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Whack9 wrote:
Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:23 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:32 pm
Jesus.

Just what the country needs. :lol:
Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday
Where's DOGE? We've got some government waste right here.

Looks like there were some times in the past we've had military parades. For example, the end of the Gulf war. The price tag was nowhere near what's being proposed for this one though. Even adjusted. Seems like it's a waste, especially so after the dipshit playing president has been claiming he wants to cut government expenses.
Speaking of North Korea:

The true cost of Trump’s massive military parade seems to keep getting worse

:roll: :puke-left: Fascism Is here.
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Trump decides to actively harm the United States

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics ... al-funding

Non-paywall: https://archive.ph/6zRT3

Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.

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President Donald Trump has long made Democratic-led California a target.
Just last month, he threatened to withhold federal funding from California over a transgender athlete’s participation in a sporting event — the latest example of the president trying to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda. The administration recently cut $126.4 million in flood prevention funding projects, and Trump repeatedly went after the state’s handling of devastating wildfires earlier this year. The president and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have also publicly feuded for years.
Higher education in the state could be hit hard by Trump’s move. GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California, who said he was unaware of the imminent grant cancellations, told CNN he recently met with university representatives who were concerned about the future of their funding.
“Every university, every research organization, pretty much I saw them passing through here the last two days” Issa said.
Issa told CNN his message to the fearful university representatives was, “We’re going to advocate for essentials, but I sent them back and said come to me with specifics. Come to me with the grant and the justification, and I’ll advocate for that. But I’m not going to advocate for no cuts; you just get more money every year. That’s how we got in this problem.”
Another step towards the once thought impossible balkanization of the USA?

In the past, trump mentioned less money to Harvard, more money to trade schools playing up culture war nonsense. The country certainly needs tradesman. But the country also needs engineers and scientists to keep us on the cutting edge.

Also, Congress controls the purse strings. Money already approved by congress should not be held back.

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Whack9 wrote:
Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:20 pm
Trump decides to actively harm the United States

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics ... al-funding

Non-paywall: https://archive.ph/6zRT3

Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say



Another step towards the once thought impossible balkanization of the USA?

In the past, trump mentioned less money to Harvard, more money to trade schools playing up culture war nonsense. The country certainly needs tradesman. But the country also needs engineers and scientists to keep us on the cutting edge.

Also, Congress controls the purse strings. Money already approved by congress should not be held back.
:thumbup: We can't put much faith in the courts, though. :(

In win for Trump, Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data

:sick: :angry-banghead: The Brownshirts won, Fascism Is here. We're going to have to rely on nonviolent extra-judicial tactics.

:lol: I thought of this when I saw your post. Great minds . . .
Gavin Newsom Suggests That “Maybe It’s Time” To Cut Off California’s Share Of Federal Taxes Amid Report That Trump Seeks To Cancel State Grants

... “Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump,” Newsom wrote on X....
I didn't post because it's pretty outlandish, but if Gov Gavin says so . . .

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