The Department of Government Efficiency (aka DOGE)

[Rightguide]

Trump and Musk are spewing nonsense about how much DOGE is going to cut spending. It will be nowhere close to $1 trillion unless the military, Social Security or healthcare are tackled … and the Clown Show administration hasn’t even hinted at that.

Speaking of reason why SS might be a problem to fund:

We Give Social Security to People 150 Years Old – Updated with Full Video​

By
M Dowling
-
February 11, 2025

https://www.independentsentinel.com/we-give-social-security-to-people-150-years-old/

 

[Rightguide]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888581827285148067

 

[Rightguide]

Dan Huff over on X has a solution to federal judges imposing injunctions:

@doge, a single district judge has issued a ruling blocking the executive branch from access to Treasury data. There’s a simple fix: DOJ should demand injunction bonds. 1/

This will be a repeat problem for the Trump administration, just like it was in the first term, unless something is done to rein in frivolous injunctions. Activist judges could single-handedly gum up the entire Trump/DOGE agenda. 2/

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), judges can issue injunctions “ONLY IF” the suing party posts a bond to cover potential damages if they’re wrong. But guess what? This rule is hardly used! 3/

When I was in the White House, in Trump’s first term, I suggested this, but DOJ didn’t make it happen. Imagine if we had applied this to the travel ban – activists would think twice before blocking policies with potentially billions at stake. 4/

More here: https://revolver.news/2025/02/x-use...-left-wing-activist-judges-at-their-own-game/

 

[Rightguide]

Federal Judges need to be shown this organization chart:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1889468571602055192

 

[DeluxAuto]

WWW.USASPENDING.GOV

 

[DeluxAuto]

Dan Huff over on X has a solution to federal judges imposing injunctions:

@doge, a single district judge has issued a ruling blocking the executive branch from access to Treasury data. There’s a simple fix: DOJ should demand injunction bonds. 1/

This will be a repeat problem for the Trump administration, just like it was in the first term, unless something is done to rein in frivolous injunctions. Activist judges could single-handedly gum up the entire Trump/DOGE agenda. 2/

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), judges can issue injunctions “ONLY IF” the suing party posts a bond to cover potential damages if they’re wrong. But guess what? This rule is hardly used! 3/

When I was in the White House, in Trump’s first term, I suggested this, but DOJ didn’t make it happen. Imagine if we had applied this to the travel ban – activists would think twice before blocking policies with potentially billions at stake. 4/

More here: https://revolver.news/2025/02/x-use...-left-wing-activist-judges-at-their-own-game/

You're the guy who claims to not have a Twitter account. Did you sign up now that the Nazi is President?

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Oh oh…cracks in the facade? I gotta say, team Clinton’s acolytes held out much much longer.

 

[RoryN]

 

[Lazaran]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888581827285148067

Gaslit???

Gaslighting???

With ignorant, lying MAGAts it’s hard to tell:

DID SAMANTHA POWER EARN $23 MILLION AS USAID CHIEF?​

No. Musk responded to a post on X claiming former USAID chief Samantha Power earned $23 million between 2020 and 2024. Power received a salary of $183,100 while working as administrator of USAID, according to federal records, and there’s no evidence suggesting she benefitted from her position to the tune of millions of dollars. In 2020, Power disclosed royalties and sales from her books—none of which exceeded $1,000—in addition to positions in several exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, including some holdings with Vanguard valued up to $1 million. In 2024, Power disclosed a retirement fund valued at up to $1 million and other assets held in ETFs and mutual funds. Over four years, some of Power’s assets rose in value, but many of them were mutual funds that track broad stock market indexes—and there isn’t any evidence that growth had anything to do with her job at USAID.





ignorant, lying Rightard

 

[butters]

confusion runs rampant in this cock-up of an adminstration under trump and president musk

Federal Employees on Probation Do Not Have to Be Fired, OPM Says

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is now suggesting that agencies do not have to fire all their federal employees who are still on probation, a senior official told Newsweek.

and this:
Federal Agency Fires Staff, Calls It an Error, Fires Them Again

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration told probationary staff members it had mistakenly sent them termination notices, and then informed some of them the next day that they were fired after all.

“Probationary employees across the Small Business Administration may have received an unsigned notice of employment termination,” according to an email sent to some SBA staff on Monday that was viewed by Bloomberg News.

“Please be advised that this draft letter (see attached) was sent in error – and as such, it is not currently in effect. If you are in receipt of the initial notice, your employment has not been terminated as was erroneously indicated in the initial notice,” the email continued.

