This is insane. Collins leads the second largest federal agency and nations largest healthcare system…and now the Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... - ThreadSky

fpwellman.bsky.social • 37 days ago

This is insane. Collins leads the second largest federal agency and nations largest healthcare system…and now the Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-12/collins-veterans-secretary-trump-watchdog-agencies-16809202.html

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twixter123.bsky.social•36 days ago

Good Lord the rot isn't going to stop

4gabriel.bsky.social•36 days ago

That’s a lot of power in only two hands

amstermom.bsky.social•36 days ago

If Trump needs more people, I'll take one of those jobs off Collins' hands, except for the fact, unlike Trump and his appointees, I will admit I'm probably not qualified for the job.

cdpositive.bsky.social•37 days ago

Talk about a shadow government! Getting appointments thru Congress was too hard....

barely-sane.bsky.social•37 days ago

When the plan is for directors to either do nothing, or dismantle their departments, it makes sense to give each director multiple departments to fuck over.

hostilepatriot.bsky.social•37 days ago

Debilitating our government is intrinsic to making Americans destitute enough to be subjugated.

This is by design.

drspeer.bsky.social•36 days ago

They put that wet pile of TP in charge?

macdhomnuill.bsky.social•37 days ago

Consolidating power. This is musk and thiel (who is very quiet these days) trump is owned by them, the musk kid telling him he wasn't president verified that 100%. Its Musk/Thiel leading the Coup by using trump to issue orders.

ecoprairiepainter.bsky.social•37 days ago

What he means is. Close those departments

davidlbeem.bsky.social•36 days ago

With the irony being that he may have revealed his Social Security number on his dogtags - Now he knows how we feel about Elon knowing that information...

mobrock.bsky.social•37 days ago

Nothing to see here. 😑🙄🥹

codemistress.bsky.social•36 days ago

And he is a shit heel. So, there's that..

c-blu2.bsky.social•37 days ago

That’s a way to push him out or blame him for failing

pjkool.bsky.social•36 days ago

Kakistocracy.

skeveryday.bsky.social•36 days ago

Because FOTUS doesn’t have enough sycophantic freaks to fill these positions, the crew of not the best people has to do double and now triple duty. Does he think we don’t see this?

cosmosxx.bsky.social•36 days ago

I believe the job is to let them collapse. A do nothing situation. Trump isn’t expecting any of the unqualified appointees to actually improve the bottom line or more efficiency.

pattytboston.bsky.social•37 days ago

Batsh-t crazy. Let's make a mockery of all of them.

mamiern85.bsky.social•37 days ago

I guess they figure Musk is CEO of Tesla, Space X and the US, these 3 little departments are easy peasy.

starrmoone.bsky.social•37 days ago

1truthwhisperer.bsky.social•37 days ago

Russell Vought...head of the OMB implementing Project 2025..

elimgarak240b.bsky.social•36 days ago

What the fuck is happening right now.

gpadini.bsky.social•36 days ago

dTrump & eMusk aren’t finding waste in the agencies so they are firing good people to save money that they will pass on to the billionaire cabal through tax reductions. This is MAGA’s America First! What a crock of sh!t.

vppark.bsky.social•37 days ago

📌

johnnynovio.bsky.social•36 days ago

Trump really has no idea what it takes any job to do it well.

gbalbona.bsky.social•37 days ago

Let me guess: He’s gonna get paid full salaries for doing a half-ass job at all three full-time positions!!!

madbitch.bsky.social•36 days ago

Is he running out of syncophants?

gabe8.bsky.social•36 days ago

The task isn't to run these agencies to effectively serve the American people, the task is to gain control of these agencies to control the American people

redbeez.bsky.social•36 days ago

We have no leaders. They are actively trying to harm us. Why the fuck should we pay taxes for this shit? They are looting us and we’re gonna give them more? FUCK THIS!

themadstatist.bsky.social•36 days ago

It was insane three weeks ago. At this point, it's solidifying a coup. And yet, it still goes on with no signs of slowing down. That's beyond insane.

