DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

Originally published at: DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion - TPM – Talking Points Memo

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Meanwhile:

Happy Friday …

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Every morning, another delivery of fresh hell from the GOP. Thanks, Mitch!

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At what point did CPAC become a monthly tent revival? Didn’t this shit show only happen once a year previously

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Ol’ Elon was tripping balls on the stage at CPAC. Couldn’t form a coherent sentence, eyes dilated so much that he needed super dark sunglasses.

Geezus! That kind of behavior should get his security clearance cancelled. /s

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Yeah, but how about that belt buckle.

Pure masculinity

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All belt. No cattle.

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If by “masculinity” you mean, “penile-crainial fusion” then yes, sure.

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Big noisy trucks, guns, belt buckles. All compensatory objects.

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I can guarantee you he couldn’t mix the fuel or know where the chain oil reservoir was on that thing. If he could get it started, it would burn up in about 60 seconds. Based on some of his previous work I think we would see a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

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Whenever I have to have a tree cut down, it pains me even though I know it’s necessary. These fools just go tearing through the budget blowing up people’s lives with a grin on their face. It’s vile.

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a (shit)storm in Elon’s brain, a worm in RFK’s brain, nothing in trump’s brain, retribution in Patel’s brain, Putin in Gabbard’s brain, “Calvin Ball” rules in Bondi’s brain, soft porn cosplay in Noem’s brain, leads to a lot of pain in my brain.

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Obviously, we should make Somalia our 51st State. Has the Coast Guard been fitted out with pirate flags yet?

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… this stupid thing is nothing but a fake inoperative stage prop … and so is the saw!

NOT A FUNCTIONING BRAIN!

… is it supposed to be battery powered?
but … MAGAs don’t use battery powered chain saws

Is it supposed to run on fuel? Musk couldn’t mix 2-cylcle fuel - and he wouldn’t know how to start it … and if somebody started it & handed it to him - he would cut off his hand, leg, arm …

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Does he think that we think he’s riding bulls and broncos when a camera isn’t on him?

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It depends on what the people who tell him what he thinks tell him.

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The hungry, greedy wolf is in the hen house.

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DJT: Deep State for me, but not for thee.

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who’s the dude with the bad rug?

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Doesn’t he have a company to run in TX?

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