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THE MORNING RANT: A Glut of Residential Real Estate Is Hitting the Washington DC Market as the Government Sheds Employees
With President Trump and his DOGE team slashing government waste, and with massive layoffs and firings of government workers, a glut of real estate is coming to market in the DC metro area.
If you’ve ever been house hunting, there is a good chance you’ve been to realtor.com to take a look at listings. The “Map” button at top right will show the listings on a map of the area you are searching. You will typically see three types of listings: 1) Existing listings, which have the price in a white bubble. These generally constitute most of the listings. 2) “New” listings, which have the price listed in a bubble, along with a blue header that states “New.” 3) “Coming Soon” listings, which also have the price in a bubble, and also a green header that states “Coming Soon.” These usually make up a very small percentage of the listings. Based on all the “New” and “Coming Soon” listings for the DC Metro area right now, there is a mass exodus taking shape. This is a map of Fairfax County, VA from realtor.com. There is an abundance of blue “New” listings, with an incoming wave of green “Coming Soon” listings.
By contrast, below from the Dallas suburbs is a map of listings in Grapevine, TX. This is more typical. These maps look rather different, don’t they?
Below is the map of listings for Washington, DC proper. Again, there is a sea of green “Coming Soon” listings.
The DC Metro area has been virtually recession-proof for decades, as it had a rock-solid business model of extracting money from the citizenry, sending it to Washington, then disbursing it to government employees and hangers-on. Government was the local industry, but that seems to be changing. At a minimum, there is a massive downsizing occurring.
It will be fascinating to see what happens to this wave of real estate. These listings appear pricey, consistent with the historical wealth that comes from feeding at the government trough, but prices are already coming down rapidly, as there are clearly not enough replacement buyers for those being displaced.
This is absolutely insane:
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 15, 2025
Since DOGE began discussing mass layoffs, the median home price in Washington DC has FALLEN by -$139,000.
In 30 days, nearly 4,000 homes have been listed for sale in and around Washington DC.
What is happening? Let us explain.
(a thread) pic.twitter.com/rPyp4fFvzN
Where will all these soon-to-be-former DC residents go? Displaced government employees will overwhelmingly have left-wing politics. Maybe they can go to California and try to get a new start there. They’d be just like Dust Bowl migrants heading to California, except rather than looking for manual labor jobs, they’ll be seeking taxpayer-funded “remote work.” Gavin Newsom ought to be able to accommodate them. Domestic migrants in the 1930s were called “Okies.” What should we call the caravans of people leaving DC? One political benefit that may come from this is that a mass-exodus of government-dependent residents from the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington could help tilt Virginia further back toward the red column. Without Fairfax and surrounding counties, which are realistically more a part of DC than of Virginia, the Old Dominion state would be solid Republican. It looks like the Maryland suburbs of DC are also about to see an exodus too. Here is the realtor.com map of Prince George’s County. The state of Maryland currently has eight seats in Congress (seven of which are held by Democrats) and 10 electoral votes. Perhaps each of those numbers can be reduced upon the 2030 census if Maryland is de-populating due to DOGE.
Beyond those receiving money directly from the government, the area surrounding DC has become the wealthiest region in the country due to the cascade of money transferred from taxpayers to the DC Metro area. Per this chart (below) attributed to information provided by the Census Bureau for 2020, four of the seven wealthiest counties in the United States are northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. These include the nation’s two wealthiest counties, Loudoun and Falls Church.
While I do not relish economic harm falling on those not directly receiving taxpayer money, this obscene transfer of wealth needs to stop, and it looks like it is being stopped. The DC real estate market and overall economy are in for a big change. [buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (wyMQY)
Al Sharpton Asks: Can you imagine if James Madison or Thomas Jefferson tried to overthrow the government?
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Yes, yes I can.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (u73oe)
Al Sharpton Asks: Can you imagine if James Madison or Thomas Jefferson tried to overthrow the government?
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Yes, yes I can.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (L/fGl)
What a retard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM (bss/y)
The stank.....
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (Cki93)
Posted by: Mr Gaga at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (mlg/3)
Croakies. Storm crows croaking their message of doom: "BUT . . . TRUMP!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (J2vNu)
Hardly anyone in the Federal, rank and file workforce can afford to live in the capitol city anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: A Livingstone at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (h9Nbm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:01 AM (bss/y)
Yeah, even out here, anything under 400K is going to need a lot of work.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (NyUnZ)
The stank.....
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM (NyUnZ)
Rotten crotch and communism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (muwun)
Since DOGE began discussing mass layoffs, the median home price in Washington DC has FALLEN by -$139,000.
TBH I think this is more to do with DOGE going so hard at the corruption in USAID. Yes government bureaucrats get into a nice upper middle class slot but its mostly the NGO/consultant class this owns those million+ homes...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (t0Rmr)
IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF BLACKROCK BOUGHT A BUNCH OF THESE HOUSES AND OUR BUREACRATS AND POLITICIANS GOT A TASTE OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (Cki93)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (xlWrD)
the party's over, so get the fuck out
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:05 AM (77rzZ)
Basement level studio apartment turned condo?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (Cki93)
The stank.....
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM
Chanel No. 5 compared to the Café after we happyfoot through.
Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (xCA6C)
They told normal people to learn to code when Obama and Biden intentionally offshored their jobs so no sympathy. Of course learning to code might not be the best career choice right now either so...they better hope they have photogenic feet or something
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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A condo probably...
Posted by: lin-duh at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (VCgbV)
What goes around comes around.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (fwDg9)
The stank.....
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:02 AM (NyUnZ)
Rotten crotch and communism.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (bss/y)
You'd have to fumigate the bedrooms, gut the bathrooms, and exorcise the office.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:07 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:07 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (uxCna)
Of course! And realize that the stupider the thing you're funding is, the less likely that anyone you're funding will squawk about you stealing most of it, since they know they shouldn't be getting anything at all, and won't blow any whistles.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 17, 2025 11:08 AM (wyMQY)
I doubt it. It would take utter devastation in places like Fairfax and Loudon to make that happen.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:08 AM (xCA6C)
Take that observation for what it's worth, but as with a lot of similar metrics ("look at how much of X is occurring!"), it is important to have a historical context because trends matter much more than absolute numbers, most of the time.
Posted by: can of spam at February 17, 2025 11:08 AM (7oNMO)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:03 AM (uxCna)
nice!
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:08 AM (g47mK)
Thought you were too smart and righteous to live in Greensboro, Alabama? Welcome home!
Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (yYROg)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (xCA6C)
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The stated goal was to make deep cuts in the civil service, and eliminate entire agencies.
So that is a permanent reduction in employment, which will have knock-on effects, just like a plan closing down.
Because prices are inflated, the ones who sell first, win. That's going to lead to a race to the bottom.
Between early retirements and the purge of probationary employees, that's going to be a big loss, on the order of 100,000 jobs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (ZOv7s)
It turns out that this person was the speechwriter for the loathsome Samantha Power, the head of USAID, and was a contractor, not a Federal employee.
Yeah, she's not going to have a job after the change of Administrations, and she knew that since Election Night.
All the legacy media does is lie.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (xlWrD)
It also seems odd to me that the first thing you would do -- within days of being fired or thinking your job is in danger -- would be to put your house on the market.
Do I want this to be true, that the parasites of DC are so desperate they're selling their houses en masse? Yes. Do I think it is true? Nah.
