Two Term Celebrity Politician - JD Vance Missing Persons Coldcase

[Melena]

This is hands down the dumbest fucking argument imaginable. Allowing the president to unilaterally control all branches of government, including SCOTUS, by whimsically cutting funding is absurd. Honestly, I’d be shocked if this case even made it past the lower courts, given how unbelievably fucking stupid it is.

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[Outlaw]

https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1884360640652869910

Was it a Biden appointed? I hope they all are.

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[kuronosan]

I'm hearing now that Trump is wanting to basically "buy out" federal worker contracts so they quit?

Edit: found it, basically "take the money or be fired and get nothing"

https://apnews.com/article/trump-buy...1806a5a1067b5e

Fuck this motherfucker and anyone who voted for him.

[Outlaw]

Yes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...ign-rcna189661

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[Byrthnoth]

Yeah, across all of government via OPM. There are a few useless people working in any org, including government. Buyouts are a bad way to get them out because they have the worst employment prospects outside government. We are just going to pay people to retire early.

Not sure what the actual impact will be, but probably safe to get ready for a rough 4 years, lol

[synistar]

The VA is already understaffed. Let's make it 1000x worse!

[Cream Soda]

medicaid portal down in all 50 states

welcome to my world. despite being under the poverty line, i havgen't qualified for it ever. not even during obama's term. I made low enough to not get charged the penalty for not having insurance, but still didn't qualify for medicaid

[kisada]

Friends at USAID expect to be merged into State. Friends at State expect to have nothing to do indefinitely. Everyone I have heard from has some dystopian story of something people are either being told to do or attempting to preemptively do to avoid catching flak in a week when some 21 year old troll in a maga hat happens across their office and sees a picture on the wall he doesn't like.

Being right is such a hollow satisfaction. Fiction is the opiate of the masses and I need another hit!

what sucks is that injecting the "but you voted for this" drug is so delirious and intoxicating. but it also does nothing to bridge the gap, and only makes things worse.

i guess like real drugs, huh

[Tyrath]

I was on the bridge the gap train after term 1. I don't have it in me for round 2. Tots and pears and FAFO is all I can offer.

[kisada]

i hear you, for sure. the warpath is a lot more cathartic of a path. i'm not sure how much energy i'd have in regards to what i keep saying, myself.

[Roranora]

it's alright guys

this shit'll buff out

[Ksandra]

I have a family member who told me 100% seriously that he doesn't care what happens to him or his family, that anything possible they could go through is absolutely unequivocally worth it to "destroy the left."

I think that viewpoint is incredibly common.

Anyone who thinks overall repubs are upset about anything, isn’t paying attention. Go over to r/republican or r/conservative. They are full on jumping for joy.


For this particular thing they think Trump is freezing everything so as to stop all waste, and then he’ll bring things back waste-free.


Oh and they say the next few years are going to suck, but that it’s worth it and it’s the only way to “get us on the right track.”


AKA don’t bother looking to them to think there’s going to be any civil war of the party. They will starve to death and have “long live Trump” escape from the crusty dried lips as they collapse.

[archibaldcrane]

Jesus

https://twitter.com/VoteHubUS/status...vn4ubk5Cw&s=19

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[Salodin]

When Trump isn't on the ticket~

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[archibaldcrane]

When Trump isn't on the ticket~

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https://twitter.com/lxeagle17/status...iasZoghDw&s=19

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[Outlaw]

Jesus

https://twitter.com/VoteHubUS/status...vn4ubk5Cw&s=19

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A foreshadowing of what's to come in two years perhaps?

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[kisada]

i mean if we even get there

[Yabby]

I'm hearing now that Trump is wanting to basically "buy out" federal worker contracts so they quit?

Edit: found it, basically "take the money or be fired and get nothing"

https://apnews.com/article/trump-buy...1806a5a1067b5e

Fuck this motherfucker and anyone who voted for him.

They're offering the buyout because they know they can't just fire the majority of employees outright. But calling it a "buyout" is a joke—it’s nothing like the generous packages typically offered to encourage early retirement. All it really does is let employees telework until the end of the term before being let go, with no extra pay or incentives. Why the media is framing this as a "buyout" is beyond me—it's just a temporary paycheck for a few months of remote work.

[Salodin]

He's not going to pay them. Just gonna take the resignation, and stiff them on the money.

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[Byrthnoth]

Ahh, telework instead of buyout makes a lot more sense. This also solves their RTO real estate problem if people take it.