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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26858906

Summary

A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.

The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are "put on hold" until further guidance.

TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.

The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s "tough on crime" stance and coincided with the White House celebrating "K9 Veterans Day."

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The last time a major terrorist attack happened, the government got expansion of powers.

This is preparing for the next 9/11, reichstag-fire style.

And the dems will approve the Enabling Act.

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MindlessHunter4@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Yeah Elon Musk is a sick fuck, though lets be real. We all knew he wasn't above something like this, this is just proving what we all knew about him. It's still horrible though.

[–] firadin@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This is going to be the thing that gets white people off the train. Being mean to the dogs.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

i'd wager good money they ignore it

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 7 points 8 hours ago

This is some unhinged shit. Is it the drugs? Is it the Putin?

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If it’s not already a thing we should start a live tracker of Elon’s current or last known whereabouts. For academic purposes.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Like the Elon flight tracker?

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Yes, but I was thinking of a system with more … granularity and resolution. Maybe take the flight tracker and add to it, like noting the color of the vehicle he got in and its plate number. For research. Let’s say it’s to help calculate his efficiency with tax payer dollars.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Hoping to kick off a war when a bomb does slip through the cracks.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

So how does it go down when a moral human is forced to respond to this? Curious to get a scenario where an unelected bureaucrat tells you to ignore congress?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 37 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I pray everyday for a poetic Mussolini ending for Musk

Nah, he's cutting corners in bomb detecting dogs, it's gonna be a Carrero Blanco 2 electric boogaloo

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 18 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Beyond animal cruelty, you NEED bomb sniffing dogs! Holy shit! Do they realize that now potential bombers would have a huge upper hand in carrying explosives into airports? Why don't they say 'well those metal detectors and xray machines are too fancy' and go back to the late 60s when there was a hijackings once every 5.6 DAYS.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Why don't they say 'well those metal detectors and xray machines are too fancy'

I'm sure they'll cut maintenance budgets too, it just takes x-ray machines longer to starve

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Paging D.B Cooper.

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 17 points 17 hours ago

Oh well I'm sure the cabinet secretary who oversees TSA will get right on that oh wait she loves killing dogs too

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 39 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Musk: The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy. The empathy exploit. They're exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response. So, I think, you know, empathy is good, but you need to think it through and not just be programmed like a robot.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-yes-musk-said-171900322.html

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago

quite literally

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

That’s definitely something a malignant narcissist would say

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago

Sounds like those dogs should start letting bombs through to me.

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Elon orders government. They said it out loud.

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 8 points 17 hours ago

Sick fuck..

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 19 points 21 hours ago

Yes let’s start starving animals now. Great job Republiscum.

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 118 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Every time I read something about the USA in the last few weeks I think "Wow that's shitty. How can it get worse?"

In short order, the answer to my question is served up. I find it worse when the victims cannot speak or stand up for themselves. Though horrible things are happening to a wide range of victims at least they can protest, take action etc. The dogs cannot. I only hope that the handlers make sure the welfare of these animals is taken care of despite the order. They do not deserve to be pawns in the MAGA game, but then no one does.

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[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 25 points 23 hours ago
[–] iwasnormalonce@lemm.ee 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Or feed him enough fent to take care of the problem

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

He has enough body fat to survive until the heat death of the universe anyway.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 12 hours ago

Yeah he keeps it in his frunk.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 65 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Failing to feed and look after animals you are responsible of is animal abuse and illegal.

[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Failing to feed and look after animals you are responsible of is animal abuse and illegal.

All that's going to happen is the people who the dogs live with will end up buying them food. As if they would starve a member of their family.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I thought that we already established that in Magastan "illegal" is only for poor people.

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 75 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I have an idea for what we could feed those dogs.

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[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 56 points 1 day ago

Having dog handlers pay for the dogs they need for work is totally in line with having teachers pay for teaching tools.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

When I import things to the US through work, they always get stopped by Explosive Detection Dogs, at a cost of around 300 quid per pallet. I wonder if that will stop or drastically reduce. Certainly doesn't seem like a good idea if you want to stop things coming in that shouldn't be.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 13 points 22 hours ago

Can't keep a bs trade war on fentanyl, if dogs are stopping the fentanyl.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This might blow up in his face. In more than one way.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.

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[–] dryfter@lemm.ee 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not surprising sadly. This is the same man that labeled people relying on the government for a safety net to fucking live parasites.

I am one of those people that is part of the parasite class. I look forward to being able to get teamed up with a doggo in the camp. That actually kinda makes me feel a little better if that would happen actually.

What a freaking shitshow.

[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The only REAL parasites are the oligarchs.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

All of them rely on govt way, way more than anyone else. Of course they try to paint themselves as entrepreneurs who pull themselves by the bootstraps without no help from anyone

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