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Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk engaged in a heated exchange during a closed-door Cabinet meeting, with Musk accusing Rubio of firing "nobody" from his department.

Rubio angrily responded by citing 1,500 State Department staff who took early retirement and sarcastically asked if Musk wanted to rehire them just to fire them again.

The argument, which also involved Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over FAA management. Duffy complained DOGE’s youngsters were trying to fire air traffic controllers, which Musk responded was a “lie.”

Following the meeting, Trump announced on Truth Social that future DOGE cuts would use a "scalpel" rather than a "hatchet.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Following the meeting, Trump announced on Truth Social that future DOGE cuts would use a “scalpel” rather than a "hatchet.

Well, Trump probably figured out the more effective lie in using this language. That's what people want to hear. I'm sure nothing will change.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago

Speaking of DOGE, the full list of names and email addresses got posted on bluesky this morning, lol.

Can't wait for the fallout of that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Let me guess: this idiot and his supporters ignored all warnings and voted for Trump...?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Fuck all those politicians and their people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Trans portation?
God I am making that too often

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Settle this the Hamilton/Burr way like MEN!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In an epic theatrical rap battle? Actually, I'd pay to see that....

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

not fast enough

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

The article is paywall, but is the jist that Rubio and musk were measuring their dicks in units of how many people they unemployed?

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lowest iq government in history

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You will be happy to know that the word for "shit" in afrikaans is "kak", so the term is particularly accurate.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Usually I would be happy to learn a new word, even this word, if only we weren't experiencing this word.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm just so glad that they're learning Civic lessons at our expense.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sure sounds like Musk is ordering firings, despite the article I saw today saying it’s up to the cabinet and DOGE only makes recommendations.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

How can you tell if Trump or Musk are lying?

They spoke.

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Video would be great to illustrate the complete incompetence of these people. They're literally all trying to figure this out as it happens, have no idea wtf they are doing, and millions of people are already affected.

[–] [email protected] 179 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Oh it's worse.

They're not trying to figure it out as they go, they've drank the coolaid.

Musk and Trump were born into financial empires, everything they do fails but the people scrambling to pick up the pieces behind them got them huge wins and minimized loses

After a lifetime of this, their arrogance has grown to the point they've seen the people cleaning up after them as an obstacle. And now they've successfully found cultists willing to carry out their orders directly without question, there's no longer layers of people saying "boss is demanding this, how can we make it not disasterous?"

More than anything, they just seem confused why people are getting so angry at them for doing what they've always done more effectively

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

wish I could upvote this more, this is important to understand

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aweww are they having a lovers quarrel?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Would Musk have to be bottom or does his allegedly mangled penis function well enough for him to top?

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