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The_Deplorable says

https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1895567181083254978

Is this for the Columbia class submarines ?

That's for the "startup and program management costs" of the program like concept to preliminary design as well as all the other associated administrative costs like paying "support contractors" in the Navy program office that oversees the design.

Also I remember from intermediate acquisition training at Defense Acquisition University that on average about 9% of the total cost of a major acquisition like Columbia class submarines goes to "program management" which includes the program office in Washington DC, the contractor's managers and engineers, etc.

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Is this true?

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/a-great-fall-saturday-march-1-2025

The worst crime ever committed against innocent workers is happening again. The New York Times ran the story yesterday, headlined “Federal Workers Will Get Another Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments.” Cue the wailing and crying.

The new email, which began streaming into federal inboxes yesterday, was hilariously titled “What did you do last week? Part II.” Just when they thought it was safe to go back in the office.

Like last week’s infamous email, yesterday’s email directed federal workers to draft five bullet points describing what they accomplished this week. But —striking terror into the Swamp— it also said that, going forward, employees would be expected to complete the task every week before midnight each Monday (EST).

The_Deplorable says

Is this true?

@The_Deplorable

No, pretty sure it's a hoax.

Patrick says

Is it cheaper to incarcerate a congressman than to pay his salary?

https://nitter.poast.org/amuse/status/1896270815861342534#m

Patrick says

https://nitter.poast.org/amuse/status/1896270815861342534#m

It's fun to watch the pathetic money starved thrashings of the Deep State. These credibility reversals descend to self mockery, after years of watching them 'get away with it'.

I like their creative word, clinic! to push their agenda to go against India.

Patrick says

The_Deplorable says

Is this true?

The_Deplorable

No, pretty sure it's a hoax.

Time to forcibly change his handle to The_Gullible. 🤡

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/far-away-tuesday-march-4-2025-c-and

Yesterday, KCRA-Sacramento ran a delightful little story headlined, “Gov. Newsom orders California state workers to return to office 4 days a week.” Oh, the irony.

Like federal workers, the last thing California’s state employees want to do is come back in to the office. But yesterday, Governor Newsom emitted an odious order requiring four weekdays’ mandatory attendance starting July 1st.

One horrified state worker told KCRA that he thinks it will take away from his work-life balance. “I know one of the things they're going to say about us coming back, is for collaboration purposes, but like honestly, we do a lot of collaboration on Microsoft Teams, and that works great," he explained mournfully.

The local SEIU president snipped that Newsom’s order was “out of touch, unnecessary and a step backward.” I guess you can stop progress. Or, “progress.”

Media tried everything it could think of to explain how Newsom’s order was not copying President Trump. “Unlike President Donald Trump,” the Sacramento Bee patiently explained, “Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders for state workers to return to their offices four days a week is not punitive.”

Readers were left to guess how the California work requirement was not punitive.

What’s next? Will Newsom ask his state workers for a four-point bullet list of work accomplishments? Will he start tweeting in all caps?

A DOGE dividend!

Department of Government Efficiency
In 2020-2021, @SBAgov issued 3,095 loans, including PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan), for $333M to borrowers over 115 years old who were still marked as alive in the Social Security database.

In one case, a 157 years old individual received $36k in loans.
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1897039724822315489

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/really-gonna-get-me-assassinated-musk-warns-he-cant-push-too-hard-corruption-stuff

During a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk suggested that he'll be assassinated if he goes too deep into the corruption in DC.

"It's more than just insider trading. The stock portfolio stuff is quite trackable, but it's a lot more than insider trading," said Musk.

"The way they're acquiring wealth?" Rogan asked.

...pause...

"Correct," replied Musk.

"And what other methods," asked Rogan.

"I mean this is really gonna get me assassinated," Musk replied. "It's like, I'm not lengthening my lifespan by explaining this stuff, to say the least. I mean, I was supposed to go back to DC. How am I going to survive? This is fucking going to kill me for sure," Musk continued.

"In fact, I do think like this... it's like, I actually have to be careful that I don't push too hard on the corruption stuff because it's going to get me killed."

https://nypost.com/2025/03/05/business/john-podesta-375m-epa-slush-fund-gave-billions-to-newly-formed-charities/

$375B EPA slush fund handled by John Podesta gave billions to charities founded only months earlier

The Biden administration funneled at least $20 billion dollars into environmental groups, most of which had only recently been founded, The Post has discovered.

In one case, former Vice President Kamala Harris handed over a check for nearly $7 billion to Bethesda, Maryland, based group Climate United Fund, which does not appear in the IRS’s charities database, and has no federal filings.

The non-profit fund had only been incorporated in Delaware on November 30, 2023, according to public records, five months before Harris handed over the cash in April 2024.

The Climate United Fund then announced “the historic investment” in a press release, noting the group’s work “delivers benefits like cleaner air…and increased energy security.”’

However, because the company is so new, there is no publicly published accounting of how it plans to spend the $7 billion.

Clown world strikes again:

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees.

A message seen by the AP was sent with the subject line, “Read this e-mail immediately.” It said that “after further review and consideration,” a Feb. 15 termination notice has been rescinded and the employee was cleared to return to work on Wednesday. “You should return to duty under your previous work schedule,” it said. "We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused.

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This is why we desperately needed Elon Musk’s DOGE

“When this government worker goes to the office every day there's nothing to do. There's nothing to pretend to do — His work days have been pretty much empty since March 1996”

MAKING $100,000 PER YEAR

“Taxpayers are covering his generous paycheck. How much do you get paid to do nothing?

About a hundred thousand a year.

So what do you do all day when you go to the office?

I've managed to publish a couple of books, some short story fiction, a little bit of non-fiction writing. Yes, with all that free time and with taxpayers footing the bill, he's become a successful mystery writer”

BTW, Musk companies got north of $138B in government subsidies over the yers. It can be argued that it was necessary to get them off the ground, but now It's time to pay that back. We are hurting and need every penny. GM did pay back the bailout money, so Elon must too. In the spirit of government efficiency.

Fuck, the US gub'ment paid Boeing how many billions for the SLS that still can't fully complete a manned mission (ground to orbit and return) after 10 years of funding. Where's the refund here?

@patrick - botnet alert ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Interesting. Hard to tell who's a real person these days.

Could just be a disgruntled leftist.

Patrick says

Interesting. Hard to tell who's a real person these days.

Could just be a disgruntled leftist.

they do have a point, so far lots of noise, will have to see actual results. illegals still selling oranges on the corner here, inflation still climbing, wars still going, Trump back threatening more sanctions, no one been prosecuted or charged with anything, trannies have more rights than you and I. Government deficits still high, everything Trump wants to do will only add to deficit.

they need to raise interest rates like 3x to stop inflation, but they won’t because RE will take a dump. they aren’t deporting or making it illegal to hire illegals. Trump is threatening Russia again trying to force a deal. situation has not improved.

https://nitter.poast.org/DOGE/status/1897864793526001823#m

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

Careful here, as Bernie may reply "You keep exposing fraud and I may outlive you."

https://nitter.poast.org/bog_beef/status/1898120691024625731#m

Patrick says

https://nitter.poast.org/bog_beef/status/1898120691024625731#m

How does Washington DC have a GDP? That chart looks more like a per capita income.