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but he's getting the job done.
It is not remotely clear that DOGE is getting any job done. Everything they purport to report about "savings" ends up being shown to be dramatically wrong within a matter of days, if not hours. They've lied and made mistakes about so many things that I find it hard to believe that anyone would think Musk's claims of savings are credible.
 
So we "solve" climate change by dolling out billions of dollars to a Stacey Abrams "non profit" whose entire revenue, prior to the grant, was $100. Seems legit. This is why most Americans support the sledgehammer actions of DOGE. There may be some mistakes (gotta break eggs to make an omelette) and you can nit pick certain decisions, but he's getting the job done.
Foolish take
 
I can’t believe you. Sure there is corruption in Mexico’s police, government and military. But guess what? The corruption exists worldwide. Al Capone’s biggest cost of doing business at the height of his power was graft. The problem is there is just too much money involved in these illegal operations for some people not to have their hands out. But bombing the shit out of suspected cartel assets isn’t going to solve the problem. The problem lies in demand in this country for the drugs. Even if military action could eliminate a cartel (which it can’t), another group would step in to fill the void. Addressing the demand problem in this country is something all administrations have failed at. However, addressing that issue successfully is the only way to eliminate the drug problem. Once again, how would you feel if Mexico carried out military operations in this country? And please don’t give the stupid answer of “Fuck Mexico.” That’s the answer an ignorant redneck would give. But, then again, maybe I’m giving you too much credit.
Mexico carrying out military operations in this country is a hypothetical that is a waste of time to consider. It won't ever happen as they can barely carry out a military operation in their own country. It doesn't matter how Mexico feels about it. They have sold their souls to the cartels. I believe you are correct in that we need to address the demand side at the same time as addressing the supply side and they can be done simultaneously. But you are woefully underestimating the effect killing cartel heads would have. Cartels aren't staffed by radicalized, brainwashed jihadists. They are staffed by rational thinking, often poor people who had no other economic options. They have a healthy fear of infinite military capability and power. We have the technology to minimize collateral damage so you are going to see how effective it can be.
 
As of last week 300 African children (and rising) will be born with AIDS because of the pause in USAID. 90 of them will die before their first birthday.
But hey, gotta break some eggs (let children die), right?
Actually, no, that didn’t have to happen. They can investigate fraud without halting lifesaving aid. So, these broken eggs (dead children) didn’t have to be broken. But, hey, when has a trite cliche ever been wrong?
 
Have you noticed how often you lash out at women? Whenever the GOP does something that you simply cannot defend, it makes you angry and you immediately start attacking people like Kathy Hochul. Very common pattern for you. I'm not saying you're a domestic abuser, but I'll say that you exhibit behaviors that are common among domestic abusers and considerably less common among the rest of us. Just thought maybe you'd like to understand the image you project.

And of course, you don't give a shit about congestion pricing in NYC. But you do like to attack females with authority.
I was criticizing the Mayor of the City of New York for her ridiculous press conference and that's "lashing out" at women? "Very common pattern?" Notice I included Schumer in my post so I guess I'm now lashing out at Jews.

The only female public figures I recall criticizing on this Board are Hochul, Stacey Abrams (ran for Gov and Senate in my state) and Kamala (Dem nominee). The Trump administration is full of women and you and this Board have no issue going after them hard.
 
Immunity planning and development office is responsible for managing other spending programs beyond disaster recovery. Those include paying for infrastructure upgrades like sewers and sidewalks, affordable housing projects and programs like Meals on Wheels. …”
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My dad ran Meals on Wheels out of his community action agency for decades. Small dollar investment that goes a long way to feeding people (seniors) with limited mobility and limited resources.
My sister retired and recently started delivering Meals on Wheels a couple times a month and plans on doing more. Sone heart braking and warming stories behind the recipitents.
 
Mexico carrying out military operations in this country is a hypothetical that is a waste of time to consider. It won't ever happen as they can barely carry out a military operation in their own country. It doesn't matter how Mexico feels about it. They have sold their souls to the cartels. I believe you are correct in that we need to address the demand side at the same time as addressing the supply side and they can be done simultaneously. But you are woefully underestimating the effect killing cartel heads would have. Cartels aren't staffed by radicalized, brainwashed jihadists. They are staffed by rational thinking, often poor people who had no other economic options. They have a healthy fear of infinite military capability and power. We have the technology to minimize collateral damage so you are going to see how effective it can be.
I see how that works. It's like if you go to a jungle river and kill one crocodile, all the others will just disappear.

It's absolutely stupid to try to stop the cartels outside the country. You can't do it and you'll only piss off everybody in the attempt.
 
