Short of hurting other people or animals, IDGAF what anyone does with their time.
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Unfortunately.
I rationalize (perhaps wrongly) that government is there to protect citizens and corporations are there to maximize profits.
What's wrong with Ernst? She's a big time Trump supporter isn't she?
As for DOGE, I understand that one of the first things that they/she intend to do is to eliminate remote work privileges for many federal employees. While I am generally all in favor of people working from the office, I know from experience that professional services firms have saved tons of money over the last few years in downsizing their real estate spend and allowing people to work remotely several days a week (or entirely) from home.
I also understand that the federal government (like the private sector) has taken on less office space over the last few years because so many people work from home.
So, my point is, that if the idea is to make federal government workers more productive, getting them back in the office makes sense. but, if the idea is to cut the budget of agencies (reduce spending), then I don't believe requiring in person work is the way to do it. It would have the opposite effect.
Wait, Mitt is the uniparty poster child. Of course he's going to try to silence opposition to the uniparty. He sold out so long ago that it looks to him like the entire old neighborhood ahs been or is being torn down and his past is being erased. Poor Mitters
Agree on remote. I figure its just a way theyre going to hope many quit, to avoid paying severance. Otherwise the best thing would be to look at performance and productivity. In the private sector, some are gaming the system but id wager many in the government are.
Democrats are giving her more money than she has ever earned here.
"I spent 4 years focusing on every negative aspect of the last Trump administration and it drained me mentally..."
LMAO
Your party created/invented EVERY SINGLE NEGATIVE ASPECT. You were focused on 4 minute scifi/fantasy for 4 years!? Whose fault is that?
If you weren't so lazily indoctrinated, you could have seen it was all bullsht in about 5min for each fallacy later admitted by its author to be so. Grow up. Put some big boy pants on and get your reasoning to work. Gather all of the info available and make decisions not out of laziness, self-pity, guilt, and selfishness, but using reason for the betterment of everyone.
You were captive to LIES FOR 4 YEARS. LIES that those you listened to have admitted were fabricated by them. The TRUTH is what frees you, but only if you're willing to stop worshipping the story tellers
LMAO
Your party created/invented EVERY SINGLE NEGATIVE ASPECT. You were focused on 4 minute scifi/fantasy for 4 years!? Whose fault is that?
If you weren't so lazily indoctrinated, you could have seen it was all bullsht in about 5min for each fallacy later admitted by its author to be so. Grow up. Put some big boy pants on and get your reasoning to work. Gather all of the info available and make decisions not out of laziness, self-pity, guilt, and selfishness, but using reason for the betterment of everyone.
You were captive to LIES FOR 4 YEARS. LIES that those you listened to have admitted were fabricated by them. The TRUTH is what frees you, but only if you're willing to stop worshipping the story tellers
If the GOP itself tanks Hegseth I will probably never vote for another Republican. What a waste of a party if when we win...we have people in the party trying to make the win into a loss.
Good point. But many of these people have civil service protection so they cannot be fired unless it is a reduction in force (job elimination).
She’s blocking Hegseth. She’s one of the poorer members of congress so wants that MIC future.
They want a bunch of government workers to voluntarily quit when they’re forced back in the office. It’s not about making them more productive, it’s about them self eliminating.
I saw it reported that the Trump transition people are angry with Hegseth for not disclosing a lot of these personal problems that have come to light. So it may be that Trump himself is ready to move on from Hegseth. You wouldn't be under those circumstances?
You rationalize (certainly wrongly).
How you could be this naive after the Covid years is astonishing.
When it comes to healthcare, the government agencies exist to distort the market and maximize profits for the large participants.
She served in combat. He is apparently on record as saying that women should not serve in combat. Given her background, isn't she entitled to be circumspect about his nomination?
I doubt Trump’s team is mad at Pete for not disclosing allegation the democrats are completely fabricating.
Sure. But she’s playing up the bullshit Democrat allegations while allowing her name to be floated as his replacement if she’s successful in blocking him.
After Gaetz, it was obvious the establishment was emboldened. Hegseth is getting the Kavanaugh treatment.
It’s obvious what they’re doing, and anyone who participates in the charade should be primaried.
It’s not so much about supporting everything Trump wants as it is getting rid of the people who continue to play the old Washington establishment bullshit.
Get bent leftist. Joni Ernst had an affair on her husband, Gail (weak male name kinda like how you are a weak little man), with a subordinate and then that slut begged her husband not to tell on her. WHILE SHE WAS A COMMANDING OFFICER Enough of the moral high ground we don’t care. You’re peeing in the wind here
Doug Emhoff beat women and knocked up a nanny.
No one is perfect but the effort you leftists go to take the high moral ground is pathetic.
