Trump Presidency Round 2

[drayer54]

They are cutting from other place. Musk already cut $420 million 😱😱😱

Only $1.96 trillion behind schedule.

The Trump admin has not done enough in week 1 is a funny gripe, IMHO.

 

[Bluto]

You don't think there was any bad decision-making or lack of planning here? The budget cuts, vegetation, priorities, and resource availability were all good here? I'm not lining up to defend everything Trump is going to say. I'm sure he will throw something interesting in there, but this idea that the response was great is really interesting. Your except seems to imply oversimplification may be ahead, but the disaster readiness here was clearly crap.

Uh, ok. I’ve never said the response was great.

The point of me posting that article which was written 30 years ago is that it provides a strong case that given the circumstances this event was inevitable and once that area started to burn the response was largely irrelevant.

Now, libtard environmentalists/academics like Mike Davis have been saying just that for a couple decades now.

Unfortunately, the historical record and the science surrounding this has been largely ignored by developers, utility companies, politicians (both Republican and Democrat) and rich people who want a stunning view or whatever.

So yeah, this whole it’s “the woke democrats” or “the delta smelts” fault line of argument is just fucking dumb.

If Rick Caruso was mayor and that lone reservoir were full he’d be dealing with the same level of devastation.

Mel Gibson, Spencer Prat and Adam Corolla’s homes would have still burned to the ground.

As an aside, presuming to know what an article says without reading it is really odd to say the least.

Another fun fact, I got certified as a wildland fire fighter a couple years back as a part of my job duties at my place of previous employment.

 

[Bluto]

They are cutting from other place. Musk already cut $420 million 😱😱😱

Only $1.96 trillion behind schedule.

Gonna be expensive to construct using all that quarried sandstone this time around too assuming slavery doesn’t make a comeback.

Maybe they’ll use AI to create 3D animations of all these new buildings and everyone can just walk around with them big ass goofy goggles on so you don’t even have to build anything!

And, if Trump starts another riot his goons can storm the capital from the comfort of their living rooms. That would for sure save money.

Or maybe not, them servers are expensive as shit.

 

[GATTACA!]

The Trump admin has not done enough in week 1 is a funny gripe, IMHO.

DOGE was bullshit from the start. Musk has already backed off the $2 trillion number and said $1 trillion would be epic lol. I doubt they even hit 50 billion.

You rubes ate it up.

 

[Blazers46]

DOGE was bullshit from the start. Musk has already backed off the $2 trillion number and said $1 trillion would be epic lol. I doubt they even hit 50 billion.

You rubes ate it up.

You’ve been on tilt the last 6 days. Reaching troll status. You had such a bright future here…

 

[GATTACA!]

You’ve been on tilt the last 6 days. Reaching troll status. You had such a bright future here…

This is a bishop level dodge.

 

[NDVirginia19]

Any dollar that they cut from their budget is okay with me. Also the benefit of looking for regulation to slash as well helps the economy.

 

[Sea Turtle]

They are cutting from other place. Musk already cut $420 million 😱😱😱

Only $1.96 trillion behind schedule.

The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step.

 

[NDVirginia19]

This hour long ordeal with Columbia is incredible. Talk about flexing your economic arm of national power

 

[IrishLax]

That any of these countries think they have the right to refuse repatriation is remarkable.

 

[Blazers46]

This is a bishop level dodge.

Dodge? It’s been 6 days. I’m not even sure what you are whining about. The other day you were bitching about a conservative president signing executive orders that are conservative and crying about how it lines up with a conservative project25 that is like 90% of a general conservative playbook.

“Oh no! Orange man is signing conservative executive orders just like CNN told me he would”

 

[NDVirginia19]

Liberalism geopolitical view loses yet again lol

 

[GATTACA!]

Dodge? It’s been 6 days. I’m not even sure what you are whining about. The other day you were bitching about a conservative president signing executive orders that are conservative and crying about how it lines up with a conservative project25 that is like 90% of a general conservative playbook.

“Oh no! Orange man is signing conservative executive orders just like CNN told me he would”

Trump and Musk campaigned on Musk cutting $2 trillion. Within the first 6 days Musk has already said $2 trillion is impossible.

Which anyone with two brain cells to rub together knew was the case as soon as it was proposed. We’re only supposed to care about one sides lies though. Oh well.

 

[Sea Turtle]

I stumbled upon this and thought it was a good listen.

 

[Blazers46]

Trump and Musk campaigned on Musk cutting $2 trillion. Within the first 6 days Musk has already said $2 trillion is impossible.

Which anyone with two brain cells to rub together knew was the case as soon as it was proposed. We’re only supposed to care about one sides lies though. Oh well.

Probably enough for impeachment….

 

[calvegas04]

Canceling work from home for all federal employees was just an asshole move to me.

I do hope they know our economy does rely on illegals and they are focusing in on illegals with criminal records.

Why take 20k troops out of Europe? Is force projection a bad thing? Questionable foreign policy so far in the first week.

 

[Bluto]

I stumbled upon this and thought it was a good listen.

Is that a parody?

If not, that was a pretty worthless mash up of a run on word salad and ad hominem attacks presented by a guy in a sweater vest who has the oddest accent I’ve heard in some time.