On Tuesday, some of those probationary staff — employees who are generally within their first year on the job — received a new message telling them they actually were, in fact, dismissed

“During this probationary or trial period, it has been determined that your continued employment does not promote the efficiency of the service because you have failed to demonstrate fitness for continued federal employment,” according to the email sent Tuesday.

 

[Politruk]

In short Trump will prevail.

No because a couple of legal academics side with him, he won't.

 

[DeluxAuto]

 

[butters]

and the rich get richer

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — by far the wealthiest person on the planet with a net worth in excess of nearly $380 billion — is now benefiting from new government contracts while simultaneously terminating other contracts.

That's according to policy analyst Will Stancil, who obtained a filing purportedly from a federal grant database showing that SpaceX was awarded a $38.8 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) this week. That contract is for "research and development in the physical, engineering and life sciences," and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is listed as the contracting office on file.

The apparent new contract for SpaceX comes on the heels of a recent ABC News report delving into how Musk's multiple businesses have received billions of dollars in federal contracts even as representatives of his "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE (which is not yet an official federal agency authorized by Congress) are terminating contracts throughout multiple agencies. Over the course of former President Joe Biden's administration alone, SpaceX accumulated roughly $3.7 billion worth of federal contracts between fiscal years 2021 and 2024.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/new...p&cvid=ab34655c9a2f4840b5579e8b1a219f25&ei=49

 

[Politruk]

https://thelibertydaily.com/alan-dershowitz-puzzled-courts-overstepping-trumps-presidential-powers/

You are an idiot.

 

[schism666]

Yes, I have standards and no use for angry cat ladies.

lowat haz many disappoint.

 

[butters]

Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury payment system, filings say

elez, the one whose racist posts had him resign and then get rehired, was "accidentally" given the ability to access and change funding worth over $5T... seems he was, fortunately, unaware of this and so didn't manage to make any disastrous alterations before the access was revoked though the investigations are still ongoing to make sure.

This is exactly the kind of cock-up people are concerned about

"To the best of our knowledge, Mr. Elez never knew of the fact that he briefly had read/write permissions for the [Secure Payment System] database, and never took any action to exercise the 'write' privileges in order to modify anything within the SPS database -- indeed, he never logged in during the time that he had read/write privileges, other than during the virtual walk-through -- and forensic analysis is currently underway to confirm this," wrote Joseph Gioeli III, a deputy commissioner at Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

The high-profile mistake at BFS -- which effectively serves as the federal government's checkbook by disbursing more than $5 trillion annually -- comes as a federal judge in New York is weighing whether to continue to block individuals associated with Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records.

Lawyers with the Department of Justice initially insisted that Elez was strictly given "read-only" access to sensitive records, but the affidavits submitted by BFS employees on Tuesday noted that the 25-year-old was inadvertently given the ability to "read/write" the sensitive system that agencies use to send "large dollar amount transactions" to the Treasury Department.

According to Gioeli, Treasury Department officials also provided Elez with copies of the "source code" for multiple payment systems that he could edit in a digital "sandbox."

 

[Rotadom]

This is Rob refusing to go down quietly. When Americans reject his nonsense, he creates new nonsense, always twisted, desperate, and utterly absurd. Now in his old age, he cobbles together vile libelous theories convoluted to the point of defying all logic and evidence. When challenged, he doubles down. Rob considers himself a formidable mind, but every tournament of wits becomes his purgatory. Every round, he strides in convinced this might finally be his moment of victory. Instead in every new round, he gets obliterated, out-maneuvered, out-thought, and, worst of all, out-mocked. It's a hard day for the old urban cowboy down there in the city of Big Hats and No Cattle.

Jonathan Turley ‘Baffled’ Over Courts ‘Intruding Significantly’ on Trump’s Executive Authority​

Frank BergmanFebruary 12, 2025 - 11:50 am

Legal scholar Jonathan Turley has asserted that he’s been left stunned by efforts from leftist judges to undermine President Donald Trump’s executive authority.

Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, said he’s “baffled” over courts “intruding significantly” on Trump’s agenda.
The constitutional expert was left bewildered after a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order on Monday to block the Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal employees.

On Tuesday, Turley told “Fox & Friends” that the offer is “perfectly within the wheelhouse of the president.”

https://slaynews.com/news/jonathan-...ding-significantly-trump-executive-authority/

Alan Dershowitz Puzzled by Courts Overstepping into Trump’s Presidential Powers​

By J.D. Rucker • Feb. 12, 2025

(American Political Report)—A legal expert expressed confusion and concern over recent judicial actions that he believes significantly encroach upon the authority of President Donald Trump.

Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, speaking on “Hannity,” highlighted what he sees as an unusual level of judicial interference. Dershowitz argued that the courts are stepping into areas traditionally reserved for executive decision-making, particularly in matters related to Trump’s actions while in office.

“The courts are intruding significantly into the core areas of presidential authority,” Dershowitz stated. He was particularly critical of judicial decisions that he believes set a dangerous precedent by undermining the separation of powers, a cornerstone of American governance.

Dershowitz pointed to several cases where courts have ruled against Trump, including issues related to national security and immigration policies. He questioned the legality and the long-term implications of these rulings, suggesting that they might deter future presidents from making bold executive decisions for fear of judicial overruling.

https://thelibertydaily.com/alan-dershowitz-puzzled-courts-overstepping-trumps-presidential-powers/

In short Trump will prevail.

Speaking of reason why SS might be a problem to fund:

We Give Social Security to People 150 Years Old – Updated with Full Video​

By
M Dowling
-
February 11, 2025

https://www.independentsentinel.com/we-give-social-security-to-people-150-years-old/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888581827285148067

Dan Huff over on X has a solution to federal judges imposing injunctions:

@doge, a single district judge has issued a ruling blocking the executive branch from access to Treasury data. There’s a simple fix: DOJ should demand injunction bonds. 1/

This will be a repeat problem for the Trump administration, just like it was in the first term, unless something is done to rein in frivolous injunctions. Activist judges could single-handedly gum up the entire Trump/DOGE agenda. 2/

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), judges can issue injunctions “ONLY IF” the suing party posts a bond to cover potential damages if they’re wrong. But guess what? This rule is hardly used! 3/

When I was in the White House, in Trump’s first term, I suggested this, but DOJ didn’t make it happen. Imagine if we had applied this to the travel ban – activists would think twice before blocking policies with potentially billions at stake. 4/

More here: https://revolver.news/2025/02/x-use...-left-wing-activist-judges-at-their-own-game/

Federal Judges need to be shown this organization chart:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1889468571602055192

Oh oh…cracks in the facade? I gotta say, team Clinton’s acolytes held out much much longer.

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You done got got.

 

[Politruk]

Federal Judges need to be shown this organization chart:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1889468571602055192

You know that's completely irrelevant.

 

[Politruk]

Tump is trying to use the Presidential Records Act to shield DOGE from disclosing its communications under FOIA. A watchdog group is suing.

 

[Rightguide]

No because a couple of legal academics side with him, he won't.

Judge allows Trump's buyout offer for federal workers to proceed. Here's what it includes.​

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Kate MurphyReporter
Updated Wed, February 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM PST
4 min read


In a win for the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday decided a government buyout program offered to millions of federal employees could proceed.

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr., who had previously issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deferred resignation program from continuing while he heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by federal employee unions, said Wednesday that the unions lacked standing, because they were not directly impacted by buyouts.

The Trump administration made the buyout offer last month in an effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. More than 2 million federal employees were told that if they resigned, they would get paid with benefits through the end of September — without having to work.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-al...proceed-heres-what-it-includes-213809235.html

Even your Trump-hating commie judge has run up against the constitutional reality of the unitary Executive, You lost this argument because you're willfully ignorant.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

 

[Politruk]

This is Rob refusing to go down quietly. When Americans reject his nonsense, he creates new nonsense, always twisted, desperate, and utterly absurd. Now in his old age, he cobbles together vile libelous theories convoluted to the point of defying all logic and evidence. When challenged, he doubles down. Rob considers himself a formidable mind, but every tournament of wits becomes his purgatory. Every round, he strides in convinced this might finally be his moment of victory. Instead in every new round, he gets obliterated, out-maneuvered, out-thought, and, worst of all, out-mocked. It's a hard day for the old urban cowboy down there in the city of Big Hats and No Cattle.

He's a better man than you.

 

[Politruk]

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Even your Trump-hating commie judge

You are an idiot.

has run up against the constitutional reality of the unitary Executive,

The unitary executive was a bullshit theory during W's administration and is nothing better now. It has nothing to do with the judge's decision.

 

[Rightguide]

He's a better man than you.

In his own mind, but there's no weight in any opinion coming from you.

 

[Rightguide]

You are an idiot.

The unitary executive was a bullshit theory during W's administration and is nothing better now. It has nothing to do with the judge's decision.

Trump won the case your legal fables have failed.