They are auditing OPM. Step #1 of the IT portion of an audit is to copy the existing data so that it can be examined without any risk of altering the original data.
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Where are all the 2A folks? I thought this is what they were alive for? To take down a tyrannical government
they just say that because it sounds better than "I hope one day a black guy tries to break into my house so I can kill one"
They're deeply unserious about everything they scream about. They have no respect or serious connection with the US constitution. They only cling to the talking points like "the second amendment" because they know it gives them the right to be violent, and to the people who installed this man as shadow-president, they only care about having the right to hurt people they hate, and they hate a LOT of people.
Mark my words, if there's an executive leader that gives them the right to carry guns and hurt people, but discards the constitution, they will be first to piss on that document.
They're all too busy making sure Hillary Clinton isn't using a private server for her email.
They just said that so all those murdered children wouldn't make their hobby slightly less convenient. You didn't actually believe them did you?
No, I just wanted to hear the mental gymnastics they use to justify it
I consider myself a Libertarian, so I am 2A, even though I voted Democrat in the last election. I don't think people need full auto AKs, rocket launchers, etc but something reasonable to be able to protect themselves. My biggest issue is, if guns were banned, the criminals aren't going to give theirs up, they don't give a crap if it's illegal to own one. I am also not opposed to reasonable background checks, make sure someone isn't delusional before they can buy a gun. Responsible gun owners (myself included) don't want to have to use our weapons against another human. Someone who thinks killing innocent people is "okay" needs mental help. I want to add: I am deeply troubled with what is going on in our country, this is a dangerous road we have started down, and we need to be prepared for what may come. I think tRump is only 2A because that's what his supporters expect, I could totally see him banning guns for everyone but his "loyalists"
They lied it was all about having biggest peen
Fragile masculinity go brrr.
I don't know the English onomatopoeia for shattering glass. :(
Somewhere, Hillary Clinton is laughing.
I voted for her out of attempted harm reduction, and I agree, she probably is.
Wealthy neoliberals care as much about their fellow citizens as wealthy fascists, as they both have the same God they worship 💰
One appeals to pretending to care about people's well-being while taking bribes to hurt them, the other appeals to pretending to care about idiot bigot's blood lust while taking bribes to hurt them.
Yeah you're probably not far off. Similarly, I held my nose and voted for her as well. She was obviously the better choice, if only because her legacy was tied to a platform that at least on paper was significantly better than the alternative (e.g., climate change).
Alas I raise Hillary because of the double-standards of her buttery males versus this which is infinitely worse — yet, naturally, not a peep from conservative circles.
Because we know they're hypocrites and ends justify means to them.
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Ok so this is really a hostile takeover right out of a black mirror episode. It's starting to dawn on me
It’s starting to dawn on me
I mean, yes, it really is. We're watching what may be the end of democracy. We're only a month in and we have unelected oligarchs making policy decisions and budget measures without voting or congressional oversight or even representation.
This is the definition of a coup, it's just that there's no tanks rolling down the street. Yet.
Our best-case scenario is that they just want to steal our money, and once they fill their bellies with your private data and identity data and of course, money, they will return to their dens to digest the feast. Our worst-case scenario is that the 2024 election will be remembered as America's last attempt at democracy.
While I appreciate that it dawned on you... Why did it take this long? They told us exactly what they were going to do.
I don't keep informed very close on US matters
Like [insert dystopian story here], but stupider. That seems to be the theme.
We've been stuck in a Black Mirror episode since 2020.
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Backdoor to Russia no doubt
Locate that server, and make it drink some water...
If the server isn't legal, smashing it with hammer isn't illegal. Also, it's perfectly legal for guards to shoot intruders in federal buildings.
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Who is paying these new doge employees? Settling up a new department takes time, getting everything reviewed, approved then signed off. Until they are an offical government dept they wouldn't have authority to do anything.
This admin does not care about rules, laws, preexisting norms, etc. Congress has decided they don't care and have turned a blind eye.
At this point I just want there to be more transparency because some of what is being done needs to be done to some capacity, but we need to know what is being investigated, that they're respecting our privacy laws, and the final decisions about funding and the future of departments need to be decided in part by Congress or a grandjury of some sort.
I'm all for simplifying and cutting cold war budget bloat, but this is not the way to do it and I guarantee this will blow up in our faces as Elon is way out of touch with what services the average American needs.
It's hard to take their claims of balancing the budget seriously when at the same time there are even more proposals for tax cuts. You'd think if they are serious about cutting into the deficit they'd maintain taxes or increase them and reduce spending.
Save 2 trillion? Easier ways to do this by getting rid of loopholes.
it was an already existing department, it was just renamed.
Looking at what they're doing to other departments, do you think the pre-existing department continues in any meaningful way ?
Mark my words, the lawsuits on this are going to be EPIC. He is not elected, he does not hold an official position that has ever existed, and he is meddling with extremely sensitive information, I promise you there is lawyers licking their chops and praising the universe for sending this idiot to put their kids thru college. He isn't vetted, he isn't approved by Congress, and he's dabbling in things that result in very serious prison sentences when handled improperly... Trumps judges simply won't be able to ignore the extreme ramifications when a slick high priced lawyer is spelling out how musks scent is all over documents leading to vast amounts of financial loss. Long story short, there's a reason people need a long list of credentials before accessing things like the OPM, and those entail the financial responsibilities that come with mishandling... Musky gonna learn this one the hard way.
Lmao. Cute you think lawsuits are going to get further beyond filing. Youre bouta find out law is only law if it is being enforced.
He will be pardoned before it all starts.
I don't disagree, but who's gonna press charges? The second that happens, The "proud" boys, 3%ers et al mobilize and begin wiping out the prosecutors families.
Agreed. White nationalists are very keen to murder a judges children. Even when they don't have presidential backing. It helps that they have disproportionate representation within law enforcement and corrections.
Just look at the Delphi murders. The local cops got rid of the FBI, fabricated evidence, destroyed evidence and, coerced witnesses. The local prison where their framed suspect was being held tortured a confession out of the guy over the course of several months in solitary confinement. And the judge and prosecution conspired to prevent half the defence's evidence and witnesses being used and preventing them from suggesting alternative suspects. All this to protect Patrick westfall, a meth dealing white supremacist who brutally and ritualistically slaughtered his snitch's daughter.
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