Voltaire 5,198 Posted January 29 9 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said: You really have no idea how wasteful government spending is. Not just wasteful, it's money laundering. $50 million in condoms to Gaza? Explain how we as Americans should be footing this bill in any way? It would be worth every penny if we got them all spayed and neutered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Frozenbeernuts said: You really have no idea how wasteful government spending is. Not just wasteful, it's money laundering. $50 million in condoms to Gaza? Explain how we as Americans should be footing this bill in any way? It's a lie. It's not happening. They made it up to justify their complete down of everything. Besides trump spent $50m on condoms for the world when he was president so it's all BS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree of Knowledge 1,701 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Frozenbeernuts said: You really have no idea how wasteful government spending is. Not just wasteful, it's money laundering. $50 million in condoms to Gaza? Explain how we as Americans should be footing this bill in any way? The money laundering and skimming has only gotten so much worse in last 20 years with these big bailouts and stimulus packages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 And let be clear here. This is not about stopping wasteful spending. Just read the OMB memo. This is about spending the money on what Trump wants to spend money on. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending “wokeness” and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 And it's illegal. A president cannot do this. This is what authoritarianism looks like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dizkneelande 1,085 Posted January 29 The order doesn't say to shut down Medicaid portals. That gives us two options: 1) a commie bureaucrat engaged in malicious compliance shutting down government portals, or 2) Dems airing baseless rumors and whipping up a frenzy ahead of a White House briefing. To top off the lie, the entirety of the corrupted leftist media reported on it as fact without doing an ounce of journalism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Hunt 261 Posted January 29 15 hours ago, Fnord said: I'm not against a little short term pain for long term gain. If Trump is serious about getting spending under control, good for him, it's long overdue. There is a lot of fraud and waste. But these programs also help a lot of people that otherwise would not get it. Those are the people being hurt by this. You wanna target waste? Start at the focking pentagon. The biggest problem is there has been so much waste and fraud in government spending, government everything. It is like a father who travels all the time, or a very lenient boss, or a coach who lacks discipline for his team. Kids go wild, employees do whatever they want, players don`t care. Then the father comes home. employees get a new boss, players get a new coach. All of a sudden, all the freewheeling, undisciplined behavior comes to a halt. It has to be done eventually but people have a difficult time accepting change, being accountable. Bottom line is we have been living on money that has not been made yet. This should have been done decades ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 I think the 50 million in condoms to Gaza story, which so many of you have posted about here, may be total bullsh!t. Trump’s team has provided no evidence whatsoever and Biden officials say it’s completely false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squistion 1,952 Posted January 29 12 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I think the 50 million in condoms to Gaza story, which so many of you have posted about here, may be total bullsh!t. Trump’s team has provided no evidence whatsoever and Biden officials say it’s completely false. The MAGA folks won't care and will probably keep repeating this for months and years into the future. How many thread titles here were shown to be completely false, but then never corrected? (like Barron supposedly talking to Biden in a video that was shown to be misleadingly cropped). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 Just now, squistion said: The MAGA folks won't care and will probably keep repeating this for months and years into the future. How many threads here have had headlines that were shown to be completely false? (like Barron supposedly talking to Biden in a video that was shown to be misleadingly cropped). Maga folks don't care about the truth. They choose to believe everything that comes out of Trumps mouth, a guy who has been proven to be one of the most prolific liars in world history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 11 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I think the 50 million in condoms to Gaza story, which so many of you have posted about here, may be total bullsh!t. Trump’s team has provided no evidence whatsoever and Biden officials say it’s completely false. Yes it's total BS. I posted an article above that did the research. For the billionth time, Maga folks got duped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 3,833 Posted January 29 11 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I think the 50 million in condoms to Gaza story, which so many of you have posted about here, may be total bullsh!t. Trump’s team has provided no evidence whatsoever and Biden officials say it’s completely false. You don't believe Trump but you believe Biden? The guy who has no idea what day of the week it is? Who was simply rolled out like Weekend at Biden's? The guy who LITERALLY sh#t his pants in front of the world? