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[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

Fugitive fake cop, Crockett’s security guard, shot dead by SWAT: report

Suspect was reportedly photographed standing near the congresswoman at public events and during her recent Senate campaign

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

Audit: Sylvia Luke's Campaign Missed Thousands In Donations - Honolulu Civil Beat

Donations tied to Tobi Solidum weren't included in the audit's findings.

www.civilbeat.org

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

A 28-year-old DOGE bro with zero experience in research, or peer review admitted under oath that he canceled over $100 million in federal research funding because some projects mentioned the word "*****." He didn't even read a single book first.

Nathan Cavanaugh, a former startup bro turned DOGE operative, testified in a January deposition that he and a colleague from the investment banking world personally reviewed hundreds of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

They created lists labeled "Craziest Grants" and "Other Bad Grants" and used ChatGPT to scan project descriptions for keywords like "gay," "BIPOC," "indigenous," and "tribal."

When asked why a program examining the experiences of ***** military veterans was flagged for cancellation, Cavanaugh's entire explanation was: "Because it explicitly says *****." A project mentioning "feminist and queer insights" got axed for the same reason. Not fraud. Not waste. Just words that made them uncomfortable.

When the attorney asked what qualified him to make these decisions, Cavanaugh said a person could have "enough judgment from reading books." When asked which books, he admitted there were none.

Among the casualties: a documentary about Jewish women's slave labor during the Holocaust, an archival project on Italian American history, efforts to preserve endangered Native American languages, and a museum that needed a new HVAC system.

The entire process resulted in the termination of 97% of the agency's grants. DOGE staffers pressured the NEH to move faster, with one writing: "We're getting pressure from the top on this and we'd prefer that you remain on our side."

Cavanaugh also insisted the cuts were about reducing the deficit. When asked if they actually reduced the deficit, he admitted they did not.

No expertise. No books. No deficit reduction. Just a couple of guys in their twenties and a grudge against the word "queer," destroying careers and erasing history.

This is what "government efficiency" looks like.

Well done, MAGA. Putting people in charge who have absolutely no clue what they're doing.

It worked when they elected Trump, right?
/s

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

They've totally lost it. Next they'll hate Vance. They already are turning on any of their own that dare stray from the narrative.

A 28-year-old DOGE bro with zero experience in research, or peer review admitted under oath that he canceled over $100 million in federal research funding because some projects mentioned the word "*****." He didn't even read a single book first.

Nathan Cavanaugh, a former startup bro turned DOGE operative, testified in a January deposition that he and a colleague from the investment banking world personally reviewed hundreds of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

They created lists labeled "Craziest Grants" and "Other Bad Grants" and used ChatGPT to scan project descriptions for keywords like "gay," "BIPOC," "indigenous," and "tribal."

When asked why a program examining the experiences of ***** military veterans was flagged for cancellation, Cavanaugh's entire explanation was: "Because it explicitly says *****." A project mentioning "feminist and queer insights" got axed for the same reason. Not fraud. Not waste. Just words that made them uncomfortable.

When the attorney asked what qualified him to make these decisions, Cavanaugh said a person could have "enough judgment from reading books." When asked which books, he admitted there were none.

Among the casualties: a documentary about Jewish women's slave labor during the Holocaust, an archival project on Italian American history, efforts to preserve endangered Native American languages, and a museum that needed a new HVAC system.

The entire process resulted in the termination of 97% of the agency's grants. DOGE staffers pressured the NEH to move faster, with one writing: "We're getting pressure from the top on this and we'd prefer that you remain on our side."

Cavanaugh also insisted the cuts were about reducing the deficit. When asked if they actually reduced the deficit, he admitted they did not.

No expertise. No books. No deficit reduction. Just a couple of guys in their twenties and a grudge against the word "queer," destroying careers and erasing history.

This is what "government efficiency" looks like.
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Well done, MAGA. Putting people in charge who have absolutely no clue what they're doing.

It worked when they elected Trump, right?
/s

No talking about who does or doesn't have a clue after you guys tried to slip Biden in for another term.

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

The left winning!!

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

The left winning!!

Why, why is this in the school???

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

They've totally lost it. Next they'll hate Vance. They already are turning on any of their own that dare stray from the narrative.

No talking about who does or doesn't have a clue after you guys tried to slip Biden in for another term.

Your arguments get weaker with every post.

You literally voted in a r@pist, s*xual predator, 34x convicted felon, pathological liar, tax cheat, who can't even form full sentences when they are on the teleprompter in front of him.

And you "win" by getting NOTHING that he has promised you, and often having things get worse.
Congrats?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

The left winning!!

When the video title is "11 year old leaves school speechless", you KNOW it's some groundbreaking documentary work going on there.

Do they follow it up with a news story about the game of H.O.R.S.E. on the playground?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

MAGA winning!
Maybe Trump meant he'd effect a 50% INCREASE in prices. Would not be surprised, since he thinks you can reduce prescription prices by 1,700%...

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

How long before the right wants to eliminate the Internet Archive?

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

MAGA winning!
Maybe Trump meant he'd effect a 50% INCREASE in prices. Would not be surprised, since he thinks you can reduce prescription prices by 1,700%...

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And STILL cheaper then Biden..

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

So that is like what the 81st time posting this by RobGMN?

"You literally voted in a r@pist, s*xual predator, 34x convicted felon, pathological liar, tax cheat, who can't even form full sentences when they are on the teleprompter in front of him." - RobGMN

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

Why, why is this in the school???

They call it grooming.

Lefties LOSING!!!!

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

When the video title is "11 year old leaves school speechless", you KNOW it's some groundbreaking documentary work going on there.

Do they follow it up with a news story about the game of H.O.R.S.E. on the playground?

I know Rawbee.. Just another day in the office for you.

Many of us find this very disturbing though, I guess it's the leftie way or no way at all.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Your arguments get weaker with every post.

You literally voted in a r@pist, s*xual predator, 34x convicted felon, pathological liar, tax cheat, who can't even form full sentences when they are on the teleprompter in front of him.

And you "win" by getting NOTHING that he has promised you, and often having things get worse.
Congrats?

I'm getting almost everything I want from Trump (other than DOGE getting shut down). The war with Iran is the next logical step in the ground work Trump laid during his first term. The left was pretty good at interfering with ICE operations, but new illegal immigration has ground to a halt and Trump did what he could with the cards he was dealt.