Also, it’s not just about Hegseth. If they’re successful with the Kavanaugh play, RFK and Tulsi are next.
While I don’t agree with them on everything, I certainly welcome their new perspective, not establishment business as usual.
Republicans are signaling whether they’re team America or team Republican, and those who put party and donors over the country should be primaried.
While I don’t agree with them on everything, I certainly welcome their new perspective, not establishment business as usual.
Republicans are signaling whether they’re team America or team Republican, and those who put party and donors over the country should be primaried.
I was waiting for the inevitable head jerk, drool wipe, and oh shit look......
That was a modern-day B*t@h Slap.
Did Dion's account get banned or something? Why is he posting under a new name?
Reminds me of the movie, “The Rainmaker”. All claims denied.
This is great news if you own an LLC. It's only preliminary but it's a great start.
It’s clear to me that you don’t have a solid understanding of research methodology. But it’s ok, it’s not an easy subject for most people.
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Don't shoot the messengers, Rove or me. It's polling data:
"Donald Trump made the phrase “peace through strength” a staple of his campaign."
"some Republican neo-isolationists reject the projection of American power abroad through allies and a global military presence, decrying this as war-mongering. “Come home America” is their cry, as it was the left’s a half-century ago. And they believe a majority of Americans, including the president-elect’s new coalition, are on their side. New polling says otherwise."
"... Reagan National Defense Forum. They’ll hear the results of the forum’s annual survey of public attitudes about America’s role in the world. ..... there remains strong, bipartisan support for continued U.S. leadership in the world, increased military spending and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Americans—including Trump voters and self-identified MAGA Republicans—are also clear-eyed about who are our country’s friends and adversaries.
Asked if it is better for the U.S. “to be more engaged and take the lead” in international events or “less engaged and react,” 57% of respondents said America should “take the lead.” This includes 59% of Trump voters and 61% of MAGA Republicans. Asked whether the U.S. should “maintain military bases around the world” or “reduce our military presence overseas,” 62% of Americans, 62% of Trump voters and 63% of MAGA Republicans supported a global presence.
There’s strong support for more military spending. Seventy-nine percent of Americans want it, as well as 88% of Trump voters and 90% of MAGA Republicans. A majority of Americans (69%) worry the nation’s debt will force defense cuts. Seventy-seven percent of Trump voters and 79% of MAGA Republicans share this concern.
The public isn’t equivocal about the Ukraine war, but it is frustrated. Seventy-five percent of Americans view Ukraine as an ally and 80% see Russia as an enemy. Seventy-two percent of Trump voters and 74% of MAGA Republicans see Ukraine as an ally, and 78% of both groups view Russia as a foe. A majority of Americans—55%—support the U.S. continuing to send weapons to Ukraine.
....... 41% of Americans believe Russia is winning while only 24% think Ukraine is. ..... MAGA Republicans and Trump voters are essentially split on this question—50% of both groups oppose aid and 42% support it"
"stalemate whose resolution Americans are unsure of—only 14% believe Russia will conquer Ukraine but only 17% think Kyiv will expel Moscow’s forces entirely."
"Support for security assistance to Israel remains high: 54% of Americans, 67% of Trump voters and 68% of MAGA Republicans. Among Democrats, only 46% of Harris voters and of self-identified Democrats favor such aid to the Jewish state."
"The neo-isolationist view that the public has soured on America’s military presence abroad and assistance to global allies is mistaken. Mr. Trump should assert the timeless truth Reagan articulated in 1980, that “war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted.”
"Donald Trump made the phrase “peace through strength” a staple of his campaign."
"some Republican neo-isolationists reject the projection of American power abroad through allies and a global military presence, decrying this as war-mongering. “Come home America” is their cry, as it was the left’s a half-century ago. And they believe a majority of Americans, including the president-elect’s new coalition, are on their side. New polling says otherwise."
"... Reagan National Defense Forum. They’ll hear the results of the forum’s annual survey of public attitudes about America’s role in the world. ..... there remains strong, bipartisan support for continued U.S. leadership in the world, increased military spending and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Americans—including Trump voters and self-identified MAGA Republicans—are also clear-eyed about who are our country’s friends and adversaries.
Asked if it is better for the U.S. “to be more engaged and take the lead” in international events or “less engaged and react,” 57% of respondents said America should “take the lead.” This includes 59% of Trump voters and 61% of MAGA Republicans. Asked whether the U.S. should “maintain military bases around the world” or “reduce our military presence overseas,” 62% of Americans, 62% of Trump voters and 63% of MAGA Republicans supported a global presence.