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 57 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said: The biggest problem is there has been so much waste and fraud in government spending, government everything. It is like a father who travels all the time, or a very lenient boss, or a coach who lacks discipline for his team. Kids go wild, employees do whatever they want, players don`t care. Then the father comes home. employees get a new boss, players get a new coach. All of a sudden, all the freewheeling, undisciplined behavior comes to a halt. It has to be done eventually but people have a difficult time accepting change, being accountable. Bottom line is we have been living on money that has not been made yet. This should have been done decades ago. Enough with the father analogies. Man what is wrong with you people? Trump is on record as being the president that added more to the debt than any other president in history. He has no interest to cut spending. His only interest is to stop spending money on things he doesn't like... Woke, transgenders, green energy, dei, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 14 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: You don't believe Trump but you believe Biden? The guy who has no idea what day of the week it is? Who was simply rolled out like Weekend at Biden's? The guy who LITERALLY sh#t his pants in front of the world? I have no idea who to believe on this. Of course such a story is possible; there’s tons of stupid waste in our government. But the Trump folks have offered no evidence; that’s why I wrote that it MAY be total bullsh!t. That wouldn’t surprise me because the Trump people make up crap out of thin air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I have no idea who to believe on this. Of course such a story is possible; there’s tons of stupid waste in our government. But the Trump folks have offered no evidence; that’s why I wrote that it MAY be total bullsh!t. That wouldn’t surprise me because the Trump people make up crap out of thin air. While Leavitt did not offer any evidence to support this claim, and was not pressed to by reporters, the idea that the United States government planned to spend $50m to send condoms to Gaza quickly went viral, with an assist from Musk himself. The Fox pundit Jesse Watters even claimed that the condoms were being used by Hamas militants as balloons to float explosives into Israel. A review of the available evidence, however, suggests that the claim is almost certainly not true. According to a comprehensive report issued in September by the US Agency for International Development (USAid), not a penny of the $60.8m in contraceptive and condom shipments funded by the US in the past year went to Gaza. In fact, the accounting shows, there were no condoms sent to any part of the Middle East, and just one small shipment, $45,680 in oral and injectable contraceptives, was sent to the region, all of it distributed to the government of Jordan. For the financial year 2023, the most recent for which data is available, only about $7m worth of condoms were distributed globally by USAid, and the vast majority of family-planning funds, 89%, were spent on programs in Africa. As Dan Evon of the non-profit News Literacy Project points out: “It’s also worth noting that this is not a Biden program. Trump, too, spent funds on sending contraceptives around the globe. In 2019, about $40m was spent on contraceptives by the Trump administration”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/28/donald-trump-executive-orders-transgender-troops-dei-covid-us-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-679977268f086189f840e07b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 Debt by president. I correct myself, Trump is #2 behind Obama in raw numbers, #8 by percentage. Both ranks ahead of Biden. Not a guy serious about controlling spending https://www.investopedia.com/us-debt-by-president-dollar-and-percentage-7371225 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious1 325 Posted January 29 Biden, his team, and the media have been lying for four years but we believe him about condoms? Okay, go with that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 4,237 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said: I think the 50 million in condoms to Gaza story, which so many of you have posted about here, may be total bullsh!t. Trump’s team has provided no evidence whatsoever and Biden officials say it’s completely false. Biden officials said he was competent until he wasnt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 8 minutes ago, CaptainObvious1 said: Biden, his team, and the media have