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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #525 on: April 01, 2025, 08:55:54 AM »
Can't speak to the truthfulness of this but it wouldn't surprise me in the least

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #526 on: April 02, 2025, 08:35:00 PM »
https://x.com/jhall/status/1907051120268063053



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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #527 on: April 02, 2025, 10:16:22 PM »
DOGE is starting to uncover the actual large scale voter fraud many suspected was happening.  5.5 million Illegals given SSN's without ID and without an interview.  Sampling shows at least some of them were registered to vote and did, in fact, vote.

This 6 min video maps out some of what they found.

Guy also touches on the Human Trafficking issues with Biden's Immigration policies.

I'd like to say that the voter fraud might actually change some minds, but most leftists I know will just refuse to admit any of the evidence is accurate.

Anyways, it's worth watching this video:  https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1906526419079082173

The leftists firmly believe there was no fraud on their side, only fraud committed by MAGAts.

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #528 on: April 03, 2025, 01:41:25 PM »
This seems like an appropriate burn. NIH SESers like Fauci's wife were not fired. They were offered a transfer to Indian Health Services to assist underserved communities. It appears Fauci's wife decided to retire instead.  =)

https://twitchy.com/samj/2025/04/03/nih-firings-directors-offered-jobs-n2410896
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #529 on: April 04, 2025, 11:44:21 AM »
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #530 on: April 04, 2025, 12:51:41 PM »
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784

I wonder if DOGE will continue without Mr. Musk.

Fake news:  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1907519073287635313

Also, remember:  Musk is a Special Government Employee.  He can only serve 130 days every 365, so May 30th he's out anyway. Trump has repeatedly said Musk is leaving at the end of his SGE term.

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #531 on: April 04, 2025, 01:21:02 PM »
Fake news:  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1907519073287635313

Also, remember:  Musk is a Special Government Employee.  He can only serve 130 days every 365, so May 30th he's out anyway. Trump has repeatedly said Musk is leaving at the end of his SGE term.

Yeah, that Politico story also threw in the whole "Musk is being briefed on top secret China attack plans" too.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #532 on: April 04, 2025, 01:24:16 PM »
Much of the MSM started repeating that story, often in a giddy manner, the other day. Elon, I think it was yesterday, said not true.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #533 on: April 04, 2025, 07:28:23 PM »
Supreme Court rules District Court judges lack jurisdiction to set presidential policy ... More popcorn [popcorn]

"Per Curiam ... District Court lacked jurisdiction to order the payment of money under the APA" - https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a910_f2bh.pdf

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Today marks a significant victory for President Trump and the rule of law.

This Supreme Court ruling vindicates what the Department of Justice has been arguing for months: local district judges do not have the jurisdiction to seize control of taxpayer dollars, force the government to pay out billions, or unilaterally halt President Trump’s policy agenda. Department of Justice attorneys will continue fighting to protect the executive branch from gross judicial overreach.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #534 on: April 05, 2025, 07:29:32 AM »
Not much of a win, only a delay.  It's just a stay until the case goes through the appeals process.  Also, no guarantee the SCOTUS will actually hear the case if the appeal ultimately reaches them.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #535 on: April 05, 2025, 07:56:27 AM »
Not much of a win

But isn't the ruling a win for tax payers as billions of dollars in payments would stop now?

AG Pamela Bondi - "Supreme Court ruling ... district judges do not have the jurisdiction to seize control of taxpayer dollars, force the government to pay out billions ..."

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #536 on: April 05, 2025, 08:03:54 AM »
Latest DOGE death: The EPA Museum. A museum the size of a one bedroom apartment that cost $4 million to build. It costs $500K/yr to run and has received less than 2000 visitors since it was opened in 2021. It displayed EPA related history from the time the EPA was created to the present. Except for the years 2016-2019.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #537 on: April 05, 2025, 10:26:13 AM »
Latest DOGE death: The EPA Museum. A museum the size of a one bedroom apartment that cost $4 million to build. It costs $500K/yr to run and has received less than 2000 visitors since it was opened in 2021. It displayed EPA related history from the time the EPA was created to the present. Except for the years 2016-2019.

A judge will try to reverse that soon since obviously closing it will effect trans POC immigrants the most.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #538 on: April 05, 2025, 01:58:10 PM »
But isn't the ruling a win for tax payers as billions of dollars in payments would stop now?

The payments stop for now, but it's anyone's guess whether they will stop permanently.  That's up to the final appeals court decision, and ultimately SCOTUS.  Those could go either way.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #539 on: April 05, 2025, 06:14:47 PM »
This should put things into perspective ...


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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #540 on: April 05, 2025, 10:12:04 PM »
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Elon Musk CONFIRMS with Jesse Watters Democrats are laundering money through a network of NGO’s, the money is coming back to them, and that’s how they’ve gotten so rich

Elon Musk also confirms Democrats need to start being arrested for the fake NGO money laundering scam. “With respect to the non-governmental organizations, these sort of fake NGOs, I think there needs to be a number of arrests in that regard as well.

