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“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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In reply to boognish_bear • 6:22a, 2/25/25
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The federal workers I know at church are vexed about all this.

First, Musk says they have to do this. Second, many of their agency heads say they don't have to do this. Third, Trump says maybe or maybe not. Fourth, Musk says they have to do this.

Pure incompetent chaos.

Several of them voted for Trump and are complaining about the chaos.

All of them would like to be treated like human beings doing their jobs. They don't understand why the Musk Administration isn't treating them this way.

So, the idea is that the replies of these hundreds of thousands of workers will be fed into an AI program, which will decide their fate? All their performance evaluations, etc., wlll be irrelevant?

There's no excuse for treating people this way.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 6:28a, 2/25/25
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This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.
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In reply to C. Jordan • 6:41a, 2/25/25
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boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
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WASHINGTON (AP) A federal judge on Monday refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press' access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not demonstrated it had suffered any irreparable harm. But he urged the Trump administration to reconsider its two-week-old ban, saying that case law "is uniformly unhelpful to the White House."

U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden's decision was only for the moment, however. He told attorneys for the Trump administration and the AP that the issue required more exploration before ruling.

McFadden said the AP had not proven harm requiring an immediate restraining order. But he cautioned the White House that the law wasn't on its side in barring AP over continuing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico, not simply the "Gulf of America" as Trump decreed in an executive order.
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In reply to BigGameBaylorBear • 7:03a, 2/25/25
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.
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In reply to Married A Horn • 7:16a, 2/25/25
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
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In reply to C. Jordan • 7:24a, 2/25/25
C. Jordan said:
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.
You were doing pretty good until the last paragraph. This has nothing to do with "Billionaire tax breaks". The cuts may get down to necessary/critical services and need to be walked back, but this is about stopping the massive bleeding. Even the idea of returning savings to the American people is a bad idea. We have (so to speak) credit card bills that have to be addressed on top of our overspending. We are absolutely at a point of getting very technical about what is critical/necessary, and what actually isn't. A lot isn't.
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In reply to Assassin • 7:24a, 2/25/25
Assassin said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


A. Minorities already hsve ID personally available for a myriad of other requirements. So the claim they can't produce it ID to vote is ridiculous.
B. Exactly how many people are going to answer a poll that they are in FAVOR of voter fraud ? LOL suspect you could pull a Chevy out of your big butt.
C. There are no viable reasons NOT to have paper ballots and voter ID. Just as there are no viable reasons for voter tabulations to last several days or even weeks.
omg zealot I agree with voter ID, get off the high horse, it's already dead!
I think "zealot" is your favorite word. Dont you know it ran out of it's power many moons ago due to overuse?

It's not about power, I use it due to accuracy. It is a great descriptor of a modern keyboard wielding tribal fighter. I read an article that said the majority of self described American activists do nothing more than consume news and post on social media. These people think they are accomplishing something real by spewing their ignorance all over social media.

And the politics is just insane. Look at this thread, all the useless meme posting, the complete consumption of whatever Trump says and many posters kicking back at any attempt to get facts or ration into the conversation.

Zeal is what these tribal fighters have. And good for them!
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In reply to TinFoilHatPreacherBear • 7:34a, 2/25/25
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.
False. Progressive voters are ok with voter fraud if it benefits them. Progressive politicians will absolutely commit fraud if they think that they or their team won't get caught. Avoiding getting caught is why they want loose election laws that can be manipulated. That is why they argue against voter id laws. They just window dress it to make it seem otherwise.




What you guys call progressives is just a very small far left, very vocal, minority of the population. The vast majority of the country does not want fraud in the elections. Every year, the fraud that is found and proven, is committed by both sides, not just progressives.

There are crazies on both sides, and on a lefty forum somewhere, they are accusing Republicans of being fraudsters too. You guys lose your brains when it comes to politics, you really do, and you overestimate what percentage of the population even keeps up with politics, day to day.

The country is mostly full of people just trying to live their lives, and not able or willing to consume political news for hours a day. It is hard for those who do, to even imagine it.
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In reply to Porteroso • 7:36a, 2/25/25
Porteroso said:
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.
False. Progressive voters are ok with voter fraud if it benefits them. Progressive politicians will absolutely commit fraud if they think that they or their team won't get caught. Avoiding getting caught is why they want loose election laws that can be manipulated. That is why they argue against voter id laws. They just window dress it to make it seem otherwise.




What you guys call progressives is just a very small far left, very vocal, minority of the population. The vast majority of the country does not want fraud in the elections. Every year, the fraud that is found and proven, is committed by both sides, not just progressives.