been lying for four years but we believe him about condoms? Okay, go with that one. A review of the available evidence, however, suggests that the claim is almost certainly not true. According to a comprehensive report issued in September by the US Agency for International Development (USAid), not a penny of the $60.8m in contraceptive and condom shipments funded by the US in the past year went to Gaza. In fact, the accounting shows, there were no condoms sent to any part of the Middle East, and just one small shipment, $45,680 in oral and injectable contraceptives, was sent to the region, all of it distributed to the government of Jordan. For the financial year 2023, the most recent for which data is available, only about $7m worth of condoms were distributed globally by USAid, and the vast majority of family-planning funds, 89%, were spent on programs in Africa. As Dan Evon of the non-profit News Literacy Project points out: “It’s also worth noting that this is not a Biden program. Trump, too, spent funds on sending contraceptives around the globe. In 2019, about $40m was spent on contraceptives by the Trump administration”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious1 325 Posted January 29 7 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: A review of the available evidence, however, suggests that the claim is almost certainly not true. According to a comprehensive report issued in September by the US Agency for International Development (USAid), not a penny of the $60.8m in contraceptive and condom shipments funded by the US in the past year went to Gaza. In fact, the accounting shows, there were no condoms sent to any part of the Middle East, and just one small shipment, $45,680 in oral and injectable contraceptives, was sent to the region, all of it distributed to the government of Jordan. For the financial year 2023, the most recent for which data is available, only about $7m worth of condoms were distributed globally by USAid, and the vast majority of family-planning funds, 89%, were spent on programs in Africa. As Dan Evon of the non-profit News Literacy Project points out: “It’s also worth noting that this is not a Biden program. Trump, too, spent funds on sending contraceptives around the globe. In 2019, about $40m was spent on contraceptives by the Trump administration”. No one gives a sh!t about 2019, slow kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 38 minutes ago, CaptainObvious1 said: No one gives a sh!t about 2019, slow kid Tell me how my ass taste, Captain Oblivious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious1 325 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, TrailGuy said: Tell me how my ass taste, Captain Oblivious Guessing rotted cancer but ask Rusty 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNewGirl 1,347 Posted January 29 Quote Top 5 Presidents Who Contributed to the Debt by Percentage Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) President Roosevelt added the largest percentage increase to the national debt. Although he only added $236 billion, this was an increase of about 1,048% from the $22.5 billion debt level left by President Herbert Hoover before him. The Great Depression and the New Deal contributed to FDR's yearly deficits, but the biggest cost was World War II—it added $186.3 billion to the debt between 1942 and 1945.2 Quote U.S. Debt Increase by President Per Fiscal Year The U.S. Treasury Department has historical tables that report the annual U.S. debt for each fiscal year (FY) since 1790. We've compiled data from that source to create the figures used below.24 Joe Biden In January 2023, the nation hit the $31.4 trillion debt limit Congress passed in 2021.5 Ultimately, lawmakers negotiated a deal to suspend the nation's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit until January 2025. As of July 2024, the national debt has risen to nearly $35 trillion. On Oct. 1, 2023, the debt was about $33 trillion, up from $31 trillion one year earlier, and on Oct. 1, 2021, at the end of fiscal year 2021, the national debt was $28.4 trillion. Between the end of fiscal year 2020 and the end of fiscal year 2021, the national debt grew $1.5 trillion, a 5.6% increase year over year. For fiscal year 2022, President Joe Biden's budget included a deficit of $1.84 trillion; the deficit was $1.7 trillion for fiscal year 2023.647 Quote Which President has put the United States the most in debt? President Joe Biden is on track to add the most to the budget deficit, largely due to the costs associated with battling the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thebalancemoney.com/us-debt-by-president-by-dollar-and-percent-3306296#toc-top-5-presidents-who-contributed-to-the-debt-by-percentage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,097 Posted January 29 21 hours ago, Mike Honcho said: I got three, TikTok extension, firing of IG's and this. (there maybe more) Oh yeah, Birthright citizenship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Girlfriend 208 Posted January 29 7 hours ago, Voltaire said: Rusty is trying to convince us the side that is winning is the one having a mental breakdown, not the side that is crushed and screaming and