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[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 72 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I gotta be honest, I thought DOGE was only ever gonna be some little toy for Musk to play with that had no real power. Didn’t think it would just take over an actual department and start doing real damage, I was really wrong on that one.

[–] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, it's only real insofar as Trump is allowing it to be real. It would evaporate instantly if Trump played golf with someone who said it made him look like a loser. Musk isn't actually doing anything, he's just taking credit for things that are being done. If I didn't know better, I'd think Musk was being set up as the scapegoat for when all of this quickly and inevitably falls apart.

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

American bit idea: everyone gets more racist when a South African becomes the scapegoat for the failures of government.

[–] Sulv@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

These immigrants are ruining our country!