Hardworking Americans speaking out against Republicans

[TrailGuy 552]

Musk admits it was all just a troll job...

“This was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email,” Musk said. “This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don’t get it yet, but they will.”

 

On Sunday afternoon, Musk also referred to the emails as a “very basic pulse check.” That evening, Musk added that a response was indicative that employees have “two working neurons.”

Maybe now you idiots will stop defending this

[5-Points 3,387]

13 minutes ago, TrailGuy said:

Musk admits it was all just a troll job...

“This was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email,” Musk said. “This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don’t get it yet, but they will.”

 

On Sunday afternoon, Musk also referred to the emails as a “very basic pulse check.” That evening, Musk added that a response was indicative that employees have “two working neurons.”

Maybe now you idiots will stop defending this

Maybe now you'll stop hyperventilating over it. 

 

 

[TrailGuy 552]

1 minute ago, 5-Points said:

Maybe now you'll stop hyperventilating over it. 

 

 

Tell us again how he's holding people accountable

Idiot 

[League Champion 1,896]

@TrailGuy is on a heater this morning. The Joy Reid firing is really getting to him. 

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

54 minutes ago, TrailGuy said:

Musk admits it was all just a troll job...

“This was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email,” Musk said. “This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don’t get it yet, but they will.”

 

On Sunday afternoon, Musk also referred to the emails as a “very basic pulse check.” That evening, Musk added that a response was indicative that employees have “two working neurons.”

Maybe now you idiots will stop defending this

I don't have a problem with it.  Do you?

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

1 hour ago, TrailGuy said:

Musk admits it was all just a troll job...

“This was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email,” Musk said. “This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don’t get it yet, but they will.”

 

On Sunday afternoon, Musk also referred to the emails as a “very basic pulse check.” That evening, Musk added that a response was indicative that employees have “two working neurons.”

Maybe now you idiots will stop defending this

I doubt it was a troll job. I think it was more along the lines of hey let's do this---I did it as such and such PRIVATE company, then when you-know-what hit the fan, it became I was just seeing who would respond, yada yada yada. It's just too similar to everything else he has done.  

[TrailGuy 552]

12 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I don't have a problem with it.  Do you?

Yes I do.  It's amateur and dïckish.  If my employer did this to me I would tell them to eat shït.  Any self respecting person would.

You know who answers these emails.  Weak suck ups who are scared of losing their jobs and who will bend to authority.

Maybe that's the goal.  Run the government like a clown show so the good people leave and you're left with cronies and suck ups.

I don't think thats good for America long term.  You want the best, not the most loyal and weakest.

[TrailGuy 552]

7 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

I doubt it was a troll job. I think it was more along the lines of hey let's do this---I did it as such and such PRIVATE company, then when you-know-what hit the fan, it became I was just seeing who would respond, yada yada yada. It's just too similar to everything else he has done.  

You just described a troll job

If there is no legitimate purpose then it's a troll job.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

Just now, TrailGuy said:

Yes I do.  It's amateur and dïckish.  If my employer did this to me I would tell them to eat shït.  Any self respecting person would.

You know who answers these emails.  Weak suck ups who are scared of losing their jobs and who will bend to authority.

Maybe that's the goal.  Run the government like a clown show so the good people leave and you're left with cronies and suck ups.

I don't think thats good for America long term.  You want the best, not the most loyal and weakest.

Then you quit and they replace you, or they find out you were not needed in the first place.  I love seeing crappy employees expose themselves.  

[supermike80 1,801]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Then you quit and they replace you, or they find out you were not needed in the first place.  I love seeing crappy employees expose themselves.  

Meh.   Lot of time these posts are just blowhards blowing.  If it really happened, of course they wouldn't tell their employer to fock off.   But they think they sound cool and tough when they do this

[TrailGuy 552]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Then you quit and they replace you, or they find out you were not needed in the first place.  I love seeing crappy employees expose themselves.  

I'm not talking about crappy employees.  I'm talking about good self respecting employees who don't want to work for a clown show that pulls these kinds of troll jobs.