irrelevant. Let me self-diagnose because he is right, I did notice on Monday something very off with my mental state. This was not a typical Monday. I was beaming, happy, had an extra pep in my step. I couldn't wait to talk to my colleagues of all the wonderful things that had happened over the weekend. Mondays have no business being so cheery and wonderful, but this past one was. Since then, I'm just all sunny and happy all the time. Each day I come home and check the news to find that everything in the world is getting better and better. Wow, another royal flush. I've been dealt a royal flush eight straight days. Amazing. Will I be disappointed if I only get a Full House or four of a kind tomorrow? Life is supposed to be a roller coaster of ups and downs but I've never been this high before nor for this long. Apparently the name of this condition I have is LDS in bold, all caps, size 72 with a emoji. I don't even know what LDS stands for besides one thing but ... no, I didn't join the Mormon church... Something else. Maybe Love Defeats Stress ? Laugh at Death's Stupidity ? Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: The Mid Meet Gary Henderson Detroit native, thoroughly unremarkable, and convinced that the only thing standing between him and greatness is the cruel indifference of the universe (and maybe some reverse racism). With a solidly mediocre high school career and a belief that simply being white should unlock life’s cheat codes, Gary sets out to prove his worth the old-fashioned way: by joining the military. Unfortunately, Gary’s military career lasts about as long as his high school girlfriend’s patience. Turns out, push-ups are hard, discipline is annoying, and boot camp instructors don’t take kindly to rants about how his ancestors would have been generals. Dishonorably discharged (or just strongly encouraged to leave), Gary does what any self-deluded hero would: he flees to China, land of opportunity at least for people who know what they’re doing. In his first act of cultural exchange, Gary pays a woman to take his virginity, only to discover post-transaction that she is, in fact, a he. Confused and badly enranged, Gary convinces himself this was a deeply erotic experience and moves on with his life. Not long after, he marries an exasperated Chinese woman named Lin, who mostly tolerates him for the financial security (such as it is) and the entertainment value of watching him flounder. With absolutely zero qualifications beyond being a native English speaker, Gary lands a job teaching young Chinese children the ins and outs of English (mostly by shouting). Unsatisfied with his meager income, he and Lin open an underground, tuition-based English school, where he lectures his students about true American greatness. Naturally, the Chinese government does not appreciate this, and before he can say cultural misunderstanding, Gary and his reluctant family are on the run, eventually deported back to the United States. Back home, Gary assumes he’ll finally be recognized as a world-weary adventurer, a man of experience. Instead, his life unravels when Lin and their children now free from China’s censorship realize they don’t have to pretend to like him anymore. They promptly leave, embracing American freedom in the best possible way: by cutting Gary loose. Alone, unemployed, and forced to re-examine his life, Gary comes to the soul-crushing realization that maybe, just maybe, success requires more than just being a white guy with a passport. But don’t worry he’ll probably ignore that lesson and find another way to fail spectacularly. Tagline: Some men chase greatness. Others trip over their own delusions on the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 592 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, The Girlfriend said: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: The Mid Meet Gary Henderson Detroit native, thoroughly unremarkable, and convinced that the only thing standing between him and greatness is the cruel indifference of the universe (and maybe some reverse racism). With a solidly mediocre high school career and a belief that simply being white should unlock life’s cheat codes, Gary sets out to prove his worth the old-fashioned way: by joining the military. Unfortunately, Gary’s military career lasts about as long as his high school girlfriend’s patience. Turns out, push-ups are hard, discipline is annoying, and boot camp instructors don’t take kindly to rants about how his ancestors would have been generals. Dishonorably discharged (or just strongly encouraged to leave), Gary does what any self-deluded hero would: he flees to China, land of opportunity at least for people who know what they’re doing. In his first act of cultural exchange, Gary pays a woman to take his virginity, only to discover post-transaction that she is, in fact, a he. Confused and badly enranged, Gary convinces himself this was a deeply erotic experience and moves on with his life. Not long after, he marries an exasperated Chinese woman named Lin, who mostly tolerates him for the financial security (such as it is) and the entertainment value of watching him flounder. With absolutely zero qualifications beyond being a native