February 19Feb 19 29 minutes ago, Kz! said: For the record, Dr. Puberty blocker just used a 12-year-old gif to criticize a 15-year-old reference here. They're not sending their best. Reaction gifs are timeless
February 19Feb 19 5 minutes ago, MidMoFo said: Sure thing, comrade. 😉 Any info on those 190,000 new mailmen yet? Probably walking around wearing 2 condoms each.
February 19Feb 19 14 minutes ago, Paul852 said: Probably walking around wearing 2 condoms each. Actually, they are all over 150yrs old
February 19Feb 19 A nice summary of how off DOGE's numbers are. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGO-R5gSVRT/?igsh=Zm51aTE0YnB1NnF6
February 19Feb 19 5 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: A nice summary of how off DOGE's numbers are. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGO-R5gSVRT/?igsh=Zm51aTE0YnB1NnF6
February 19Feb 19 6 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: A nice summary of how off DOGE's numbers are. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGO-R5gSVRT/?igsh=Zm51aTE0YnB1NnF6 Quote "DOGE does not seem to understand how the government contracts they are cancelling work" Sounds about right. Quote This is a sad, pathetic farce. Also sounds about right
February 19Feb 19 9 minutes ago, barho said: This administration is a complete joke. Transparency at its finest!
February 19Feb 19 2 minutes ago, DiPros said: Transparency at its finest! Selling out its own people with massive layoffs and its own allies for the last century by kowtowing to a dictator and avowed enemy of the state in Russia. You're a fool @DiPros
February 19Feb 19 https://www.instagram.com/nytimes/p/DGQnP5Bu_IB/ https://apnews.com/article/doge-firings-layoffs-federal-government-workers-musk-d33cdd7872d64d2bdd8fe70c28652654 ‘Deferred resignation’ proposal for federal workers The White House offered a "deferred resignation” proposal in exchange for financial incentives, like months of paid leave, to almost all federal employees who opted to leave their jobs by Feb. 6. But just before that deadline, a federal judge blocked Trump’s plan, wanting to hear arguments from the administration and the labor unions, which said the offer was illegal. According to the Office of Personnel Management, about 75,000 federal employees had accepted the offer as of Feb. 12. Probationary employee layoffs There have also been wide-ranging layoffs of probationary employees — those generally on the job for less than a year and who have yet to gain civil service protection. Potentially hundreds of thousands are affected. On Feb. 13, the administration ordered agencies to lay off nearly all such workers. According to government data maintained by OPM, 220,000 federal employees had less than a year on the job as of March 2024. Department of Veterans Affairs On Feb. 13, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees who had served for less than two years. According to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., that included researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. Education Department At least 39 people have been fired from the Education Department, including special education specialists and student aid officials, according to a union that represents agency workers. There have also been nearly $900 million in cuts to the department’s Institute of Education Services, which tracks the progress of America’s students. It is unclear to what degree the institute would continue to exist. Industry experts said at least 169 contracts were terminated Feb. 10. Energy Department Hundreds of federal employees tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs were laid off Feb. 13, but that move was largely rescinded hours later, according to a memo obtained by the AP. Three U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation said as many as 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were ousted, with some losing access to email before they had learned they were fired. Department of Health and Human Services The jobs of more than 5,000 probationary employees are on the line at the Department of Health and Human Services. On Feb. 14, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were told they were losing nearly 1,300 probationary employees — about one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — but the final number was closer to 700, according to two CDC officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cuts. Probationary employees were also fired at public health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but HHS has not released a final number. Department of Homeland Security The probationary cuts included more than 130 employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which oversees the nation’s critical infrastructure, including the federal efforts to secure election systems. It is not clear whether those included 17 employees who had worked on election security and had already been placed on leave. Four employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency — its chief financial officer, two program analysts and a grant specialist — were fired Feb. 11 over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants. Internal Revenue Service The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. It is unclear how many IRS workers will be affected or when the cuts will happen. National Park Service The administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions. The firings were not publicly announced but were confirmed by Democratic senators and House members. Adding to the confusion, the park service now says it is reinstating about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded last month. Seasonal workers are routinely added during the warm-weather months to serve more than 325 million annual visitors who descend on the nation’s 428 parks, historic sites and other attractions. