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I disagree. They are trimming the fat. Only government fat cats need to worry. But he may be trimming too much so even Don is reining him in.
If you would like, I can link you up with a copy of the Constitution and you can read about how appropriations work. This is going to blow your mind but the executive branch doesn’t have the authority to trim the fat without Congressional consent.
 
If you would like, I can link you up with a copy of the Constitution and you can read about how appropriations work. This is going to blow your mind but the executive branch doesn’t have the authority to trim the fat without Congressional consent.
Hell, Trump could even follow the procedure in the Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 to return funds and cut spending, but he won't even do that. FDC sure loves his lawlessness.
 
I'm all for taking the South Carolina firing squad and all the DOGE crew can line up one by one. Death by firing squad for treason.
 
I disagree. They are trimming the fat. Only government fat cats need to worry. But he may be trimming too much so even Don is reigning him in.
Couple questions: How can you claim they are trimming the fat as Congress is preparing to give Trump a $19 Trillion increase in the debt cealing? That will result in at least a 50% increase to the deficit. Doesn't trimming the fat, and/or saving tax dollars mean they would be spending less? How can you claim they are trimming the fat when it's been proven Musk has been lying and inflating numbers, as well as doesn't even understand the data he is looking at.? and the really important question: How can the DOJ argue in court that there wasn't enought time to investigate, verify, and confrim the legitimacy of the $2 billion in aid the court said must be paid (they had over a week plus, to do so before the Judge gave them a deadline) to make sure they are real.. Yet Musk and his band of hackers, coders, where there isn't a single financial expert involved, i where able to go thru dozens of federal agencies and somehow be able to find $100+ billion in "waste/fraud" in under 5 weeks, which equates to just a few days per agency, without any kind of legitimate validationi, or investigation to confirm the legimitamcy of such payments? If they can't figure out the legitimacy of $2 billion in aid payments in over a week's time.. there is no fucking way Musk and his team of misfits is able to do all those agencies in less time. Specially since it takes months for a team of financial expersts/auditors to audit a single corporation, ,much less the federal goverment. And before you try to claim "they are using AI".. The AI is a program that Musk had developed.. it can be coded to tell you an apple is a fucking rock. AI is also been proven to make mistakes.. all the time.. AI also is no substitution for actual investigations, as it's only able to base it's answer on the data it is given (imput false data, get false output).

If you sit back and are able to exercise a single brain cell to critical thinking, you will figure out that there is no fat being trimmed and you are beeing played like a fool... I mean fiddle.. aka you are being lied to, which has already been proven by fact checkers. Also, a legitimate "trimming of the fat" wouldn't require illegal and unconstitutional actions to accomplish.
 
People are finally getting around to what I’ve been saying for weeks—DOGE is the American Gestapo and should be viewed as such, as far as anyone working in/for the Federal Government is concerned.

I don't think Gestapo is the right comparison. Seems more akin to Mao's Red Guards.
 
I'm all out of fucks to give..
Can anyone spare a rat's ass?


The Glorious, Shit-Show Collapse of Trump’s MAGA Morons: They Fucked Around and Found Out Hard

Well, well, well, look at the fucking mess Trump’s brain-dead loyalists have stumbled into. Months after drooling over their ballots and voting for Donald Trump in 2024, these gullible jackasses—some of them federal workers—are now choking on the bitter taste of layoffs courtesy of their orange savior’s grand plan to gut government spending. They thought Trump was their economic messiah, but instead, they’re unemployed, pissed off, and drowning in regret. Boo-fucking-hoo. These MAGA fucks screwed themselves royally, and now they’re shocked—shocked!—that the "drain the swamp" bulldozer flattened their own pathetic lives. Dumbasses. Here’s hoping the pain they’ve unleashed on everyone else comes back to bite them in the ass tenfold.

