Another term we need to abandon: "Christian nationalism." There is absolutely nothing Christian about it. The media should call it "religious fanaticism."
They are HIDING behind very small kernels of truth(s) ie as a teenager might do to get their way. Then allowing a nuclear blow UP of everything Government and ACCOUNTABILITY as the solution. The Republican Senate is abetting the disguise of the real motive = Project 2025 Autocratic dictatorship. The World see's this clearly now. An erratic and emboldened Trumps current dialog of; give me Your Land, your Minerals, Your Country. Putin did same to Ukraine. Where is THIS going ? The responsibility and the only HOPE Is the Republican Senate to STOP the destruction...NOW, today , no questions, no debates, no excuses...we can understand how they got to this point another time ! Today...there is NO EXCUSES, what so ever...for their allowing and abetting this implosion..NONE NONE NONE ...soon and very very soon 350 million people will either cheer them OR convict and or prosecute them , harshly. They cannot hide the will of the People, for Their Country. They ARE NOT immune
What we are seeing here is clearly a new definition of efficiency.
What is clearly more evident is another meaning of the word 'waste', as in DOGE and its operatives are laying waste to the government as we know and need it. Like a swarm of locusts, they are a pestilence of dangerous proportions.
They recently posted - on the public DOGE website - classified information from the National Reconnaissance Office. And not just accidentally-still-classified information like some Secretary of State's e-mails, but materials labeled “Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals,” meaning information in this category can’t be shared with any foreign governments, international organizations or foreign nationals without specific authorization.
Another one: "Bipartisanship." If I hear another elected Democrat utter that phrase I'm going to hurl. They are so far behind in this game that's it's almost physically painful to watch them. They have zero messaging game. They need to bring in some serious consultants - from the political world, from Hollywood, from wherever and start showing they give a shit. "Give us money". Yeah, whatever, Democrats. Try showing you're alive first.
I wish more attention were paid, by mainstream media?, to all the safeguards against waste and fraud that were already in place--and have been working, effectively, for decades. That includes the Inspectors General, many of whom the Muskies fired.
Eliminating the CFPB is a net ZERO on the budget. It is self-financed from actions taken that return penalties into a fund separate from the regular budget.
Well, it all makes sense if you frame it as an attack on the United States. This has nothing whatsoever to do with “efficiency”. It is a dismantling of a system from within. Musk IS trying to compromise our Intelligence community. He, Trump, Thiel, Vance et al are aligned with autocracy and are directly working against traditional American interests. This is demonstrably true from their actions, the cabinet picks and their own words. Unless we see this as a direct attack from anti-democracy zealots led by the illegal DOGE we will never be able to fight back with an effective strategy. How things got this far this fast is beyond me. The Christo- fascist Putinists were clear about their plans. The previous administration should have had an anti-fascist firewall, but instead just left everything open to destruction.
Narcissists love chaos. that's why all these firings are so random from the outside. I also wonder what spyware and viruses are going into all these government computers with these emails.
Exactly. This is an attack on the US which is not fundamentally different than what occurred in 1941 or in 2001. The players and the dangers are only magnified.
Agree with everything but the content of your 3rd point. Probationary employees may be learning the most current practices but they will not know what they are doing until they have been taught/mentored by non probationary employees. And surely a solid longer term employee would have training to be kept up to date. No-one should be summarily let go until a careful analysis of department/country needs has been completed.
Not necessarily. Many of these employees transferred from other jobs, often in the same department. Others, like in the IRS are hired year after year for the busy season. Just like the private sector hires seasonal workers.
I agree that nobody should be released without an analysis of the consequences of the action. I wonder how many of the probationary employees may be transfers from other government agencies or the private sector and have substantial institutional knowledge.
In business there is the concept of "acceptable loss", there is no equivalent in many roles in the government. This is the idea that is lost on those who want to run the government like a business.
Of course, Musk’s slash and burn rampage through government agencies is not about “efficiency” - how could it be? Neither he nor his tech babies know anything about the government agencies they’re illegally ransacking.
Yet millions of Americans believe they’ll get the same government services they like more “efficiently”.
“DOGE” again shows how MAGAworld has mastered Orwellian doublespeak, gaslighting, projection, whataboutism, both sides ism…proven techniques of authoritarian propaganda.
The never ending challenge for the pro-democracy opposition: breaking through right wing propaganda in ways that work.
Another term we need to abandon: "Christian nationalism." There is absolutely nothing Christian about it. The media should call it "religious fanaticism."
Yes! Their version of “Christianity” does not include Jesus.
I go with "christo-fascism" with an intentionally lower-case c.
