Video would be great to illustrate the complete incompetence of these people. They're literally all trying to figure this out as it happens, have no idea wtf they are doing, and millions of people are already affected.
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Oh it's worse.
They're not trying to figure it out as they go, they've drank the coolaid.
Musk and Trump were born into financial empires, everything they do fails but the people scrambling to pick up the pieces behind them got them huge wins and minimized loses
After a lifetime of this, their arrogance has grown to the point they've seen the people cleaning up after them as an obstacle. And now they've successfully found cultists willing to carry out their orders directly without question, there's no longer layers of people saying "boss is demanding this, how can we make it not disasterous?"
More than anything, they just seem confused why people are getting so angry at them for doing what they've always done more effectively
wish I could upvote this more, this is important to understand
The tussle ended with Trump intervening to tell Duffy to hire “geniuses” from MIT as air traffic controllers.
This is the most WTF line in this article.
Did they both look at Donald and just roll their eyes? Then crank the volume on his Paw Patrol?
He strikes me as more of the Cocomelon type.
Caillou for sure
🤣🤣
He always gets so hung up on MIT because of his uncle
To be fair, having nuclear.
Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you're a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it's true! — but when you're a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that's why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we're a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are — nuclear is so powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it's four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us, this is horrible.
Maybe I should run for presidemcy after all…
Huh?
A trump speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elhyo-_fR0E
Appreciate you doing the footwork and sharing a link. It's astounding how incoherent it all is.
hahah I just copied the same paragraph to paste here. This is painful to read and even more painful to consider the problem solving skills and intellectual level of this man who is ruling one of the strongest countries in the world with an iron fist.
My brother is an Air Traffic Controller and we were talking about this earlier. New ATCs have months of training where they get paid terribly and have to live in Oklahoma City. Nowadays they don't even get to choose exactly where they'll work afterwards. There are some classes that graduate and then have to pick between something like working in San Juan or Oakland. And then their pay is also shit for a year or two until they fully qualify.
Could you imagine going to MIT, then saying "yeah I'll take a job that pays $14 an hour training to live in Oklahoma. Then I'll let you roll the dice and send me to live in Southern California and try to live off $36,000 a year. Or you know... I can just go take a job wherever the fuck I want as an MIT grad and get paid 6 figures right out the gate."
Pretty standard WAFM comment at this point
*What a fucking moron
They'll be lining up to be air traffic controllers!! All the MIT genius. Get them.
Who is Duffy?
Sean Duffy is the transportation secretary.
Lowest iq government in history
You will be happy to know that the word for "shit" in afrikaans is "kak", so the term is particularly accurate.
Mmmm, irony layer cake.
Usually I would be happy to learn a new word, even this word, if only we weren't experiencing this word.
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Clowns
No, clowns are supposed to be funny and enjoyable for everyone. There is nothing funny or enjoyable about any of this. The US is being run into the ground by absolute fucking psychopaths and more than half the country is applauding it whilst simultaneously burying their head in the sand.
Nah, clowns are horrifying, so I'd say the previous poster's assessment is accurate.
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More like Tolkien's orcs
I think he's one of putins orcs. Not "like". Is.
Marco: you fired air traffic controllers, Emu!
Emu: nuh-uh
Yes, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has initiated significant changes within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including the dismissal of numerous air traffic controllers and safety officials.
Key Developments:
February 5, 2025: Following a mid-air collision over the Potomac River, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced DOGE's intervention in the FAA to "upgrade our aviation system." Elon Musk emphasized plans to implement "rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system."
February 17, 2025: Reports confirmed that Elon Musk authorized the termination of hundreds of FAA safety officials. David Spero, President of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, criticized these actions, highlighting potential national safety risks.
Additionally, SpaceX employees were assigned to the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center, raising concerns about conflicts of interest due to ongoing disputes between Musk's companies and the FAA.
These measures have sparked debates regarding the implications for air traffic safety and the potential conflicts arising from Musk's dual roles in private aerospace ventures and federal oversight.
Sure sounds like Musk is ordering firings, despite the article I saw today saying it’s up to the cabinet and DOGE only makes recommendations.
How can you tell if Trump or Musk are lying?
They spoke.
It’s only as official as is legal. If not “it’s just a joke bro” they can issue a single email or statement that shows just enough that it’s a joke bro and can’t be prosecuted. “I changed my mind so I can’t be prosecuted for anything I’ve done…”
Take them to court? Well there’s that one statement that it’s not real… such that a years worth of ACTION doesn’t count.
Speaking of DOGE, the full list of names and email addresses got posted on bluesky this morning, lol.
Can't wait for the fallout of that.
Lord of the flies. Marco is Piggie.
Aweww are they having a lovers quarrel?
If you care so much Marc, prove it.
Evil always eats its own.
not fast enough
Trump announced on Truth Social that future DOGE cuts would use a "scalpel" rather than a "hatchet.
Trump has a weird way of saying "chainsaw" because that's what he's been doing so far, not to mention that Elmo keeps hurr duuurrr chainsaw screeching
Following the meeting, Trump announced on Truth Social that future DOGE cuts would use a “scalpel” rather than a "hatchet.
Well, Trump probably figured out the more effective lie in using this language. That's what people want to hear. I'm sure nothing will change.
The article is paywall, but is the jist that Rubio and musk were measuring their dicks in units of how many people they unemployed?
Let me guess: this idiot and his supporters ignored all warnings and voted for Trump...?
Fuck all those politicians and their people.
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