At what point do we declare this a coup? This isn't what even the most diehard conservatives out there voted for, I don't understand how this isn't considered a hostile takeover.
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They're in too deep to admit how badly they obviously fucked up. Shit is gonna have to actually reach the ugly bitter end, leaving them no other possible explanation to try to hide behind. In the meantime, this must be what it felt like for the citizens of Rome as it burned.
It is not until it affects them on a personal level they make that realization. That is how far the empathy of the average conservative voter reaches.
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And here I am, too damn poor to afford a fiddle...
This isn’t even what the most diehard conservatives out there voted for
Fucking yes.
All conservatives at the tables with all these nazis asking who voted in all the nazis.
At this point your party has folded. Keep saying "but not meeeee, I'm a real conservative!" All you want.
Hungarian here, whose face got eaten by the leopards.
Political illiteracy is a serious problem, and so is the access to information. They actually thought the crime rates were up, because the very few news outlets they're exposed to likes to uplift a few cases with scary headlines, often making anniversary reports on some crimes. They actually thought, that the opposition was "too far-left", because pundits told them so, and they learned in school the real nazis did evil things for the sole sake of evil, thus people that say they want to eliminate crime, and have crime statistics must not be far-right.
This is not for to excuse their behavior, but to explain it. Maybe can even lead to an end of this cycle.
When this happens in a developing country we laugh at their politics.
When it happens in America, no one bats an eye
Oh no I am absolutely laughing at America
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It’s stressing me out to no end. I think the average person doesn’t even know this is currently happening.
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So... SpaceX is one of the contractors not being paid right? Right?
L-m-a-o roflmao even
Oh please start halting payments to government contractors. This guy starts holding payments to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon he's going to wind up real Dead real quick
Or Boeing. Boeing certainly seems to not have an issue with taking care of people who are causing them problems.
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This is a coup
And for people who don't like that word:
Regulatory capture of the entire United States government.
Can you guys maybe do something about this? You all have guns right, I thought that was the entire point of that part of the Constitution.
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This is a great way to end up on the military-indistrial complex hitlist
Raytheon would like to know your latitude and longitude
Care package incoming.
Can only hope he goes for them and not just the small businesses and academia. Something tells me he'll go for civil facing departments and generally avoid DOD
Ah the Trump approach to contractors. And Musk approach to rent.
Great way to get sued for breach of contract. This administration is going to be tied up in court for the next four years
Unfortunately, when all this stuff is resolved, it's still the government that's on the hook, not Musk personally. Although the new admin should probably just impound all of his and Trump's assets to pay for the fallout, but obviously Democrats would never do anything this based.
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Do you really think this is going to play out in a court? They don't care about the law and are actively plowing through them at will.
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Good to know that our elected officials in the legislative branch are no longer able to create laws that are actually enacted.
This shit is outside the scope of the presidency.
If the US government stops paying their bills at a certain point the country is technically defaulting. That's going to be fun.
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Does anyone know what the story is behind this charity he's mentioning?
Edit: looks like they feed and provide shelter for asylum seekers, and obviously he's against that.
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A lot of our day to day military operations run on contractors. This seems like a good way to get more helicopters falling out of the sky.
Can I ask? Why does Musk suddenly have this authority? "DOGE" isn't even a real Department, right? And also, Musk hasn't been elected or officially confirmed for any government position. Why the fuck is he giving orders and leading departments and having any power whatsoever over the U.S. Treasury and such? I don't understand how this works. Why doesn't the U.S. have any... I don't know, safeguards against this sort of shit? It's absolutely bonkers to watch this unfold from across the pond.
Musk just walked up, said "I'm in charge now" and everyone's just complying? Please ELI5.
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How is anyone permitting any of these people to have authority?
Trump's government is basically pay-to-play and Elon paid the most so he gets to do whatever he wants.
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Musk is himself a giant government contractor via Space X and Starlink. Odds are he's just trying to clear the board to funnel the money to his businesses. Especially when it comes to defense money!
Hey military industrial complex! Please coup this administration all ready.
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Remember when people were posting articles on how stupid and ridiculous DOGE is because it wouldn't have the authority to do anything?
It's still stupid and ridiculous and it still doesn't have any legal authority.
Unfortunately, it is being allowed to act without legal authority.
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He has no legal authority
Lawsuit submitted
Lower court determines whether to stay the action while case is handled
Changes are unrecoverable since department can't pay staff managing the payments
Law enforcement given warrant to force stay
Law enforcement chooses not to enforce because they have no motivation
Payments never restored
Case goes to supreme court
Law interpreted in favor of the administration because clearly no means yes, it's obvious
Congress doesn't respond due to right wing majority
Checks and balances are dead.
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Legal authority stopped mattering the FIRST time the grifter in chief was selected president.
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It's just like when Dumpf would stiff his contractors LMAO 🤣
I see lawsuits flooding the US government for not paying for things they ordered.
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The US isnt good for their money. Creditors should demand their debts or threaten legal consequences in the form of international sanctions
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