Musk demands Federal workers email him what they have done, or get fired

[JohnLarue]

]Nope.
Anything preventing attacking the debt is a sin, so pointing out lies or deception that mean the holy project might be derailed means you don't believe there is any waste at all.

anyone who tries to prevent an audit sure as hell better have a damn good reason well beyond 'i do not like the auditor or his methods

What about accurate info - I take it you're in favor of accurate information?
Assumes facts not in evidence.

that's the thing about an audit ,all funds need to be accounted for and explained properly
thus far Musk has pointed out some very strange entries which need explaining and the left blew a fuse

you can play Perry Mason once some criminal charges are laid

Anything other than absolute adherence to the orthodoxy of Larue is proof you are a heretic, an apostate, and must be cleansed from the body politic.

nope
the debt bomb is a simple mathematical truism

ignoring it indicates either

1. ignorance beyond belief
2. a far more sinister agenda

 

[Valcazar]

Take a deep breath and fix your quote brackets.

anyone who tries to prevent an audit sure as hell better have a damn good reason well beyond 'i do not like the auditor or his methods

If Musk and DOGE were doing audits, you might even be approaching a point.

that's the thing about an audit ,all funds need to be accounted for and explained properly

Which means it is a shame Musk has shown no interest in doing any of that work.

thus far Musk has pointed out some very strange entries which need explaining and the left blew a fuse

No.
Musk has engaged in misleading propagandizing and lies to cover whatever it is DOGE is really doing.

you can play Perry Mason once some criminal charges are laid

I don't think they are going to lay charges.
They just want to wreck things, so why bother?

Actually, I guess they have promised to weaponize the DOJ and use the legal system to attack political enemies, so they might lay some charges at some point.

 

[JohnLarue]

That's just programs you dislike.
That's not "waste, fraud, and abuse".
I know you are very emotional, but you have to stop mistaking policy disagreements with waste.

no that is waste

He's admitted to saying things that are untrue about this and, of course, people have pointed out the many lies, misinterpretations, and fake numbers he's put out.
Not speculation at all, on my part. Just facts.

you conflate an error or two with complete disregard for the bulk of the waste he is finding

No one is doing that.
That's just your weird religious absolutism and emotional investment in your fetish making it hard for you to think.

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sure you are
you conflate an error or two with complete disregard for the bulk of the waste he is finding

many lies, misinterpretations, and fake numbers

it is time you faced the hard reality here

unless there is an immediate reduction in government spending the debt bomb will explode and then you can kiss Social Security and other social safety net programs goodbye

Universal Health Care in Canada is doomed unless govt spending is dramatically reduced

you should be thanking Musk for trying to prevent the self destruction by the loonie left

 

[JohnLarue]

Take a deep breath and fix your quote brackets.

Take a deep breath and stop clutching your perals

If Musk and DOGE were doing audits, you might even be approaching a point.

this is an audit

Which means it is a shame Musk has shown no interest in doing any of that work.

sure he is
you just do not like it

No.
Musk has engaged in misleading propagandizing and lies to cover whatever it is DOGE is really doing.

this is an audit

I don't think they are going to lay charges.
They just want to wreck things, so why bother?

oh there will be charges

where is all the $ ?

Actually, I guess they have promised to weaponize the DOJ and use the legal system to attack political enemies, so they might lay some charges at some point.

every action has a reaction
think back 4 years

do not piss your pants
you will feel much better when he audits the pentagon


the debt bomb is a simple mathematical truism

ignoring it indicates either

1. ignorance beyond belief
2. a far more sinister agenda

you really should be thanking Musk as he is likely saving the social safety net

unless of course your goal is to bankrupt the govt in order to declare victory over capitalism

 

[Dutch Oven]

Even more important than clearing the books of unproductive or non-existent employees will be the dismissal of managers who have failed to act on the problem for years.

 

[JohnLarue]

Even more important than clearing the books of unproductive or non-existent employees will be the dismissal of managers who have failed to act on the problem for years.

yes cultural change in govt is required

given the US govt debt is projected to double in 9 years, a slow moving cultural change is not going to prevent a catastrophe
Shock & awe (as in "awe i got caught") is needed

 

[Valcazar]

sure you are
you conflate an error or two with complete disregard for the bulk of the waste he is finding

"an error or two"

I forgot you have trouble with reality.