I’m paraphrasing but the quote that stood out was how the world and America are better off with a “rambunctious tough guy” in the White House. I mean, that made me laugh out loud.

I watched a couple more of his videos and he misrepresents history pretty consistently to better serve the argument he’s trying to make.

He did have a video on the “philosophy of bodybuilding”, so yeah. Lol.

 

[Blazers46]

Canceling work from home for all federal employees was just an asshole move to me.

I don’t think so. We have these massive federal buildings that lay vacant. Just in the federal triangle that’s about 3 million sq ft that lays empty the majority of the time just in that one area. We have federal workers working remote in different countries which is a huge security issue that they can’t do anything about really if remote is allowed. I was looking for someone 6 months ago and eventually found her in Puerto Rico where she’s been living. Her subordinates hadn’t heard from her in months. It’s a bigger problem that just “working”… “at home”

 

[Bluto]

I don’t think so. We have these massive federal buildings that lay vacant. Just in the federal triangle that’s about 3 million sq ft that lays empty the majority of the time just in that one area. We have federal workers working remote in different countries which is a huge security issue that they can’t do anything about really if remote is allowed. I was looking for someone 6 months ago and eventually found her in Puerto Rico where she’s been living. Her subordinates hadn’t heard from her in months. It’s a bigger problem that just “working”… “at home”

Having workers pay the rent, ongoing maintenance and utilities of their office spaces would be a gigantic cost savings.

Maybe Doge should build an AI robot to study the issue?

 

[calvegas04]

I don’t think so. We have these massive federal buildings that lay vacant. Just in the federal triangle that’s about 3 million sq ft that lays empty the majority of the time just in that one area. We have federal workers working remote in different countries which is a huge security issue that they can’t do anything about really if remote is allowed. I was looking for someone 6 months ago and eventually found her in Puerto Rico where she’s been living. Her subordinates hadn’t heard from her in months. It’s a bigger problem that just “working”… “at home”

Sounds like they don't need 3 million sq ft of buildings then.

The quality of life is generally much hire when working at home and saves more money which is then put back into the economy.

I work from home and I have more time and extra funds that allow me to go spend more often.

 

[Blazers46]

Sounds like they don't need 3 million sq ft of buildings then.

The quality of life is generally much hire when working at home and saves more money which is then put back into the economy.

I work from home and I have more time and extra funds that allow me to go spend more often.

I agree with all the benefits. I work remote and from home but there are issues and the work is ass for the most part.

*not talking about my work. I’m the only one in my area that does what I do so it would be an office of one.

 

[Sea Turtle]

I agree with all the benefits. I work remote and from home but there are issues and the work is ass for the most part.

*not talking about my work. I’m the only one in my area that does what I do so it would be an office of one.

I'm fine with it. My wife works remote. I don't. They both work for us.

 

[Blazers46]

I'm fine with it. My wife works remote. I don't. They both work for us.

I guess my point is that while great for family and lifestyle the work that gets done and accountability is lacking in a lot of departments within government. Millions of sqft of historic government building sit empty. Covid we figured out we can work from home… but the work sucks in some areas. A blanket return mandate is lazy but it’s needed in a lot of areas.

 

[Blazers46]

Trump and Musk campaigned on Musk cutting $2 trillion. Within the first 6 days Musk has already said $2 trillion is impossible.

Which anyone with two brain cells to rub together knew was the case as soon as it was proposed. We’re only supposed to care about one sides lies though. Oh well.

I think I’ve gone on record laughing at both sides complaining about missed campaign promises. Plague on both houses

 

[calvegas04]

I guess my point is that while great for family and lifestyle the work that gets done and accountability is lacking in a lot of departments within government. Millions of sqft of historic government building sit empty. Covid we figured out we can work from home… but the work sucks in some areas. A blanket return mandate is lazy but it’s needed in a lot of areas.

It will probably lose them a lot of quality workers and end up replacing them with less qualified since distance will be a factor

 

[Blazers46]

It will probably lose them a lot of quality workers and end up replacing them with less qualified since distance will be a factor

It will lose them workers… some might be of quality. Large majority not and easily replaced.

 

[Sea Turtle]

Is that a parody?

If not, that was a pretty worthless mash up of a run on word salad and ad hominem attacks presented by a guy in a sweater vest who has the oddest accent I’ve heard in some time.

I’m paraphrasing but the quote that stood out was how the world and America are better off with a “rambunctious tough guy” in the White House. I mean, that made me laugh out loud.

I watched a couple more of his videos and he misrepresents history pretty consistently to better serve the argument he’s trying to make.

He did have a video on the “philosophy of bodybuilding”, so yeah. Lol.

Bodybuilding? That's right up my alley. I knew I liked this guy.

Here is some current footage of me:

 

[calvegas04]

It will lose them workers… some might be of quality. Large majority not and easily replaced.

Why do you say this? Majority of my remote workers are fantastic not all and it's a real pain finding replacements that are qualified.

 

[drayer54]

This hour long ordeal with Columbia is incredible. Talk about flexing your economic arm of national power

In that hour-

 

[Blazers46]

Why do you say this? Majority of my remote workers are fantastic not all and it's a real pain finding replacements that are qualified.

I’m here in DC a lot. I’m at these buildings all the time. Half the time people are waiting for emails and looking for people. Waiting is 50% of the job in the federal space here in DC.