There’s strong support for more military spending. Seventy-nine percent of Americans want it, as well as 88% of Trump voters and 90% of MAGA Republicans. A majority of Americans (69%) worry the nation’s debt will force defense cuts. Seventy-seven percent of Trump voters and 79% of MAGA Republicans share this concern.
The public isn’t equivocal about the Ukraine war, but it is frustrated. Seventy-five percent of Americans view Ukraine as an ally and 80% see Russia as an enemy. Seventy-two percent of Trump voters and 74% of MAGA Republicans see Ukraine as an ally, and 78% of both groups view Russia as a foe. A majority of Americans—55%—support the U.S. continuing to send weapons to Ukraine.
....... 41% of Americans believe Russia is winning while only 24% think Ukraine is. ..... MAGA Republicans and Trump voters are essentially split on this question—50% of both groups oppose aid and 42% support it"
"stalemate whose resolution Americans are unsure of—only 14% believe Russia will conquer Ukraine but only 17% think Kyiv will expel Moscow’s forces entirely."
"Support for security assistance to Israel remains high: 54% of Americans, 67% of Trump voters and 68% of MAGA Republicans. Among Democrats, only 46% of Harris voters and of self-identified Democrats favor such aid to the Jewish state."
"The neo-isolationist view that the public has soured on America’s military presence abroad and assistance to global allies is mistaken. Mr. Trump should assert the timeless truth Reagan articulated in 1980, that “war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted.”
They could justify a rif if they wipe out huge swaths of the administrative beast. Firestone will definitely let them do that. After that decision, there is no real justification for the vast majority of these bureaucrats.
Even so i heard elon say they would offer them a very generous severance.
Exactly. Gaetz was expendable to me because he sucks but you cant give them another inch. Otherwise it empowers them to dig in on all these with fairy tale lies.
Anyone who ever argued males have privilege the last 50 years never went on a date.
Perhaps not coincidentally, those are the very ones who argue it.
what a whacky pinhead. she is one racist b
That's what the GOP is. Controlled opposition. They have no desire to actually help this country. MAGA is a third party having to deal with this shit and running under the Republican banner.
GOP politicians love doing theater for congressional hearings to fundraise off of or to try and get themselves some key position later but they do not want to actually control anything to make it different which is why they have fought Trump forever. So, instead of American voters hating the government and wanting this shit fixed, we will get a handful of establishment scum there to try and tank everything. There's no other explanation for how guys like McConnell/Thune and a littany of other compromised trash bags get power. This stuff is the result of backdoor threats and bribes.
GOP rubberstamp everyone the Dems want. They might send a letter which Dems/Feds ignore, but then every single Republican nominee always gets run through the ringer---the same group always wanting something for themselves to confirm, to leak a story and help faciliate the latest sexual assault accusation.
No one who can actually fix this country gets to be in control and that's the point. They don't want to fix anything. They want to intentionally destroy for their own corruption and to achieve the ideological vision of the criminals who own them.
He's absolutely right, women don't need to be in combat.
Ernst drove in convoys, and had one experience where Iraqi boys laid in front of the vehicles. Thats hardly combat, yet thats her claim.
Women shouldn't serve in combat and shouldn't be street cops. They are a liability. That is shown to be the case time and time again.
Not to mention it’s completely degenerate for a nation to allow its mothers and daughters to fight in war, regardless of whether they are good at it or not
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File this under Trump really didn't win. We just stopped counting too soon.
thepopulisttimes.com
Shocking: Kamala Harris Won Votes Counted After Election Day by 20 Points
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has won late votes counted after election day by a huge margin – which has been the case 100% of the time when ballots take weeks to count. Int…
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File this under Trump really didn't win. We just stopped counting too soon.
Shocking: Kamala Harris Won Votes Counted After Election Day by 20 Points
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has won late votes counted after election day by a huge margin – which has been the case 100% of the time when ballots take weeks to count. Int…
I call bullshit, they make up anything they want, Trump won by a landslide and they know it! And for that matter who says the right can say "still counting votes" and Trump won. Counting votes after election day, gimme an effin break. These effing people are silly, and only silly imbeciles believe their shit
Generally I stand in strong opposition to a federal district court issuing a nationwide injunction on the federal government (since its generally something like a district court in the 9th Circuit preventing the federal government from enforcing immigration law), but I fully support this. That law is blatantly unconstitutional and the Louisiana decision shouldn’t have been limited to those plaintiffs.
Treasury has the authority to delay. They’ve completely bungled the impossible to implement law. They need to delay to Jan 1, 2026 and let Congress wipe it out in 2025.
Folks like Dore know that full well. But folks like Dore have been conditioned to believe whatever narrative they’re handed. So they struggle mightily when the narratives are, inevitably, exposed as falsehoods.
