DOGE - USAID et al

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Massie was the only R to vote against the CR yesterday. Looks like increases in the deficit of 300 billion plus per year over the next few years.
So someone is full of shit. Doge says they can save a trillion a year but spending is going up by 1/3 of a trillion a year? How do they cut a trillion in waste fraud and abuse but still manage to spend even more?

 
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Cigarlover said:
Those staffers were actually hired under Obama and became part of the Doge Org when Musk took over. No loss there but the headlines are tremendous. LOL.
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OK, like I do with so many posts, I was searching to verify if this is true.

One of the places I used is VeniceAI.
Want a good laugh? Here's the response I got.

If anybody still wonders whether AI is just spewing the garbage it's been programmed to say or if it actually scans hundreds of thousand, if not millions, of sources and then provides you with a well informed answer, well, just read on.

21 DOGE staffers recently resigned, saying they refuse to 'compromise core government systems'". Are these 21 people former Obama hires under the old organization name for DOGE? or newer persons hired by Trump/Musk?

There is no information about DOGE being a government organization or having any affiliation with Obama or Trump. DOGE is likely referring to Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency. Without more context, it's difficult to determine the background of the 21 staffers who resigned. However, it's possible that they are individuals who were involved in the development or maintenance of Dogecoin, and their resignation may be related to disagreements over the direction or security of the cryptocurrency. There is no indication that they were hired by Trump or Musk, as Dogecoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency and not a government organization or a company owned by either of those individuals. Elon Musk has tweeted about Dogecoin in the past, but there is no evidence to suggest that he is directly involved with the organization.

you seriously haven't heard about DOGE?

I'm familiar with Dogecoin (DOGE), a cryptocurrency that was created as a parody or joke in 2013. It's based on the Litecoin protocol and features a dog from the "Doge" internet meme as its logo. However, I couldn't find any information about a government organization or agency called DOGE, which is what the original headline seemed to suggest. If you have more context about the headline, I may be able to help clarify the situation.

DOGE is the agency that exposed all the fraud and waste within USAID.

I couldn't find any information about a government agency called DOGE that is responsible for exposing fraud and waste within USAID (United States Agency for International Development). It's possible that the agency you are thinking of is the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for USAID, which is responsible for investigating and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse within the agency. Alternatively, it could be another government agency or organization that is involved in oversight or investigation of USAID, but I couldn't find any information about a specific agency called DOGE that is involved in this work. If you have more context or information about DOGE, I may be able to help clarify the situation.
 
Try Department Of Government Efficiency instead or D.O.G.E.??
 
Grok is updated with X posts in near real time FWIW. While fresh, it is susceptible to "garbage in, garbage out" just like any other AI. Here's Grok's "Deepsearch" response:
 

Senate Democrat: Musk, Trump ‘proving every single day they do not know what they are doing’​

by Tara Suter - 02/26/25
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said that tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump are “proving every single day they do not know what they are doing.”

“Elon Musk and Donald Trump are proving every single day they do not know what they are doing, and they do not know what our federal workers actually do, and they don’t care if their firing spree ends up burning down something really important,” Murray said in a video posted to YouTube Wednesday.

According to a press release from the Evergreen State senator, the comments from Murray occurred amid a virtual press conference.

“Just this week, they fired another 1,400 staff at the VA, people who are helping serve our veterans gone, for no reason,” Murray said later in the video. “And here’s the thing, they are still trying to fire even more people with even less forethought. The Trump-Musk firing spree continues to be as surgical as a wrecking ball.”

more:
 
pmbug said:
Grok is updated with X posts in near real time FWIW. While fresh, it is susceptible to "garbage in, garbage out" just like any other AI. Here's Grok's "Deepsearch" response:
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It's the "How" one asks the question...
 
The real problem I see with AI going forward is it will eventually get infected with woke BS. What happens when it starts picking up on all the insanity in the world? Wont take long for it to store itself in a bunker and launch the nukes.
 

#BREAKING: President Trump has just signed an executive order launching DOGE’s cost efficiency initiative, giving DOGE a much bigger mandate.