There are crazies on both sides, and on a lefty forum somewhere, they are accusing Republicans of being fraudsters too. You guys lose your brains when it comes to politics, you really do, and you overestimate what percentage of the population even keeps up with politics, day to day.

The country is mostly full of people just trying to live their lives, and not able or willing to consume political news for hours a day. It is hard for those who do, to even imagine it.

The problem is that the 5% at the fringes are given 100% too much attention. You're right; the overwhelming majority of people are just decent people trying to make it through the day, earn a living and enjoy their lives.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 7:40a, 2/25/25
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The fact that Bannon is the second place should tell you this is not a poll of Republicans, just some zealots.
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In reply to C. Jordan • 7:45a, 2/25/25
C. Jordan said:
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.


The VA cut 1000 jobs of people who've been there less than a year. They previously had 479,000 people on their payroll. Their own website states that this will allow them to redistribute roughly $98 million to healthcare services for veterans.

Sounds like fat to me.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193127

https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-dismisses-more-than-1000-employees/
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In reply to Porteroso • 7:46a, 2/25/25
Porteroso said:
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?


Is your boyfriend an impoverished minority?

Stop hiding behind the poor minority excuse to keep cheating in elections. You need an ID for tons of stuff in life.

...Unless you mean the illegal minorities dont have id's.
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In reply to Porteroso • 8:02a, 2/25/25
Porteroso said:
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


related

The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
Liberals cannot see the implicit racism of their belief that minorities are simply not capable obtaining ID. It's not actually true, of course, but then liberals never let facts get in the way of their feelings.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15/14909764/study-voter-id-racism
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In reply to nein51 • 8:03a, 2/25/25
nein51 said:
Porteroso said:
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


related

The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.
False. Progressive voters are ok with voter fraud if it benefits them. Progressive politicians will absolutely commit fraud if they think that they or their team won't get caught. Avoiding getting caught is why they want loose election laws that can be manipulated. That is why they argue against voter id laws. They just window dress it to make it seem otherwise.




What you guys call progressives is just a very small far left, very vocal, minority of the population. The vast majority of the country does not want fraud in the elections. Every year, the fraud that is found and proven, is committed by both sides, not just progressives.

There are crazies on both sides, and on a lefty forum somewhere, they are accusing Republicans of being fraudsters too. You guys lose your brains when it comes to politics, you really do, and you overestimate what percentage of the population even keeps up with politics, day to day.

The country is mostly full of people just trying to live their lives, and not able or willing to consume political news for hours a day. It is hard for those who do, to even imagine it.

The problem is that the 5% at the fringes are given 100% too much attention. You're right; the overwhelming majority of people are just decent people trying to make it through the day, earn a living and enjoy their lives.


Port is wrong. It's not a small percentage. It's at least 25%, just look at the recent surveys where Dems support the crazy train still. Port lives in a fantasy land where his progressive buddies are never part of the crazy train. Never mind what they actually support.
Thee tinfoil hat couch-potato prognosticator, not a bible school preacher.


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In reply to whiterock • 8:10a, 2/25/25
whiterock said:
Porteroso said:
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


related

The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
Liberals cannot see the implicit racism of their belief that minorities are simply not capable obtaining ID. It's not actually true, of course, but then liberals never let facts get in the way of their feelings.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15/14909764/study-voter-id-racism


He nor his boyfriend will address that article. Its contrary to his narrative. Plus, he doesn't really care. It's just more virtue signaling to enable cheating in elections.
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In reply to C. Jordan • 8:14a, 2/25/25
C. Jordan said:
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.
while there may be some basis in your initial thoughts, your conclusions are irrational nonsense
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In reply to TinFoilHatPreacherBear • 8:17a, 2/25/25
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
nein51 said:
Porteroso said:
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.
False. Progressive voters are ok with voter fraud if it benefits them. Progressive politicians will absolutely commit fraud if they think that they or their team won't get caught. Avoiding getting caught is why they want loose election laws that can be manipulated. That is why they argue against voter id laws. They just window dress it to make it seem otherwise.




What you guys call progressives is just a very small far left, very vocal, minority of the population. The vast majority of the country does not want fraud in the elections. Every year, the fraud that is found and proven, is committed by both sides, not just progressives.

There are crazies on both sides, and on a lefty forum somewhere, they are accusing Republicans of being fraudsters too. You guys lose your brains when it comes to politics, you really do, and you overestimate what percentage of the population even keeps up with politics, day to day.

