DOGE

[Isaac]

Mad?

I think Sad is a better term. Sad because it serves his racist agenda. The the real agenda being to ingratiate himself with all his most extreme worshipers. The ones that are brainwashed into thinking that American ultra-nationalism is somehow going to Make Us Great Again.

What part of renaming an international body of water into a fictional name, is creating greatness?

I've read a few hundred post from wacko MAGA nut cases, and they actually call people WOKE for not agreeing with the changing of the name.

We have come to a place where party politics led by a megalomaniac, is endangering our society. Anger is not the proper response, thinking people have a responsibility to continue to point out the lunacy, without the normal accompaniment of an emotional diatribe.

Logic and patience are what is needed now.

Obviously, I have both.

I agree, the renaming of the gulf was silly because it was provocative and pointless. And should have been "the americas"

 

[Isaac]

shoot first then ask questions later.

I think they need to come up with a carefully planned strategy to fire unnecessary workforce, rather than do it super fast and from the beginning.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I think they need to come up with a carefully planned strategy to fire unnecessary workforce, rather than do it super fast and from the beginning.

It is far too early to tell, but I wonder if this is a ploy to convince government workers to return to the office if they want their job back. The problem with working from home is that if you have a government-issued computer (which I had, as a contractor up to 2016), there is an app that can be launched as your timekeeper. But once it is launched, it doesn't track everything you do. It is more of a time-keeper for when you say "I am in work mode" rather than a full auditing app. If you are working from home, it is therefore really hard to audit what you did while the clock was running. If you are in the office, your supervisor can see what you were doing.

 

[Steve R.]

Judge denies Democrat-led effort to block DOGE access, citing lack of proven harm

A Wasington, D.C.-based federal judge has declined to block billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing government data or firing federal employees.

www.foxnews.com

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to grant the plaintiffs' request to issue a temporary restraining order, citing what she said was their failure to demonstrate evidence of "irreparable harm" caused by DOGE's access.

Of special concern. Democrats have been attempting to use (sympathetic) federal district courts to shutdown the entire Trump administration. This is a growing legal nightmare as one (local) court (with limited jurisdiction) should not have the capability to shutdown the entire Executive Branch of the federal government. As president, Trump is the head of the Executive Branch and should not by stymied by courts selected by Democrats to perform a hit job on Trump. In this case Chutkan made the correct decision. Mark Levin has been valiantly raising this concern.

 

[moke123]

Can you provide the steps one can take to edit data on DOGE website?

Me? No. Maybe ask these guys

Two web development experts reported the security flaw to 404Media after discovering that doge.gov is pulling from a database that third parties can access and update, pushing unauthorized entries to the live website. At least two database entries have been added by one of the coders to say “this is a joke of a .gov site” and “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro.” Both pages are still visible hours after 404Media published its report.

or these guys

Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website

"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."

www.404media.co

 

[moke123]

It is far too early to tell, but I wonder if this is a ploy to convince government workers to return to the office if they want their job back. The problem with working from home is that if you have a government-issued computer (which I had, as a contractor up to 2016), there is an app that can be launched as your timekeeper. But once it is launched, it doesn't track everything you do. It is more of a time-keeper for when you say "I am in work mode" rather than a full auditing app. If you are working from home, it is therefore really hard to audit what you did while the clock was running. If you are in the office, your supervisor can see what you were doing.

You had it easy Doc.
The local public assistance office is in my building and I've been smoking buddies with many of them over the years. They have their phones and computers tied into some system that notifies someone on the other side of the state if their phone or computer is idle for more than 10 minutes. Needless to say there is a lot of turnover.

 

[Thales750]

I'm gonna fire myself.

 

[moke123]

shoot first then ask questions later.

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them

An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

www.nbcnews.com

 

[The_Doc_Man]

You had it easy Doc.
The local public assistance office is in my building and I've been smoking buddies with many of them over the years. They have their phones and computers tied into some system that notifies someone on the other side of the state if their phone or computer is idle for more than 10 minutes. Needless to say there is a lot of turnover.

Well, first I DID say it was years ago. Second, all of my U.S. Navy time was pre-COVID and work-from-home wasn't NEARLY as big a thing. For the early part of my career we didn't even have the option. The only times I worked from home were some emergency night-time calls to look into a problem using the laptop that automatically established a VPN through our hard-wired home modem. But other than that, I was in the office 8x5 + remote on-call. Since I kept my assigned major system running with a 99.93% uptime for several years, they decided I was doing OK.

