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Security Database Used by Apple Goes Independent After Funding Cut [Updated]
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Any proof? Musk cut back many of his claims about social security like dead people getting checks, vast fraud look up how much his projected savings have shrank. Taking care of people isn’t pork. Bridges to nowhere, several multibillion dollar weapon systems that don’t work and are scrapped early, corporate welfare, paying dairy farmers to dump milk etc. That’s pork.
Trump ran up the largest deficit in history his first term, he’s on track to beat it this time around.Reread or read for The first time, the Preamble to the Constitution US was founded on a socialism style framework.
Change your news sources cause you’re the mark
Because Trump isn’t shrinking the debt, quite the opposite, look at spending bills Congress is working on now. Then look at the deficit projections if they pass. Or just keep drooling while watching Fox or Steve Bannon type channels. That’s common these days.
Thanks for that. I’m not saying it’s a good thing that this has ended, just being pragmatic.
Because vulnerable software is a serious problem for the government, as the largest purchaser of commercial software. Prioritizing this is a prime example of “prioritizing our own problems first.” But it makes sense for other reasons too, as has been shown.
This feels like one of those "Whoops" things that should get rolled back. Hopefully. I agree 100%, computer security is absolutely critical for national security. Anyone who disagrees understands neither.
You know, the only people who don't know they are in cult...are the cultist.
DOGE's motto: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish, at Best, When We're Not Being Deliberately Destructive
But what could possibly go wrong if the companies that make products were the sole arbiters of what's safe?
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Interesting that you
1. won't answer but instead try to turn the question to me
2. assume that I support one party and only accept facts from that one point of view
the IRS has already said that they will lose at least half a trillion dollars because of DOGE's "efficiency" actions (link)
DOGE will be lucky to save 10% of that amount, but somehow it doesn't seem to bother any "efficiency" aficionados 🤷♂️
Wow, you called me a cultist and avoided addressing a $36 trillion debt in one comment. Impressive mental gymnastics- truly Olympic level.
Well it helps when trying to layout reply's... if I or anyone else would present, you will buck the items being discussed because you don't like or trust the source. So, yes I won't answer the question and turn it back to you, as I genuinely want to know where would the facts have to come from in order for you to believe them. And yes, I did mention party, because depending on who sits in the WH, will dictate who is questioning the facts being presented. I am going to assume you support one party or the other, unless of you course you support none of the parties, which is always a possibility. But somehow, based on the tone, I don't think that is the case.
No it doesn’t. When lives are on the line, what exactly is the urgency in not doing things with a scalpel?
The taxpayers benefit from having this program. Not everything had to be profit driven.
again, you make a lot of assumptions, most of which are hilariously wrong, but I'd probably be just as wrong about if I started guessing
I wasn't going to humor you by answering since you won't answer, but what the heck, today I want to:
Who do I support? Frankly, I abhor both parties in the US, but for different reasons:
Republicans are fascists in disguise, always invoking "norms" while seeking to undermine them for their own power. The only change they seem to want is more power for them.
Democrats, meanwhile, seem completely paid for by corporate interests and unable to bring about change even if they wanted to. I mean, look at the constitutional meltdown of the moment and the democrats complete and utter inability to do anything meaningful about it.
Both are evil parties that put their own interests above those of the citizens. The democrats are corrupt, while the Republican Party is outright fascist.
Where do I get my sources? I make it a point to read widely from many sources and I like to check video footage with what was reported.
Court proceedings are also a fascinating source of information, as officials (particularly Trump administration officials) tend to give wildly different accounts of events when they are under oath.
Another great source is snopes.com
Agree with that inability. I hope they’ll get their act together and fight this road to fascism. That will however be difficult with Trump having won the elections like he did and his fanatic, blind and agressive followersagain, you make a lot of assumptions, most of which are hilariously wrong, but I'd probably be just as wrong about if I started guessing
I wasn't going to humor you by answering since you won't answer, but what the heck, today I want to:
Who do I support? Frankly, I abhor both parties in the US, but for different reasons:
Republicans are fascists in disguise, always invoking "norms" while seeking to undermine them for their own power. The only change they seem to want is more power for them.
Democrats, meanwhile, seem completely paid for by corporate interests and unable to bring about change even if they wanted to. I mean, look at the constitutional meltdown of the moment and the democrats complete and utter inability to do anything meaningful about it.
If true…where’s the solution?
By the way…I think the Republican Party is at least much more corrupt; that’s the place where only money, business and “deals” count. People don’t matter in a fascist system…money, power, egos and stupidity rules.
Yeah I agree with your assertion that the Republican Party is just as corrupt. I knowingly left it out to make it clear that I abhor both parties and am not dissing on one party in particular (although in my view, the Republican Party is clearly the more urgent and sinister threat to peace and freedom both in the US and around the world)
As for the solution, I hope that this current crisis is the thing that finally wakes people up to either create a new, more honest and authentic democratic Party or that a new party emerges from the ashes of these two sick, corrupt parties.
What systemic fraud is there? I get people don’t like some things that money is spent on or think the government pays too much for things but where is the systemic fraud?
There are many, but one is paying illegals twice the amount social security that people who have lived in the US and paid into social security for decades. Giving illegals free Medicaid and housing. Allowing illegals to fly without going through security. The list is really long for anyone that does not have their head in the sand.
Democrats never used a scalpel to shutdown pipelines, or anything else they disagreed with.
Use a scalpel and it will never get done.
When a person has gangrene in a leg you cut off the leg, you don't use a scalpel.
It sounds good, but it's not true
DOGE is far short of goal, and overstating its progress
In a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Elon Musk said that he anticipated the group would save about $150 billion, 85% less than its objective.
www.seattletimes.com
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