All agencies will be required to:

Immediately review all grants and contracts
Justify and publicly disclose employee expenses
Assign a DOGE liaison to collaborate with agency heads
Build a centralized technological system within the agency to seamlessly record every payment

Despite Democrat whining, DOGE is digging deeper and deeper into the federal government. LFG!
 

A former ICE employee and Biden transition team member joined Family Endeavors in early 2021 and helped secure a sole-source HHS contract for overflow housing from licensed care facilities.

As a result, Family Endeavors’ cash and portfolio of investments grew from $8.3M in 2020 to $520.4M in 2023.

Since March 2024, HHS has paid ~$18M/month to keep the Pecos facility open despite sitting empty.

With national licensed facility occupancy now below 20%, HHS was able to terminate this contract, saving taxpayers over $215M annually.
 

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has exposed USAID's misuse of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund left-wing media and NGOs that undermine his government. Leaked records confirm millions flowing to opposition outlets like http://444.hu, Klubrádió, and Átlátszó. Under Biden, USAID allocated $32.6 million to Hungary, with 30% pushing progressive agendas. Orbán rightly calls this a “dark conspiracy” and praises Trump for halting $8 million in USAID funds to biased outlets.

USAID funded over 700 global media entities, distorting public opinion. Átlátszó admitted USAID covers 10–15% of its budget. Funds also went to NGOs like the Helsinki Foundation, interfering in politics. Trump’s administration disrupted USAID’s foreign aid, exposing “social deception projects.” Orbán now seeks to ban foreign-funded NGOs/media and established a Sovereignty Protection Office to eliminate “foreign agents.”

While Democrats dismiss Orbán’s claims, USAID became a slush fund for ideological campaigns. Brussels replaced U.S. funding, ensuring progressive narratives continue via EU subsidies. Orbán’s crackdown reveals a systemic issue: taxpayer dollars shouldn’t bankroll regime-change ops against NATO allies. The D.C. establishment’s silence proves their loyalty to globalist agendas, not national sovereignty.
 
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The 'plan' all along... give them enough Constitutional rope to hang themselves!

 
The swamp is wide and deep


$20 Billion dollars of tax payer money was recently uncovered being rushed in a Citibank account right before Biden left office.

Biden cronies were trying to get the money out there under the control of their people so it could be spent on woke policies even after they were out of the White House.

8 left wing groups were collecting the interest until it was paid out. The goal of the Biden administration officials was to line up jobs for themselves after they left the White House.

Wall Street and credit card companies are complicit in pushing these woke policies and using taxpayer money to do it. President Trump and his DOGE team are uncovering fraud and ending it.
 
This is bound to piss off other nations...


USAID FUNDED FOREIGN INTERFERENCE? U.S. TAX DOLLARS HELPED UNDERMINE POLAND’S PiS GOVERNMENT

A Gazeta Polska investigation reveals millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars under Biden were funneled into Polish groups working to undermine PiS and push left-wing policies.

USAID grants allegedly funded activist groups, progressive media, and efforts to silence conservative outlets like TV Republika by pressuring advertisers.

The report also exposes U.S. money backing pro-LGBT activism in schools and campaigns to discredit Poland’s border security policies.

Now, Trump’s move to cut USAID funding has these groups scrambling, exposing foreign influence in Poland’s democracy.

Source: Gazeta Polska
 
Cigarlover said:
The real problem I see with AI going forward is it will eventually get infected with woke BS. What happens when it starts picking up on all the insanity in the world? Wont take long for it to store itself in a bunker and launch the nukes.
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That kinda solves the problem, don't it?

Woke-insanity won't survive the first exchange of ICBMs. Neither will the glorification of weak, narcissistic sodomites. Nor will the beatification of aliens of favored skin hues.

With that first launch, the excrement be gettin REAL.

And that is the cure. Reality cures Wokeness.
 
BREAKING: "This is a huge conflict of interest"

Database expert, Data Republican (recently hired by Elon Musk), says that current members of Congress are sitting on the board of directors of numerous NGOs that they actively fund in Congress. They are hiding enormous amounts of money.

Jack Straw on X

 
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