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The administration has ordered the agency — created after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal — to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting it down. Agriculture Department The new agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, said on Feb. 14 that her agency had invited Elon Musk’s DOGE team with "open arms” and that layoffs "will be forthcoming.” Foreign aid and development Trump swiftly ordered a halt to much of the aid that the United States sends abroad. Several weeks later, the pause is on pause. In his first week in office, Trump issued an executive order directing a 90-day hold on most of the foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued several specific exemptions, including emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt from the freeze on foreign assistance. But thousands of U.S.-funded humanitarian, development and security programs worldwide stopped work or prepared to do so. Without the money to pay staff, aid organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development began laying off hundreds of employees. Crews removed the agency’s signage from its Washington headquarters. But on Feb. 13, a federal judge considering some of the lawsuits challenging agency cuts ordered the administration to temporarily lift the funding freeze. Federal grants and loans The White House said last month it was pausing federal grants and loans as the Republican administration began an across-the-board ideological review. The freeze could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives. Even grants that have been awarded but not spent are supposed to be halted. "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” said a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget. Democrats and independent organizations said the move was illegal because Congress had already authorized the funding. Inspectors general Each of the federal government’s largest agencies has its own independent inspector general who is supposed to conduct objective audits, prevent fraud and promote efficiency. Trump has fired at least 17 of them, including watchdogs he appointed in his first term. At least one Democratic appointee, Michael Horowitz at the Justice Department, was spared. Trump told reporters that "it’s a very common thing to do” and that he would "put good people in there that will be very good.” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the firings were a "chilling purge.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a top Trump ally, acknowledged that the firings may have violated the law, but he added, "Just tell them you need to follow the law next time.” Department of Justice It’s normal for politically appointed U.S. attorneys to be replaced, but it is not standard procedure for career prosecutors to be ousted with a change in administrations. The Justice Department said last month that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of Trump by special counsel Jack Smith’s team. By tradition, career employees remain with the department across presidential administrations regardless of their involvement in sensitive investigations. Multiple senior career officials were also reassigned. State Department A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions — as well as in lower-level posts at the State Department — left their jobs at the demand of the new administration. It was not immediately clear how many nonpolitical appointees were being asked to leave.
February 19Feb 19 38 minutes ago, SB52 said: Nearly half the country is on the side of trillions of dollars in fraud and waste. And you think Trump is against fraud?? That’s rich 🤣
February 19Feb 19 Does he not understand that his tariffs and upcoming tariffs can have an affect on inflation?!!
February 19Feb 19 On 2/18/2025 at 5:41 PM, barho said: You’re a moron And you bang street walkers on the reg.
February 19Feb 19 On 2/18/2025 at 5:41 PM, Tnt4philly said: Is this like when trump admin sent billions in stimulus checks to dead people, but you blamed Biden? I don't recall commenting on it but if there's a post then by all means throw it up
February 19Feb 19 55 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: Ooo it's trillions now. I bet it's on pallets too. TRILLIONS!
February 19Feb 19 Elon Musk is the 3rd greatest US immigrant in history, behind only myself and Barack Obama.
February 20Feb 20 You want to know why they're so afraid? With all of the Biden judges fired from the DOJ, Pam Bondi in place as our Attorney General, and Kash Patel about to be sworn in as the director of the FBI, all the pieces of the puzzle are now in place to finally hold these crooks accountable for their crimes. They tortured Trump and the American people with their fabricated felonies and used our legal system to wrongly persecute him for 8 long years. Payback is a ****, and the hammer of justice is about to come down!
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