[Red White and Blue 81]

Someone should start a Buyer’s Remorse thread, for MAGAs who already regret their choice. You could post some of those testimonials from right-leaning federal employees who got laid off and videos of GOP politicians getting yelled at by their constituents in town halls.  

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

Just now, TrailGuy said:

I'm not talking about crappy employees.  I'm talking about good self respecting employees who don't want to work for a clown show that pulls these kinds of troll jobs.

Then good employees will prove themselves.  Have you ever run a business?  Have you had to deal with employees?

[5-Points 3,387]

1 hour ago, TrailGuy said:

Tell us again how he's holding people accountable

Idiot 

He's already let people go, dumbass. As Musk said, this was a "pulse check." It was never anything serious. Kash told the FBI not to worry about it days ago.

But it was fun watching you get your panties in a twist over it. 

 

Federal employee's days of no show, no work jobs are over. And that's a good thing for the American taxpayer. The fact that you were so upset about it says a lot about you. If Trump does it, its bad. Even if its good for everyday, hardworking, taxpayers. 

You can relax. Your fellow low value, low productivity, brethren in the federal government are safe, for now. 

One month in and they've got you spun out already. The next four years are going to be awesome! 

 

 

 

[TrailGuy 552]

25 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Meh.   Lot of time these posts are just blowhards blowing.  If it really happened, of course they wouldn't tell their employer to fock off.   But they think they sound cool and tough when they do this

 

18 hours ago, supermike80 said:

If someone from a completely different department asked me to document what I did for my department, I would have told him to pound sand.

Do you even know what you post?

[supermike80 1,801]

Just now, TrailGuy said:

 

Do you even know what you post?

Man you just don't get it do you.  You flat out said you'd tell your employer.   Which I doubt.   It's different if another person from another department asks the same thing.....Oh forget it.  Youre a mess.

[TrailGuy 552]

24 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Then good employees will prove themselves.  Have you ever run a business?  Have you had to deal with employees?

Yes and Yes.  It's because of this that I know that the good employees will leave and get a job elsewhere if you treat them like garbage.

It's the crappy employees that hang around and will do whatever you want because they know their options are limited.

[TrailGuy 552]

1 minute ago, supermike80 said:

Man you just don't get it do you.  You flat out said you'd tell your employer.   Which I doubt.   It's different if another person from another department asks the same thing.....Oh forget it.  Youre a mess.

We're talking about the same scenario boyo.  Be a man and admit where you contradict yourself.  Much easier for you.

[supermike80 1,801]

Just now, TrailGuy said:

We're talking about the same scenario boyo.  Be a man and admit where you contradict yourself.  Much easier for you.

Ok....You win.   

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

12 minutes ago, TrailGuy said:

Yes and Yes.  It's because of this that I know that the good employees will leave and get a job elsewhere if you treat them like garbage.

It's the crappy employees that hang around and will do whatever you want because they know their options are limited.

There is definitely truth to that and even more so with smaller businesses.  This is the government though.  How many of these jobs should never have existed in the first place?

[Horseman 2,353]

42 minutes ago, TrailGuy said:

Yes I do.  It's amateur and dïckish.  If my employer did this to me I would tell them to eat shït.  Any self respecting person would.

You know who answers these emails.  Weak suck ups who are scared of losing their jobs and who will bend to authority.

Maybe that's the goal.  Run the government like a clown show so the good people leave and you're left with cronies and suck ups.

I don't think thats good for America long term.  You want the best, not the most loyal and weakest.

 Tough talk for a work from home "non-critical" with bathroom issues. 

Your boss:  Oh no, how are we ever going to replace that handicapped retard.  

[Hardcore troubadour 14,924]

1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said:

I doubt it was a troll job. I think it was more along the lines of hey let's do this---I did it as such and such PRIVATE company, then when you-know-what hit the fan, it became I was just seeing who would respond, yada yada yada. It's just too similar to everything else he has done.  

Yeah…….

[TrailGuy 552]

38 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

There is definitely truth to that and even more so with smaller businesses.  This is the government though.  How many of these jobs should never have existed in the first place?