They are HIDING behind very small kernels of truth(s) ie as a teenager might do to get their way. Then allowing a nuclear blow UP of everything Government and ACCOUNTABILITY as the solution. The Republican Senate is abetting the disguise of the real motive = Project 2025 Autocratic dictatorship. The World see's this clearly now. An erratic and emboldened Trumps current dialog of; give me Your Land, your Minerals, Your Country. Putin did same to Ukraine. Where is THIS going ? The responsibility and the only HOPE Is the Republican Senate to STOP the destruction...NOW, today , no questions, no debates, no excuses...we can understand how they got to this point another time ! Today...there is NO EXCUSES, what so ever...for their allowing and abetting this implosion..NONE NONE NONE ...soon and very very soon 350 million people will either cheer them OR convict and or prosecute them , harshly. They cannot hide the will of the People, for Their Country. They ARE NOT immune
Let’s stop calling Elon “ acting President.” He is a South African grifter! Shouldn’t he be on the deportation list?
If interested , see the link below, for Ezra Klein's new piece on: The Republican Party's NCP Problem..very well thought out and articulated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lckYPwQj_NM
I watched it yesterday. It is a must see!!!!
What we are seeing here is clearly a new definition of efficiency.
What is clearly more evident is another meaning of the word 'waste', as in DOGE and its operatives are laying waste to the government as we know and need it. Like a swarm of locusts, they are a pestilence of dangerous proportions.
There's also their dangerous ineptness.
They recently posted - on the public DOGE website - classified information from the National Reconnaissance Office. And not just accidentally-still-classified information like some Secretary of State's e-mails, but materials labeled “Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals,” meaning information in this category can’t be shared with any foreign governments, international organizations or foreign nationals without specific authorization.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112
We saw it on J6 and are seeing it again - acts of sedition, and again with apparent presidential direction and support.
Another one: "Bipartisanship." If I hear another elected Democrat utter that phrase I'm going to hurl. They are so far behind in this game that's it's almost physically painful to watch them. They have zero messaging game. They need to bring in some serious consultants - from the political world, from Hollywood, from wherever and start showing they give a shit. "Give us money". Yeah, whatever, Democrats. Try showing you're alive first.
OMG yes. Show us that you’re not completely ineffectual….then we can talk donations.
I wish more attention were paid, by mainstream media?, to all the safeguards against waste and fraud that were already in place--and have been working, effectively, for decades. That includes the Inspectors General, many of whom the Muskies fired.
Eliminating the CFPB is a net ZERO on the budget. It is self-financed from actions taken that return penalties into a fund separate from the regular budget.
25% of scientists studying bird flu in Agriculture were fired. That should make for a very new definition of pandemic as well as the price of eggs.
Well, it all makes sense if you frame it as an attack on the United States. This has nothing whatsoever to do with “efficiency”. It is a dismantling of a system from within. Musk IS trying to compromise our Intelligence community. He, Trump, Thiel, Vance et al are aligned with autocracy and are directly working against traditional American interests. This is demonstrably true from their actions, the cabinet picks and their own words. Unless we see this as a direct attack from anti-democracy zealots led by the illegal DOGE we will never be able to fight back with an effective strategy. How things got this far this fast is beyond me. The Christo- fascist Putinists were clear about their plans. The previous administration should have had an anti-fascist firewall, but instead just left everything open to destruction.
Narcissists love chaos. that's why all these firings are so random from the outside. I also wonder what spyware and viruses are going into all these government computers with these emails.
Exactly. This is an attack on the US which is not fundamentally different than what occurred in 1941 or in 2001. The players and the dangers are only magnified.
Agree with everything but the content of your 3rd point. Probationary employees may be learning the most current practices but they will not know what they are doing until they have been taught/mentored by non probationary employees. And surely a solid longer term employee would have training to be kept up to date. No-one should be summarily let go until a careful analysis of department/country needs has been completed.
Not necessarily. Many of these employees transferred from other jobs, often in the same department. Others, like in the IRS are hired year after year for the busy season. Just like the private sector hires seasonal workers.
I agree that nobody should be released without an analysis of the consequences of the action. I wonder how many of the probationary employees may be transfers from other government agencies or the private sector and have substantial institutional knowledge.
In business there is the concept of "acceptable loss", there is no equivalent in many roles in the government. This is the idea that is lost on those who want to run the government like a business.
"Probationary employees" also include those with years of experience who just moved to new jobs.
Of course, Musk’s slash and burn rampage through government agencies is not about “efficiency” - how could it be? Neither he nor his tech babies know anything about the government agencies they’re illegally ransacking.
Yet millions of Americans believe they’ll get the same government services they like more “efficiently”.
“DOGE” again shows how MAGAworld has mastered Orwellian doublespeak, gaslighting, projection, whataboutism, both sides ism…proven techniques of authoritarian propaganda.
The never ending challenge for the pro-democracy opposition: breaking through right wing propaganda in ways that work.
doge is pronounced douche
Touche tony