Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #945 on: February 03, 2025, 03:30:43 PM »

Envy, jealously, greed, resentment, ignorance, etc. are certainly strong motivators.. the current Republicans pander to that side of us. But Americans can also be kind, compassionate, and generous. Real leaders inspire and bring out the best in us.

The fact that sounds corny and naive shows how jaded we are.

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #946 on: February 03, 2025, 03:41:41 PM »

Quote from: illiniray on February 03, 2025, 03:30:43 PM

Envy, jealously, greed, resentment, ignorance, etc. are certainly strong motivators.. the current Republicans pander to that side of us. But Americans can also be kind, compassionate, and generous. Real leaders inspire and bring out the best in us.

The fact that sounds corny and naive shows how jaded we are.

Nichi, these are the same people who do not want to help pay for the Ukrainians to fight the Soviets themselves so we do not have to later. Do you really think they care about paying so there is clean water in {insert poor Africa country here}?

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illiniray

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« Reply #947 on: February 03, 2025, 04:09:44 PM »

Quote from: ThePAMan on February 03, 2025, 03:41:41 PM

Nichi, these are the same people who do not want to help pay for the Ukrainians to fight the Soviets themselves so we do not have to later. Do you really think they care about paying so there is clean water in {insert poor Africa country here}?

Show them videos of poor African children without clean water; then show them how USAID makes a difference. Tell them if we don't act; China will..

There is no leadership. The left is arrogant and lacking in sales skills. They can't even sell something simple like masks, social distancing, and vaccines.

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #948 on: February 03, 2025, 04:10:33 PM »

Quote from: ThePAMan on February 03, 2025, 03:41:41 PM

Nichi, these are the same people who do not want to help pay for the Ukrainians to fight the Soviets themselves so we do not have to later. Do you really think they care about paying so there is clean water in {insert poor Africa country here}?

they don't believe in pandemics so why would we need to vaccinate the Africans? It's not like measles is bad.

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« Reply #949 on: February 03, 2025, 04:11:51 PM »

Quote from: illiniray on February 03, 2025, 03:30:43 PM

Envy, jealously, greed, resentment, ignorance, etc. are certainly strong motivators.. the current Republicans pander to that side of us. But Americans can also be kind, compassionate, and generous. Real leaders inspire and bring out the best in us.

The fact that sounds corny and naive shows how jaded we are.

The current republicans are furiously cleaning up the wreckage of failed progressive ideology by fixing the border, deporting criminals, protecting American trade interests, horrible waste and abuse of taxpayer money on insane pet pork projects to line their cronies’ pockets, etc. Which is exactly what voters hired them to do. Somehow taking care of our myriad domestic issues decisively, sometimes at the expense of countries that have been exploiting us under weak leadership, has led the TDS left to lose their damn minds.

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #950 on: February 03, 2025, 04:16:55 PM »

Quote from: ThePAMan on February 03, 2025, 03:41:41 PM

Nichi, these are the same people who do not want to help pay for the Ukrainians to fight the Soviets themselves so we do not have to later. Do you really think they care about paying so there is clean water in {insert poor Africa country here}?

Ahh yes the $200 BILLION lie that we are helping Ukraine so we don’t have to fight Putin later. Maybe if we hadn’t broken our own agreements with Russia by moving NATO right up to their borders we wouldn’t have this problem. Wonder how many government lowlifes in Ukraine are rich now from this? Wonder who else domestically benefited? Insane to think Putin was going to try and retake the Eastern Bloc, their military is trash. Just a money grab for Dem war hawks and the MIC. Isn’t it interesting how Russia is surviving after all the sanction theater lol

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« Reply #951 on: February 03, 2025, 04:17:55 PM »

Quote from: Custard on February 03, 2025, 04:11:51 PM

The current republicans are furiously cleaning up the wreckage of failed progressive ideology by fixing the border, deporting criminals, protecting American trade interests, horrible waste and abuse of taxpayer money on insane pet pork projects to line their cronies’ pockets, etc. Which is exactly what voters hired then to do. Somehow taking care of our myriad domestic issues decisively, sometimes at the expense of countries that have been exploiting us under weak leadership, has led the TDS left to lose their damn minds.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ft-D-K9Fl7g

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« Reply #952 on: February 03, 2025, 04:19:07 PM »

Quote from: Custard on February 03, 2025, 04:16:55 PM

Maybe if we hadn’t broken our own agreements with Russia by moving NATO right up to their borders we wouldn’t have this problem.

Who gives a fuck about Russia? Fuck them. We should move the border right up to Russia and then invade.
Those fuckers tried to take out Patrick Swayze. Didn't you even see Red Dawn?

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #953 on: February 03, 2025, 04:19:23 PM »

Quote from: illiniray on February 03, 2025, 04:09:44 PM

Show them videos of poor African children without clean water; then show them how USAID makes a difference. Tell them if we don't act; China will..

Didn't Sally Struthers made a living off of that after All in the Family?

Do you really think the same people bitching about Ukraine military aid give a rat's ass about Africa kids without clean water?