sundog512.bsky.social•36 days ago

Is trump running out of loyalist idiots to take part in his presidential cosplay?

pspdiver.bsky.social•36 days ago

Well, it doesn't take much of his time at the VA since Ellen n is calling all the shots.

concerned2.bsky.social•37 days ago

Lawsuits !!

olympicdane.bsky.social•37 days ago

Trump's appointments are not meant to make the government run efficiently. They are there to destroy the government.

recordbinradio.com•37 days ago

He's the new Jared!

antiquecarguy.bsky.social•37 days ago

The office of ethics won’t take much of his time since ethics are a thing of the past with this administration.

bigalincal.bsky.social•36 days ago

I picture these people as the banditos in The Treasure of Sierra Madre- "ethics!? We don't need no stinking ethics!"

rureallythatdumb.bsky.social•37 days ago

Kinda telling though…he may have this time bc they’re gonna leave VA alone for a bit.

mrvillageidiot.bsky.social•36 days ago

If everyone in the federal government has jobs at three different agencies, we can reduce the workforce by 2/3rds

People say Americans can’t math

I just did 4th grade math

I had to look that up

4th graders learn how to multiply fractions

I’m sad now because I know adults that can’t do that

toninparsons.bsky.social•37 days ago

Musk directs. Trump ain’t doing shit.

skipwebb.bsky.social•37 days ago

How hard is it to run two agencies that will not go a damn thing for four years?

auntlaura.bsky.social•36 days ago

Has the Imposter Syndrome kicked in yet?

iowacaptive.bsky.social•36 days ago

And will be awful at all of them

themeanstroke.bsky.social•37 days ago

In fairness, the ethics department won’t do a gd thing

bab208.bsky.social•36 days ago

Does that mean he's drawing 3 salaries/pensions? If so, it makes perfect sense that this is their plan.

theanspachstache.bsky.social•37 days ago

Collins is also a fucking idiot, so there’s that.

smokin-glory.bsky.social•36 days ago

That's typically what CEOs do. I think I wore 6 hats at one point in my career. I eventually resigned.

j-e-l1.bsky.social•36 days ago

Couldn’t they find someone more incompetent
What about “ big balls”…?
People are saying

j-e-l1.bsky.social•36 days ago

Should someone more unqualified be appointed like Don jr on crack
He now is in charge of personally harvesting all out produce
Since thousands of people name “Jesus” have been deported

dramaticskye411.bsky.social•37 days ago

Collins is a nutter.

He's not fit to lead a dog on a walk, much less any government agencies.

ladygreywolf10.bsky.social•37 days ago

bigalincal.bsky.social•36 days ago

I believe they plan to privatize the VA, so he won't have much to do there.

flyfisherdad.bsky.social•36 days ago

The reason no one is wanting to join our amazing armed services is because they don’t have any VA services because of Republicans

susubrooks.bsky.social•36 days ago

Once again, is the government now being run by about five white guys? Is their bench really this shallow?

bibci.bsky.social•36 days ago

Personally, it never would have occurred to me that people who hate government would be bad at governing.

deportmusk9.bsky.social•36 days ago

Collins must have a soft tongue

42eyes2ears.bsky.social•36 days ago

Look at the bright side Fred, there's only so many douchebag, asskissing septic tank pipeflakes to fill so many positions in this administration, it's logical the biggest Losers take on extra work.

wind5.bsky.social•36 days ago

COLLINS?????!!!!!!!

forchom24.bsky.social•37 days ago

He was useless before now he will be multiple times useless.

sanjoseatty.bsky.social•37 days ago

In the meanwhile, Trump is getting rid of the competent personnel who actually know how the agencies operate.

shhhhh-hush.bsky.social•37 days ago

It’s not insane when you realize they don’t care about the agencies they are “running.”

They were selected because of, not in spite of, the disdain they have for the government.