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In reply to DiabloWags • 9:38a, 2/7/25
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Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr and other prominent conservatives are sharing a video that claims to show E! News reporting that the US's humanitarian agency paid millions of dollars to celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Ben Stiller to visit Ukraine and help boost President Volodymyr Zelensky's popularity amid the country's war with Russia.

But the clip is not an authentic report, a spokesperson for the entertainment news channel told AFP, and Stiller has publicly rejected the allegations as false.

"Did you know that USAID spent your tax dollars to fund celebrity trips to Ukraine, all to boost Zelensky's popularity among Americans?" says a February 5, 2025 post on X from "I Meme Therefore I Am," a popular conservative account that has previously spread misinformation, including about the Ukrainian leader.

Even Russia thought this conspiracy theory was too much.

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In reply to HawaiiBear33 • 9:51a, 2/7/25
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Yes DOGE IS GOOD
That's about 0.658% of the 4 Trillion Musk said he would eliminate. At this rate, if he can keep it up, Musk may get it done by the end of Trump's time in office.
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 10:00a, 2/7/25
$40 Billion here, $40 Billion there, it all adds up. Radical Democrat-run USAID has fought oversight for decades - now we know why.

President Trump has also concurrently canceled DEI programs and positions across the board, and is working to stop the Ukrainian War, which has cost us hundreds of Billions of dollars.

If he can cut $40 Billion a week, that's amazing progress. But Congress will have to enact some of these cuts, and they'll play games.

I believe the Stretch Goal is $2 Trillion in cuts.
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In reply to movielover • 10:11a, 2/7/25
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$40 Billion here, $40 Billion there, it all adds up. Radical Democrat-run USAID has fought oversight for decades - now we know why.

President Trump has also concurrently canceled DEI programs and positions across the board, and is working to stop the Ukrainian War, which has cost us hundreds of Billions of dollars.

If he can cut $40 Billion a week, that's amazing progress. But Congress will have to enact some of these cuts, and they'll play games.

I believe the Stretch Goal is $2 Trillion in cuts.
Moving goalpost alert!
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In reply to sycasey • 10:16a, 2/7/25
sycasey said:

Further evidence that Musk is running the show in the government right now. There's no way this was Rubio's idea.

You are getting warmer. Musk is the Antichrist and Rubio is the false prophet.
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In reply to bear2034 • 10:18a, 2/7/25
You forgot Catturd.

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In reply to movielover • 10:19a, 2/7/25
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You forgot Catturd.
Catturd is a voice of one calling in the wilderness.
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10:31a, 2/7/25

Musk, Big Balls, and DOGE have found the motherlode. The number is a staggering $100 billion in waste.
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In reply to bear2034 • 10:41a, 2/7/25
The Treasury never questioned a single payment in 10 years?

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In reply to movielover • 10:45a, 2/7/25

Maxine Waters and other Democrats are participating in an insurrection at the Dept of Education.
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In reply to movielover • 10:53a, 2/7/25
movielover said:
The Treasury never questioned a single payment in 10 years?

Got any proof that the Treasury never questioned a single payment in 10 years? Certainly Cat poop and the Donald aren't saying that here.
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10:56a, 2/7/25
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people
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In reply to Anarchistbear • 11:39a, 2/7/25
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There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people

Indeed. "Paying for stuff you don't like" is not "fraud."
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In reply to bear2034 • 11:50a, 2/7/25
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Maxine Waters and other Democrats are participating in an insurrection at the Dept of Education.

This is extremely dangerous to our democracy,
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In reply to Anarchistbear • 12:18p, 2/7/25
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There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people

Alright class, can anyone come up with a sentence that includes the words "Trump," "techno-billionaires," "patronage," and "fraud?"
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In reply to bearister • 12:34p, 2/7/25
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Anarchistbear said:
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people
Alright class, can anyone come up with a sentence that includes the words "Trump," "techno-billionaires," "patronage," and "fraud?"

Without the patronage of techno-billionaire, Elon Musk, Trump wouldn't have been able to reduce government fraud and inefficiency so quickly.

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12:48p, 2/7/25

Incredible things are happening at breakneck speed.
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In reply to BearNIt • 1:00p, 2/7/25
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movielover said:
And radical Dems will expand it back when they regain power.

You realize we get intel from some of the workers in USAID. Intel that is needed to keep our soldiers and our country safe. In this instance less personnel means more danger.