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:07 AM (g47mK)
If Al Sharpton had ever had to handle a cockatoo, he wouldn't be so down on the Greeks.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (VoAdT)
Then the pore Tesla, she run outta juice crossin' through the desert out there in New Mexico. Ah guess runnin' that air conditioner at full gallop all that time jes' plain did the ol' girl in.
Posted by: The Box Wine Grapes of Wrath at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (muwun)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (xCA6C)
What goes around comes around.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:06 AM (ZOv7s)
Meth prices should come down too.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (NyUnZ)
The loss of a single job is a tragedy.
The loss of a million is a statistic.
Cry me a river.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 17, 2025 11:10 AM (Eo96p)
Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 17, 2025 11:10 AM (yYROg)
It was hilarious when Trump cut off USAID disbursements, and suddenly Politico couldn't make payroll.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:10 AM (uxCna)
Looking at the official vote totals from 2024, Kamala won VA by 200K, she got a surplus of 300K from NOVA and those voters are most likely to be the ones impacted by DOGE layoffs.
So does it go Red? Not specifically because of this move, BUT...it does make the state a toss up again and I suspect this will have a secondary impact on say the fraud coming out of Richmond as well since those people won't be getting paid by USAID anymore...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:11 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 11:11 AM (u73oe)
Not necessarily lying. A lot of government spending is on contracts. The term "Beltway Bandit" didn't come from nowhere.
Although I am right there with you in laughing at all the Lockheed and Boeing "engagement" professionals now having to brush up their Javascript.
Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 17, 2025 11:11 AM (yYROg)
That fucker was a thorn in Trump's side and probably had as much to do with the misery that went with his first term and the aftermath as anyone else.
Now, if Pelosi and McConnell are selling too.....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:11 AM (Q4IgG)
Since DOGE began discussing mass layoffs, the median home price in Washington DC has FALLEN by -$139,000.
TBH I think this is more to do with DOGE going so hard at the corruption in USAID. Yes government bureaucrats get into a nice upper middle class slot but its mostly the NGO/consultant class this owns those million+ homes...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (t0Rmr)
This is a true statement - the million+ homes are the grifters and the lobbyists (and the contractors), not the run of the mill feds.
The fed houses are gonna be on the market for $400K-$800K, and be mostly attached type...depending if it was a single earner or dual earner fed family...
And as I said, 2025 will ugly for VA - expect a blue sweep b/c Youngkin will have to deal with a huge budget surplus becoming a non-one...and no voters like that going into an election...
2026 maybe brings a recovery, but with Trump in, I'd expect it to be 2028 after...he really is hated in VA (that's why he never won the state)...
NJ is the likely red flip in 2025. They are probably loving Presler and the changes from Trump...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 17, 2025 11:12 AM (exHjb)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 17, 2025 11:13 AM (BpYfr)
Though I suspect that had legal cover for that pocketing. We didn't steal it, that was our overheard to find appropriate grantees, screen them, and make sure they are following official DEI regulations blah blah blah
But yes at the send of the day a little of the money goes to the nominal target and most of the money goes to a bureaucrat at an NGO
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:13 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: The Box Wine Grapes of Wrath at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (muwun)
They said there was lecktrissity in Albeekirkee, but that was juss wishin'.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:14 AM (NyUnZ)
There are a lot of couples in DC where each of them make 250k+ working for a nonprofit.
Those are the people buying the fancy houses.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:14 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: Stateless...42% - mental state clawing up from 10% at February 17, 2025 11:15 AM (jvJvP)
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:15 AM (9+/5k)
Invariably, the leftists flee to red-states where they infect the area with their politics.
Posted by: Halfhand at February 17, 2025 11:15 AM (xx8CH)
okay you asked for it youtu.be/ZVliEtsQmjM
Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 17, 2025 11:15 AM (yYROg)
Combined Federal Campaign would always list a charity's overhead ratio, I would steer clear of those with a high overhead ratio because those were obviously the scams.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:16 AM (xlWrD)
I've already seen this. The lefties are saying something like, "If you thought unemployment was bad under Biden wait until all these unemployed federal workers are competing for your job!" and of course there are a number of problems with this
1) The left claimed that the economy was booming with functionally no unemployment under Biden
2) Fedgov workers take money out of the economy. Outside of the actual needed bare minimum (which would mean a federal budget under $2T) those federal workers are generating negative value on the economy.
3) The obvious answer if unemployment is a problem is to stop inflation and H1Bs.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:16 AM (t0Rmr)
The NGOs will also be impacted, and will likely have to relocate.
Expect the Dems to push for mortgage relief for unemployed workers or bailouts of some sort, with sob stories about how Aden and Chloe used to have nice incomes at a trendy non-profit but now need a bailout because they can't make payments on the Volvo and already sold the Mercedes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:16 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (VoAdT)
Of course.
The local medical school in Portland gets 68% in indirect reimbursement for medical research - if they get $100 for medical research, they also get $68 that they can spend on "overhead".
The medical school is busily explaining that medical research will cease if that indirect reimbursement percentage is cut.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: BignJames at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (Yj6Os)
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (9+/5k)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:18 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 17, 2025 11:18 AM (NIkq3)
Posted by: Eromero at February 17, 2025 11:18 AM (LHPAg)
The have money and they don't believe in the concept of a nation-state. They should emigrate to the EU and work to overthrow it for a change.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (ExV1e)
Invariably, the leftists flee to red-states where they infect the area with their politics.
Posted by: Halfhand
It's going to be like chicom pandemic all over again..
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (Q8Bj8)
I knew some who commuted from W. Va. Insane.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (xCA6C)
Posted by: BignJames
New Jersey, even.
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (77rzZ)
This is an interesting question. Their "skill set" is most transferable to blue state government work and academic work which is also more in the blue states. And of course they often come from blue states - NY, CA, MA, WA etc. I suspect in many cases they will "go back home"
They aren't going to move to TX to start working in the oil industry.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:11 AM (Q4IgG)
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Obama's residence was the command HQ of the Resistance. The problem for the Dems is that they have nothing like that now. They are competing against one another for leadership, so their actions are reflexive and uncoordinated.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (ZOv7s)
One thing was constant though, construction cranes, development was always to be seen around the stadium and neighborhood. Even in the 07-08 downturn when nothing else was being built, construction continued there.
The "Recovery Summer" Biden was put in charge of in '09 stretched out for the entire Obummer debacle, but DC was immune to the disaster.
Nats won the World Series in '19, were taken off cable, and I haven't seen them since.
Posted by: Strike Three! at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (G5+As)
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:07 AM (g47mK)
If Al Sharpton had ever had to handle a cockatoo, he wouldn't be so down on the Greeks.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 11:09 AM (VoAdT)
_______
Don Lemon is expert at handling a cockatoo. Or even three.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (1bNHn)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)
It’s not 1971. Texas is far more than the oil industry.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (9+/5k)
I bet 90% of them do not have any meaningful savings.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (xlWrD)
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They probably have mountains of debt, because they have to show off how affluent they are.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (ZOv7s)
Why would they?
After all, Washington DC is recession-proof!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (DmtaI)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)
Or Utah.
Utah's full, sign out front shoulda told ya.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 17, 2025 11:04 AM (Cki93)
BlackRock would probably buy them at old market prices as a quid held against a future quo. Better for them to be desperate to sell... dropping the price again and again... waiting for the knock on the door.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (Q8Bj8)
Barack and Michelle Obama's former vacation home in Martha's Vineyard and Obama's former home in Washington, DC have both been for sale.