Good question.  I definitely support getting rid of quiet quitters or employees that add no value.  I just don't believe that this is a majority of workers as you and others believe.  I also believe there are better ways to achieve this what this current admin is doing.

[The Real timschochet 6,407]

3 hours ago, Reality said:

Local liberals punching the sky. 

https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1894087646814650374 

Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll:

- 66% say Democrats should take a wait-and-see approach to Trump's actions.
- 66% say Democrats should join the mission to cut government waste.
- 52% say Democrats deliberately kept the border open for illegal aliens.
- 70% say hiring should be based on merit & objective evaluation.
- 67% say the U.S. debt is unsustainable.
- 83% say the government should balance the budget.
- 69% support cutting $1 trillion in government spending.
- 77% support a full review of all government spending.
- 72% support a government agency focused on efficiency.

Trump is slobbering all over this poll, but it appears to be an outlier: 

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/02/25/trumps-historically-bad-first-month-of-polls-should-terrify-republicans/

The majority of the polls out there completely contradict the findings you listed. 

[jerryskids 6,558]

1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said:

I doubt it was a troll job. I think it was more along the lines of hey let's do this---I did it as such and such PRIVATE company, then when you-know-what hit the fan, it became I was just seeing who would respond, yada yada yada. It's just too similar to everything else he has done.  

I agree.  I think Musk went a little too far over his skis on this one, and had to be pulled back.  You don't know where the line is if you don't cross it I guess.  Thankfully it wasn't anything serious.  Although you wouldn't know it from the MDS folks here.  Like...

1 hour ago, TrailGuy said:

You just described a troll job

If there is no legitimate purpose then it's a troll job.

... guy who once again didn't get the point of a post.  This is reason 4321324 why having a serious discussion with you is impossible.

Also, you have like 25 posts already this morning.  Maybe you should check in on your fake finance exec job, and let the adults talk for a while.   

[TrailGuy 552]

thinks he's an adult

[Fnord 2,051]

18 hours ago, jerryskids said:

Perhaps you missed my biotch-slapping the "non-elected" trope a week or two ago, but:  tell me who you voted for to head Treasury?  Any cabinet position?  Oh yeah, those aren't elected positions.  And yet, the MSDNC filled the Leftist hive mind with "non-elected$#@!" and the usual cast of characters were here beating that drum.  I don't recall specifically if you were in that group.

Regarding the constitution, when Trump violates it, it should be resolved.  For now I've seen things like "he's pausing payments" which, too my knowledge, is not unconstitutional.  Accusations of making cuts so deep that they are tantamount to eliminating departments is a valid discussion, but it is a complex situation which needs to be adjudicated.

I see you ignored the "neo-Nazi!" point from your previous post.

As Scott Adams once said, you and I are watching different movies.  I could confidently rewrite your second paragraph regarding the Leftist hive following its marching orders.  That's how this sub-topic started:  MDC crying "billionaire" just because it's been seared into his brain.  Your last paragraph, I could easily replace "will" with "won't."  

Right:  Look at all these USAID boondoggles.

Left:  Young engineers!  Racist posts!

Right:  There are trillions of dollars unaccounted for in Treasury spending.

Left:  Unelected!  Unconstitutional!  Musk is worth $393B and he's going to sell my info on the CEO/billionaire black market!

I just don't think we can have a discussion on this.  I've disagreed with things they are doing, but when you enter a conversation with "neo-nazi," I don't view it as a serious discussion.

I DGAF about "unelected bureaucrats." I'm pointing out one of the larger hypocrisies currently on display, something that Trump had as a cornerstone of his campaign. Getting rid of them so they wouldn't stymie his admin. Now he conveniently renames an existing department and sets an unelected billionaire loose on the entire government. Of course, said billionaire is also his single largest donor and has decided he wants to be the technocratic poster boy for worldwide right wing politics. Sorry man, your poo-pooing of the COI angle is laughable, and I do not believe you would be reacting similarly were Kamala Harris setting George Soros loose in the same manner. That's a bad comparison, mostly because there literally is nobody on the left remotely close to Elon Musk's position with MAGA.