Obligatory Sam Kinison original Letterman appearance discussing this issue here....

https://youtu.be/m_VURr6jnWQ?si=fWyt6IZZR6mY710_&t=282

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« Reply #954 on: February 03, 2025, 04:20:42 PM »

Quote from: murphstahoe on February 03, 2025, 04:19:07 PM

Who gives a fuck about Russia? Fuck them. We should move the border right up to Russia and then invade.
Those fuckers tried to take out Patrick Swayze. Didn't you even see Red Dawn?

I was more upset about Jen Gray.

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« Reply #955 on: February 03, 2025, 04:21:41 PM »

Quote from: Custard on February 03, 2025, 04:16:55 PM

Maybe if we hadn’t broken our own agreements with Russia by moving NATO right up to their borders we wouldn’t have this problem.

Custard falling for Soviet disinformation! Shocking!

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/115204.htm

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« Reply #956 on: February 03, 2025, 04:25:23 PM »

Quote from: Custard on February 03, 2025, 04:16:55 PM

Ahh yes the $200 BILLION lie that we are helping Ukraine so we don’t have to fight Putin later. Maybe if we hadn’t Isn’t it interesting how Russia is surviving after all the sanction theater lol

Seem to be plodding along just like the Cubans are.

Calling in the North Koreans to help is not a sign of things going well....

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Re: Wtf is Elon Musk doing today?

« Reply #957 on: February 03, 2025, 04:26:45 PM »

Quote from: murphstahoe on February 03, 2025, 04:19:07 PM

Who gives a fuck about Russia? Fuck them. We should move the border right up to Russia and then invade.
Those fuckers tried to take out Patrick Swayze. Didn't you even see Red Dawn?

Should make them the 51st state. They would be far better off.....

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« Reply #958 on: February 03, 2025, 04:27:55 PM »

Quote from: ThePAMan on February 03, 2025, 02:28:38 PM

Yes, call your congressman to complain.....Guess what, Nichi? No one give a shit about this because it does not impact anyone in a direct way. Who cares if if it is Bureaucrat Joe versus Hacker Bob now working for DOGE with access to the same shit you voluntarily give to The FaceBook and The Goggle? This is akin to Demi Moore's "strenuous objection" in a Few Good Men. Let's maybe focus on the real world shit that these morons are fucking up very soon. Because that is coming because they cannot help themselves....

Of course it matters. Musk is already threatening to cut off federal funds that go to Lutheran Charities. I’m sure there are other federal programs or services on his radar.
https://religionnews.com/2025/02/03/musk-spotlights-federal-funds-for-lutheran-social-services-calls-them-illegal-payments/

Hacker Bob will simply execute Musk's orders. Bureaucrat Joe will explain the funding program to DOGE and Musk can then recommend to Trump whether the program should be revised or eliminated. Trump may be able to implement Musk’s recommendations through an executive order, but more than likely he will have to go to Congress to revise or shutdown the program. With Republicans controlling both houses, the chances of success will be pretty good.

Now let’s go back to Lutheran Charities. This organization has a contract(s) with certain federal agencies to perform duties that were authorized by Congress through legislation. The agency established rules to disperse the funds to ensure those duties are carried out properly. The recipients have to submit periodic performance reports and financial data. They must also allow federal agencies to perform a program audit if requested. The grants are typically published online and the agency will issue an annual report summarizing the program outcomes.

If Trump doesn’t like certain federal funding programs, he can go to Congress and ask that the program be terminated. It shouldn’t be unilaterally done by Musk and Hacker Bob.

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« Reply #959 on: February 03, 2025, 04:40:49 PM »

Quote from: alum74 on February 03, 2025, 04:27:55 PM

Of course it matters. Musk is already threatening to cut off federal funds that go to Lutheran Charities. I’m sure there are other federal programs or services on his radar.
https://religionnews.com/2025/02/03/musk-spotlights-federal-funds-for-lutheran-social-services-calls-them-illegal-payments/

Hacker Bob will simply execute Musk's orders. Bureaucrat Joe will explain the funding program to DOGE and Musk can then recommend to Trump whether the program should be revised or eliminated. Trump may be able to implement Musk’s recommendations through an executive order, but more than likely he will have to go to Congress to revise or shutdown the program. With Republicans controlling both houses, the chances of success will be pretty good.

Now let’s go back to Lutheran Charities. This organization has a contract(s) with certain federal agencies to perform duties that were authorized by Congress through legislation. The agency established rules to disperse the funds to ensure those duties are carried out properly. The recipients have to submit periodic performance reports and financial data. They must also allow federal agencies to perform a program audit if requested. The grants are typically published online and the agency will issue an annual report summarizing the program outcomes.

If Trump doesn’t like certain federal funding programs, he can go to Congress and ask that the program be terminated. It shouldn’t be unilaterally done by Musk and Hacker Bob.

I am not going to say that what is going on is in any way "legal." I am saying, politically, no one really gives a shit.

These people do not care that Lutheran Social Services won't be able to pay its counselors to see junkies or give them methadone. They will only care when said junkies are back on the junk as a result and burglarizing cars looking for easy money to pay for the junk. Then they will blame prosecutors and the courts for not locking up the junkies instead of Trump and President Musk....

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