The absolute scam that is USAID

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tsing Tao, Feb 4, 2025.

  1. smallfil

    smallfil

    Democrats losing at every turn. Employee buyouts is legal per a judge. So, that is settled. Watch out for Federal employees suing their union. They were told not to accept the 9 month buyout. Now, they do not have options when they get fired. Another judge ruled that what Elon Musk is doing is legal.
     
    #451     Feb 14, 2025
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  2. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    Sure, I read through some of it a while ago. If you recall, I mentioned that my mother was a historian, and I’ve always been interested in studying the past. I often looked at old threads for perspective. This one was particularly interesting because it shows many current posters at a younger, sharper stage. My own family has a tradition of keeping diaries that are stored and unsealed after a period, much like national archives.

    You should read through it as well.

    If your predictions had been correct, if Obama’s second term had led to economic disaster, then this would be a different conversation. But that didn’t quite happen. His policies ultimately paved the way for Trump, whose presidency brought its own set of figures, 666 perhaps one of them, ;) but economically, Obama’s numbers were hard to argue with. The fears you had at the time didn’t materialize.

    I get that reflecting on past views isn’t always comfortable. That’s par for the course.

    For what it’s worth, I had my own tough day when Trump was re-elected. And, for the record, you can bookmark this: I don’t think his next term is going to turn out so well economically.

    That said, economics may soon be the least of our worries. Russia just bounced a drone off the Chernobyl sarcophagus last night. Hard to fathom. Interesting times.
     
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    #452     Feb 14, 2025
  3. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    No, not that so much. More because the "solution" is not OK.

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    #453     Feb 14, 2025
  4. What is wrong with the solution?
     
    #454     Feb 14, 2025
  5. UsualName

    UsualName

    Again, nothing here but baseless accusations. Even Zelden states there is no indication of wrong doing.

    If the Trump administration wants to repurpose or freeze discretionary funds, they can. There’s no reason to describe this as a caper or scam just because climate change is not a priority for a republican administration.
     
    #455     Feb 14, 2025
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  6. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    The biggest awakening on that post for me was to not let my life be ruled by politics. I realized how poisonous politics was. So it was an amazing learning process for me, and that's why it isn't the W you think it is when you post it. If you had asked me about it, I'd have showed you the link, instead of spending all that time trying to find it.

    Seriously, though, while I'm flattered, spend less time thinking about me and more time with your wife. Get off the site once in a while. Oh, and one last thing, no one here gives a shit about your life, so stop telling us all the things you supposedly do, are, have, etc. No one believes you, no one cares.

    Go spend time with your sick wife, for God's sake. Assuming that is even true, which is probably a coin toss.
     
    #456     Feb 14, 2025
  7. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    And this.

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    #457     Feb 14, 2025
  8. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    It's not whether or not climate change is a scam, even though it is. It's about the funding that was moved right as the Biden administration was leaving.
     
    #458     Feb 14, 2025
  9. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    She is not actually gone blind, "Chris" is it? Because of all I do for her, and her for herself. This is called devotion, something that mature adults develop as a motivation.

    Your track record as a sage is shite. And an AI called you a "whiner". Ouch.

    I'm all about the stories I am.
     
    #459     Feb 14, 2025
  10. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    History, like gossip, thrives on the details of who did what, when, and why, except historians have the benefit of time and (ideally) evidence to separate truth from speculation.

    Gossip, but socially respectable. ;)
     
    #460     Feb 14, 2025