Audra
@btiggeriffik.bsky.social
Special Education Teacher, Orientation & Mobility Specialist, Ph.D., and really, really angry
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You’d think when you’re claiming the richest country in the world can’t afford childhood cancer research you might wait a year before throwing yourself a 100 million dollar birthday parade. But carpe diem, suckers.
April 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You’d think when you’re claiming the richest country in the world can’t afford childhood cancer research you might wait a year before throwing yourself a 100 million dollar birthday parade. But carpe diem, suckers.
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And Joe Biden couldn’t go home for an occasional weekend getaway.
March 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And Joe Biden couldn’t go home for an occasional weekend getaway.
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"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead
Elon Musk’s group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
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AP: “.. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings.”
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
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@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money,...
apnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
AP: “.. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings.”
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
apnews.com/article/doge...
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
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DOGE lists 1,125 canceled contracts, claiming $7.2 billion in savings—but many were already completed, meaning no money was actually saved. In fact, 417 contracts saved $0, and another 51 added up to less than $1 million.
Misinformation spreads fast—sharing to set the record straight.
Misinformation spreads fast—sharing to set the record straight.
February 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
DOGE lists 1,125 canceled contracts, claiming $7.2 billion in savings—but many were already completed, meaning no money was actually saved. In fact, 417 contracts saved $0, and another 51 added up to less than $1 million.
Misinformation spreads fast—sharing to set the record straight.
Misinformation spreads fast—sharing to set the record straight.
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“The road goes ever on and on.” Bilbo Baggins
November 25, 2024 at 2:21 AM
“The road goes ever on and on.” Bilbo Baggins