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A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.

The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are "put on hold" until further guidance.

TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.

The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s "tough on crime" stance and coincided with the White House celebrating "K9 Veterans Day."

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Surely THIS will get price of eggs down.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bet fElon wants to smuggle drugs on his private plane.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even Hitler loved animals.

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Richest man in the world to starve dogs so he can have more money."

I wish they'd be more frank. They just want more. The same class that tells us to make our own toilet paper and stop getting that morning coffee, are now digging into the pockets of dogs just for a few more coins to rub together. They'll kill us all for what amounts to pocket change for them. How much better this time line would be if he just ceases to exist.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago

Its not even saving anyone money, either, which is the empty pretense they're doing all this under

Last month was more expensive by a significant margin than the same month last year.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I keep waiting to find out where the line is that gets people to actually take to the streets. The bar keeps getting lower as people make more excuses to continue doing nothing.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Make it a hashtag. #StopFeedingElon

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is so fucking funny, everyday we (the world) get to read news articles about the United States of Idiots.

Disclaimer: I don't think that all Americans are idiots, many of you are okay.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Have the police unions feed them. They are well protected.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Legally-speaking, K9 units are considered police officers. "Elon Musk withholds food, housing, and healthcare from over one thousand very handsome police officers" is a much better headline.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago

That's very paradoxical. There are no good cops, but these officers are all good boys/girls. Therefore they can't be police officers.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They can't be police officers. Dogs aren't bastards.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Police dogs very much are. It's not their fault though unlike their human counterparts

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

The law is wrong. Dogs can't be fascists.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Waiting for someone to hopefully explain how the title is misleading and the dogs are ok plz

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Obviously the dogs' handlers will continue to care for their dogs. It's not okay that they might be spending their own money to do so.

Y'all Muricans need to stop this madness. Sincerely, rest of the world.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (4 children)

And he hates dogs?

This man is beyond redemption.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I heard when Elon played the original Wolfenstein he would kill all the dogs and leave the Nazi soldiers alone. He thought the goal was to collect all the scattered treasure to take to Hitler at the end.

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

How can anyone hate dogs? Afraid? Yeah, I can understand that. Hate? Wow.

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

Psychopaths usually hate animals. One of the early signs of psychopathy is harming animals.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Kristi Noem must have plans for these dogs that for some reason won't need food, shelter, or vet care afterwards.

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