Martha's Vineyard
The Obamas' former vacation home in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard was listed for sale in August 2023 for $17.6 million. The 7,000-square-foot house has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and sits on 9.5 acres. It has panoramic ocean views, skylights, and floor-to-ceiling windows. The house was designed by Rick Sundberg and built by Andrew Flake.
Washington, DC
Obama's former home in Washington, DC was for sale in 2023. The home is a historic Georgetown property that's over 9,000 square feet and has 12-foot ceilings. It has a large dining room, multiple sitting rooms, fireplaces, and a rooftop terrace.
It seems that their HI house is for sale now.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (xCA6C)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (gm9Sb)
Also consider, Fairfax County has the largest estimated number of unauthorized immigrants in Virginia's Northern Virginia region. Loudoun & Prince William Counties have also seen significant increases in their foreign-born population since 2010.
A few years old but interesting opinion: Cardinal News: 'Eight things to know about the growth of Virginia’s immigrant community' In some census tracts in Fairfax County, immigrants now constitute a majority. In parts of Southwest Virginia, the immigrant population is almost zero. By Dwayne Yancey, December 27, 2022
Also, as of 2024, Maryland's undocumented immigrant population is estimated to be around 225,000 people. This represents about 17% of the state's population, which is foreign born.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Unemployed Feds! at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (uxCna)
Wokies?
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (fQmeC)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)
Time to trot out my trusty bumper sticker again: "Welcome to Texas. Now go home."
Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (k9OZB)
Posted by: BurtTC
I hear the LDS Church went woke a while ago.
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
I certainly have seen this in the past:
Wow this blue state is awesome! We care about the environment, immigrants and want to end racism! It is a shame I can't afford a decent house, get a decent job, or safely go outside after dark.
Wow this red state I moved to sucks! I mean I could afford a house, the new job is good, and I can now go for walks after dinner but the people here don't care about the environment, immigrants and are all racist! But we can change all of this if I can get them to vote the right way!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (9+/5k)
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The point is that they are not going to go into private industry because they have no marketable skills. I think they will go to the blue states and try to use their DC connections to muscle their way in. Also sympathetic allies will try to find places for them in state government.
But then the cascade effect of cuts to the universities will hit, further shrinking their employment pool.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 11:23 AM (fwDg9)
What Americans have never really supported is cuts and modifications to SS & Medicare. And it was folly for the Republicans to ever attempt such messaging for all these years. It was never going to get traction with the Boomer generation who controlled all the votes.
But cutting DC bureaucrats. That's something most Americans will get behind.
Dem and Media messaging on this will be atrocious and cause them more harm than good. So who cares. Let them whine.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 17, 2025 11:23 AM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (9+/5k)
You're right. There's also Rogan's comedy club.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:23 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 17, 2025 11:12 AM (exHjb)
Don't hold your breath.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (706cY)
Keir Stamer is working hard on becoming the worst British Prime Minister in history.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (uxCna)
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Assholes.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (1bNHn)
Posted by: Maxine Waters' Hair at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (c0tJM)
Point of reference. District 1 wasn't the Capitol.
District 1 is the wealthiest district in Panem, whose primary industry is the manufacture of luxury items for the Capitol.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (ExV1e)
I have been seeing lefties post memes to the effect of, "With Trump sending the undocumented immigrants home I hope you reichwingers are ready to pick lettuce all day for below minimum wage!" so it would be deeply satisfying if some of our betters in federal work end up doing so...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:24 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:21 AM
Operation Market Garden II
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Bonecrusher at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (JNTt1)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
"Whew!"
-- Zombie Lord North
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
Don't worry - we'll only send a few advisors.
After all, what could happen?
Posted by: Two Tier Kier! at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: Beverly at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Epeb0)
I remember the 2008 crash. In my neighborhood, prices stalled or dropped by a bit for years after years of big increases. People in those homes wouldn't sell because they expected the market to bounce back in the near term, but it took much longer than expected. I suspect the same will apply now. Even if you think Trump is making a big long term reduction in government employment, potential sellers will take awhile to believe it.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (xCA6C)
Coding Medicare and medicare invoices for insurance companies from home? Checks a lot of boxes doesn't it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Q8Bj8)
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Grifties
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: BurtTC
I hear the LDS Church went woke a while ago.
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
Truth is, SLC is a shithole blue city, like every other big city. But the rest of the state is pretty much as is. LDS is like many other churches, I suppose. It's got its good people... and its bad ones.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (NyUnZ)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (2NHgQ)
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I assume they are going to do the hearings very soon. I think that Trump is playing this correctly, just moving past them because they will have to be defended and it's going to be hilarious.
One case to watch for is the trannie mutilation. I'm sure RFK is going to have DHS pen an amicus brief outlining how toxic and dangerous the drug regiment, cancer risk, etc.
A lot of these are rope-a-dopes that were meant to be tried in court where a lot of evidence can be entered that the Dems will not want to see broadcast. I expect when that's about to happen, the suits will be dropped or the cases dismissed due to standing.
The Dems do not want a federal court taking testimony on trannie mutilation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Dan Patterson at February 17, 2025 11:26 AM (MKQqm)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 11:27 AM (1bNHn)
Groomers.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 17, 2025 11:27 AM (9/pWJ)
Posted by: 18-1
You read my my perfectly here.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 17, 2025 11:27 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:27 AM (xlWrD)
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Within 50 miles of the White House, they might have a point. Okay, a hundred miles!
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 17, 2025 11:28 AM (DmtaI)
Start living in the real world.
Maybe with this gubmint employee cutting, and the deportation if illegal aliens, home prices will go down, and employment will shift to more productive tasks, rather than paper shuffling and tyrannical interference into our lives.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 17, 2025 11:28 AM (ufFY8)
This message was given very, very clearly by LIVs, moderates and the like every election cycle. No matter how moderate and sensible any Republican plan to reform SS was they had no interest at least until all the stuff like foreign aid was cut first.
The stock answer from the GOPe was "that doesn't account for enough money" and so they'd run through failure theater, do nothing about SS, but given the Dems enough votes to expand all sorts of wasteful voluntary spending.
So Trump going after things like USAID is in one sense brilliant but in another sense something that should be been blindingly obvious to anyone that wanted to actually cut any spending over the last 20 years.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:28 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at February 17, 2025 11:28 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:28 AM (g47mK)
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They typically get involved in local politics. Run for something like city council or a county position. Then start pushing their liberal shit on the people already there. They get other, like minded people to harass the entrenched political/civil entities so much that to shut them up they appease them.
Pretty soon your little red town is pushing tranny story hour and flying the alphabet people's flag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (xlWrD)
They will have to flee to other state capitals. Parasites cannot survive for long on their own, if their host sheds them. They need a new host.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (uAczH)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (fQmeC)
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Made even better because it wasn't really foreign aid at all. It was Dem money laundering.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (sX1BW)
https://tinyurl.com/5n7rwdre
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (paSBy)
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...Well we have some 19 year olds that learned to code. Now you can learn to pick.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (jPdyB)
You expect me to pay attention to a book series I loathe?
Its not Lord of the Rings or even Narnia, but I watched the first two movies and it absolutely screamed out as a more absurd but accurate version of Biden and Obama's America.
TBH it was one of those YA book series you should be trying to get your kids to read (though the Giver, Prydain and Out of Space would be better choices)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (t0Rmr)
Great salaries; kids in private schools within the Maryland, VA, West VA triangle, lovely properties.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Mariann Budde, Bishop and LQGTB Advocate at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (NAF5O)
The UK military is now a third world farce.
