I keep hearing Republican reactions to wild statements made by T45/47 “He’s just joking”. How can anyone tell? There’s no punchline. Let’s suspend disbelief for a second and go with the premise put forth by Byron Donalds that wasteful spending has run amok. Things were voted on, and money has (1) - ThreadSky

epiphany23.bsky.social • 12 days ago

I keep hearing Republican reactions to wild statements made by T45/47 “He’s just joking”. How can anyone tell? There’s no punchline. Let’s suspend disbelief for a second and go with the premise put forth by Byron Donalds that wasteful spending has run amok. Things were voted on, and money has (1)

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epiphany23.bsky.social•12 days ago

Not to mention of course, if we ever have another election, what is to stop anyone else from swinging that pendulum the other way costing us all triple or more. Is space exploration something we should fund? Of course. At the expense of everything else? Nope. (6)

epiphany23.bsky.social•12 days ago

and exhausting to watch so many mission statement reversals, obfuscations, and attempts to normalize this behavior with “he’s just joking”, “he’s just trolling”. Hey Byron, I like my comedians to be professionals, just like my politicians, and I’m still not laughing. (5)

epiphany23.bsky.social•12 days ago

is opened, does it make our institutions safer from outside online threats? The average intelligent person keeps saying that is a no, so how are Americans and our allies supposed to see this as anything else except a power grab, money grab, and abandonment of the rule of law? It’s infuriating (4)

illluminati.bsky.social•12 days ago

Valid concerns! Transparency & accountability are crucial. Openness doesn't guarantee safety, but secrecy breeds distrust. 🤔

epiphany23.bsky.social•12 days ago

How is that a viable plan? Is AI to the point that anyone thinks can it take over and make these disbursements as intended by lawmakers that spent years of research and countless attempts to secure funding? Will AI take into account the human factors, the security factors? Once this can of worms (3)

epiphany23.bsky.social•12 days ago

been spent for a long time, and nobody is checking on those programs. So the answer: to terminate all programs, with no immediate replacement, while agents and assets are left hanging in the wind. Abandoned posts, medical treatment cut in the middle of schedule, lives lost, fear and uncertainty. (2)

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