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  2. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    33 minutes ago, LTS said:

    For what it's worth, I wasn't saying it was. I had said apparent misuse of funds and was directing more at the "uncovered" items. My commentary earlier regarding cutting things like a museum exhibit fall more in the "useless is in the eye of the beholder". I have not seen the museum exhibit on Fauci, I'm not sure I give enough of a damn to want to. I could see how it's wasted money in wondering is there really a need for THAT exhibit?Ā  I don't know.

    And I will say it again. The Social Security system is an absolute scam that takes my money and redistributes it, theoretically, to the "masses". Social Security is the "safety net" for people who cannot figure out how to save their own money and invest it themselves. Worse yet, the government loves to "borrow" that money when they need to. The government, run by both Democrats and Republicans, that have amassed an insane amount of debt because they can just up and spend money without having the revenue to back it up.Ā  A very simple concept that every business owner (and human) should understand.

    The first mistake is involving themselves in the affairs of the Middle Eastern countries in the first place. The United States need to intervene to protect oil interests have led to continued rise and fall of dictators and terrorists. The Democrats and Republicans are both on the same team when it comes to funding the up and coming resistance to only find out that it's yet another power hungry individual hell bent on wiping out those with opposing ideology.Ā  In the Middle East I think we don't need a crystal ball.Ā  It's best to stop intervening in their affairs and let them be.

    I don't want people walking in my house telling me how to live my life.Ā  Why should they accept that we are in their countries attempting to control their very existence?

    I understand what you are saying about the Middle East. Other than making sure the Strait of Hormuz stays open I would be fine with letting people of that region figure their own messes out.Ā 

    Unfortunately the Great Power Competition may not allow for that.

  5. Now what?

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    15 minutes ago, Hank said:

    #BREAKING: President Donald Trump is taking away the security clearances from the following individuals. -

    NY A.G. Letitia James -

    Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg -

    Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken

    Per the NYP, they also wonā€™t be allowed to enter secure federal facilities.

    I assume James and Bragg may occasionally need to go inside a federal building for work. Anyone know for sure if Trump can legally keep the out? Or would a courtroom/jail no be considered "secure"?

    In the context of security clearances, the term secure refers to spaces cleared for processing, discussion, storage of classified/national security information.

    A courtroom/jail is not a facility built to those standards. FISA court would be an exception.

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  6. Complaint Thursdays

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    For those interested there is a Microsoft Outlook vulnerability. When you click an attachment to preview (protected view), malicious code can bypass the preview to give an actor high level privileges to files.Ā 

    CVE-2024-21413

  9. Roster Building with the New Cap Increases

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    17 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

    Ship out Samuelsson, give his 4mil to Byram for 6yrs and that gives Byram about 8mil in salary. Actually, I would do 5yrs. Sabres are currently the #1 team in the NHL for defender points I think.Ā 

    5yrs, 7.85mil for Byram, boom done. Give him a 10team NTC.Ā 

    I donā€™t think he takes anything less than what Power makes.

  10. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    11 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    If youā€™re gonna suggest that I donā€™t care about the loss of the lives of our military members, you can go to hell.Ā 

    And speaking of not being surprised, Iā€™m not in the least that you seek to deflect criticism of your cheeto god by citing mistakes and poor decisions by the Biden administration. Weak sauce.Ā 

    Iā€™m sure a certain amount of corruption occurred in Afghanistan by USAID and other entities. As it has in every war zone in history. That is no reason to do away with the entire thing. Find those responsible and prosecute them. But thatā€™s not the intention of the GOP.Ā 

    But yeah, letā€™s decry all this corruption committed by USAID when there are GOP members of Congress who conspired the to defraud the United States and disenfranchise 81 some odd million voters in the process. Has Jim Jordan answered his Congressional subpoena yet? And letā€™s not forget that stalwart of anti-corruption and fraud, Rick Scott; that aforementioned CEO whose company was convicted on 14 felony counts of defrauding medicare, medicaid, and other government agencies.Ā 