The country is mostly full of people just trying to live their lives, and not able or willing to consume political news for hours a day. It is hard for those who do, to even imagine it.

The problem is that the 5% at the fringes are given 100% too much attention. You're right; the overwhelming majority of people are just decent people trying to make it through the day, earn a living and enjoy their lives.


Port is wrong. It's not a small percentage. It's at least 25%, just look at the recent surveys where Dems support the crazy train still. Port lives in a fantasy land where his progressive buddies are never part of the crazy train. Never mind what they actually support.
The reason we are where we are with deficit spending is that it's frightfully easy to add to government payrolls and programs, and almost impossible to cut any of them. So when you have the opportunity to fix that problem, you have to whack with a meat cleaver as early and widely as possible, then add back later if/when necessary.

What Trump is doing now will fit thru the Overton Window now,. And that aperture will not be there forever. So he's got to do it NOW. He can remedy later.

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In reply to 4th and Inches • 8:25a, 2/25/25
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C. Jordan said:
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.--

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.
while there may be some basis in your initial thoughts, your conclusions are irrational nonsense
not much basis really. the fat is pretty obvious and there's hundreds of billions of dollars of it. And a significant part of the muscle is primarily there to support the fat.

the VA is not engaging in mass, indiscriminate firings of physicians.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162213-va-axes-another-1400-employees/

Probationary employees are not due severance. That's one of the reasons you let them go first.....to save the severance costs.

The only people being terrorized are liberals whose feelings are being oppressed by common sense.

And, yes, it's all being done to reduce the deficit. The target goal of reduction ($1T) has been announced. The plan that $1T will play has been announced. The $1T target for cuts of govt payrolls and programs is HALF of the current $2T deficit. The other half will be covered by economic growth (which generates more tax revenue) and tariffs.

I mean, geez. The alternate reality C Jordan will construct to justify feeling the way (insert pronoun here) needs to feel is simply breathtaking.
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In reply to C. Jordan • 9:24a, 2/25/25
C. Jordan said:
BigGameBaylorBear said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
This is dumb on so many levels.

First, federal workers are constantly held accountable. They have performance evaluations, etc., like everybody else.

Second, their responses will be judged by AI. Not by any human being.

Federal workers are real people with real families. Many of them voted for Trump. They were warned, but they did it anyway.


We're cutting the fat. These people are getting paid to leave as well, it's not like they're being fired and kicked to the street without severance

As a quasi-government worker, I am very confident in my ability to get a job if they ever decide to downsize. If someone is afraid they won't be able to get a job outside of government then that tells you everything you need to know about their job…
No, you're not. There's been no adequate to determine what's fat and what's lean. You're cutting muscle. Please don't insult people's intelligence by suggesting there's been adequate time to determine that.

You're cutting VA docs taking care of our vets. You're cutting federal workers laboring in our area to help people following the Helene floods.

And many are being cut without severance.

You're terrorizing good people and cutting vital services to our most vulnerable.

Why? Not to benefit you or me. Not to reduce the deficit. But to let Musk and his billionaire buds have tax breaks and to hold on and expand the billions they receive in government contracts.
Go pedal your bull**** somewhere else. There is nothing in your post here that is not a talking point - and with no evidence to back it up.
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In reply to Porteroso • 10:03a, 2/25/25
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Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


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The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
The impoverished issue has nothing to do with the cost of ID. In Georgia and many other states there is a free voter ID. The issue is the fluid nature of residency, which is an actual vote integrity issue. Voting is precinct and location specific, and the inability to establish that is a problem for the majority of items on a ballot.
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In reply to Married A Horn • 10:54a, 2/25/25
Married A Horn said:
whiterock said:
Porteroso said:
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


related

The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
Liberals cannot see the implicit racism of their belief that minorities are simply not capable obtaining ID. It's not actually true, of course, but then liberals never let facts get in the way of their feelings.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15/14909764/study-voter-id-racism


He nor his boyfriend will address that article. Its contrary to his narrative. Plus, he doesn't really care. It's just more virtue signaling to enable cheating in elections.
we all know you are uneducated and ignorant, but quit wasting our time with the "boyfriend". crap. It shows your immaturity, childishness and lack of being a grown up. quit, you homophobe. I think the horn you married (yuk) is really your "boyfriend ". See how stupid that is?
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In reply to J.R. • 10:59a, 2/25/25
J.R. said:
Married A Horn said:
whiterock said:
Porteroso said:
Married A Horn said:
Porteroso said:
KaiBear said:
Jacques Strap said:


related

The only individuals against the use of voter ID and paper ballots are those who favor election fraud.