The Royal Navy has only 25 combat vessels in commission, but they have 40 admirals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (sX1BW)
They will have to flee to other state capitals. Parasites cannot survive for long on their own, if their host sheds them. They need a new host.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (uAczH)
Cali would be my guess, the only deterrent is the insane home prices.
Posted by: IC - Cope Harder, Liberals at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (EmT/E)
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM
This. Their tears, the sustain me. The best part. The hill they're willing to die on is a tranny opera in Peru.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (jPdyB)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 17, 2025 11:13 AM (BpYfr)
Musk can tweet out that we're going to build a new canal along the southern border and we need workers to ply the shovels.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:31 AM (ExV1e)
Start living in the real world.
Maybe with this gubmint employee cutting, and the deportation if illegal aliens, home prices will go down, and employment will shift to more productive tasks, rather than paper shuffling and tyrannical interference into our lives.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
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I wonder if the demand for EVs will drop even more when the NGOs and people "employed" by them no longer have the funds to afford the toys? Because I'm betting they were a big chunk of the demographic.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (sG4Li)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (jbnUc)
That shit is a bomb waiting to go off if not addressed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ztezf)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (4p0Xq)
I've gotten a few letters over the years to my house from SSA to names that have never lived here (I know who lived here before me and he was the original owner) and when I opened them it was the SSA denying a SS benefit.
So if there are that many attempts going on, and the only thing they do is same no if they detect attempted fraud I imagine there is an incredible amount that gets through
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Stu Podaso
But as we learned this AM on the Morning Report, it won't have elevators!
Posted by: Otis Campbell at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (G5+As)
Of course, that's about as likely as Biden stringing a coherent sentence together, so...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (Wnv9h)
The Royal Navy has only 25 combat vessels in commission, but they have 40 admirals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (xlWrD)
I believe it. But they have capability to be among top in intelligence, sabotage and other malfeasance.
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (g47mK)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:33 AM (6tRK7)
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We'll likely soon discover SS / Medicare / Medicaid has been solvent all along, and all the fear mongering and poor mouthing by our government employees and officials has been in service of massive amounts of money laundering.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 11:34 AM (sG4Li)
Rubio’s State Department has changed the content of its fact-sheet on Taiwan from the previous administration:
While still opposing "any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side," it has dropped the phrase "we don’t support Taiwan independence”
https://is.gd/cwCCrh
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 11:34 AM (xCA6C)
Ironically he was voted into power because the voters were punishing the Tories for being too left wing and focused on things like the Uke war instead of stopping immigration.
I suspect if the Brits start a draft they might finally get some of that insurrection they sorely need...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2025 11:35 AM (LkLld)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:35 AM (xlWrD)
After the federal government, turn AI on DoD. Get rid of the humans who cost money. Turn on the AI and automate our weaponry. Much cheaper and machines don't need retirement money.
Posted by: Diabeetus at February 17, 2025 11:35 AM (SawFp)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 11:36 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (2NHgQ)
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Ed Morrisey has an update over at Hot Air.
Posted by: Turn 2 at February 17, 2025 11:36 AM (JfxgE)
Posted by: runner at February 17, 2025 11:36 AM (g47mK)
You want a job with a Non-Governmental Organization? Then, shut up and cut my lawn!
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 11:36 AM (uAczH)
Colossus, Skynet, and the MME have entered Chat.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:37 AM (xlWrD)
60 Minutes also accompanied German police on a raid of someone who had posted a meme, and interviewed government officials on why meme posting is way more dangerous than Muslims.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 17, 2025 11:37 AM (YRLP/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:37 AM (xlWrD)
Fvck that noise. I was reading H Beam Piper and Jack Chalker in elementary school.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (xlWrD)
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To me, "YA books" meant Kipling, Twain, and Sherlock Holmes.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 11:37 AM (1bNHn)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)
It’s not 1971. Texas is far more than the oil industry.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:20 AM (9+/5k)
No we're not. Just oil and cattle. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:38 AM (ExV1e)
That shit is a bomb waiting to go off if not addressed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:32 AM (Q4IgG)
Amen, brother.
One could argue that even federal law agencies shouldn't have their own arms. That they should work with local agencies to do that sort of thing for them.
But an education swat team?
BLM swat team?
Future tragedy just looking for a place to happen
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2025 11:38 AM (FCbAQ)
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 17, 2025 11:29 AM (sX1BW)
Benz says it was often dual purpose. The money that went into foreign lands was supposedly for the good of the locals, but it gave a foothold to the U.S. to do everything from change the culture to overthrow the government.
Although, it must be said the AID in USAID was never meant to be aid. In fact, at first they would call it US A I D, pronouncing the letters, and then they got the bright idea to pronounce it US "AID" specifically to mislead.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:38 AM (6tRK7)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 11:38 AM (fwDg9)
Justin Wolfers, a s-head economist who is probably getting boatloads of Federal money, claimed that Musk was simply counting Social Security records that had no date as being 150 years old, and that Musk was therefore a idiot.
Nope, Justin - there are a wide range of ages of people allegedly over 100 years old, which wouldn't be happening if it just was a entry error.
BTW, the Social Security computer programs are still written in COBOL.
Are there computer schools out there that still teach COBOL, so Social Security can maintain these programs?
Posted by: Two Tier Kier! at February 17, 2025 11:39 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: H. H. Asquith at February 17, 2025 11:39 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 11:39 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 11:17 AM (VoAdT)
The Cask of Amontigaza.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 17, 2025 11:39 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:35 AM (xlWrD)
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Historically, they've often used foreign troops. The peoples of the Empire, of course. But also Wellington's Portuguese and King's German Legion.
You know, the King's Royal Rifle Corps was originally the Royal Americans?
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 11:40 AM (1bNHn)
they will move to Austin and fit right in, unfortunately
Posted by: brak at February 17, 2025 11:40 AM (jGJov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:40 AM (xlWrD)
OIG, Social Security Administration, Match of Florida Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records (A-08-18-50565) Date: August 13, 2019, To: The Commissioner, From: Inspector General
And so is fraud regarding Federal pensions, benefits
Fedweek: Improper Payments, Fraud Continuing in Retirement Program, Report Says, Published: June 18, 2024
In part, "The inspector general’s office at OPM has again raised concerns about improper payments and fraud in the federal retirement program, citing one recent case involving more than $700,000 and another involving nearly $1 million.
“During FY 2023, OPM paid $104.7 billion in defined benefits to retirees, survivors, representative payees, and families under the CSRS and the FERS programs. This included $224.33 million in improper overpayments,” the report said."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 17, 2025 11:40 AM (NFX2v)
Hey, we need our SWAT team!
Posted by: The Department of Education! at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (uxCna)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (2NHgQ)
10K votes in WI in 2020 that were 120+ years old.
But hey can't discriminate against the metabolically challenged right?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (t0Rmr)
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It's necessary not only for the government employees but if we end these courses then the teachers will be out of work and their families won't be able to eat!!!
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (sG4Li)
Posted by: 10th and Penn at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (ZOv7s)
I foresee a rise in the number of "influencers" and OF "models".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (ExV1e)
They all deserve much more of this. (And the rest of Virginia needs them gone even more.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginia at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (N1tpc)
Someone must have lost a tree as heard chainsaw when first got up but see nothing out of ordinary in my yard.
I think I need a drink
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 11:41 AM (fwDg9)
Hands off my social security! What do you want me to do, live under a bridge and eat canned dog food! Power To The People! Vote democrat and save gramps from the knacker and the evil Trumpf!
