ElwoodBlues · M
You expressed particular concern about New York under Mamdani. Turns out New York is one of the few states that pays MORE in federal taxes than they receive in federal spending; New York is a major 'giver' state.
Kinda puts a different spin on things, doesn't it?? Interesting, also, that so many red states are taker states while so many blue states are giver states.
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Kinda puts a different spin on things, doesn't it?? Interesting, also, that so many red states are taker states while so many blue states are giver states.
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Midlifemale · 61-69, M
That should be on the front page of the NY Times....lol.
All you said is true.
Trump is doing his best to stop all of the fraud..but the dems try to stop him at all costs.
Why are the some people standing behind the democrats and againt ICE ?
They should be cheering on both the current administration and ICE.
All you said is true.
Trump is doing his best to stop all of the fraud..but the dems try to stop him at all costs.
Why are the some people standing behind the democrats and againt ICE ?
They should be cheering on both the current administration and ICE.
ElwoodBlues · M
@Midlifemale asks
I can't speak for others; I support deportation of the worst of the worst, but only thru legal means. I oppose ICE's denial of due process, and I oppose ICE's lawless violation of court orders.
Wow, 96 court orders violated by ICE in less than ONE MONTH!!!
This is the appendix mentioned by Judge Schlitz with the list of court orders violated by ICE
https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Habeas-Cases-with-Order-Non-Compliance-Jan-28-2026.pdf
Why are the some people standing behind the democrats and againt ICE ?
I can't speak for others; I support deportation of the worst of the worst, but only thru legal means. I oppose ICE's denial of due process, and I oppose ICE's lawless violation of court orders.
Wow, 96 court orders violated by ICE in less than ONE MONTH!!!
... on Wednesday, Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, issued a remarkable order that cataloged a total of 96 court orders that he said ICE had violated in 74 different cases. “ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026,” the judge wrote, “than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171.10.0_2.pdf?regi_id=216074662&template_id=1545&tracking_id=biza-1hFvPdxv6r7xijyl-variant-0&user_id=9bcd0d71fb7660c3554b4fb55bffa75aThis is the appendix mentioned by Judge Schlitz with the list of court orders violated by ICE
https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Habeas-Cases-with-Order-Non-Compliance-Jan-28-2026.pdf
ElwoodBlues · M
Claiming fraud is an easy thing to say. It stokes outrage, and for some politicians, thoughtless outrage is the major goal.
There really isn't much fraud in government at all, despite all the shouted claims. DOGE looked long and hard for fraud; found almost nothing (most actual DOGE cuts were about priorities, not fraud). That's why the DOGE promises evaporated so quickly.
DOGE engineer Sahil Lavingia :
There really isn't much fraud in government at all, despite all the shouted claims. DOGE looked long and hard for fraud; found almost nothing (most actual DOGE cuts were about priorities, not fraud). That's why the DOGE promises evaporated so quickly.
DOGE engineer Sahil Lavingia :
Former DOGE engineer says he was 'surprised' by 'how efficient' the government is
A former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency says that during his short time embedded within the Department of Veterans Affairs, he did not find the levels of waste, fraud and abuse that he had expected and was "pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was."
... "Elon [Musk] was pretty clear about how he wanted DOGE to be maximally transparent," Lavingia said. "That's something he said a lot in private. And publicly. And so I thought, OK, cool, I'll take him at his word. I will be transparent."
Shortly after the interview was published online, Lavingia got an email. Just 55 days into his work at DOGE, his access had been revoked.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5417994/former-doge-engineer-shares-his-experience-working-for-the-cost-cutting-unitA former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency says that during his short time embedded within the Department of Veterans Affairs, he did not find the levels of waste, fraud and abuse that he had expected and was "pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was."
... "Elon [Musk] was pretty clear about how he wanted DOGE to be maximally transparent," Lavingia said. "That's something he said a lot in private. And publicly. And so I thought, OK, cool, I'll take him at his word. I will be transparent."
Shortly after the interview was published online, Lavingia got an email. Just 55 days into his work at DOGE, his access had been revoked.
Adrift · 61-69, F
I was wondering the same thing.
wrule · F
Because they are powerful.
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