English speaker, Gary lands a job teaching young Chinese children the ins and outs of English (mostly by shouting). Unsatisfied with his meager income, he and Lin open an underground, tuition-based English school, where he lectures his students about true American greatness. Naturally, the Chinese government does not appreciate this, and before he can say cultural misunderstanding, Gary and his reluctant family are on the run, eventually deported back to the United States. Back home, Gary assumes he’ll finally be recognized as a world-weary adventurer, a man of experience. Instead, his life unravels when Lin and their children now free from China’s censorship realize they don’t have to pretend to like him anymore. They promptly leave, embracing American freedom in the best possible way: by cutting Gary loose. Alone, unemployed, and forced to re-examine his life, Gary comes to the soul-crushing realization that maybe, just maybe, success requires more than just being a white guy with a passport. But don’t worry he’ll probably ignore that lesson and find another way to fail spectacularly. Tagline: Some men chase greatness. Others trip over their own delusions on the way. Rusty is having a rough time in life fellas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death 300 Posted January 29 5 hours ago, TrailGuy said: And it's illegal. A president cannot do this. This is what authoritarianism looks like. And straight out of the Project 2025, which he says he distanced himself from but didn't. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/29/trump-federal-spending-freeze-project-2025-007378 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 592 Posted January 29 The winning is great in so many ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 2 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said: Biden officials said he was competent until he wasnt These arguments are really stupid. Look if you think the condom thing is real then offer some evidence that it’s real. Some kind of confirmation, something. They didn’t. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,934 Posted January 29 Who says he can’t do this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Who says he can’t do this? He does. Trump surrenders: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna189852 lololol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,934 Posted January 29 Just now, The Real timschochet said: He does. Trump surrenders: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna189852 lololol What an authoritarian. Unlike Biden who was told by congress and scouts he couldn't do things and did it anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: What an authoritarian. Unlike Biden who was told by congress and scouts he couldn't do things and did it anyway. This is why I wrote that Trump is an authoritarian wannabe but no Hitler. Because frankly he doesn’t have the balls. The minute he faces the slightest opposition from the public he backs down. That was the story of his last Presidency and it’s the story of this one. Remember how last time he tried to shut down the government and then surrendered to Pelosi? Trump surrenders more than a French general. That’s your alpha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 552 Posted January 29 WHAT A LITTLE BISH!!!!! puzzy ass bish folds like a cheap suitcase Alpha That's a win for America. Suck it fat loser Trump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 He’s up there right now repeating the condom lie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Girlfriend 208 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: WHAT A LITTLE BISH!!!!! puzzy ass bish folds like a cheap suitcase Alpha That's a win for America. Suck it fat loser Trump The faucet of failure is wide open and will be flowing freely, just like the water in California. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 592 Posted January 29 Just now, The Girlfriend said: The faucet of failure is wide open and will be flowing freely, just like the water in California. Glad to see this all just killing you Rusty. You deserve it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,934 Posted January 29 When does he start being a Tyrant? Well, we’re waiting …. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,421 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: When does he start being a Tyrant? Well, we’re waiting …. I already told you. He wants to but he doesn’t have the guts for it. You and all the Republicans surrendered to him; the rest of us aren’t going to. The minute the guy faces any resistance he folds like a cheap suit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,051 Posted January 29 6 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I already told you. He wants to but he doesn’t have the guts for it. You and all the Republicans surrendered to him; the rest of us aren’t going to. The minute the guy faces any resistance he folds like a cheap suit. Not true. Often he hides behind armies of lawyers when facing resistance. Like when he rightfully gets targeted by the DOJ for (insert example of numerous crimes here). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