Period
That is just not correct. The vast majority would have absolutely no interest in voter fraud, but for most, it is virtue signaling, and for a minority it is actual, real fear that minorities would be disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws. I can pull this statistic outta my butt, and know 100% it's right: less than 5% of the country really wants fraud in the election.


Wrong. Voter ID suppressing minorities is a racist comment. Minorities have IDs to do the rest of their life - why cant they figure out how to do it to vote?

Oh wait, you mean illegals? Yeah, it will suppress the illegal vote - so that minority, yeah, you are correct.

Is your boyfriend illegal?

It is a fact that minority citizens have voter ID at a lesser rate due to being impoverished at a higher rate. Do facts bother you?
Liberals cannot see the implicit racism of their belief that minorities are simply not capable obtaining ID. It's not actually true, of course, but then liberals never let facts get in the way of their feelings.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15/14909764/study-voter-id-racism


He nor his boyfriend will address that article. Its contrary to his narrative. Plus, he doesn't really care. It's just more virtue signaling to enable cheating in elections.
we all know you are uneducated and ignorant, but quit wasting our time with the "boyfriend". crap. It shows your immaturity, childishness and lack of being a grown up. quit, you homophobe. I think the horn you married (yuk) is really your "boyfriend ". See how stupid that is?


Wait, are you his boyfriend??
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In reply to C. Jordan • 12:23p, 2/25/25
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
The federal workers I know at church are vexed about all this.

First, Musk says they have to do this. Second, many of their agency heads say they don't have to do this. Third, Trump says maybe or maybe not. Fourth, Musk says they have to do this.

Pure incompetent chaos.

Several of them voted for Trump and are complaining about the chaos.

All of them would like to be treated like human beings doing their jobs. They don't understand why the Musk Administration isn't treating them this way.

So, the idea is that the replies of these hundreds of thousands of workers will be fed into an AI program, which will decide their fate? All their performance evaluations, etc., wlll be irrelevant?

There's no excuse for treating people this way.
If they're doing their jobs, what's the difficulty with mentioning 5 meaningful things they accomplished in an entire work week? Unless they're doing something other than their jobs.......
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In reply to canoso • 1:27p, 2/25/25
canoso said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
The federal workers I know at church are vexed about all this.

First, Musk says they have to do this. Second, many of their agency heads say they don't have to do this. Third, Trump says maybe or maybe not. Fourth, Musk says they have to do this.

Pure incompetent chaos.

Several of them voted for Trump and are complaining about the chaos.

All of them would like to be treated like human beings doing their jobs. They don't understand why the Musk Administration isn't treating them this way.

So, the idea is that the replies of these hundreds of thousands of workers will be fed into an AI program, which will decide their fate? All their performance evaluations, etc., wlll be irrelevant?

There's no excuse for treating people this way.
If they're doing their jobs, what's the difficulty with mentioning 5 meaningful things they accomplished in an entire work week? Unless they're doing something other than their jobs.......
Why does DOGE need to know these things? And I can think of many difficulties of sharing a number of different government activities to a non government agency. Intel, law enforcement, defense, etc. They have new bosses at the top. Let them do their job for their areas of responsibility.
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In reply to ATL Bear • 1:32p, 2/25/25
ATL Bear said:
canoso said:
C. Jordan said:
boognish_bear said:
The federal workers I know at church are vexed about all this.

First, Musk says they have to do this. Second, many of their agency heads say they don't have to do this. Third, Trump says maybe or maybe not. Fourth, Musk says they have to do this.

Pure incompetent chaos.

Several of them voted for Trump and are complaining about the chaos.

All of them would like to be treated like human beings doing their jobs. They don't understand why the Musk Administration isn't treating them this way.

So, the idea is that the replies of these hundreds of thousands of workers will be fed into an AI program, which will decide their fate? All their performance evaluations, etc., wlll be irrelevant?

There's no excuse for treating people this way.
If they're doing their jobs, what's the difficulty with mentioning 5 meaningful things they accomplished in an entire work week? Unless they're doing something other than their jobs.......
Why does DOGE need to know these things? And I can think of many difficulties of sharing a number of different government activities to a non government agency. Intel, law enforcement, defense, etc. They have new bosses at the top. Let them do their job for their areas of responsibility.
DOGE is looking for fraud, waste and abuse in the government. I read that there may be people on the payroll that do nothing other than collect a check or not exist at all. DOGE is looking into that. One of their methods is an inelegant email request for a response.
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