Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE

[LSU-SIU]

Elon has the keys at twitter and as a govt employee he is allowed to ban speech he doesn't like. This is actually worse than the last admin as they don't even need to threaten any more.

Speech is not conditional on how many are affected. That's an absurd take

Twitter is generally allowed to do what they want i.e. 1st amendment.

Speech is not conditional on how many are affected. That's an absurd take

No, its called being sane.

This is actually worse than the last admin as they don't even need to threaten any more.

No, because they were doing it at scale and paying for it, but let's be honest... generally the courts were okay with it.

What law(s) are you claiming are being violated?

 

[Vol737]

I always like the part where the antagonists say it is only 1% of the budget.

Lots of 1%s add up over time. I’m sure we can find another 15-20 1%s.

 

[mrorange211]

Twitter is generally allowed to do what they want i.e. 1st amendment.



No, its called being sane.



No, because they were doing it at scale and paying for it, but let's be honest... generally the courts were okay with it.

The teams are flipped now so who cares?

 

[utvolpj]

Twitter is generally allowed to do what they want i.e. 1st amendment.



No, its called being sane.



No, because they were doing it at scale and paying for it, but let's be honest... generally the courts were okay with it.

What law(s) are you claiming are being violated?

You seem to ignore that Elon is a govt employee. Pretty sure the govt can't do anything they want

The take that violating speech must be done at a certain scale to count is absurd. It's the antithesis of the idea of free speech

 

[hndog609]

The same people/contractors selling us "cutting edge" are the same contractors that have half the R members of Congress on their payroll.

They can find over $100,000,000,000.00 in the "couch cushions" and not impact defense. The question is do they have the political will to do so....

Yep...we'll see.

 

[LSU-SIU]

The teams are flipped now so who cares?

What was going on is not the same. He is mad because a company decided how they wanted to regulate speech. What was happening is some threatening to a degree if left unchecked could be problematic. You have plenty of other social media platforms you can use.

 

[apevol]

musk is Einstein lmfao

 

[LSU-SIU]

You seem to ignore that Elon is a govt employee.

The take that violating speech must be done at a certain scale to count is absurd. It's the antithesis of the idea

You seem to ignore that is not material.

I know you like to cry, and cry away but there isn't anything illegal in any way that you are bringing to light.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

The teams are flipped now so who cares?

Just playing by the rules your people laid down.

 

[hog88]

Is anyone at least a bit worried that Musk has been given this much power?

Not yet but as the saying goes "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" so he needs to have an eye kept on him.

 

[utvolpj]

You seem to ignore that is not material.

Of course it is. How in the world could it not be? Only difference between this admin and the last wrt social media is the barriers to enforce. The Biden admin actually had some

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

You seem to ignore that Elon is a govt employee. Pretty sure the govt can't do anything they want

The take that violating speech must be done at a certain scale to count is absurd. It's the antithesis of the idea of free speech

So where are the lawsuits? Maybe you and LG can file one.

It'll make you famous

I'm genuinely surprised to see you defending government so vehemently

 

[Vol737]

The same people/contractors selling us "cutting edge" are the same contractors that have half the R members of Congress on their payroll.

They can find over $100,000,000,000.00 in the "couch cushions" and not impact defense. The question is do they have the political will to do so....

Yep. A lot of reps on both sides walking around up there with special interest cash just falling out of their pockets. Gonna throw up road blocks to preserve their status quo.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Of course it is. How in the world could it not be? Only difference between this admin and the last wrt social media is the barriers to enforce. The Biden admin actually had some

Making you want to cry is not illegal. You have not provided what is illegal behavior. It's not relevant.

 

[NCFisher]

I think (most anyway) people understand that if we're going to have a capable, much less the "best" military/defense it's going to cost. There no way around it. If you want cutting edge you pay cutting edge money. That doesn't mean you can't try to be efficient about it.

Say you're stupid wealthy and tell Jeeves to go out and fetch a new Ferrarri F80 for you. It's a given that's going to be quite spendy but you knew that going in. Months later Jeeves comes back with a lovely F80 but also with a bill that makes even your eyes water. Turns out Jeeves had gone to every Ferrerri dealer in the whole world. Not only that but wined and dined people at each place to make a good impression. Didn't treat himself poorly in the air travel/accommodation expenses either. The end result was sure, you got yourself an apex level hypercar but was the approach taken even remotely the most cost effective way to go about it? No it wasn't. We're going to spend big bucks if we're going to keep up, nevermind improve, our military capability. We can also try to limit the Jeeves approach as much as possible in doing so.

I think we're on the same page.

 

[LSU-SIU]

So where are the lawsuits? Maybe you and LG can file one.

It'll make you famous

I'm genuinely surprised to see you defending government so vehemently

There isn't anything to sue for let alone a cause of action. They're mad and they're feelings are hurt.

 

[utvolpj]

So where are the lawsuits? Maybe you and LG can file one.

It'll make you famous

I'm genuinely surprised to see you defending government so vehemently

So it only counts if someone sues?

Defending the govt is the last thing I'm doing. You all are the ones celebrating govt shutting down speech. This is exactly like the last admin yet you've switched sides since you agree. Consistency

 

[NCFisher]

“His companies were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies.
FEDERAL CONTRACTS
Two of Elon Musk’s companies account for at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade.”

U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them.

Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.

www.nytimes.com

I'd think SOD Hegseth will be expected to provide some defense budget guidance and act as a hedge against Musk's potential COI.

 

[LSU-SIU]

So it only counts if someone sues?

Defending the govt is the last thing I'm doing. You all are the ones celebrating govt shutting down speech. This is exactly like the last admin yet you've switched sides since you agree. Consistency

You are unhinged, the government doesn't appear to be involved.



"hurt my feelings (emotionally)"

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

There isn't anything to sue for let alone a cause of action. They're mad and they're feelings are hurt.

Of course there isn't. If there was, the suits would be flying. The only other explanation is that the democrats have been punched so hard that they are acting akin to someone hit by a 21 year old Mike Tyson and don't have the brain function to even know where they are at this point. The good news for them is that they have David Hogg on their team now.

 

[NCFisher]

Is anyone at least a bit worried that Musk has been given this much power?

Not at the moment, but I think a trust-but-verify approach is warranted.
At the end of the day, Trump is the decider as GB would say.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

So it only counts if someone sues?

Defending the govt is the last thing I'm doing. You all are the ones celebrating govt shutting down speech. This is exactly like the last admin yet you've switched sides since you agree. Consistency

I don't GAF about X. Never did, really. I don't think it is a very good platform tbh. My giddiness is all about Elon taking a machete to the .gov. If you want to tilt at that particular windmill, have at it. It ain't important.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Of course there isn't. If there was, the suits would be flying. The only other explanation is that the democrats have been punched so hard that they are acting akin to someone hit by a 21 year old Mike Tyson and don't have the brain function to even know where they are at this point. The good news for them is that they have David Hogg on their team now.

Yeah. Let's run around with our heads on firing strategy probably isn't going to work out.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Here’s a quarter

 

[mrorange211]

Not yet but as the saying goes "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" so he needs to have an eye kept on him.

You do seem to have some principles.