Because these are fake charities where mostly Democrats and what's it called, and I want to be clear, there's sometimes a little bit of Republican in there — So that's where you start getting the uniparty thing going on. But it is overwhelmingly to Democrats and they give these billions of dollars to NGOs run by Democrats that then go through a whole network of additional NGOs. It's a giant money laundering scheme.

Really at this point, I think the word NGO and money laundering are almost synonymous.”

More on Democrats Social Security fraud:

Jesse Watters “You said the other day uncovered some evidence that there was massive Social Security fraud and that arrests were imminent. What can you tell us about that? And what can you tell us about what you've seen politicians do to make massive amounts of money off of the federal government Like Nancy Pelosi?”

Elon Musk “So we've encountered. There's really so much for it. It's deciding what should be prosecuted first. Because it's such a long list, you have to actually prioritize list. We convey the list to the Department of Justice.

The DOJ has a process that they go through to review and think about it. The wheels of justice turn slowly. In fact, obviously I have a maniacal sense of urgency. So to me, when I see that terrible fraud has happened, I'm like, why haven't we arrested someone already? But as the saying goes, the wheels of justice turned slowly but surely.

I think probably the person that stole 400,000 Social Security numbers, at least, maybe more will be arrested hopefully this week”

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #541 on: April 06, 2025, 10:07:27 AM »
Is it possible for the true believers to change up, and attack the corruption that they have been told to defend?
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #542 on: April 06, 2025, 10:12:34 AM »
Is it possible for the true believers to change up, and attack the corruption that they have been told to defend?

When the MSM and pols issue orders to
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #544 on: April 10, 2025, 11:09:09 AM »
The 270k is probably legitimate.  H1B and other normal, legal immigrants that have work visas and such. 2.1m though is probably very hinky.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #545 on: April 10, 2025, 11:55:31 AM »
Forensic accountants. We need lots and Lots and LOTS of them. What's being uncovered fairly REEKS of being a money laundering scam that makes Bernie Madoff's shenanigans look like a back alley game of three-card monte by comparison. It's probably crookedness on a par with (and part of) the Green New Deal and globular warming.
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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #546 on: April 18, 2025, 07:38:20 AM »
DOJ, FBI, HUD and IRS to investigate missing $24 Billion from CA ... I wonder if similar is happening in other states? [popcorn]

DOJ: United States Attorney Bill Essayli Announces Criminal Task Force to Investigate Fraud and Corruption Involving Homelessness Funds - https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/united-states-attorney-bill-essayli-announces-criminal-task-force-investigate-fraud
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United States Attorney Bill Essayli today announced the formation of the Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force, which will investigate fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption involving funds allocated toward the eradication of homelessness within the seven-county jurisdiction of the Central District of California.

This task force will be comprised of federal prosecutors from the Major Frauds Section, the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, and the Civil Division’s Civil Fraud Section of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Assisting the U.S. Attorney’s Office will be the FBI, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), and IRS Criminal Investigation ...

California has spent more than $24 billion over the past five years to address homelessness,” said United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “But officials have been unable to account for all the expenditures and outcomes, and the homeless crisis has only gotten worse. Taxpayers deserve answers for where and how their hard-earned money has been spent. If state and local officials cannot provide proper oversight and accountability, we will do it for them. If we discover any federal laws were violated, we will make arrests.”

Partnering with federal law enforcement agencies, the Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force will investigate crimes related to the misappropriation of federal tax dollars intended to alleviate homelessness in the Central District of California. The task force will prioritize a review of federal, state, and local programs receiving federal grants and funding. The task force will also investigate fraud schemes involving the theft of private donations intended to provide support and services for the homeless population.

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #547 on: April 18, 2025, 10:35:45 AM »
Forensic accountants. We need lots and Lots and LOTS of them. What's being uncovered fairly REEKS of being a money laundering scam that makes Bernie Madoff's shenanigans look like a back alley game of three-card monte by comparison. It's probably crookedness on a par with (and part of) the Green New Deal and globular warming.
I imagine there is a great deal of that going on.  People on the left have been largely protected from prosecution when anything is made public. 

Maybe it was mention earlier, but I heard they were investigating who owns some of the building some federal agencies were leasing.  Certain prominent members of Congress may be making a lot of money off that. 

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Re: DOGE cuts - where to start?
« Reply #548 on: April 18, 2025, 10:37:55 AM »
The 270k is probably legitimate.  H1B and other normal, legal immigrants that have work visas and such. 2.1m though is probably very hinky.
Should ANY non-citizen be allowed to get social security or other benefits?  It seems to me there should be some thing restricted to full citizenship.  As a carrot to become naturalized if nothing else. 
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« Reply #549 on: April 18, 2025, 11:37:55 AM »
Should ANY non-citizen be allowed to get social security or other benefits?  It seems to me there should be some thing restricted to full citizenship.  As a carrot to become naturalized if nothing else. 

How are legal immigrants with valid work visas supposed to file and pay taxes without an SSN?  And if they live and work here, legally, for 10+ years why shouldn't they be eligible for benefits?
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