In the past week or so, the courts have begun to try to set some boundaries on the Musk–Miller–Trump administration’s early blitz of recklessness.

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This judicial review provides at least a small reprieve, hope that some of the administration’s most destructive impulses will be stopped. Or at least pared back. But even with the courts stepping up, and even with the reality of the administration’s ineptitude sinking in, this early Musk–Miller–Trump blitz remains very—maybe irreparably—damaging. Of course, there are a lot of moles to whack: the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being dismantled at an alarming rate, and the court system is not known for being nimble. The administration is betting, perhaps rightly, that at least some of its thoughtless, lawless efforts will slip through the cracks.

But even if the courts caught them all—and even if every court facing each lawless escapade said, “Nope, that’s not a thing”—still the entire process would be doing serious damage to our institutions. Think of it as someone spoofing your identity and going on a shopping spree with your credit cards. Even if the goon gets caught, you still have to go store by store to argue that the fraudulent purchase wasn’t legitimate and hope the debt is forgiven. And all the while, perhaps long after all the debts are dealt with, the torrent of uncertainty kills your credit score.

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  • @nwilz
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    07 days ago

    Who would that be?

    I didn’t know their names

    There was no list drawn up of unimportant federal employees when this started.

    Because you have to go through the expenses. You don’t know what’s waste if you don’t look at the receipts, like lgbt comic books

    • Flying Squid
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      7 days ago

      So you are convinced that a government service that works just fine as it is would work better with an organization that doesn’t exist and is paid for by no one you know that would pay for it?

      • @nwilz
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        07 days ago

        The customer would pay for it. Why do I need to know individual names of them? If I had them would that change anything?

          • @nwilz
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            07 days ago

            Ok my way they wouldn’t pay for it by the threat of violence. I like my way better

            • @AbidanYre
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              7 days ago

              The reason it’s done through “threat of violence” (this is a good indicator that you shouldn’t be taken seriously) is that libertarian pipedreams are bullshit that never work.

              Your way is idiotic and leads to people being poisoned by bad actors and is the reason we do it through taxes in the first place.

              • Flying Squid
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                27 days ago

                Right now, they’re at the “loose nuclear weapons are a good thing” point in their attempt to defend Trump, so I think they’re going even beyond most libertarian pipe dreams.

            • Flying Squid
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              17 days ago

              Remember how this started with you saying what Trump is doing right now with firing federal employees is a good thing?

              Still think what he’s doing is good?

              • @nwilz
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                07 days ago

                Yes lol nothing you said that would possibly change someone’s mind

                • Flying Squid
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                  7 days ago

                  Really? The fact that he fired the people who secure nuclear weapons and monitor other nations’ nuclear weapons doesn’t change your mind? Loose nukes are a good thing?

                  Did you even read the article? You didn’t, did you?

                  • @nwilz
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                    17 days ago

                    I don’t care what rawstory thinks