So we "solve" climate change by dolling out billions of dollars to a Stacey Abrams "non profit" whose entire revenue, prior to the grant, was $100. Seems legit. This is why most Americans support the sledgehammer actions of DOGE. There may be some mistakes (gotta break eggs to make an omelette) and you can nit pick certain decisions, but he's getting the job done.
just another coalition of radical left wing organizations dead set on helping underserved urban and rural communities

 
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As of last week 300 African children (and rising) will be born with AIDS because of the pause in USAID. 90 of them will die before their first birthday.
But hey, gotta break some eggs (let children die), right?
Actually, no, that didn’t have to happen. They can investigate fraud without halting lifesaving aid. So, these broken eggs (dead children) didn’t have to be broken. But, hey, when has a trite cliche ever been wrong?
PEPFAR was given a waiver and is being administrated by the State Department.
 
This is what I want to say to the MAGA's here.

I know our views differ considerably. There is not a lot we agree on and that is fine.

I just ask that in the coming months, question whether you really want the consolidation of power in one man that you are seeing. Even if you don't believe that that is happening, just keep it in the back of your mind.

I don't care about our political differences. All political issues are dwarfed in comparison to the damage to our democracy. I don't even care if you don't believe that. I just ask you to reflect on it in the coming months because we all are going to need your support. If things are as bad as I think, none of us will be unscathed.

If I am wrong, then fantastic. I have never in my life wanted so much to be wrong.
 
I was criticizing the Mayor of the City of New York for her ridiculous press conference and that's "lashing out" at women? "Very common pattern?" Notice I included Schumer in my post so I guess I'm now lashing out at Jews.

The only female public figures I recall criticizing on this Board are Hochul, Stacey Abrams (ran for Gov and Senate in my state) and Kamala (Dem nominee). The Trump administration is full of women and you and this Board have no issue going after them hard.
You think you’d know what office Hochul holds since you have such strong feelings about congestion pricing.
 
These discussions...I always refer back to the good old days when the US decided spraying paraquat on Mexican marijuana fields would end the smuggling. Well it did. At the same time much more potent pot from Columbia and elswhere arrived with a big bump in sales and many of the pot cartels said fuck it, cocaine is much easier to bring in and we make way more money!

Prohibition, prostitution. Supply and demand. Blah, blah, blah.
 
I see how that works. It's like if you go to a jungle river and kill one crocodile, all the others will just disappear.

It's absolutely stupid to try to stop the cartels outside the country. You can't do it and you'll only piss off everybody in the attempt.
"Outside the country"??? What does that mean?
 
These discussions...I always refer back to the good old days when the US decided spraying paraquat on Mexican marijuana fields would end the smuggling. Well it did. At the same time much more potent pot from Columbia and elswhere arrived with a big bump in sales and many of the pot cartels said fuck it, cocaine is much easier to bring in and we make way more money!

Prohibition, prostitution. Supply and demand. Blah, blah, blah.
big difference between marijuana fields and fentanyl. Many people die from fentanyl without ever realizing they are ingesting it or without ever demanding it. It is no different than a terrorist attack.
 
How many cartel members would have to die in Mexico before the flow of fentanyl would be significantly stanched? How many dead Mexican citizens would be acceptable to Mexico with ZERO blowback to America? How much would Americans be willing to spend on this "drug war"? How many American soldiers could be lost before political blowback? What's the endgame of such a military strikes and how would you know if they were successful? What if they were not successful? Is there an option B or C? If 50% of the cartel "jungle" is obliterated does that legitimately stop the flow, limit it by some percentage? Or just allow for the movement of the drug making process to some other part of Mexico. How many US soldiers would need to stay in Mexico to make sure the "operation" was completed? For how long? At what risk to American soldiers and Mexican citizens and long term regional stability? Could folks not just hop down to Guatemala and continue the operation? How does the Mexican government feel about trade agreements with the US as long as US soldiers are occupying Mexican soil? So many questions. Callatoroy, do you have any answers to these questions?
 
"Outside the country"??? What does that mean?
Most fentanyl is brought in by Americans and not the cartels themselves. Prohibition of drugs, including alcohol, has always turned into a fiasco that led to a huge growth in the numbers and wealth of the illicit providers. The best way to deal with the drug problems are education and rehabilitation. That doesn't mean "Just say no." That's just saying that you're stupid. It means a clear look at the dangers and how and what to avoid.

As a means to pay for this and to mitigate the single thing that makes drugs the most dangerous, we need to legalize and tax them. The biggest killer is not knowing the dosage or the purity of the drugs you get on the street. Being available in known qualities and quantities would probably cut overdoses by 90% or more. And no one would be getting addicted because they got something they didn't want.
 
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