3/16/2025 6:25:52 PM

Remember, if you're going to criticize DOGE, you must say something nice about Elon first and then justify the spending by submitting a full budget.

3/16/2025 6:27:28 PM

Thank you for reminding everyone of the appropriate ground rules.

3/16/2025 8:50:00 PM

Under his eye

3/16/2025 9:03:15 PM

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nih-grants-mrna-vaccines-trump-administration-hhs-rfk/

Quote :

" Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants"

3/16/2025 11:05:05 PM

Kennedy already "going wild"!

3/16/2025 11:24:02 PM

mRNA references are pretty tame compared to what else you need to scrub from a grant, now.

3/18/2025 7:58:25 AM

https://www.404media.co/dogequest-site-claims-to-dox-tesla-owners-across-the-u-s/

3/18/2025 10:09:45 AM

DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5339842/doge-data-access-privacy-act-social-security-treasury-opm-lawsuit

3/26/2025 11:15:39 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/usaid-cuts-gavi-bird-flu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Quote :

" U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries"

Quote :

" The loss of U.S. funds will set back the organization’s ability to continue to provide its basic range of services — such as immunization for measles and polio — to a growing population of children in the poorest countries, let alone expand to include new vaccines. By Gavi’s own estimate, the loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result."

3/26/2025 1:08:59 PM

Wife has been fired from USAID a fourth time -- one RIF, one termination because she was probationary, another termination because they fucked up the first one, and now a second RIF because the judge keeps expanding the TRO prohibiting the terminations. We already know they've fucked up this second RIF and will have to fire her a fifth time.

This is just fucking buffoonish at this point. As I saw someone say the other day - "Just because the clown car is moving fast, doesn't mean it's not full of fucking clowns."

I will probably know my status some time in May.

3/29/2025 1:10:30 PM

^^ Once again, it's always been painfully obvious that people will die from the results of these cuts.

3/29/2025 1:44:45 PM

^^Are you saying this all happened since January 20?

3/29/2025 2:31:03 PM

^Yes. Actually it's all happened since February 1. All at the hands of one DOGE bro and colossal asshole Pete Marocco. They keep having to redo it because of fuck-ups and court orders.

The thing is it would be incredibly easy to just do it correctly, but I guess they can't be fucking bothered.

3/29/2025 2:34:36 PM

Wow

3/29/2025 2:38:14 PM

Quote :

"Wife has been fired from USAID a fourth time -- one RIF, one termination because she was probationary, another termination because they fucked up the first one, and now a second RIF because the judge keeps expanding the TRO prohibiting the terminations. We already know they've fucked up this second RIF and will have to fire her a fifth time. This is just fucking buffoonish at this point. As I saw someone say the other day - "Just because the clown car is moving fast, doesn't mean it's not full of fucking clowns." I will probably know my status some time in May."

it's just incredibly stupid. Surely these guys are gonna lose terribly in 2026

3/29/2025 3:51:20 PM

I wouldn't be sure, keep in mind there are absolute idiots who think this is the fault of the Dems or that both sides essentially are the same. Hell, some of them post on this site!

3/30/2025 9:46:42 AM

It's cool to both sides everything. That way no matter what happens, you have no personal accountability.

3/30/2025 9:51:24 AM

Quote :

"Surely these guys are gonna lose terribly in 2026"

Probably. But memories are short and this is all happening in the first three months. There's 19 months until the midterm election! Most of the incompetence and malice on display right now will seem like a distant memory by then to a large swath of voters, and another chunk won't care as long as it owns the libs.

That said, there's no real reason to believe they're going to put the brakes on the "incompetence and malice" train anytime between now and then. But some of the Republicans are starting to act as though they see the crash coming, though, which is why Stefanik got pulled from the UN and some others are expressing doubts about tariffs, etc. Even Elon seems to finally be realizing that running DOGE has not, in fact, made him wildly popular and that there may be trouble coming, which is why he's leaving in May.

The one thing that voters will remember is if Social Security gets fucked up and a check or two doesn't go out, or even just goes out late. If that happens, and DOGE doesn't immediately make the SSA legitimately way more efficient and user friendly than it already was, then they're fucked.

3/30/2025 1:37:59 PM

Yeah. Well, I hope it all works out for you and your wife. Keep us in the loop

3/30/2025 3:08:25 PM

DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5345708/doge-data-access-labor-cfpb-hhs

[Edited on March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM. Reason : E]

3/31/2025 1:16:16 PM

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5334415/doge-institute-of-museum-and-library-services

Quote :

" Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The Institute of Museum and Library Services has placed its entire staff on administrative leave. The IMLS is a relatively small federal agency, with around 70 employees, that awards grant funding to museums and libraries across the country."

[Edited on March 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM. Reason : .]

3/31/2025 4:53:25 PM

I imagine that will knock off billions.

3/31/2025 5:16:29 PM

I think what they should do is ignore the huge parts of the budget that would actually make a meaningful difference and destroy all the parts of the government that help people or provide useful services for a populace.

