President-Elect Trump's cabinet
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@89th said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
I'm disappointed I didn't anticipate that DOGE acronym earlier. We've all talked about Elon and the government efficiency... seems obvious in retrospect.
Personally, I'm hoping there is a Spectacular Human Intelligence Bureau Agency (SHIBA) entity formed, too. I'll have to see how my crypto is doing.
Anyway... fun it ends on July 4th (250th anniversary of reminding @Doctor-Phibes how awesome our militias were).
My employment is indirectly associated with the federal government, so it'll be interesting to see if I'll need to find a job as @jon-nyc 's gardener (once they leave for Mexico) to pay the bills in 2026...
Elon's views...
Link to video@Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Elon's views...
He's not wrong, for the most part. I'm not smart enough to know the solution, but cutting federal spending on government agencies seems like a drop in the bucket to tackle the bigger issue of growing crippling national debt, the looming social security crisis, etc...
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@Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Elon's views...
He's not wrong, for the most part. I'm not smart enough to know the solution, but cutting federal spending on government agencies seems like a drop in the bucket to tackle the bigger issue of growing crippling national debt, the looming social security crisis, etc...
@89th said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Elon's views...
He's not wrong, for the most part. I'm not smart enough to know the solution, but cutting federal spending on government agencies seems like a drop in the bucket to tackle the bigger issue of growing crippling national debt, the looming social security crisis, etc...
So let’s keep pouring buckets of water into the boat to sink it faster? The debt is one issue, Social Security another. Neither will get fixed so long as the we continue to let the easy fixes go unchecked… If we see the Government actually fix the spending problems, the people will be more likely to take on the challenges of the Ponzi schemes and debt crisis.
I do expect Trump to remove the Social Security cap, which will help take care of Social Security for the time being. I do wonder if he is
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Whoa...TuCa as PressSec.
Exploding heads in 3...2...1...
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Truth and dignity
@Doctor-Phibes said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Truth and dignity
It'll be fun, if nothing else.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Whoa…. Roger Stone as AG!
Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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@Doctor-Phibes said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Truth and dignity
It'll be fun, if nothing else.
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@Doctor-Phibes said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Truth and dignity
It'll be fun, if nothing else.
Great prime time TV.
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@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Whoa…. Roger Stone as AG!
Da Fuq?
"TuCa as PressSec? That would be like..."
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@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
The Brad
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@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
Agreed. That's why I found the appointment of TuCa astonishing.
Well, one of the reasons...
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
I thought the same about TuCa.
Education is extremely important.
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@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
Agreed. That's why I found the appointment of TuCa astonishing.
Well, one of the reasons...
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
Agreed. That's why I found the appointment of TuCa astonishing.
Well, one of the reasons...
A charitable reason is that TuCa thinks he can make a difference for the good in the position. A more cynical explanation is that TuCa recently started a company that sells nicotine pouches, which he's marketing with a political slant. His competitors are big contributors to Dem campaigns. I'm sure it's some of everything. But how much is he making on youtube and X anyway?
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@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
I thought the same about TuCa.
@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
I thought the same about TuCa.
Press Secretary is a complete different level of prestige and such. Tucker can go back to his podcast stuff later (or even continue?) But being Press Secretary is a move up for him. For Bongino, that's a downward move.
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@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
I thought the same about TuCa.
Press Secretary is a complete different level of prestige and such. Tucker can go back to his podcast stuff later (or even continue?) But being Press Secretary is a move up for him. For Bongino, that's a downward move.
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Rumor - Bongino to run Secret Service.
That sounds like fanfic. Why would Bongino leave being the heir apparent for Rush to take a government service role like that?
I could see him advising, but not leaving his budding media gig.
I thought the same about TuCa.
Press Secretary is a complete different level of prestige and such. Tucker can go back to his podcast stuff later (or even continue?) But being Press Secretary is a move up for him. For Bongino, that's a downward move.
Yeah. but Bongino bleeds Secret Service and he thinks it's in the dumper right now.
I don't think he'll take the job, but one of his best friends runs Trump's detail. He's the guy that's been screaming for two years that they weren't giving him adequate assets to cover Trump.
I think that Trump's detail guy is the favorite.
