Sean Mooney

I'm not saying you are doing this but I think we need to make an important distinction between some things here- because people can enlist in the military in non-combat positions. If some SHIM with blue hair wants to enlist in the military to be in linguistics who could possibly care that much? It's an important position and it's non-combat.

You should be able to see then pretty clear there is no real semblance of a plan here on anything. We are talking billions of dollars that go through these places and that is not easily just moved from one place to another. And AI isn't the answer Was the post office your govt sector work?

Long as you are consistent. Of course there is bloat in everything and I'm okay with finding it. I'm not okay with just hatcheting everything and trying to fix the broken pieces afterwards. I'd be far more receptive to an approach that cleanly audits and looks at everything. This feels like trying to do things quickly rather than effectively. If you did things in a more controlled and deliberate manner it would allow you to set up the infrastructure to adjust to the changes and figure out where things will go. I'm afraid we are going to end up with all these cuts and then trying to see where things can fit and you are going to end up with under staffed, over worked departments trying to do too much which will lead to inefficiencies. And those inefficiencies will harm people short and long term. The education component you list as debatable is where I have an issue with some of this stuff. People don't know what the DOE does (and I'm not being accusatory towards you here in any way) and not in a "They are useless and do nothing" way but rather in a "I literally know nothing about them other than what I'm told." They hear it's tanking test scores. They hear it's indoctrinating kids and they will say "Good now the states can set policy." The states already do that. The local districts already do that. There is an individual set of standards for every state in the country and there are different qualifications for teachers in states all across the country. The federal government doesn't set instructional policy. They try to make sure federal funding helps balance out states funding (because there is less state money in Mississippi than New York). And even that number is small- like 10-11% of school funding comes from the federal level. The DOE does help fund programs for students, and families, that need extra help. Title 1 programs are run through there. The REAP program is run through there. It does hold schools accountable for students succeeding but even that is filtered through state reporting. Without the federal government though you will have different programs for every state. And then there is the information Trump is flat out lying about to make points.

So you are in favor of slashing money from cancer research, education, and humanitarian efforts because Musk and Trump are doing it? Keep in mind I agreed earlier in the thread burning Teslas and everything was dangerous and idiotic.

You think they want to release that dud again?

For anyone who wants real facts: The bill was introduced in January of 2023. HR82 of the 118th Congress. It passed the House November 12th of 2024. It passed the Senate on December 21st of 2024. It was signed into law on January 5th, 2025 by President Joe Biden. The OP wants to make it a Trump thing because he desperately wants Trump to use his tongue as toilet paper.

He clearly has no life. You take this away from him and he might have to actually talk to a real human being in person.....you can't ask him to do that... think of that person who would have to be that close to him smelling the funk coming off of his body.

Biden signed the law on January 5th of this year. MAGA pedophile supporting dummy MO can't even get simple facts right.

Whatever makes you feel better champ

It's easily been since like the late 90's where they did the first game in Cincinnati. I want to say like 2002 is when it began with opening night being the previous year's World Series champion opening the season.

If only the Internet existed.

I really hope it isn't Don Jr. either but those rumors are there. At least with his dad you can make a case for him building a company and fortune. Donald Jr. has done nothing. And I know it should be Vance but it wouldn't surprise me if Trump decided to buck the convention there.

It's okay to protest Tesla (I doubt it does anything effective) but you can't be throwing Molotov cocktails and firing off guns in public. Just super dangerous and idiotic.

Most likely they won't I agree. Largely though I'm glad you see it the same way I do in that it's a little bit more than this a "this/that" type of issue.

That's from 2022 and is one example. Do you honestly want to tell me MAGA folks whole heartedly have supported electric vehicles the whole time?

Keep licking those boots dude. Here's my conspiracy theory- @jonmx is what happens when first cousins have sex and create a kid.

You shouldn't believe him as- per usual- he is kind of wrong. You can be on daily medication but it depends what the underlying issue is and there are medical waivers that can be granted. People on HRT can be deployed and serve as well but perhaps not in battle. Basically the issue is a little more complex than either this or that

It doesn't matter to me if you want to lie to yourself about stuff. Deep down you know it's true but you just won't allow yourself to admit that you are no better than a leftist who changed their opinion on Musk because of politics. I get it. You've got to try and keep your street cred so you can stay in the good graces of guys like jonmx and MO here.

Not now they aren't. Elon Musk dumped a bunch of money into the system to make sure they won and has become a folk hero for them. Of course they are on his side now. Republicans don't throw people out? Ask Liz Cheney about that? Ask Adam Kinzinger about that? Ask Geoff Duncan about that?

You can lie to yourself all you want. Musk was a Democrat party supporter for years and one of the biggest drivers and proponents of electric vehicles for years. Then he changed his politics and all of a sudden everybody flipped their positions on him. Facts is facts bro.

Oh i forgot- the MAGAs were always in love with electric cars and Tesla. Musk was/is a techbro libertarian who supports universal basic income.

Licking them boots again I see.

And people on the right mocked Elon for his electric cars and ripped him until he changed his politics. It's the nature of how this stuff goes anymore.

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