Also, stop with your serious discussion jabs. I didn't call Musk a neo-nazi. YOU mentioned that term. I said something like "alleged nazi sympathizer." It's right there- alleged. I'm usually pretty careful with my words, so I'm not going to call someone a neo-nazi unless I know they are, or at least have a firm belief backed up by evidence. I don't know if he is or not. But there is definitely evidence that could lead one to that belief, no matter how much you disregard it.

I like you Jerry, and appreciate our conversations. You're a smart dude. But that doesn't mean you're right or that you've somehow elevated yourself above partisan assumptions. I have yet to see compelling justification from conservatives on why unelected bureaucrats were public enemy #1 in November, but now they're A-OK. Beloved, even.

Because that is impossible without showing immense hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,924]

More Astro turf protests. Laughable. 

[RLLD 4,143]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

I agree.  I think Musk went a little too far over his skis on this one, and had to be pulled back.  You don't know where the line is if you don't cross it I guess.  Thankfully it wasn't anything serious.  Although you wouldn't know it from the MDS folks here.  Like...

... guy who once again didn't get the point of a post.  This is reason 4321324 why having a serious discussion with you is impossible.

Also, you have like 25 posts already this morning.  Maybe you should check in on your fake finance exec job, and let the adults talk for a while.   

The complaining is a distraction.  Implemented to draw voters eyes away from the actual issue, the rampant abusive use of their tax money.

Let them complain.   The answer should only be more and more exposure.  The more that liberals scream and froth, and the more information released....the worse liberals look.

All of this, all of it, is about the midterms.....none of it is real, its just about Democrats hoping to gain control of one of the houses to either spin up impeachment abuses or otherwise delay and impeded good outcomes for the American people.

So my advice, let them writhe and froth all they wany, to their hearts content.   Stick to the work, expose the rampant corruption, everywhere....

[thegeneral 2,894]

Denny’s announces a surcharge on omelets. Thanks Trump!

[Alias Detective 1,389]

NBC - Bwhahahahahahahahahahah

[shadrap 220]

15 minutes ago, Fnord said:

I DGAF about "unelected bureaucrats." I'm pointing out one of the larger hypocrisies currently on display, something that Trump had as a cornerstone of his campaign. Getting rid of them so they wouldn't stymie his admin. Now he conveniently renames an existing department and sets an unelected billionaire loose on the entire government. Of course, said billionaire is also his single largest donor and has decided he wants to be the technocratic poster boy for worldwide right wing politics. Sorry man, your poo-pooing of the COI angle is laughable, and I do not believe you would be reacting similarly were Kamala Harris setting George Soros loose in the same manner. That's a bad comparison, mostly because there literally is nobody on the left remotely close to Elon Musk's position with MAGA.

Also, stop with your serious discussion jabs. I didn't call Musk a neo-nazi. YOU mentioned that term. I said something like "alleged nazi sympathizer." It's right there- alleged. I'm usually pretty careful with my words, so I'm not going to call someone a neo-nazi unless I know they are, or at least have a firm belief backed up by evidence. I don't know if he is or not. But there is definitely evidence that could lead one to that belief, no matter how much you disregard it.

I like you Jerry, and appreciate our conversations. You're a smart dude. But that doesn't mean you're right or that you've somehow elevated yourself above partisan assumptions. I have yet to see compelling justification from conservatives on why unelected bureaucrats were public enemy #1 in November, but now they're A-OK. Beloved, even.

Because that is impossible without showing immense hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty. 

I don't care who is uncovering the waste, fraud & abuse of our money.  "unelected billionaire" included.

[Fnord 2,051]

Just now, shadrap said:

I don't care who is uncovering the waste, fraud & abuse of our money.  "unelected billionaire" included.

I know you don't; at least you're honest about it. Theoretically, I don't care, either. The issue I have does not come from the identification of waste and fraud, but what occurs afterwards, how it was identified, and what the motives are. 

If an independent auditing company was hired in a bipartisan effort to do this, people would love it. What appears to be happening, however, is a show is being staged that makes a big deal over very little. How many announcements has Elon/DOGE made about the contracts and programs he's cutting that have turned out to be false? The things being targeted have little real effect on the national budget. They are being done by men with huge conflicts of interest whose primary aim is to cut enough to justify a gigantic tax cut for the richest among us, negating whatever "savings" are being identified. The goal is not to help America flourish. The goal is to get richer and more powerful, IMO.

