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I would love to believe this, Hasan is amazing! but someone sent me this and I'm struggling because it does kind of look like the shock collar?
Please help me get back on the right mental track!
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is powerful! Even if this drives right wing narratives, I stand by your support for free and open speech!

"Rather they spoke candidly and truthfully about the demographic makeup of most ... violence in this country. Those truths ... hardly constitute disparagement based on race or gender."
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Aren't these bad enough?
Why take the risk of putting something in quotes that was never actually said?
Should we think of this as 'opinion' rather than 'journalism', and in that case it's ok to stretch the truth just a little in the service of a social good?
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I have no problem calling those that did these murders 'cockroaches'. Day after day, week after week, year after year young people have their lives cut short. Who is out there advocating for them? Where is the outrage? Instead, "oh, it's dehumanizing to call the murderers a mean name."
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I have no problem calling those that did these murders 'cockroaches'. Day after day, week after week, year after year young people have their lives cut short. Who is out there advocating for them? Where is the outrage? Instead, "oh, it's dehumanizing to call the murderers a mean name."
September 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tell us more, Mohsen "I like to kill J**s" Mahdawi!
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lots of violence and anger on the left, based on layoffs and reorgs. Seems crazy!
This guy engaged me, argued with me, then blocked me when he couldn't back up his points.
March 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Per your poll, 40% of US adults thinks the gov't could function effectively with less than HALF the fed employees we currently have.

I agree, once you mention Trump it splits pretty evenly on party lines.

Just not sure gov't, and gov't employees, have the standing with the public they used to.
March 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
harvardharrispoll.com/press-releas...

This is a pretty straightforward, recent poll.
March 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"Hey would you expect any deference? And you’re not a “well-respected” anon. Quite the opposite as been shown."
🤣🤣🤣
Man, maybe you guys are the bots.

Btw, this is a lot of words to say that
"temporarily" means "temporarily"
and that "45 days" means, what exactly? 'very likely forever'?
March 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dellinger reinstatement vacated.
Does this mean that the firing was legal?
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You don't think they said the goal was to improve efficiency, as called out in the EO?

Surely there is some congressional mandate somewhere, possibly even related to USDS originally, that supported improved efficiency of IT systems.

It's right there in the EO
March 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Same EO. Seems like it directs agency heads are directed to provide interoperability and access.
March 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
You know that's not true, right?

DOGE is the renamed USDS, formed under President Obama. See the screenshot and link below.

Employees are federal staff, hired under that and other agencies.

Or you claim that Trump stole the election, isn't the President?

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Published: 2006
Retracted: 2024
Citations - 2500+

Where is the outrage about how long it took to retract?
Where is the outrage about the failure of peer review and replication?
Where are the changes that this nonexistent outrage created?
🦗
February 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Language was posted on Reddit, probably still searchable on /fednews
February 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I guess these might have staff who could handle the processes, and neither reports into HR or Legal.
No idea if there is some kind of matrix situation that would preclude specific internal groups, but of course reporting structures could be changed.
Also no idea what the volume of complaints is tbh
February 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just a stream of unsubstantiated claims and insults
🤷
February 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
These seem like pretty positive comments. Where is this content you describe in the annual reports?

If they are not 'doing great' after decades of work,
how would you describe the situation?
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/defaul...

Statute below. Program definition below, from the GAO.

Is there another definition of Program somewhere that explicitly defines this in a different way?

If not, lots of flexibility to define it in various ways to meet the statue requirements.
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/defaul...

'Program' per GAO seems pretty broad. I imagine these mandated functions are now in a group not under HR or Legal, and subsumed into such that the existing group leader reporting to head of agency also fulfills that requirement as part of their duties.
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
true in a way - the lack of content is embarrassing
February 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I asked what mandated services where being cut, and you responded with this example.

SSA has clearly stated that they will continue to provide these mandated services.
So this is not an example of mandated services being cut?
Do you have any examples?
February 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Check whatever you clicked on
February 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
See the use below. This is what I'm responding to.
Surely you agree that just because someone thinks "that's inappropriate" doesn't mean "that's illegal"
February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM