General Discussion, Thursday, February 13, 2025

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Stella

Day TWENTY-FIVE of Presidential recovery.

 

 

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“Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

By executive order:

  • For every FOUR federal employees who leave, only ONE new hire allowed.
  • Creation of “DOGE Teams” to oversee ALL new hiring.
  • All agency heads must submit reports in 30 days identifying which parts of their agencies can be ELIMINATED or CONSOLIDATED.
  • They’re adding new ways to FIRE federal employees, including for: -Not filing taxes on time -Misusing gov’t equipment -Breaking NDAs (leakers get the axe.)
  • Law enforcement, immigration enforcement, and public safety positions are PROTECTED from these cuts. Military personnel are also excluded.
  • This takes effect immediately. 240-day deadline for full implementation report.

Complete text of the Executive Order:

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Welcome our new Director of National Intelligence!

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

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Musk and Trump explain why it’s essential to cut funding, ‘weed out corruption’

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk unpack the goal of the Department of Government Efficiency live from the Oval Office.

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Elon the Exterminator

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

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It’s Doggityday!

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

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General Discussion, Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Stella

Day TWENTY-FOUR of Presidential recovery.

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The Machine Fights Back

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Essay by EKO on “X” (@EkoLovesYou)

When DOGE found empty fields in Treasury’s payment system, they uncovered more than missing data.

They found a mechanism.

Simple things were left blank:

Payment categories
Payment rationales
Basic audit controls

The kind of fields any small business would require. The kind that let you track where money goes. The kind that stop a billion dollars of fraud. Every week.
Here’s what Treasury didn’t want exposed:

Over $100 billion flowing annually to accounts without Social Security numbers. No temporary ID numbers. No verification. Nothing. When Musk asked Treasury officials how much was “unequivocal and obvious fraud,” the answer revealed decades of corruption: Half.

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The Real Way Burritos Are Made in Mexico

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Seems appropriate for Taco Tuesday. I love burritos. Which would be your favorite?

Website with recipes:

Mexican Burritos

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‘It’s under criminal investigation’: FBI allegedly leaked info about upcoming ICE raids

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Stella

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says there are no plans to slow down ICE raids after an alleged FBI leak, and details latest border crackdown numbers one month into the 47th presidency. 

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