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The big issue isn’t which agency provided the funds, it is that the federal government was able to withdraw it from a NY account. How is that legal?

I can’t really think of another reason. If you are looking for inefficient use of taxpayer money by the federal government, here may be a good example.

Without a doubt. This, I was not aware of.

I don’t know. There is precedent with marijuana laws though. I do mostly agree that as long as they don’t interfere…… I am reminded of sheriffs not enforcing laws they didn’t agree with, like gun laws and covid restrictions. No right wing fervor was noted over law and order then, so I’m not seeing where there should be fervor over this.

Apparently state’s right are a one way street?

Which, of course, is a very different message than the one you are trying to communicate re: freedom. It’s not government programs that inhibit our freedom at all.

If it’s not including high worth congressmen and senators its not targeting the right places.

Tuck, Krebs, and Kulich for Eichel. Git er done!

Honestly, if you treat it more like an entertainment source and less like a meaningful part of you, it doesn’t hurt at all. It’s like the middle Star Wars trilogy is playing right now. At some point there will be a Rogue One and you can buy in then.

No

Given all this, it’s weird that the people with the highest standards of living, happiness quotients (whatever that is), health, life expectancy, birth expectancy, etc all seem to come from countries that provide for their health care, retirement, protection, etc. The cultures with the greatest respect and accountability for their actions all seem to come from those countries as well. My observations, anyway.

And today Trump has been found to be violating a court order to reinstate funding that was halted by his sweeping OMB executive order. So, now it is game on. Will the Trump administration appeal? Will they just ignore? Will they ignore the appeal verdicts? And will any Republicans stand up and do the right thing while this plays out?

Today I learned…… and I hate when that happens because ever time I learn something new, I lose something old to make room. Thats my story, and I am sticking to it.

At the end of the 2-peat I was numb. By the 4th I wasn’t even watching at the end.

GM Howdy Doody. Somewhere in here is an image of Adams and Howdy Doody, and it becomes readily apparent why we’ve never seen both in the same room at the same time.

It took me until this post to realize GMHD refers to Howdy Doody.

Seems so……… not random.

There isn’t a GM in hockey that could win with 5 yrs of this roster.

This is apparently breaking news. I certainly hope it is inaccurate. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html I’m speechless. This is second and third tier nation stuff. Goes against every business ethics class and training session I have ever taken. I really, really hope I get embarrassed into taking this post down.

Correction, not shut down. Paused while it goes through the courts. And the administration is certainly making noise around ignoring the courts. I read today that court enforcement would be the jurisdiction of the US Marshals….. who are under the executive branch and now headed up by a Trump loyalist. Lots to be concerned about.

I am much more concerned about the executive branch power grab, honestly. Its the stuff of actual constitutional crisis. Do it the way it was intended to be done, show actual evidence, and you’ve got my attention. I will add, the way this is unfolding, locking out staff, going around dept personnel, firing the inspector generals, makes me very distrustful of what is happening, and therefore distrustful of the communications. Nothing about how this is being done provides me with the sense that there is benevolent intent. The constitutional crisis potential far outweighs the stated intent of government efficiency.

It mist be nice to have expectations so high. Not really. Get a grip. It’s ***** entertainment.

My feelings on the subject of the DOGE audits pretty much are framed by, if auditing is the true goal then why are programmers being employed instead of forensic accountants?

@Hank your posts here seem to suggest you are in support of what DOGE is doing. I am curious to get your reaction re: how they are going about doing it, ie. using executive order to bypass processes that require Congressional direction and ignoring precedent that the Executive branch is required to implement the budget as set by Congress. It is a helluva power grab for the executive branch that has a high danger potential.

One ally that we haven’t pissed off apparently (yet).