    Harp on all the mistakes by the previous administration all you want but the folks I just referred to are here in real time, right now, in positions of high government power currently deciding things. And the rest of their GOP Congressional colleagues just donā€™t have the integrity and/or moral compass to hold their own accountable.Ā 

    You really think because the previous administration is no longer here what they have done is just in the past?Ā 

    Do you really think the money USAID funnels into Afghanistan through the UN is helping innocent people? Iā€™m sure the Taliban and ISIS are keeping their hands out of it. Apparently $15 mil from USAID went to the Taliban for condoms. Money well spent.Ā 

    A lot more wasted money across other government agencies to include the DoD. A long hard look should be taken at all agencies and government personnel.

    As far as my comments about the withdrawal, if Trump was president I guarantee this board would be screaming how the wannabe dictator cost 13 Americans their lives.Ā I guess all the military hardware in the hands of the Taliban, who have a history of supporting extremism, is just in the past. No way that could ever come back to bite us.

    If Trump had said no military were in combat zones during his administration people would go nuts. But because the lefts cackling queen idiot said it, leftists stay quiet.Ā 

  11. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    22 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    I have to laugh at the concern about USAID in Afghanistan when pallets of money, literally billions of dollars over the years, delivered by our military and meant to buy loyalty from various tribal leaders, just somehow ended up disappearing before ever getting in the in the hands of the intended. But hey, corruption is corruption after all.Ā 

    And I donā€™t give a crap anymore about whatever Biden botched or not. Heā€™s relegated to history. The concern is the current group who intend to destroy our government.Ā 

    Thereā€™s 13 reasons why you should care about how much Bidenā€™s withdrawal sucked but Iā€™m not surprised you donā€™t.Ā 

    Then again Harris claimed there were no U.S. service members in combat zones. Iā€™m sure their supporters believed it too.

    Im sure all the money USAID has funneled into Afghanistan since the Taliban took over has been well spent.

  12. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    15 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    And I can attest from personal experience in working with brilliant USAID personnel in Africa, Haiti, and Bosnia-Herzegovina that the work they do has helped countless people. Of course, that was USAID personnel where the rubber meets the road, many layers removed from the bureaucracy here where corruption and fraud has occurred, as it has in numerous government agencies since their inception. But the aim of the GOP is to ā€œstarve the beastā€ and throw the baby out with the bathwater, regardless of the overwhelming benefits such programs provide.Ā 

    But I find it beyond hypocritical that a sitting US Senator from Florida achieved that position in government after the company he was CEO of was found guilty of 14 counts of medicare fraud, medicaid fraud, and fraud of other government agencies as well.Ā 

    Iā€™m really not surprised considering these immoral hypocrites are led by a convicted felon who fomented an insurrection against the country whose Constitution he was sworn to defend. Absurdity at the highest level.

    Aside from some medical assistance, pretty much anything they did in Afghanistan over 20 years was a waste. They even admitted to wasting money on projects that Afghans rejected because it would make them a target of extremists. It was the whole buy the hearts and minds thing. There words paraphrased.

    Only thing more inept was the Biden administrationā€™s approach to the withdrawal.

  13. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    32 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    There are numerous lawsuits already in motion, so Iā€™m not the only one who thinks so.

    Please list ā€œall the corruption theyā€™re uncoveringā€ and what news agencies have reported these findings. I know Musk is claiming that heā€™s rooting out all this corruption, but I need specifics and proof before Iā€™m convinced.Ā 

    Of course I care about corruption in government. But I donā€™t have any faith in corruption uncovered by people who are corrupt themselves.Ā 

    Well I can attest from personal experience that USAID is either full of stupid people or has a serious issue with fraud, waste, and abuse.