 

[Steve R.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891323685669118142

 

[Pat Hartman]

I certainly don't trust them MORE.

One of them recently went to jail for 5 years because he sold Trump's tax return.

 

[moke123]

Since I kept my assigned major system running with a 99.93% uptime for several years, they decided I was doing OK.

They probably wouldn't need to see you everyday to come to the same conclusion.
Our IT guys support a statewide system in about 30-40 locations. With the exception of some on-site work like wiring up a new location or swapping out machines, they all primarily work from home. One of my IT buddies works December and January from his house in Florida.

I have a beautiful private office with a spectacular view of the mountains. I really don't need it. All the critical aspects of my job occur everywhere except the office. Going to the office is more of a habit than a necessity. A habit that is really hard to give up though. Since the social security fairness act passed last year I've been struggling with not retiring. Between my 2 pensions and being able to collect my full social security benefits I'd be just shy of my current salary. On top of that I have a dozen or so friends and former colleagues who have been begging me to retire so they can retain me. I've been working since I was 12. The thought of finally pulling the trigger is terrifying for some reason.

 

[Isaac]

Ahh, yes, well I meant without hacking of course. I'm sure a hacker can post stuff on most people's websites if they are good enough.

 

[Steve R.]

Stephen Miller to CNN’s Keilar: 'Why Are You Not Celebrating the Cuts?'

Tuesday on CNN's "News Central," Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller asked host Brianna Keilar why she was not "celebrating the cuts" made to the federal government by the Trump administration. | Clips

www.breitbart.com

Miller said, “Then why are you not celebrating these cuts? If you agree there is waste, if you agree there is abuse, if you agree there is corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts, the reforms that are being instituted!? Every day that no action is taken the entire salaries of American workers that are taxed disappear forever.”

Recall that the Obama administration was going to fix deficit spending with the Simpson-Bowles Commission. That turned out to be simply a publicity stunt. Obama had no intention of implementing the recommendations. Likewise, the Biden administration had no interest in controlling expenses, as the USAID (as one) scandal has exposed.

 

[Thales750]

Stephen Miller to CNN’s Keilar: 'Why Are You Not Celebrating the Cuts?'

Tuesday on CNN's "News Central," Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller asked host Brianna Keilar why she was not "celebrating the cuts" made to the federal government by the Trump administration. | Clips

www.breitbart.com

Recall that the Obama administration was going to fix deficit spending with the Simpson-Bowles Commission. That turned out to be simply a publicity stunt. Obama had no intention of implementing the recommendations. Likewise, the Biden administration had no interest in controlling expenses, as the USAID (as one) scandal has exposed.

Obama had more urgent considerations.

 

[Steve R.]

Obama had more urgent considerations.

No Kidding. Obama was the "Manchurian Candidate", the enemy within.
He was also devoted to programing the automaton known as Biden to act his behalf as his third term.

 

[Thales750]

No Kidding. Obama was the "Manchurian Candidate", the enemy within.
He was also devoted to programing the automaton known as Biden to act his behalf as his third term.

Like saving the world economy. You know, the work Trump 1.0 took credit for.
You're not really up on economic things, are you?

 

[Steve R.]

Like saving the world economy. You know, the work Trump 1.0 took credit for.
You're not really up on economic things, are you?

You jest. You have zero credibility when it comes to economics since you are quite delusional.

 

[Pat Hartman]

You jest. You have zero credibility when it comes to economics since you are quite delusional.

His position that the rich invest in the stock market to evade taxes is pretty funny. They invest in the stock market because the returns beat their savings accounts and the market is pretty fluid so if you have to sell, you usually have no trouble finding a buyer unlike with real estate which is somewhat inflexible. The additional benefit, which we ALL benefit from if we also invest is the tax rate on long term gains being lower than that for ordinary income. What he forgets is the best investment of all which is real estate. That one has some pretty good tax benefits and is the source of wealth for a large number of wealthy people.

 

[moke123]

His position that the rich invest in the stock market to evade taxes is pretty funny. They invest in the stock market because the returns beat their savings accounts and the market is pretty fluid so if you have to sell, you usually have no trouble finding a buyer unlike with real estate which is somewhat inflexible. The additional benefit, which we ALL benefit from if we also invest is the tax rate on long term gains being lower than that for ordinary income. What he forgets is the best investment of all which is real estate. That one has some pretty good tax benefits and is the source of wealth for a large number of wealthy people.

Guess you've never heard the phrase "Buy, borrow, and die"