• DOGE Costs More Money Than It Saved

    From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 28 06:36:56 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.
    |
    | NOTUS spoke with a range of federal budget experts and
    | reviewed thousands of individual cuts and hundreds of
    | reversals made during the first 100 days of DOGE. The data
    | shows that DOGE has fallen far short of Musk's October
    | estimate that it would cut $2 trillion from the budget --
    | and may well end up below Musk's amended prediction that it
    | would hit $150 billion this fiscal year.
    | ...
    <https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/doge-elon-musk-100-days>

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Mon Apr 28 07:21:29 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:36:56 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.
    |
    | NOTUS spoke with a range of federal budget experts and
    | reviewed thousands of individual cuts and hundreds of
    | reversals made during the first 100 days of DOGE. The data
    | shows that DOGE has fallen far short of Musk's October
    | estimate that it would cut $2 trillion from the budget --
    | and may well end up below Musk's amended prediction that it
    | would hit $150 billion this fiscal year.
    | ...
    <https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/doge-elon-musk-100-days>

    --bks

    Oh they spoke with a bunch of "sources"....

    Laughter.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 28 13:00:23 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    |
    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.
    | ... <https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-doge-savings-trump-rcna203051>

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Tue Apr 29 07:06:53 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:23 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    |
    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.
    | ...
    <https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-doge-savings-trump-rcna203051>

    --bks

    So...you and MSNBC actually *support* fraud and waste?

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to NoBody on Wed Apr 30 07:13:32 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:06:53 -0400, NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:23 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    |
    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.
    | ... >><https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-doge-savings-trump-rcna203051>

    --bks

    So...you and MSNBC actually *support* fraud and waste?

    And the commie troll has run away.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 30 12:25:11 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Thu May 1 07:04:53 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:25:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    --bks

    Laughter.

    MAGA press??? You mean the one that you post endless articles from
    that attacks Trump for taking a breath?

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 1 13:56:16 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    Even Elmo admits he was a failure: <https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-doge-made-progress-effective-after-100-days/story>

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Fri May 2 07:00:25 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Thu, 1 May 2025 13:56:16 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the
    | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of
    | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    Even Elmo admits he was a failure: ><https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-doge-made-progress-effective-after-100-days/story>

    --bks

    "Page unavailable"

    Laughter.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to NoBody on Fri May 2 08:59:12 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 5/2/25 07:00, NoBody wrote:
    On Thu, 1 May 2025 13:56:16 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the >>>>>>>>> | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of >>>>>>>>> | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    Even Elmo admits he was a failure:
    <https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-doge-made-progress-effective-after-100-days/story>

    --bks

    "Page unavailable"

    Laughter.

    The URL changed; trivial enough to find ... and its not paywalled:

    <https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/musk-doge-made-progress-effective-after-100-days-121356571>


    -hh

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  • From Yak@21:1/5 to NoBody on Fri May 2 09:59:07 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On 5/2/2025 4:00 AM, NoBody wrote:
    On Thu, 1 May 2025 13:56:16 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House,
    | the federal government has spent $171 billion more than the >>>>>>>>> | same period in the previous two years, a NOTUS analysis of >>>>>>>>> | daily Treasury statements shows.

    | We've watched as DOGE chief Elon Musk's promised pot of
    | savings from his "efficiency" operation has shrunk from $2
    | trillion to $1 trillion to what he now claims is $150
    | billion, or 7.5% the amount initially promised. Now new
    | estimates suggest that the way Musk has gone about his
    | cost-cutting crusade might cost nearly as much as -- if not
    | more -- than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.

    What's remarkable is how little pushback these stories have
    gotten from the MAGA press. The closer the examination,
    the worse DOGE looks.

    Even Elmo admits he was a failure:
    <https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-doge-made-progress-effective-after-100-days/story?id=121347452>

    --bks

    "Page unavailable"

    No, the link works and takes you to the page, you stupid fucking Nazi whore liar.


    Laughter.

    Not a meaningful comment (as if you ever did).

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 10 13:51:10 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | In testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday,
    | Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed that the
    | U.S. Department of Agriculture is now looking to fill
    | critical positions, after agreeing to pay more than 15,000
    | employees' salaries and benefits through September in
    | exchange for their resignations.
    | ... <https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389922/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-brooke-rollins>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 13 12:53:52 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | In testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday,
    | Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed that the
    | U.S. Department of Agriculture is now looking to fill
    | critical positions, after agreeing to pay more than 15,000
    | employees' salaries and benefits through September in
    | exchange for their resignations.

    |
    | Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to
    | Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrants
    | ... <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-spent-least-21-million-flights-guantanamo-currently-holds-32-rcna206187>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 02:33:49 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | How DOGE's grand plan to remake Social Security is
    | backfiring
    |
    | The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing
    | fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk's
    | disruptive cost-cutting team.
    | May 16, 2025 at 6:52 p.m. EDT
    | ... <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/16/doge-social-security-musk-trump-cuts/>

    --bks

    Trumplings don't even try to defend Musk's bullshit anymore.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 26 20:21:52 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | How DOGE's grand plan to remake Social Security is
    | backfiring

    |
    | Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were
    | 'relatively nonexistent'
    | ... <https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5417994/former-doge-engineer-shares-his-experience-working-for-the-cost-cutting-unit>

    --bks

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