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If you use normal math, Trumps tax cuts will increase government debt, yet Republicans will undoubtedly use voodoo math predicting mass trickle down from the wealthiest and add that imaginary figure to balance their idiocracies

With all the debt America has and the shit going on around the world you would think we could table the worthless space program for a while. I'm sick of feeding musk.

We can find out if our Dem leadership gets a backbone and reminds them Every day in Congress what they aren’t going to do.. the legacy press is useless… but we aren’t…

It's a shame those who voted them in are too ignorant and uninformed to care that these guys are walking it all back. Probably even further validates the whole process is fake in their minds. It was all worth it for them though. Anything to own the libs.... My sympathy levels continue to fall

Too many people seem happy to believe what they almost certainly know to be lies because either 1 they are "people like us" (delusional) or 2 because they share a common hatred for "them". Most MAGA supporters won't care if none of the promises are kept.

Ah, so doge is actually gonna blow up the deficit as opposed to claimed cuts - seems on brand for these robber barons. At least needy kids will lose school lunches to help cover this.

Well, I must ask. What do you think of Elon Musk being in charge of a government efficiency dept? I mean, you know, he is involved with 12 different government supported departments right now. Including Homeland Security.

Yes, that’s exactly what it means. Probably opt- in or “beta” for a year or two until one day they update and it becomes permanent unless you opt out. I can’t trust Elon isn’t already snooping on his Internet customers so I’m not inclined to have him handle any kind of telecommunications.

He has government contracts. Making him an unofficial government agency gives him the power to suggest things that would directly benefit him. For instance, he wants to defund NASA. He would then own the largest space exploration company and would likely get more gov contracts for it

Republicans only care about those things when there is a D next to the persons name. They want to protect the children, but don’t care about Matt Gaetz trafficking minors. They hated that Obama played golf but tfg played 4 times as much. You can do whatever with the right letter next to your name.

Gasp... what... noooooo. Does that mean they will shut down the DOGE shop. Why would it be efficient to support and office that is not efficient enough to do what was created for? Just checking.

The only things that surprise me about this is that: - they're admitting it at all - they're doing it before trump's even in office, or DOGE is up & running. If any of his voters have critical thinking skills - this alone should prove it was all bull.

Well, duh Elon. Anyone that knows anything about the US budget knew you couldn't trim nearly that much. Now, "I" recommend you cut 2/3 of Tesla & SpaceX budgets (pay your fair share on your income gains) and see how things go.

Because they are cowards and quislings? Some of the things I've heard the US media say after the 'Conquer Greenland' press conference was some Tokyo Rose shit. Send them all to prison.

I’ve said before & I’ll repeat: if Musk really wanted to save the US Gov’t money, he’d perform all of his companies’ (StarLink, Tesla, SpaceX, X) US gov’t contracted work for free (lord knows he & his companies can afford it). 🤨 (Spoiler: he will not do this)

Musk will walk away, claiming his real work was in creating awareness, that the original goal was set purposefully high to achieve extraordinary results unattainable without his participation. Then he’ll leave errand boy Vivek to do the work, so he can focus on being president-unelect.

This made me think back to the robber barons of the late 1800s in the US. So many of their names have been forgotten. One name that won’t be forgotten is Carnegie bcuz he built libraries. I’ve talked to ppl and mentioned some of the old names, such as the Asters, and people don’t know who they are.

Our era will probably be called the Birth of the Global Community, highlighting how it allowed for unprecedented development, but also that many minds were not ready and it provoked atavistic reactions that clever people took advantage of to thrive and generate dystopia.

Zuckerberg, Musk, Bannon and Trump will be remembered and studied as villains who did great harm to humanity and as examples of what should not be repeated. If we do not confront them, they will lead us to technological feudalism, a dark age from which it may take centuries to emerge.

It shouldn’t yet DOES amaze me how crazy conflicting AND confusing “they” are. It’s a tactic. Which is why I made the decision early on to remain focused on “the job at hand” while remaining vigilant/informed. Thanks for this post.

Fake news from the first class, Elon said that he's intention by saying 2 Trillion is the goal in the best scenario because even so can result in at least half of that figure and that's great as well !!! framing it as if he took back what he said is "fake news and misinformation" !!!

And no republican will complain. And no voter will notice. Quite the opposite, republicans will still claim victory over doing nothing and will blame Democrats for whatever is perceived as failure.

What, man-boy Elon worry? NAAAH! No consequences. MAGATS are stupid and have very short term memories. They'll forget all of tRump's promises, lie about a few more, and then bend over to lick tRump's ass to start another day.

And I believe it’s because the literacy or illiteracy rate is 54% basic reading and comprehension is the plague on the land. And we older folks are the remaining recipients of the desire to have an edu sys to be envy of the world. Some of our kids got very good edu- but maybe need more

Those Nazis are very much aware. They will say fake news, or I don't talk politics. They have an ultimate goal to rid America of anyone brown, and then it will be mixed color races. After that, it will once again be blacks. Their goal is a total white society.

As an unsuccessful business man, Trump knows it will take little to burn his political capital and credibility. So he relies on Musk's business credibility to come up with solutions. Then, when Musk fails to deliver, Trump can do what he always does - project. theconversation.com/why-trump-ac...

theconversation.comWhy Trump accuses people of wrongdoing he himself committed − an explanation of projectionCandidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to lessen their own faults by calling out these faults in others.

Didn't John Oliver do a piece on this a few months back saying you'd need to sack almost, if not the entire civil government workforce to hit that number which is why it was always a nonsense promise.

The MAGAts only care about one thing: Owning the libs. That is why they are so thrilled about electing a criminal orange conman: They know he upsets us. The fact that he doesn't have the qualities needed to govern the country effectively has no bearing on their support.

Yep. Try to keep up Trump huggers. Pay attention to all his land grab ideas. He has no intention of taking care of you! Oh, but he might want to draft you kids. Do you remember talk about military schools? Yeah......didn't think so. Not the incentive you were looking for? Shucks.

I came to the conclusion that they were unlikely to fulfill the commitments they had made. Their past behavior and lack of follow-through on previous promises led me to believe that their assurances were not trustworthy.

It’s on Democrats to regroup, get our messaging act together, and point out their hypocrisy and how we offer a better choice. Yes, it should be obvious, but most of the electorate is woefully misinformed.

True, but for starters, at the national level, how about we try a simplify and repeat approach focused on the economy rather than the latest distraction. Designate a team to craft SHORT, CLEAR Democratic messages. Focus on one key point at a time, repeated relentlessly across all platforms.

Yes, all true but to disseminate the message we need a reliable medium that is seen and heard by more people. Right now we don't have that. The MSM is clearly in the tank for Trump. I don't think the left leaning substack newsletters and youtube videos are enough. I am frightened for our future.

Thank you Miss Cami. In our household messaging is at the center of every conversation about the needs of the future. In a red state we are destined for backwaters unless the national party can get it together.

Thank you for your involvement. I’m in a blue state but a very red rural county - surrounded by them, too. I choose to be active in my local Democratic Party. We do what we can. It’s an uphill battle in these parts, but inroads take time and persistence.

OFFS! He’s an unelected person (and the other one) in an unsanctioned, unauthorized uncertified, made up Department ….. WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS ???