I can’t believe i used the word doge to describe a government agency. I hate the internet.

  • @pushECX
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    105 hours ago

    Listen, I don’t know a ton about USAID, so I won’t defend it-though I’ve personally not seen any reporting that supports what you’re saying. Keep in mind, this isn’t Trump’s first rodeo. USAID was operating under him during his previous term.

    What I’d really like for you to explain is how NOAA is presumably burning tons of cash in a way that doesn’t benefit taxpayers.

    If they were really interested in trimming the fat, they’d go after the DoD, which is where they’d likely “recover” the largest amount. But I’d guess they don’t touch that budget at all. And in the unlikely event they did, you can bet anything to do with SpaceX won’t be touched.

    • Majorllama
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      24 hours ago

      https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/list-insane-priorities-of-usaid-spending-during-biden-administration-foreign-assistance-president-donald-trump-karoline-leavitt-condoms-in-gaza-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency

      KUTV is considered a “center” news source so I hope that will be acceptable for you.

      I don’t know anything about NOAA so I can’t speak to that particular topic at this time, but I am curious so I will be taking a look when I get a chance.

      You are absolutely fucking right that the DOD is a giant money burning machine. 5k for 1 screw or whatever that meme was (assuming it’s true) is just downright irresponsible spending. Something tells me they won’t be touching DOD, but we can remain hopeful that it will be receiving similar scrutiny.

      And yes it seems unlikely that Musk and gang are gonna throw the books of space x open for the public but you never know. We are in a wild fuckin timeline right now.

      • @MothmanDelorian
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        33 hours ago

        Your source, KUTV, is a Sinclair owned station. They have an insane pro-fascism bias. You might want to find a balanced informed source rather than a propaganda source.

        • Majorllama
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          23 hours ago

          https://www.allsides.com/news-source/kutv

          They specifically don’t use ownership as a measurement for bias. They rate news outlets on the content only.

          I doubt that will do much to change your opinion on the matter but I figured I would at least let you know where I got the information that KUTV was a center news source.

          I try to keep myself informed from news sources across the spectrum, but that is often easier said than done.