Fu*%face Von Clownstick
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treebing
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The garden of heros?, the name changes? Riviera in Gaza? Mission to mars? Just to start.
I also don't think the national parks are waste, or special education in public schools.
I also don't think the national parks are waste, or special education in public schools.
Stumpsprouts
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If you want to have an earnest discussion about auditing the government, let’s start with our biggest line item, the military..
Pentagon Can't Account For 63% Of Nearly $4 Trillion In Assets
There. I’ll save us all some money. You can pay me my day rate of $8M and I’ll be on my way. Look, I saved ya a lot of money right there too. And you didn’t even need to hire a Nazi to do it.
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Link?
Elon does in fact receive $ billions of federal and tax payer funds a year.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/elon-musk-rich-taxpayer-expense/#:~:text=Musk's%20own%20companies%20have%20accepted,tax%20breaks%2C%20and%20other%20subsidies.
As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms have received billions in government contracts
As Elon Musk has led an effort to slash government spending, his own companies have, over the last few years, received billions of dollars in government contracts.abcnews.go.com
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White House official.whyy.org
As we speak Musk is in the process of gutting the Department of Education.
Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office
Cuts in effect wipe out Institute of Education Sciences, one of the country’s largest funders of education researchwww.theguardian.com
Musk is in fact gutting the Consumer Protection Agency responsible for protecting us from predators like himself.
Elon Musk is killing the agency protecting Americans from bad banking
The CFPB has returned more than $17 billion to Americans — and dozens of its workers were laid off on Tuesday nightwww.independent.co.uk
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.www.nytimes.com
This Consumer Protection Cop Was Just Thrown Off the Beat by DOGE
The Trump and Musk administration hollowed out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, removing the watchdogs who were 'protecting people's money.'www.rollingstone.com
Musk did in fact wave his magic wand and make USAID essentially disappear (an organization who’s Inspector General just happened to have an ongoing investigation into Musk). No massive conflict of interest here?
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/elon-musk-rich-taxpayer-expense/#:~:text=Musk's%20own%20companies%20have%20accepted,tax%20breaks%2C%20and%20other%20subsidies.
USAID workers sue Musk and DOGE over ‘unconstitutional power grab’
“We can and will achieve accountability through the courts,” attorney and former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen said in an emailed statement
Musk and his teenage boys do in fact have access to millions of American personal and financial data (including SS#), and Musk is in fact now publicly attacking Social Security.
Social Security at Risk? The Impact of Trump and Musk’s Reforms
Are Social Security payments at risk? Learn how Trump and Musk's actions could impact your benefitswww.commoncause.org
Concerns Rise Over DOGE’s Alleged Access to Sensitive U.S. Govern
According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and datasets” and has access to “sensitive data of millions of Americans...natlawreview.com
And so much for honestly, transparency and full disclosure. Instead its lies, disinformation, and a few more lies. This is the man who spent the last election cycle posting anti Harris deepfake vids on twitter/X, so no surprise here..
The Biggest Hoaxes Spread By Elon Musk And DOGE, Debunked
False claims about government spending have gone viral on social media, frequently boosted by DOGE leader Elon Musk.www.forbes.com
Musk Has Billions In Unknown Assets That Likely Won’t Be Disclosed
The billionaire is wielding immense authority over federal agencies, but unlike cabinet members, doesn’t have to publicly disclose his investments or potential conflicts.
Musk is gutting nothing. He and his team ( and what the hell is wrong with number crunchers being young, their geniuses) have zero power to make any of those decisions. They gather information and present it to people that do have that power. To allude to him possessing those abilities is hyperbole and ignorant.
I could give a shit how much the government is paying his companies as long as what I being spent is properly approved and regulated as it should be. I see lots of character assassination in your posts still based on the what ifs and not any interest in things that are being presented. Do you or anybody here not want the waste spending to change? Has our government been ticking along smoothly and efficiently before Trump was elected? How the hell can change happen if fear stops everyone in their tracks every time a ripple forms in the status quo.
As has been repeated many times, he is going to audit the military. That is if you guys don't lynch him before he gets a chance.
He is not and can not make those decisions. So why keep saying he is?
Kevin, there are many many things I don't agree with that Elon does or promotes. Those have little to do with what is being said about his motives or honesty.
treebing
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I really don't understand your point of view. You either trust him or you don't I guess.
treebing
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They are going to privatize national security. That will be the most efficient.
Serf Life
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Goes both ways, everyone wants change and some will always disagree/fear. The administration you are defending is actively increasing environmental degradation, not debatable not one bit. So many more things that are mathematical and scientific truths but fucking our country/land is an easy one.
treebing
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Anyone who thinks a billionaire is not in it for the money does not understand the mindset of a billionaire. Nobody is a billionaire who isn't in it for the money.
What are his, and his groupies, qualifications for auditing an entire government?
He may say "You don't need to spend money on ________", without actually knowing what _______ does.
I don't disagree there is a lot of waste and unnecessary bureaucracy, but having someone with a vested interest in where certain money goes conduct the audit is highly questionable.
A reasonable argument could be made that space exploration is wasteful and unnecessary. Do you think Elon will defund himself?
Serf Life
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I’m waiting for when it’s “space creature formerly known as Elon.”
Must be fun living in a state of delusion Dave…
DOGE is shuttering a consumer watchdog, which may clear the way for Musk's X payments platform plans, think-tank boss says
The latest U.S. agency in DOGE's cost-cutting sights is one that may have directly intersected with Elon Musk's business interests.
And speaking of “what ifs“ could you imagine trusting a teenage boy with your SS#? Especially one who was fired from his last job for leaking company secrets. One would have to be fucking crazy to do such a thing.
Serf Life
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Astute comment Boom. Definitely been noticing myself flirting with it, but then I get angry and all is back to normal.
evo
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Well like most septic tanks, there might be a diamond wedding ring in the bottom
Anger. Also a stage of grief.
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