@RichNascak@WFLA I’m sure the state would just love to absorb the $970M cost of St. Pete’s yearly operating budget. A very sensible thing to do over getting triggered by a pride flag.
@paulatreides99@washingtonpost The number of federal employees has remained essentially unchanged since the 60s, yet the population has doubled. Spending is mostly due to the military and social security/medicare, not payroll.
@RogueLou18@TimOnPoint I see you’re unable to actually have an adult discussion. I shouldn’t be surprised, you definitely don’t have both oars in the water.
@felinerespecter@jbarro So you think it’s just a coincidence that this happens right after the DOGE cuts and not during the four years of alleged “illegal alien flood” from 2021-2025?
@paulatreides99@washingtonpost Do you think replacing a non-partisan civil service with loyalists is going to improve efficiency and effectiveness when they get rotated out every four to eight years?
@RogueLou18@TimOnPoint The London guy is quoting a correct article. It’s not that the SEAL didn’t have any command experience, it’s that he didn’t have the command experience required to get the star.
I know it’s become pretty cliche and cringey to talk about at this point but if you’re under like 25 I cannot stress enough how one time Obama wore a tan suit and people spent a week arguing over whether or not it was demeaning to the Oval Office and they were serious about it.
The Senior Advisor to the U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Personnel & Readiness weighs in to explain why his colleague’s racial slurs are not a problem. It’s certainly a very liberating moment for people who are glad they can finally say what they think about brown people.