I assume you will disagree, and that's fine. I'm just trying to explain my perspective. I applaud this initiative if I turn out to be wrong, and I will admit as much if proven to be.

[Patented Phil 1,469]

2 minutes ago, Fnord said:

I know you don't; at least you're honest about it. Theoretically, I don't care, either. The issue I have does not come from the identification of waste and fraud, but what occurs afterwards, how it was identified, and what the motives are. 

If an independent auditing company was hired in a bipartisan effort to do this, people would love it. What appears to be happening, however, is a show is being staged that makes a big deal over very little. How many announcements has Elon/DOGE made about the contracts and programs he's cutting that have turned out to be false? The things being targeted have little real effect on the national budget. They are being done by men with huge conflicts of interest whose primary aim is to cut enough to justify a gigantic tax cut for the richest among us, negating whatever "savings" are being identified. The goal is not to help America flourish. The goal is to get richer and more powerful, IMO.

I assume you will disagree, and that's fine. I'm just trying to explain my perspective. I applaud this initiative if I turn out to be wrong, and I will admit as much if proven to be.

If Musk’s goal in all of this is to get richer through an ensuing tax break, then he really is the idiot that the Left is portraying him to be.  Because I could think of a million better ways for Musk to make money.

[shadrap 220]

Again, I don't care who uncovers it.  as far as what "occurs afterwards, how it was identified, and what the motives are" ?  that remains to be seen.  Step one is happening now.  It's a good thing, but your hate of Trump permeates.

Dems don't like the message & hate Trump even more, thus the bashing of something good.  Message bad=kill the messenger.

[Red White and Blue 81]

Musk gives 5 IGs who were investigating his companies. 

Swamp drained?  

[Fnord 2,051]

16 minutes ago, Patented Phil said:

If Musk’s goal in all of this is to get richer through an ensuing tax break, then he really is the idiot that the Left is portraying him to be.  Because I could think of a million better ways for Musk to make money.

Well let's not forget the thing the GOP cares almost as much about as tax cuts: deregulation. That is where Musk will make his money. That and being in bed with POTUS is probably going to be very good for his bottom lines.

9 minutes ago, shadrap said:

Again, I don't care who uncovers it.  as far as what "occurs afterwards, how it was identified, and what the motives are" ?  that remains to be seen.  Step one is happening now.  It's a good thing, but your hate of Trump permeates.

Dems don't like the message & hate Trump even more, thus the bashing of something good.  Message bad=kill the messenger.

You're right, this all has to play out. Like I said, this is my opinion, and my dislike of Trump is no secret. I absolutely admit that I default to not trusting anything he does or says. I hope I'm wrong because I want us to be a successful nation.

I would argue that you suffer from similar biases, though: your dislike for libs and their policies make you default into automatically thinking that what Trump is doing is correct, lawful, and for the better good. It will be harder for you to see any malfeasance. That's why we should be respectfully keeping each other honest. 

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

5 hours ago, TrailGuy said:

Musk admits it was all just a troll job...

“This was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email,” Musk said. “This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don’t get it yet, but they will.”

 

On Sunday afternoon, Musk also referred to the emails as a “very basic pulse check.” That evening, Musk added that a response was indicative that employees have “two working neurons.”

Maybe now you idiots will stop defending this

It seems to have ratcheted up a level.

Full Story

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent out new guidance late Monday night about how employees should respond to the “What did you do last week” email, which did not characterize replies as voluntary and left the door open to being penalized for not replying.

The new guidance was issued just after Elon Musk posted on X that federal employees would be given “another chance” to respond to the email, and that “failure to respond a second time will result in termination.”

[Hardcore troubadour 14,924]

IG’s job is to identify waste fraud and abuse. They all sucked, obviously.  Good riddance.  

[The Girlfriend 208]

https://youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?si=4yH8aFj_skiNgI5e

Epic trolling going on here. Too bad most of them are too stupid to get it.