Posted by: Old Fart In democrat TV Commercial at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (NAF5O)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (xlWrD)
At the risk of sounding Marxist, libtards are a class as much if not more than they are an ideology. They don't have deeply held beliefs so much as the need to signal their fealty to the class, to continue getting the benefits of being in said class. If you destroy the benefits of that class (by removing its source of funding and deprecating its bullshit sources of "expertise") then the class ceases to exist.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (+b4rY)
Remember these are just isolated examples that don't display any sort of pattern AND any attempt examine if they are in fact indicative of a pattern is racist and Elon trying to steal your SS check
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (t0Rmr)
Today, Fox News reported that 3,600 probationary Health and Human Services employees were laid off by DOGE.
This is expected to save $600 MILLION in taxpayer dollars annually.
The 65,000 DOGE cuts so far are now saving an estimated ~$38 billion in annual taxpayer dollars.
On day 8 of the formation of @DOGE, the below announcement was made.
DOGE is reportedly saving the US Government $1 billion PER DAY.
This means DOGE could reduce US deficit spending by 20% in YEAR 1.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (P5BPp)
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (JzFC4)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (LkLld)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (6tRK7)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (xlWrD)
You mean David French and rear Admiral Bill Kristol?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:44 AM (xlWrD)
The biggest until whatever he finds next week, that is.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 11:44 AM (JzFC4)
And the correct response that shut Justin up was "Other than fraud, why would the Social Security database even let you enter a record for a person with no birth date?"
That and Justin's original theory was that the default for no date was 1875, and then Elon revealed there were living people in the SS database far older than that.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 17, 2025 11:44 AM (YRLP/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:30 AM (xlWrD)
Holy shit.
It ain't 1836 Great Britain no more.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 17, 2025 11:44 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (2NHgQ)
And why does the Maple Syrup Advisory Council need a SWAT team, anyhow? (OK, there’s no such animal …. Probably. But if their were, I betcha they would have a SWAT team)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (4QJOq)
Dokies?
Posted by: Supreme Gentleman at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (ScFGB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM
You mean get paid to watch it? Yea, for like 100 an hour I suppose.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (4p0Xq)
I believe that a lot of the rampant "health" BS passed by Congress over the past 20 years or so all say "the Secretary shall decide".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (ExV1e)
One of the reasons why COBOL was used was that it was allegedly easier for non-programmers to read the programs.
When they were revising COBOL systems for Y2K twenty-five years ago, they were already having to go to retirement communities to find COBOL programmers.
Who the hell are they using now?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (uxCna)
Detroit, AKA "Motor City", was know for automobile manufactoring, but is now the butt of many jokes for looking like it went through World War 2.
Will DC be the same? There's not much there, there. Just the Capitol, secondary business to support the Capitol (restaurants, logistics), and parasites (NGOs). If the spigot finally gets turned off, there's going to be a lot of downsizing.
Also related, how about the nearby states, with large cities bordering DC where many Company workers already commute from? Will those in DC now move to those same cities and counties? Or will said locations also lose population as governmental employees try to find other employment elsewhere?
Posted by: Another Anon at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (QNMaY)
This is an interesting counter argument to "politics is downsteam from culture" - because these leftists are essentially being paid to believe ever dumber leftwing "ideals"
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Old Fart In democrat TV Commercial at February 17, 2025 11:42 AM (NAF5O)
What would be brilliant would be to float the idea that after you get rid of all the fake SS payments being made to illegals, everyone on REAL retirement and disability will get a raise.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:45 AM (6tRK7)
Posted by: 18-1
Just not anyone from the EPA.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 17, 2025 11:46 AM (fQmeC)
Posted by: IC - Cope Harder, Liberals at February 17, 2025 11:46 AM (EmT/E)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:47 AM (xlWrD)
Speaking of, Peter Strzok deleted all of his social media accounts a few hours after Kash was voted out of committee.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 17, 2025 11:47 AM (YRLP/)
Posted by: Common Tater
Yes, the Director, CBD, would need it to conduct pre-dawn raids on those who put maple syrup on French toast.
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (77rzZ)
Salt Lake City has (or had) a lesbian mayor. It’s as blue as any city. Two decades of migration from California tens to do that.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (9+/5k)
And if we can add NJ in there, awesome!
Killing off the NGOs that were being funded by USAID and other federal agencies should do this but don't stop with this. Get voter reform passed ASAP, too!
Elizabeth Nickson explains it well:
https://tinyurl.com/2zy6knkp
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (ICbj8)
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Big lawfare guy? Overtly never Trump? That Norm Eisen?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (Q4IgG)
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You mean David French and rear Admiral Bill Kristol?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:44 AM (xlWrD)
Now I'm picturing a sort of perverted Gift of the Magi scenario. Where one gets the other a new dildo, but he sells his fright wig, and the other gets the other a new fancy comb, but he must sell his benwa balls.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (YPmhK)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (4p0Xq)
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Ha. Our micro golden doodle can relate, as its -1 here. However, our golden retriever is currently out rolling in the snow.
Posted by: Turn 2 at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (JfxgE)
I saw it stated over the weekend that less than 1% of farm workers in the US are illegals. I think we'll manage.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (LkLld)
Yes, yes I can!
Posted by: George Washington at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (KjLnc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (xlWrD)
So I guess the future for DC is a lot of meth addicts living under bridges who fondly remember the days when they earned six figures at a "lazy girl job".
Posted by: the lower depths at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (+b4rY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM
Watch her do what?
Only if the blowing is of a whistle while being deposed under oath.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (a3Q+t)
It is clear that all the people in DC charged with stopping "waste, fraud, and abuse" were deliberately targeting trivial abuses to protect their phoney-baloney jobs, while ignoring the actual corruption.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (uxCna)
Aunt Jemima is a badass. She's the true story that new Amazon movie about President Big Mike kicking white men in the balls is based on.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (YRLP/)
3-1 odds she gets nekkid and dances around, poorly
2-1 odds she offers pictures of her feet
8-1 odds she gets naked, wears a bridle and prances around in a field
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (t0Rmr)
What is satisfaction?
When DOGE starts turning off payments to fraudulent SSI accounts and anyone over 120 years of age.
Posted by: MR PEABODY at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (qoB0Q)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 17, 2025 11:12 AM (exHjb)
Combatting the two largest unions in the state, teachers and state workers, will be an uphill and nasty battle.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (dgRL6)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (i24o9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (fwDg9)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 17, 2025 11:50 AM (4QJOq)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:50 AM (xlWrD)
When Biden exploded the budget to $8T and there were constant stories of such obvious corruption just leaking out - like Hunter Biden's favorite hooker getting a COVID business loan - and no one getting punished it was pretty obvious the fix was in.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (t0Rmr)
Obama's ethic czar and disciple of color revolutions. Yea, that guy.
Musk has been sparring with him on X this morning asking him where he and his organizations got all their money.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (LkLld)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 17, 2025 11:22 AM (2NHgQ)
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Ed Morrisey has an update over at Hot Air.
Posted by: Turn 2
I would have assumed that Morrisey would be opposed to anything Trump did.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (lTGtQ)
I thought that for decades, all the non-Mormons in the SLC area lived in Salt Lake City proper, giving them a sizable majority, while the suburbs were 95% Mormon.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (uxCna)
Some dude named Trusk was seen buying up all the properties.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (i24o9)
x.com/catturd2/status/1891444641641136454
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (gKWVE)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (0nCFq)
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This shows their idiocy. Americans would make minimum wage because you know, legal employment. Farmers would have to pay a decent wage to get labor. The wages for lettuce pickers would be set by the market and it would a hell of a lot more than minimum wage.