4/1/2025 6:39:06 AM

Are gifs allowed in TSB

4/1/2025 8:25:07 AM

I wonder how much NC will suffer from the Museums and Libraries deal. Specifically Raleigh. Tons of schools in the state come to Raleigh for our museums. They’re top notch, and it would be awful if we lose any funding for them.

4/1/2025 10:28:21 AM

How about losing ALL funding for them?!

4/1/2025 12:11:38 PM

ALL BOOKS ARE CANCELLED

4/1/2025 4:42:56 PM

Except Trump Bibles

4/1/2025 4:58:44 PM

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/helped-veterans-crisis-doge-cuts-eliminated-job-rcna196803


qntmfred I would really love for you to come back and defend your takes, but guess not bud.

4/4/2025 5:52:50 PM

I feel bad that asking for reflection correlated with a complete cessation of posting.

Not my intent. Come back, boss. Everyone welcome here. Especially site owners.

4/4/2025 6:55:05 PM

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-staff-arrives-peace-corps-headquarters-signaling-possible-cuts-rcna199864

4/5/2025 11:15:13 PM

Quote :

"I wonder how much NC will suffer from the Museums and Libraries deal. Specifically Raleigh. Tons of schools in the state come to Raleigh for our museums. They’re top notch, and it would be awful if we lose any funding for them."

the moment you start to lose museums and libraries
you're done
education
is the basis
of everything

4/6/2025 12:11:34 AM

Trillion dollar defense budget? Glad doge could trim the fat so we could make that happen.

4/9/2025 6:43:06 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/world/africa/south-sudan-cholera-children-deaths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Quote :

" Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said."

4/12/2025 1:19:13 PM

https://wapo.st/3RKSQQt

Knowingly listing alive people as dead in hopes they self deport. Although seems like a pretty stupid "vulnerability" in the first place

4/12/2025 2:00:21 PM

https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-has-been-gutted/

4/17/2025 6:24:00 PM

qntmfred...so still hysterics?

4/17/2025 7:41:27 PM

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5378684/doge-energy-department-nuclear-secrets-access

Quote :

" DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two independent sources tell NPR. Luke Farritor, a 23-year-old former SpaceX intern and Adam Ramada, a Miami-based venture capitalist, have had accounts on the computer systems for at least two weeks, according to the sources who also have access to the networks. Prior to their work at DOGE, neither Farritor nor Ramada appear to have had experience with either nuclear weapons or handling classified information."

4/28/2025 2:35:06 PM

https://www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-warnings-delayed-because

Quote :

"Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts"

27 people dead

[Edited on May 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2025 10:21:42 PM

C'mon qntmfred, please come back and tell me that it's hysterics thinking these cuts will get people killed.

5/17/2025 10:43:48 PM

^^
Yeah, but think of the money we saved!

Thank you, Elon. Thank you, Trump.

Try a little gratitude.

Also, check out this FEMA pep talk:



No snowflakes allowed! Can't wait to see these career federal employees trying to help people get steamrolled by an unhinged administration.

5/17/2025 10:47:52 PM

The cuts to NOAA/NWS will be brutal this hurricane season.

5/17/2025 10:51:33 PM

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414191/musk-lawsuit-doge-trump-spending-bill

Quote :

"A judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are illegally wielding power over federal government operations can move forward. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan's 42-page order in the lawsuit, filed by several Democratic state attorneys general, denies a motion to dismiss the case, but Chutkan did grant a motion to dismiss President Trump as a defendant, finding "the court may not enjoin the President in the performance of his official duties." The ruling highlights often-conflicting descriptions of the power that Musk and the DOGE entity have been given to implement Trump's agenda, and how efforts to downplay that power in court have been undermined by public statements and actions."

5/28/2025 11:51:04 AM

And from Alt National Park Service

Quote :

"The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were just “advisors” to the president, not part of the federal government. That lie was enough to pause Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about DOGE’s activities. But now a federal judge has found the truth may be very different and a new case is moving forward. A group of 14 states, led by New Mexico, sued Musk, DOGE, and Trump for violating the Constitution. Their claim? Musk isn’t a Senate-confirmed official and DOGE was never authorized by Congress, meaning neither had the legal authority to gut federal agencies or access sensitive government data. Trump’s legal team tried to dismiss the lawsuit by painting Musk’s role as temporary and purely advisory. But Judge Tanya Chutkan wasn’t buying it. She ruled that: - Musk appears to “exercise significant authority” across the executive branch, - DOGE has accessed “private and proprietary information” without authorization, and - The states presented enough evidence of real harm to proceed with the case. Here’s the kicker: all you have to do is visit DOGE’s own website. They claimed to be a government agency not an advisory panel. That’s a major legal difference. Advisory panels can make recommendations. Agencies can make decisions, spend money, and access private data. If DOGE was acting as an agency without Congressional approval, that’s a constitutional crisis. And now, after already misleading the Supreme Court, the Trump administration is staring down a case that may head back to that very court this time with evidence that Musk and DOGE were never just “advisors” after all. The statements the Trump administration already made will now work against them. The Supreme Court only blocked the FOIA request temporarily This isn’t just a legal technicality. It’s about unchecked power, data misuse, and a shadow “agency” led by a billionaire megadonor with no democratic accountability."

5/28/2025 12:10:13 PM