  14. Muskā€™s Secret DOGE Team

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    21 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    Are you phucking kidding me? This is the team thatā€™s gonna make recommendations on which programs to cut? Really?Ā 

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    It would be funny if it werenā€™t so serious. Everything Musk is doing as a government agency head official is illegal.Ā 
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    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/these-6-baby-faced-doge-engineers-form-the-crack-team-of-elon-musk-heres-how-they-are-slashing-government-costs/articleshow/117925295.cms?from=mdr

    Remember people were all about the next generation getting into politics? šŸ˜‚Ā 

    Who needs life experience?

  16. Tariffs Paused: Looks Like Cheeto Manā€™s Puppet Masters Talked Some Sense Into Him

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    17 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    So the threat of retaliatory tariffs by Canada had no bearing on the decision to ā€œpauseā€ them? It was making Canada cave to labeling cartels terrorist organizations that did the trick? Not a chance.

    Believe what you will, but the difference between labeling them ā€œcriminal organizationsā€ vs ā€œterrorist organizationsā€ is negligible when it comes to the pursuit, capture, and prosecution of cartel members.Ā 

    Iā€™m aware of the proposed tariffs on Chinese goods. What will the leverage against China be to make them bow to the threat of tariffs on the goods we import from there?Ā 

    No idea what the end goal is with China when it comes to tariffs. I do know China 2049 and what they have been doing is of concern.

    Regarding Canada you should take the blinders off when reading what I said. I specifically said getting Canada to label cartels as terrorist organizations could have been done without tariffs IMO.Ā 

    I am not familiar with Canadian laws but the difference calling some group or person a terrorist vs criminal is not negligible. First off, prosecuting criminals is the point of pursuit and capture. When it comes to terrorists, sometimes killing them is the purpose of pursuit. Some you capture to make your way up the chain or if they surrender. Others get a bullseye.

  19. Tariffs Paused: Looks Like Cheeto Manā€™s Puppet Masters Talked Some Sense Into Him

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    Posted · Edited by SABRES 0311

    1 hour ago, K-9 said:

    I canā€™t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. Did anyone seriously think that oil industry leaders were gonna let him get away with imposing these stupid tariffs? We import 4 million barrels a day from Canada alone. I wonā€™t even mention the potential ramifications when it comes to Canadian lumber, which comprises nearly half of our lumber supply. Geniuses all.

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china-sheinbaum-trudeau-017efa8c3343b8d2a9444f7e65356ae9

    Were Canada and Mexico already taking the actions listed in the article?

  22. Came Across Interesting Quote About Trump Today and Iā€™m Seeking Opinion of His Supporters

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    2 hours ago, atoq said:

    COLOMBIA accepted migrants under the previous administration. Trump administration treated people as subhuman. COLOMBIA refused to accept the migrants under those conditions. Trump threatened tariffs. COLOMBIA accepted migrants under different conditions.

    Ā 

    Referring to handcuffing and binding the feet of non-violent offenders, not giving any water and not letting people use the bathroom for 5+ hour flights on military aircraft.Ā 

    Again I repeat: Please tell me how anyone is better off now than before Trump, when Colombia also accepted migrants.Ā 

    As far as the Colombians having criminal records there are conflicting statements between Petro and Trump. Neither have provided proof so I donā€™t believe either of them until that happens.

    I agree with you on how they were treated. No water is a hard line for me. It is cruel and I have been in situations where detainees were provided water and more at a minimum. Ā If they were all non violent then children and elderly shouldā€™ve been afforded the bathroom.Ā 

    Leg restraints would be on a person by person basis but unnecessary for children and elderly women.

    When it comes to handcuffing, for children I think itā€™s unnecessary. For adults, you better believe they are getting cuffed if we are in a steel tube 30k feet in the air. I donā€™t care what your record, nationality, gender, race, or religion is.

    These people were desperate enough to break U.S. law to either gain entry or stay. They come from a country where cartels, corruption, murder, and trafficking have made them desperate. Desperate people do unpredictable things. In an airplane I am more worried about reducing their capability to act out in desperation than I am about their comfortability.

    So, on quite a bit of things we can agree but the handcuffing of adults, specifically military aged males is not one of them. In flight security takes priority, period.

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