Legal repercussions for all involved lowest rank technical staff and a great worsening of all they have done and even more. Just like it happens after every other govt blunder :)
I think it is insincere to call what doge and its employees did a “blunder”.
Their actions were intentional and malicious.
That’s like calling deciding to deny a same sex couple a marriage certificate a bureaucratic “blunder“ when it is in fact a targeted act using your position to supplant existing law to malign others based on your own interests.
I built a simple tool to download all their data a few month ago (https://dogedownloadtool.pages.dev/). It uses their API and creates a CSV file for the user. It's interesting to do some data analysis with it.
Ah, the old “reality has a well-known liberal bias” trope. Thanks for reminding us.
FWIW, Politico is also anti-cancer, anti-pollution, and anti-rape. Just more of their systemic bias I suppose. On the bright side, there are an increasing number of alternative “news” sources that that the opposite positions on those things.
Why do you say Politico is left wing and anti-trump? My reading of then was "mildly conservative biased". I think you are correct in noting that "anti-trump" is not necessarily left or right wing.
If they're from Europe then that tracks with the theory that Europe is far more left-leaning. America's center left is Europe's center right; America's center is Europe's right.
> Politico used Lean Left language to describe Jan. 6: “damning findings,” “deadly riot,” “violent siege,” “threat to democracy,” “insurrection,” “Trump’s crusade.”
> A category on the website was labeled “Insurrection Fallout," which is Lean Left framing of Jan. 6; a reviewer in the center noted a "heavy anti-Trump focus."
They are slightly left wing and report accurately on Trump, which to many means they are anti-Trump. Those people should accept the reality of what Trump is, but sadly for the rest of us, they won't.
Politico is owned by right-wing billionaire Axel Springer, who enforces various conservative ideological stances at his publications and who in 2020 asked his staff (slightly tongue in cheek) to pray for a Trump reelection.
> so they're going to be pretty un-generous with their analysis
This does not follow at all. People really can be fair and dispassionate on topics they disagree with. I can, for example, write a "why you should use PHP" article even though I don't like PHP.
I think the automatic assumption that people will be dishonest to fit their political leanings says more about your mindset than Politico. Or rather: alleged political leanings since it's not my impression that Politico is all that left-wing, but that's a secondary point.
So we should finally start seeing legal repercussions for all involved, and a great undoing of everything they’ve done?
Legal repercussions for all involved lowest rank technical staff and a great worsening of all they have done and even more. Just like it happens after every other govt blunder :)
I think it is insincere to call what doge and its employees did a “blunder”.
Their actions were intentional and malicious.
That’s like calling deciding to deny a same sex couple a marriage certificate a bureaucratic “blunder“ when it is in fact a targeted act using your position to supplant existing law to malign others based on your own interests.
Bad choice of a word, my bad.
To be fair it's not like the script is any different outside of government either.
Unsurprising. Saving money/deficit reduction was never the primary goal.
IMO, DOGE's main goal and legacy was/is to grab government agency code and plant trojans.
When the time is "right", seize it all. We are just about there.
We have secret police, concentration camps, and now, federal occupation of a city.
Does anyone see a pattern?
I built a simple tool to download all their data a few month ago (https://dogedownloadtool.pages.dev/). It uses their API and creates a CSV file for the user. It's interesting to do some data analysis with it.
But the damage and destruction of valuable Federal services: priceless.
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> anti-trump
So, no one should criticize him ever? Be like Claude - “You're absolutely right! about everything”? While almost always wrong about everything!!
Ah, the old “reality has a well-known liberal bias” trope. Thanks for reminding us.
FWIW, Politico is also anti-cancer, anti-pollution, and anti-rape. Just more of their systemic bias I suppose. On the bright side, there are an increasing number of alternative “news” sources that that the opposite positions on those things.
If you think they're wrong, please show us how.
Why do you say Politico is left wing and anti-trump? My reading of then was "mildly conservative biased". I think you are correct in noting that "anti-trump" is not necessarily left or right wing.
Mediabiasfactcheck and Allsides have them at left-center.
If they're from Europe then that tracks with the theory that Europe is far more left-leaning. America's center left is Europe's center right; America's center is Europe's right.
The definitions are certainly a bit circular:
> Politico used Lean Left language to describe Jan. 6: “damning findings,” “deadly riot,” “violent siege,” “threat to democracy,” “insurrection,” “Trump’s crusade.”
> A category on the website was labeled “Insurrection Fallout," which is Lean Left framing of Jan. 6; a reviewer in the center noted a "heavy anti-Trump focus."
They're literally owned by Axel Springer.
> anti-trump
You mean factual? Is that what you meant to say?
I love that any news agency that doesn't explicitly carry water for this admin is considered "anti-Trump".
They are slightly left wing and report accurately on Trump, which to many means they are anti-Trump. Those people should accept the reality of what Trump is, but sadly for the rest of us, they won't.
Politico is owned by right-wing billionaire Axel Springer, who enforces various conservative ideological stances at his publications and who in 2020 asked his staff (slightly tongue in cheek) to pray for a Trump reelection.
Uh, pretty sure Mr Springer passed away 40 years ago. His media empire retains his name, but it's CEO is Mathias Döpfner.
But, you are correct that Axel Springer SE (the media company) has a right-wing slants, at least on some issues.
> so they're going to be pretty un-generous with their analysis
This does not follow at all. People really can be fair and dispassionate on topics they disagree with. I can, for example, write a "why you should use PHP" article even though I don't like PHP.
I think the automatic assumption that people will be dishonest to fit their political leanings says more about your mindset than Politico. Or rather: alleged political leanings since it's not my impression that Politico is all that left-wing, but that's a secondary point.
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