These leftists have clue how anything works.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:52 AM (9+/5k)
Posted by: Eromero at February 17, 2025 11:52 AM (LHPAg)
How about “Dokies”?
Posted by: Danny at February 17, 2025 11:52 AM (2aAHu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (xlWrD)
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150 years and the (D)s are still hung up on the same kink.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (sG4Li)
BLM swat team?
Future tragedy just looking for a place to happen
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2025 11:38 AM (FCbAQ)
Transfer to the Border Patrol, have them transition out of the black uniforms for the summer.
Have them tramp around in the woods on the Canadian border for a bit.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (D7oie)
The IRS recently explained that they primarily audited poor people, because auditing rich people was too much trouble - rich people have lawyers and stuff.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (uxCna)
"Roaches"
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (CHHv1)
1) You can't just lay someone off! You have to give them months of notice and go through a long list of steps - and...no time I've ever been laid off has this happened.
2) She couldn't fathom why we need lay offs - her job was important (she wasn't actually clear about what she did) and the government has plenty of money right? I mean if you ignore the $36T in debt.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Stu Podaso
You work hard all your life, rise to the top of your profession. One little faux pa, and it's all anyone talks about!
Posted by: Amber Heard and Richard Gere at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (G5+As)
I rate this as true.
One guy I knew was the only COBOL programmer for a very specific life insurance policy class at a very large insurance company.
He maintained the program, and will, until either he dies, or the rest of the policyholders kark it.
The logic was that it would be too expensive to convert.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (uxCna)
I don’t know if 95%. But probably a majority. Less than half the Utah population as a whole is Mormon.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (9+/5k)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (KXtU1)
Stop. The schadenfreudeian engorging is becoming 'hard' to take.
Posted by: Auspex at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: Marianne Williamson at February 17, 2025 11:55 AM (Dk0oQ)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025
Hell, most just the word they're getting even more SS benefits along with their government pensions and Thrift Savings with gov. matching of funds.
Maybe 40,000 Federal retirees are alive and still receiving benefits under strictly under CSRS retirement. (No ss.)
Heaven knows how many fraudulent Payee Representatives there are 'helping' manage retiree benefits - of the dead. There probably much greater % under SS and with Home Healthcare businesses thriving in some regions.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 17, 2025 11:55 AM (NFX2v)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (0nCFq)
*golf clap*
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:55 AM (i24o9)
Should General Milley be court martialed?
Answers were 33-1 in favor.
Interesting I thought.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (W/lyH)
Wikipedia says Utah is 55% Mormon, which I find surprisingly low.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (uxCna)
1) You can't just lay someone off! You have to give them months of notice and go through a long list of steps - and...no time I've ever been laid off has this happened.
2) She couldn't fathom why we need lay offs - her job was important (she wasn't actually clear about what she did) and the government has plenty of money right? I mean if you ignore the $36T in debt.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (t0Rmr)
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Fuck these people. They can learn to shovel coal. Or suck dicks under the bridge. I don't care.
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
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1m
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump just fired more than 200 employees from FEMA
Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (LkLld)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (KXtU1)
Some girls are "bigger" than others.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (i24o9)
Posted by: Anna Puma
You tell 'em!
Posted by: Nice Jewish Boy With Warehouse at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (G5+As)
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
Yeah, that stop-massacring-non-believers law changed things a lot.
Posted by: Auspex at February 17, 2025 11:57 AM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 17, 2025 11:57 AM (WIRXc)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Lines of U-Hauls, gassed up and full of Obama, *biden and Kamala paraphernalia, rainbow flags, vegan and non-GMO snacks... all heading west.
The Great California Migration II.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:57 AM (Q4IgG)
You can be let go for any reason during that one year probation.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:57 AM (xlWrD)
youtu.be/oekFbcFtlWk
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (t0Rmr)
That should be the only explanation these people get.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (i24o9)
When DOGE starts turning off payments to fraudulent SSI accounts and anyone over 120 years of age.
Posted by: MR PEABODY at February 17, 2025 11:49 AM (qoB0Q)
I heard recently that it might be that the 150 YO recipients are actually a result of the Date of Birth field being left blank, and the form auto-populating the date 150 years ago
Now, to be frank, a problem like that should be resolved since it is so obviously a corrupted database problem. However if crap like that is going on, then there is other serious problems that are impossible to find, and they need to be looked for.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (D7oie)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (gm9Sb)
1) You can't just lay someone off! You have to give them months of notice and go through a long list of steps - and...no time I've ever been laid off has this happened.
2) She couldn't fathom why we need lay offs - her job was important (she wasn't actually clear about what she did) and the government has plenty of money right? I mean if you ignore the $36T in debt.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 11:53 AM (t0Rmr)
Just read a series of posts talkin about this. How unfair!!! I pointed out that probationary means probationary. Y can be let go for any reason.
Also pointed out that no one, government or civilian owes anyone a job.
Last point I made was again, both government and civilian industry all have probationary periods.
I'm thinking that major in Women's Studies isn't working so well for them.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 17, 2025 11:59 AM (W/lyH)
Salt Lake City has (or had) a lesbian mayor. It’s as blue as any city. Two decades of migration from California tens to do that.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 17, 2025 11:48 AM (9+/5k)
Their senator is a lot more feminine.
Posted by: Supreme Gentleman at February 17, 2025 11:59 AM (ScFGB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:59 AM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 17, 2025 11:57 AM (Q4IgG)
You have died of DEIsentery.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:59 AM (i24o9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM (KXtU1)
Some girls are "bigger" than others.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:56 AM (i24o9)
This charming man...
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:59 AM (k3aEX)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 11:43 AM (6tRK7)
They'll get jobs with the public school system. It'll be alright.
Posted by: Morning, class! Call me Mxrhm Salami at February 17, 2025 12:00 PM (yzp7T)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:00 PM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Danimal28 at February 17, 2025 12:00 PM (1E4GV)
I'd call it 'pretending'. Waiting for the next opportunity.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 12:01 PM (1dUol)
Also: clawback the money paid to these deadbeat bureaucrats and scummy NGOs!
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 17, 2025 12:01 PM (GXB4V)
How goes the C-47 quest?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 11:47 A
Thanks Anna, I have to hop online today and look. Thanks for the tip!
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:01 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Dockworkers Union at February 17, 2025 12:01 PM (xCA6C)
Are we sure that Morrissey is one of those guys no longer getting a check so he's decided he wants to be appealing now to actual conservatives against?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 12:02 PM (t0Rmr)
youtu.be/oekFbcFtlWk
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (gKWVE)
Let's face it, both him and Marr, their solo careers have been dull failures.
They should just kiss and make up.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:02 PM (k3aEX)
Posted by: t-bird
Oh stop me, stop me if you've heard this one before
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 12:02 PM (gKWVE)
But there are many, many people in the database with a wide range of ages over 100 years old, so it's not just a data entry error.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (uxCna)
When they were revising COBOL systems for Y2K twenty-five years ago, they were already having to go to retirement communities to find COBOL programmers.
Who the hell are they using now?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 17, 2025
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I remember the noise in the IT community about that time. Not so much retirement communities (though I wouldn't be surprised), but certainly more mature programmers. Though a neighbor of mine in early '99 left her old job (I forget what) to go to school to become a COBOL programmer. I wonder how that worked out for her.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (J2vNu)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (0nCFq)
*golf clap*
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 11:55 AM (i24o9)
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I shall use that term at least five time today to fix it permanently into my lexicon.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (W/lyH)
Failure, up until this point, has been REWARDED, because obviously you needed more money.