Key Points to Rub in Their Smug Faces:​

  • Mass Layoffs, MAGA Tears: Trump’s administration, with Elon Musk playing sidekick, has slashed thousands of federal jobs like a chainsaw through butter. Probationary grunts and bigwigs alike got the axe, and 77,000 more were conned into quitting voluntarily because, apparently, job security is for losers. All part of the grand “efficiency” scheme these dipshits cheered for[1][2][3]. Suckers.
  • Supporters Screwed: Take Michael Graugnard, a USDA attorney advisor and Trump voter, who thought his guy’s policies would make everything peachy. Guess what? He’s jobless now, whining about the “implementation” while still kissing Trump’s ass. Tough shit, Mikey. You rolled the dice on a conman and lost—hope that “economic efficiency” keeps you warm at night[1].
  • Delusional Reactions: IRS lackey James Diaz got canned but still gargles Trump’s Kool-Aid, moaning that the cuts are “too indiscriminate.” Meanwhile, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services worker who’s now jobless admits she regrets her vote—never saw the guillotine coming for her neck. Fucking brilliant deduction, genius. You thought you’d be spared the Trumpian shitstorm you begged for?[2][3] Clueless twats.
  • IVF Betrayal: Ryleigh Cooper, a US Forest Service drone, bought Trump’s IVF promises hook, line, and sinker. Now she’s unemployed and crying about her “tunnel vision.” Tunnel vision? Bitch, you were blindfolded by stupidity. Trump doesn’t give a flying fuck about your pet issues—he’s too busy stroking his ego and slashing jobs to notice your sob story[5]. Karma’s a motherfucker.
Trump’s team claims these cuts are for “efficiency,” but watching his own supporters get curb-stomped by their golden idol is pure poetic justice. These MAGA morons were played like cheap fiddles, swallowing his bullshit promises without a shred of critical thought. Now they’re jobless, broke, and still trying to spin this disaster into some noble cause. Pathetic doesn’t even cover it. They fucked around, found out, and the wreckage is glorious. Let’s hope the misery they’ve inflicted on the rest of us—through their blind devotion to this clown—boomerangs back and buries them deeper. Reap it, you sorry bastards.

Citations:[1]
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/us/fired-federal-workers-trump-voters/index.html

[2]
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-02-26/federal-job-cuts-hit-trump-supporters

[3]
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/fired-federal-workers-who-voted-for-trump-share-stories

[5]
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/federal-trump-voter-fired

[6]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-supporters-laid-off-205824815.html

[7]
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-federal-layoffs-c41ae32800a7f170484de79572543da2

[8]
https://www.afge.org/article/afge-w...offs-of-federal-workers-who-provide-services/

[9]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ayoffs-firings-blocked-ultimatum/80836173007/

[10]
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elon-musk-federal-workers-layoffs-d295d4bb2cdd5023c27d9cb03754e81b

[11]
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/doge-musk-trump-government-bureaucrats/

[12]
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/video/federal-job-cuts-trump-supporters-musk-impact-digvid

[13]
https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-layoffs-2671286301

[14]
https://www.cnn.com/politics/tracking-federal-workforce-firings-dg/index.html

[15]
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-cuts-young-federal-workers.html

[16]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/08/trump-musk-doge-workforce/

[17]
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/musk-trump-federal-workers-firing-00218733

[18]
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-supporters-dismiss-shole-comments-charges-of-racism

[19]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/post-maga-supporter-said-were-204356732.html

[20]
http://khanna.house.gov/media/in-th...mp-now-theyre-losing-their-us-government-jobs

[21]
https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2020/october/election-trump-code-mcintosh.html

[22]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-maga-voter-said-were-211903587.html

[23]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/post-maga-supporter-said-were-130016062.html

[24]

[25]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUDFzY9xm8

[26]
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/let...d-for-donald-trump-should-have-seen-it-coming

[27]
https://rollingout.com/2025/03/08/waters-fearless-voice-against-trump-maga/

[28]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...rump-memes-federal-workers-fired/80533260007/

[29]
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-vote...used-trump-admin-after-losing-her-job-2041754

[30]
https://wtop.com/national/2025/03/t...4-months-later-his-administration-fired-them/

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czedwgrwp32o

[32]
https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/12132

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https://www.foxnews.com/media/ny-ti...istance-trump-while-warning-didnt-work-before

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-gov-sununu-trumps-rhetoric-new/story?id=114960034

[35]
https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyvi...v_laughing_at_maga_supporters_who_now_regret/
 
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Really good video directly from DOGE members...