Take a deep breath and stop clutching your perals

LOL.

this is an audit

In what way is meme posting and lies "an audit"?

sure he is
you just do not like it

Please point to the work then.
You know, "the audit".

oh there will be charges

I've come to agree.
There is no point in putting the people in charge of the DOJ and FBI that they did without using them for showtrials.

where is all the $ ?

What money?
Are we imagining that Musk has found money that has gone missing now?

you really should be thanking Musk as he is likely saving the social safety net

You think Musk is interested in saving the social safety net?!
AMAZING.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Even more important than clearing the books of unproductive or non-existent employees will be the dismissal of managers who have failed to act on the problem for years.

Starting with Trump.
Yes, let's get rid of them en masse.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

"an error or two"

I forgot you have trouble with reality.



LOL.



In what way is meme posting and lies "an audit"?



Please point to the work then.
You know, "the audit".



I've come to agree.
There is no point in putting the people in charge of the DOJ and FBI that they did without using them for showtrials.



What money?
Are we imagining that Musk has found money that has gone missing now?



You think Musk is interested in saving the social safety net?!
AMAZING.

Why would you torture yourself reasoning with a talking doll?

 

[Valcazar]

Why would you torture yourself reasoning with a talking doll?

Oh, I stopped paying serious attention to Larue ages ago.
He's a fun chew toy, and seeing how long before he breaks down into repetitive spamming of memes or slogans is sometimes amusing, but in this case it is just because he fishtailed into the other part of the discussion.
I was also curious if he was just going to stay on his "Butts!" thing and his generalized debt bomb fetish or if he was going to actually be into Musk and Doge specifically.
This has pretty much wound down at this point.

As for the actual thread topic....

Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social)

New — Employees at SSA just received an update saying it’s *optional* to reply to the 5 bullets email. Note to staff said, “Pursuant to updated OPM guidance, responses to the email are voluntary. Non-responses are not considered a resignation.” Like I said, the psychological warfare is the point.

bsky.app

 

[Valcazar]

Looks like they've stopped pretending DOGE is about fraud and have just moved on to admitting it is about spending they don't like.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

"Wrongful spending" -- since DOGE hasn't produced any actual evidence of fraud, Hannity has made up a new term to gaslight his audience

bsky.app

 

[mandrill]

Looks like they've stopped pretending DOGE is about fraud and have just moved on to admitting it is about spending they don't like.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

"Wrongful spending" -- since DOGE hasn't produced any actual evidence of fraud, Hannity has made up a new term to gaslight his audience

bsky.app

It was always about harassing and defunding programs that they didn't like. Never about cost cutting.

 

[JohnLarue]

You think Musk is interested in saving the social safety net?!
AMAZING.

yeah he is
he is smart enough to know what too much debt will do
you obviously are not smart enough

you pretending there is no problem and the status quo is just fine, just highlights how detached you are from reality

again you have nothing in response to the debt bomb

The debt the US govt has accumulated in its 240 year history is projected to double in 9 years given the status quo
In 2023, interest payments on US government debt were 19.91% of total revenue.

this is going to blow up and everyone will get hurt, if it is not addressed now

the god damn loonie left proposed shutting down the world economy because they were scared by propaganda about 400 parts per million of an inert gas responsible for all life on the planet
Yet when an undeniable and mathematically certain crisis i.e. too much govt debt is right in their face, they go silent or worse fight like mad to ensure the problem is perpetuated.
that is just plain evil


time for you to put up a laughing emoji and the run away like a frightened little girl

 

[Addict2sex]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1894177129887404484

 

[Frankfooter]

Take a deep breath and stop clutching your perals


every action has a reaction


do not piss your pants


you really should be thanking Musk as he is likely saving the social safety net

unless of course your goal is to bankrupt the govt in order to declare victory over capitalism

'Saving the social safety net'.
pshah

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