But the first lesson of failure is that you need to STOP what you are doing and figure out why it is failing before you start again...if you do actually start...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: t-bird
He is human and he wants to be loved.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)
"18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records
Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings."
Posted by: Oglebay at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (2ap+5)
Now, to be frank, a problem like that should be resolved since it is so obviously a corrupted database problem. However if crap like that is going on, then there is other serious problems that are impossible to find, and they need to be looked for.
Saw the chart of ages for SS payouts last night. The 150 YO recipients can be explained by the default date in COBOL, but it doesn't explain the two recipients that are over 300 YO, and all the recipients between 160 and 300 YO.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 17, 2025 12:04 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: 18-1
He may have to go back to posing naked on an ottoman for that Freud guy just to make ends meet.
Posted by: Bulg at February 17, 2025 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
We'll try this for our next production.
Posted by: Bialystock and Bloom at February 17, 2025 12:04 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 17, 2025 11:54 AM
Yep. He knows where his bread is buttered and didn't want to end up like Kristol, selling pencils and sucking dick. Don't trust the crew over at NeoCon Air.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:04 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: t-bird
He is human and he wants to be loved.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)
His girlfriend is in a coma.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (k3aEX)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (sG4Li)
A lot of cold water thrown on that theory in the tech thread.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (t0Rmr)
youtu.be/oekFbcFtlWk
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 11:58 AM (gKWVE)
European suicide rates expected to increase dramatically over the summer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (4p0Xq)
Here is someone's build of the Trumpeter C-47, they threw a lot of aftermarket parts at it.
https://tinyurl.com/mtv8drat
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)
His girlfriend is in a coma.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (k3aEX)
He got confused, he killed a horse, he can't help the way he feels.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (k3aEX)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (1Le5v)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (0nCFq)
*golf clap*
oh, i'm proud to be a wokie from musk's doge...
Posted by: releasing on vinyl soon at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (IKg+A)
It's all about the praise and glory we should be giving to David French, a "conservative approaching politics differently. https://shorturl.at/lO2Uj
Stuff I didn't know: French got fired by his congregation over his politics and bashing of Trump constantly. That brought a smile to my face.
Posted by: SimoHayha at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KfVMM)
Posted by: Viagra at February 17, 2025 12:07 PM (NAF5O)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 17, 2025 12:07 PM (Dv3i1)
Maybe the divide by zero error results in an infinite money glitch
Posted by: Chuck C at February 17, 2025 12:07 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Oglebay at February 17, 2025 12:08 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)
His girlfriend is in a coma.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (k3aEX)
He got confused, he killed a horse, he can't help the way he feels.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (k3aEX)
He went to London, booked himself in at the Y, and got a job as a back scrubber.
I can keep this up all day.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (k3aEX)
How about “Dokies”?
Posted by: Danny at February 17, 2025 11:52 AM (2aAHu
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Govers
Bureaus
DC'ers
Posted by: WisRich at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (Qgr0I)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (t0Rmr)
Do I look like a biologist?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (VoAdT)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (bF7Q5)
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (1bNHn)
A profound mystery. Maybe what’s left of the FBI could look into it ?
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (1Le5v)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar at February 17, 2025 11:51 AM (0nCFq)
*golf clap*
oh, i'm proud to be a wokie from musk's doge...
Posted by: releasing on vinyl soon at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM (IKg+A)
*golf clap*^2
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (i24o9)
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No standing!
Posted by: God Emporer John Roberts at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (bF7Q5)
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Do we get to throw them into volcanoes?
Posted by: Eeyore at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (1bNHn)
https://tinyurl.com/mtv8drat
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:06 PM
Dang! That's some nice work! Thanks Anna!
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Fisht at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (BHEHK)
Thieves, liars, and pederasts.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (O7YUW)
I had absolutely no knowledge it would happen as they had been targeted by office management in conjunction with the Administrative section of the Regional office.
All received letters claiming a variety of offenses from insubordination to offensive conduct to having a NDA on file with prior employer. As soon as they dropped their attempts to fight their probationary dismissals, the allegations were dropped.
BTW, one was a Federal employee with several years of service under his belt when he was hired into the office the year before. They still booted him and he, if anyone, had 'rights.'
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 17, 2025 12:11 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM (k3aEX)
Heavens know he's miserable now.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:11 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 17, 2025 12:11 PM (/U5Yz)
They got rid of the canneries, but the fields are still there, so things should work out just fine for them.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (uAczH)
what was the Khwarezmian word for "Mongol"?
Posted by: gKWVE at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:05 PM
Pics of Hugh Hewitt sucking off Mitt?
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (xlWrD)
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Ha! You found the answer to "who will pick our lettuce"
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:09 PM (k3aEX)
We'll stop you, because we've heard this before.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM (sG4Li)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM
Yea, that's a bit more than I would care to do.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM
LOL.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (fwDg9)
We'll stop you, because we've heard this before.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM (i24o9)
If they don't believe us now, they will never believe us.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (k3aEX)
Abp. Vigano asks Trump’s CIA Director to ‘investigate the deep state plan to eliminate Benedict XVI’
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 17, 2025 12:15 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 17, 2025 12:11 PM (/U5Yz)
You’re so much nicer than me.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 17, 2025 12:15 PM (GXB4V)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:13 PM (i24o9)
If they don't believe us now, they will never believe us.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (k3aEX)
This joke isn't funny anymore.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (xlWrD)
Posted by: Eaton Moregina at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (lCppi)
I can't even get one that's small.
I cain't get a long little DOGE...
I thought the Preznit was gonna be Kamal
Posted by: Sifty Boones at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (Q//NP)
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Lots of fresh air. Better nutrition. Life coach advocacy. Vegan diet, and no smoking in bars. Simple really
Posted by: Common Tater at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (M1o7r)
The answer is "market pricing."
Posted by: Eaton Moregina
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True capitalism has never succeeded because it's never been tried.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (sG4Li)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:14 PM (k3aEX)
This joke isn't funny anymore.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:16 PM (i24o9)
Ask me, I won't say no, how could I.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (k3aEX)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (4tmpE)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:18 PM (i24o9)
I wonder why?
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 17, 2025 12:18 PM (O1OkY)
Who the hell are they using now?
tanned, rested, and ready
Posted by: chatgpt at February 17, 2025 12:18 PM (IKg+A)
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:18 PM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 12:19 PM (u73oe)
They got rid of the canneries, but the fields are still there, so things should work out just fine for them.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 12:12 PM (uAczH)
I suspect there is going to be a need for workers in Springfield OH soon.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 17, 2025 12:19 PM (D7oie)
Posted by: Patrick at February 17, 2025 12:19 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 17, 2025 12:19 PM (mB6WH)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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Get a one time use link and a captcha
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:20 PM (sG4Li)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (gm9Sb)
Give them something they can use instead of the gift card.
Posted by: Hands Free Catheter at February 17, 2025 12:20 PM (NAF5O)
Dozens' are expected.
(It's a holiday, so you really can't expect federal employees to give up a day off do you?)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 17, 2025 12:20 PM (W/lyH)
Sorry, guys, we found a case of bird flu, so we had to burn all the cardboard boxes.
Posted by: t-bird at February 17, 2025 12:20 PM (ZZOOb)
One coworker commuted by train and subway between DC and West Virginia, a 2 hour commute each way, because he had a family and his house there would have cost 10x as much if in the DC suburbs.