You have absolutely no fucking clue how any of this works. None. You're such a goddamn illiterate petulant child, which, I think is the only expected result of a lifelong talentless social leech such as yourself. Entirely predictable.
 
Who wants to bet they break things in some huge way that can't be easily fixed. Like nobody cares if Spaces doesn't work. People are really super gonna care if SSI checks don't go out.

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That’s exactly what will happen. Dems will have to come in and fix things which will require tax hikes to rehire people to do the work. These dirtbags will be the first ones to complain and lie claiming it was Biden and Obamas fault

What the fuck is wrong with people?
 
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What the fuck is wrong with people?
They're techbros (derogatory). They think they know everything and live by the ethos of "who cares about existing systems"? They don't understand that government != Business, and that changes to mission critical systems should be approached cautiously with ample testing.
 
That’s exactly what will happen. Dems will have to come in and fix things which will require tax hikes to rehire people to do the work. These dirtbags will be the first ones to complain and lie claiming it was Biden and Obamas fault

What the fuck is wrong with people?

Why fix it when they will just wreck it again.

Go around and deport MAGA first so there is 0 MAGA in the whole country. Then rebuild if you can!
 

I'm sure DOGE will clear this right up. I'm sure the cuts to SSA staff will make it a breeze.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I have a sneaking suspicion that if he showed up at their offices wearing a suicide vest, and carrying an AR 15, they wouldn't hesitate to declare him alive. 🤔
 
Couple questions: How can you claim they are trimming the fat as Congress is preparing to give Trump a $19 Trillion increase in the debt cealing? That will result in at least a 50% increase to the deficit. Doesn't trimming the fat, and/or saving tax dollars mean they would be spending less? How can you claim they are trimming the fat when it's been proven Musk has been lying and inflating numbers, as well as doesn't even understand the data he is looking at.? and the really important question: How can the DOJ argue in court that there wasn't enought time to investigate, verify, and confrim the legitimacy of the $2 billion in aid the court said must be paid (they had over a week plus, to do so before the Judge gave them a deadline) to make sure they are real.. Yet Musk and his band of hackers, coders, where there isn't a single financial expert involved, i where able to go thru dozens of federal agencies and somehow be able to find $100+ billion in "waste/fraud" in under 5 weeks, which equates to just a few days per agency, without any kind of legitimate validationi, or investigation to confirm the legimitamcy of such payments? If they can't figure out the legitimacy of $2 billion in aid payments in over a week's time.. there is no fucking way Musk and his team of misfits is able to do all those agencies in less time. Specially since it takes months for a team of financial expersts/auditors to audit a single corporation, ,much less the federal goverment. And before you try to claim "they are using AI".. The AI is a program that Musk had developed.. it can be coded to tell you an apple is a fucking rock. AI is also been proven to make mistakes.. all the time.. AI also is no substitution for actual investigations, as it's only able to base it's answer on the data it is given (imput false data, get false output).

If you sit back and are able to exercise a single brain cell to critical thinking, you will figure out that there is no fat being trimmed and you are beeing played like a fool... I mean fiddle.. aka you are being lied to, which has already been proven by fact checkers. Also, a legitimate "trimming of the fat" wouldn't require illegal and unconstitutional actions to accomplish.

Rep. Stansbury agrees with you. She's calling out what Elon Musk and the Republican owned gov't is doing at this very moment. Although these are issues we've all known here in this forum, it's nice to see our Reps doing their jobs:
 
Haven't heard quite as much about DOGE lately, wonder why that is...

Oh, because we've gone from "WE'RE GONNA SAVE $2 TRILLION" to "we might save as much as $150 billion!" maybe?


Oh, and also, the admin has already spent all those savings?

 
Haven't heard quite as much about DOGE lately, wonder why that is...

Oh, because we've gone from "WE'RE GONNA SAVE $2 TRILLION" to "we might save as much as $150 billion!" maybe?


Oh, and also, the admin has already spent all those savings?

You should see the other side of DOGE with the NLRB: Wired has an article about a whistle blower who says DOGE stole data out of the NLRB. Who knows what Elon and his cronies will do with that data.
 
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