(36,033 posts)
2. It's important to note that even though spending is more...
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:11 AM
Saturday

Taxpayers are receiving LESS services. Less FEMA, NOAA, FDA, NIH, US-AID, Defense, Social Security access, Medicare, Medicaid, and so on.

DOGE is essentially a tax to keep Smuk the “richest man in the world”.

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,726 posts)
14. You make the key point. But even there Mucus is failing downward. His stock about half what it was at inauguration. . nt
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:43 AM
Saturday

Dennis Donovan

(30,279 posts)
3. "The most extraordinary attack on the structures of government since the birth of the Constitution."
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:12 AM
Saturday
News Eye
‪@newseye.bsky.social‬
America is now less safe.

Key public safety agencies covering nuclear, aviation, food & extreme weather lie gutted.

Personal data has been stolen and privacy violated.

The most extraordinary attack on the structures of government since the birth of the Constitution.

There should be arrests.

April 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM


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C_U_L8R

(47,109 posts)
5. Trump's legal fees alone
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:23 AM
Saturday

could fund so many things that are actually useful and benefit the country... but noooooo.

paleotn

(20,256 posts)
8. Honestly, I don't think cutting spend was ever a driving force in all this.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:37 AM
Saturday

I think it's more about Donny lashing out at the "deep state" he blames for the abject failure of his first term. The firings are the important part for him, not cutting spending. He has no clue how government works. He thinks its like his little pissy companies, where everyone down to the lowest level has to kiss his ass regularly. No, Donny, you idiot, beyond the thin shell of political appointees, government employees are loyal to the American people, the Constitution, and the dictates of the law as passed by Congress. Period. EOM.

Elmo? I think the man-child is along for the ride, and more government contracts (spending.) He doesn't give two shits if the government is "efficient", whatever the hell that means.

pfitz59

(11,450 posts)
11. Revenge tour 2025
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:25 AM
Saturday

Everyone must bow down and lick Trump's toes. Kiss the ring. He doesn't give a shit about America.

Balatro

(7 posts)
9. Seems more like a looting than an audit.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:38 AM
Saturday

Elon's main objective was to neuter all the regulatory arms that were investigating his companies and regulating him. Wonder how much of this extra money went to his crew of frat boys.

Glaisne

(566 posts)
13. It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:35 AM
Saturday

Trump, MAGA, and conservatism has been!

Dr. T

(187 posts)
15. If Orange Shit hadn't run for President in 2016
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:50 AM
Saturday

he would be much better off today. His grifting and get-rich-quick schemes would've continued undetected, under the public radar.

intrepidity

(8,257 posts)
18. That's only if the well-being of the country is the measure
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 02:00 AM
Sunday

I think he has his own personal agenda (to steal all the data) that is going just fine for him. The evil rat bastard.

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