Posted by: BobM at February 17, 2025 12:21 PM (BPN3v)
Until then, there's a LOT more work to do.
A pretty decent start, tho, yes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
They'll go to predominantly white areas where they are close enough to the hunting grounds of the predators to get a grift going but not close enough to be the prey.
All the left needs to set up shop is a welfare office and a ghetto to exploit.
Posted by: Sifty Boones at February 17, 2025 12:21 PM (nptZK)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 12:21 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: chatgpt at February 17, 2025 12:22 PM (IKg+A)
1/4 Day for Ace, today. Holiday.
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 17, 2025 12:22 PM (nQA5s)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (ztezf)
Musk and DOGE should search the SS database for Abe Vigoda.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Whoa! You're telling me the Barney Miller remake is off?
Posted by: TV Guide at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 17, 2025 12:22 PM (nQA5s)
He left a note in the sidebar. He loves us.
He could've said 'f*ck em' and just not posted, but he didn't.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)
Wokies.. Obviously!
Posted by: gilbar
*Waves*
Posted by: Post 102 at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (fQmeC)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:17 PM (sG4Li)
True capitalism hasn’t been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult, and left untried.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (GXB4V)
Posted by: BignJames at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (Yj6Os)
Who the hell are they using now?
tanned, rested, and ready
Posted by: chatgpt at February 17, 2025 12:18 PM (IKg+A)
I saw it. Employment agencies would gather 'em up and put a wrangler in charge for the deployment. You'd see a bunch of old guys in airports being herded to the next connection. Nice gigs, too.
Posted by: mrp at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (rj6Yv)
I wonder why?
Yeah, no.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WDXRSA
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (xCA6C)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (bF7Q5)
True capitalism hasn’t been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult, and left untried.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (GXB4V)
True capitalism requires no corruption. Humans just can't seem to do that, so it'll never happen.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Feminism moved women back to unregulated polygamy, forming harems among themselves at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (sG4Li)
NGOs in the USA report $2.5 trillion dollars in revenue!
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (ztezf)
Hang them all.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (bF7Q5)
Main page. Right side.
Left side has other info, but Ace and the other COB's post items of note on the right side.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 12:25 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 12:25 PM (u73oe)
*touches nose*
*points at this guy*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:26 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 17, 2025 12:22 PM (nQA5s)
He left a note in the sidebar. He loves us.
He could've said 'f*ck em' and just not posted, but he didn't.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)
Instead, he said, "f 'em, I am taking my happy fun ball and going home."
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 17, 2025 12:26 PM (i24o9)
Yeah, no.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WDXRSA
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 12:24 PM (xCA6C)
I stand corrected, I still say they did not have what other states had. I bought a property in DC in 2009 and the prices did not fall like they did in California.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 17, 2025 12:26 PM (O1OkY)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 17, 2025 12:25 PM
And therein is something that needs to change. There needs to be a law or restriction that an NGO can only get maybe 5 or 10% of it's funding from government.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (4p0Xq)
That is true.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (xCA6C)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (gm9Sb)
The data shows that 20.789 million Americans are collecting social security benefits over the age of 100. Drilling down into the age buckets, benefits are still being paid out to folks over 140!
The “default date” in the program doesn’t explain that now does it!
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (ztezf)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (gm9Sb)
"Bleach Bit" and "Hard drive wipe" are big searches in the DC area currently.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:28 PM (Zz0t1)
The “default date” in the program doesn’t explain that now does it!
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (ztezf)
How many of those SSN's belong to members of the Biden family?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:28 PM (Zz0t1)
Then charge them it.
Posted by: DanMan at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (8uzBS)
*points at this guy*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:26 PM (Zz0t1)
I stink? You sayin' I STINK?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (D7oie)
I stink? You sayin' I STINK?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (D7oie)
You talkin' ta mee?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)
Essentially, they said it's not true and may have been modified.
Eh. I guess time will tell.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (FCbAQ)
In-N-Out Relocating Headquarters Within California, Opening Office In Tennessee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (L/fGl)
The fact that treasury allowed outgoing wires without requiring the important fields to be completed, the fact the SSA and its required annual internal audits never bothered to notice missing fields (including DOB), the duplicated SSNs, the checks being sent to people older than 105, etc etc etc means that senior management was chock full of people who simply didn't care OR thought it better to throw money away on fraud rather than preventing it.
Posted by: Crusader at February 17, 2025 12:29 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 17, 2025 12:30 PM (O7YUW)
Domestic migrants in the 1930s were called “Okies.” What should we call the caravans of people leaving DC?
Dokies
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 17, 2025 12:30 PM (xG4kz)
Charge any organization that does that, "NG" or otherwise, with that crime, and punish accordingly.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 17, 2025 12:30 PM (VoAdT)
The data shows that 20.789 million Americans are collecting social security benefits over the age of 100. Drilling down into the age buckets, benefits are still being paid out to folks over 140!
The “default date” in the program doesn’t explain that now does it!
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (ztezf)
Grampy and Gramma are gonna have to prove they're alive.
And everyone knows they don't have computers or IDs.
So another human rights nightmare.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 17, 2025 12:30 PM (k3aEX)
https://is.gd/WDgopz
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
That is true.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 17, 2025 12:27 PM (xCA6C)
Imagine the thoughts going through my head as I talked with real estate agents and they explained to me there really wasn't a recession in DC, they were recession proof because of the government.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 17, 2025 12:31 PM (O1OkY)
I've changed the Urban Studies to Bourbon Studies
I've changed Gender Studies to Suspender Studies
I've changed Liberal Arts to Liberal Tarts (study of models)
I've changed Queer Studies to Beer Studies (lots of field trips)
Posted by: Bob's College at February 17, 2025 12:32 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Fisht at February 17, 2025 12:10 PM (BHEHK)
What the Navy Dependent Indemnity Compensation, or DIC. They take right at $115 a month out of my retirement so Mrs. E can get half of my check after I die. This is not what I was promised in 1968.
Posted by: Eromero at February 17, 2025 12:38 PM (LHPAg)
And they are all armed to the teeth with huge guns.
You have been warned, so if you move there, don't cry on the internet when your daughter comes home smelling of beer and whiskey and starts listening to that horrible hillbilly music.
Posted by: This is no shit at February 17, 2025 12:45 PM (QB+5g)
https://tinyurl.com/mtv8drat
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Beautiful model with some awesome skills by the builder. My Poor P-40 pales in comparison. I cant seem to it look presentable.
Posted by: Time for a new nick, gol durnitt! Certfied radical an kepchup on hot dog person. at February 17, 2025 12:49 PM (89Sog)
https://tinyurl.com/mtv8drat
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 17, 2025
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Thanks for sharing, Anna. I can't even imagine...amazing.
Posted by: RM at February 17, 2025 12:58 PM (n/1Oj)
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 17, 2025 01:02 PM (09hqh)
DiCkies
Posted by: WaitingForMartel at February 17, 2025 01:08 PM (U3fVU)
I propose the most appropriate name imaginable....
DiCks....
Posted by: Justin Castreau at February 17, 2025 01:53 PM (l5yVc)
Call them what they are. Commies!
Posted by: It's Gonna Be Yuge! at February 17, 2025 02:45 PM (VcHM+)
How about D’oh-kies, in honor of Homer Simpson’s ‘D’oh!’ exclamation, plus it rhymes.
Posted by: Sluf at February 17, 2025 07:22 PM (UL1Ad)
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