To be clear, what the @DOGE team and @USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following:
- Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible.
- All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING!
- The DO-NOT-PAY list of entities known to be fraudulent or people who are dead or are probable fronts for terrorist organizations or do not match Congressional appropriations must actually be implemented and not ignored. Also, it can currently take up to a year to get on this list, which is far too long. This list should be updated at least weekly, if not daily.
The above super obvious and necessary changes are being implemented by existing, long-time career government employees, not anyone from @DOGE. It is ridiculous that these changes didn’t exist already!
Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious.
When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!!
This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.
“In Christ Alone” has been one of my favorites for nearly 3 decades…He really is my light, my strength, and my song 🙌🏼 Let me know what you guys think about the official music video — out now on my Youtube! 🤗 https://t.co/WsZK66gIVe
@FitbitSupport Dropping the ball again!! People pay for “Premium” to receive superior features and support. This leaves them with neither. And the lack of acknowledgement by company to issues seals the coffin.
App keeps crashing before it even successfully opens. Fitbit’s boilerplate responses seem destined to benefit Apple watch. Be supportive and transparent with your community or lose it. Admitting when you have a problem is the first important step. #FitbitDown#FitBitSupport
App keeps crashing before it even successfully opens. Fitbit’s boilerplate responses seem destined to benefit Apple watch. Be supportive and transparent with your community or lose it. Admitting when you have a problem is the first important step. #FitbitDown#FitBitSupport
Please pray for former President Jimmy Carter and his family as he has entered hospice care. He was always very kind to our family. https://t.co/HhBWZwNG7e
The loss of our friend Jeff Beck is crushing. All our love and prayers go out to his family, his friends, and his fans around the world. Until we meet again, Jeff. - Team BG
Jeff Beck was a genius, a stunning original. He was an astounding guitar player with more ways to make you go, “WTF was that?” than anybody else. He was profoundly talented, and never stopped innovating on the instrument. R.I.P. Jeff.. https://t.co/stKn1RPWIN
Jeff Beck was the Salvador Dali of guitar, to see him play was to hear the ultimate 6 string alchemist create magic in a world of its own. With his passing, the world is a poorer place. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to Sandra. We share your sorrow.
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Jeff Beck was on another planet . He took me and Ronnie Wood to the USA in the late 60s in his band the Jeff Beck Group
and we haven’t looked back since .
we've lost one of the pioneering top 1% guitar geniuses that will ever live! Every guitarplayer learned all of Jeffs licks in the Yardbirds the Jeff Beck Group & Beck Bogert Appice. his brilliance will live forever.
I met Jeff Beck when I was 17 and I was glad to know a guy like that, a guy who was able to show me how this guitar playing thing should be approached and that’s still very much the case. Jeff was a wondrous soul and we already miss him tremendously.
@jeffbeckmusic#JeffBeck
I was so saddened to hear that Jeff Beck had died. Jeff Beck was a lovely man with a wicked sense of humour who played some of the best guitar music ever to come out of Great Britain.
38 years ago today this beautiful girl took ahold of my hand and my heart. And I’m so grateful that somehow, by the grace of God and the goodness in her heart, she has held on!