That's why they're retaining 294 on staff.
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In reply to Anarchistbear • 1:17p, 2/7/25
Anarchistbear said:
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people
Patronage is fraud conducted by the approved and right thinking lackeys of the powers that be.
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In reply to Cal88 • 1:19p, 2/7/25
Cal88 said:
bear2034 said:

Maxine Waters and other Democrats are participating in an insurrection at the Dept of Education.

This is extremely dangerous to our democracy,
Remember this date!!! Certain dates echo throughout history, including dates that instantly remind all who have lived through them where they were and what they were doing when our democracy came under assault. Dates that occupy not only a place on our calendars, but a place in our collective memory. December 7th, 1941. September 11th, 2001. And February 7th, 2025.
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In reply to bearister • 1:20p, 2/7/25
bearister said:
Anarchistbear said:
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people

Alright class, can anyone come up with a sentence that includes the words "Trump," "techno-billionaires," "patronage," and "fraud?"
Trump believes fraud by techno-billionaires is actually well deserved patronage.
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In reply to sycasey • 2:02p, 2/7/25
sycasey said:
HawaiiBear33 said:
sycasey said:
The Trump administration has claimed that key aid programs are continuing, but in reality they are not.




Most of those are not key and should stay shut down. The worthy ones will continue.
Just as long as you're honest about what the administration is doing. Not pausing for audit, shutting down.


Yes shut it all down because it is mostly bad. If there is a hiatus for some of the few worthy projects that is perfectly fine.
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2:04p, 2/7/25


What don't you get about this?
It's a short read. Please tell me everything not true in here
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In reply to HawaiiBear33 • 2:13p, 2/7/25
HawaiiBear33 said:
sycasey said:
HawaiiBear33 said:
sycasey said:
The Trump administration has claimed that key aid programs are continuing, but in reality they are not.




Most of those are not key and should stay shut down. The worthy ones will continue.
Just as long as you're honest about what the administration is doing. Not pausing for audit, shutting down.


Yes shut it all down because it is mostly bad. If there is a hiatus for some of the few worthy projects that is perfectly fine.
Yes, and then we'll see how people like it in the next elections.
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2:22p, 2/7/25
They're all in on it. Bush, Obama, Biden.

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In reply to HawaiiBear33 • 2:23p, 2/7/25
The new Elizabeth Warren scam. The newly created The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has more than 1600 employees.

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3:33p, 2/7/25
Even the leftist people don't believe this guy right?

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In reply to sycasey • 3:42p, 2/7/25
sycasey said:
HawaiiBear33 said:
sycasey said:
HawaiiBear33 said:
sycasey said:
The Trump administration has claimed that key aid programs are continuing, but in reality they are not.




Most of those are not key and should stay shut down. The worthy ones will continue.
Just as long as you're honest about what the administration is doing. Not pausing for audit, shutting down.
Yes shut it all down because it is mostly bad. If there is a hiatus for some of the few worthy projects that is perfectly fine.
Yes, and then we'll see how people like it in the next elections.

The number has adjusted according to Politico.
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In reply to bear2034 • 3:45p, 2/7/25
Hopefully 300 new, non political additions.
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In reply to movielover • 3:49p, 2/7/25
movielover said:
Hopefully 300 new, non political additions.
Either way, they're going to find a way to blame all the starving amputee lesbians in South Sudan on Trump.
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4:11p, 2/7/25
The Duumvirate, with their emotional maturity of 10 year old boys, had their Rome Total War moment today:


A worker removes the name of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from its headquarters building today.
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 5:29p, 2/7/25
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
bearister said:
Anarchistbear said:
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people

Alright class, can anyone come up with a sentence that includes the words "Trump," "techno-billionaires," "patronage," and "fraud?"
Trump believes fraud by techno-billionaires is actually well deserved patronage.

You believe Bill Gates is a great humanitarian.
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In reply to Cal88 • 5:31p, 2/7/25
Cal88 said:
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
bearister said:
Anarchistbear said:
There is a difference between fraud and patronage which seems lost on a lot of people

Alright class, can anyone come up with a sentence that includes the words "Trump," "techno-billionaires," "patronage," and "fraud?"
Trump believes fraud by techno-billionaires is actually well deserved patronage.

You believe Bill Gates is a great humanitarian.
Does anyone who uses Windows actually think that?
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