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Prairie Gates

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19. This is all so goofy
Fri May 30, 2025, 05:54 PM
May 30

It's unbelievable that the news keeps presenting this nonsense as if it's perfectly fine. The President taking over administration of a completely made up government "department" from his billionaire buddy and backer is completely off the wall bonkers.

Of course it's often been said that one of the worst offenses of totalitarian governments is that they require/force/expect you to believe in their most nonsensical propositions. Orwell's variation was, of course "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." But pretty much everyone who has lived through such a government has their own variation on this theme. These moves now are the minor ones. The news media and we as its consumers are supposed to believe that "Donald Trump Taking DOGE Lead After Elon Musk Exit" is simply a headline like any other, a report on something empirical that happened, when it is in fact a statement of extreme insanity that requires us to live in the world space being created by these fascist animals.

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Whatever happened to Amy Gleason? SomewhereInTheMiddle May 30 #1
she's a no show no work. Javaman May 30 #7
So, if I understant this correctly, one (1) Fascist idiot is being replaced by ... Tarzanrock May 30 #2
Couldn't have said it better myself, Tarzanrock! some_of_us_are_sane May 30 #16
He's given himself...what? 5 other job titles now in addition to Supreme Leader? Karasu May 30 #3
If they hire other people it's money not going into their pockets. mwmisses4289 May 30 #9
You are correct, of course. At the end of the day, that's just the excuse for the grift. Karasu May 30 #18
All Cabinet members should already be looking at reducing fraud, waste and abuse. COL Mustard May 30 #4
Definitely means everything they've done should fall under FOIA. cstanleytech May 30 #5
Good. That means no one will do anything and Doge will go the way of Space Balls, or whatever that was. Scrivener7 May 30 #6
This Deminpenn May 30 #8
Besides overseeing The Kennedy Center For The arts..... JohnnyRingo May 30 #10
Maybe they could not find anyone to take the head job?? Its reputation Sucks for at least half--maybe riversedge May 30 #12
I would not be surprised if he cut himself a paycheck. JohnnyRingo May 30 #17
With his vast knowledge of computers it will be a breeze. travelingthrulife May 30 #14
ha ha. Trump is too lazy. But with him as the head, maybe it will fail quicker. maybe!! riversedge May 30 #11
"That's where the good drugs are!" travelingthrulife May 30 #13
can this job be done on a golf cart? Cause that is where he will be. rurallib May 30 #15
This is all so goofy Prairie Gates May 30 #19
Super cool. Good times. mahina May 30 #20
He will 'work' exactly 5 minutes a day. louis-t May 30 #21
Good news! Everything dump touches turns to shit. He couldn't manage his way out of a paper bag. Martin68 May 30 #22
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