The Boy Who Cried Wolf aka TACO

[illisdean]

8 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Until his handlers intervened.

Ha ha ha ha....where the hell was Biden going....find some ice cream or maybe take a dump in the jungle.

 

 

[BangkokReady]

14 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Trump needs no help from anyone in looking bad and its not pretend, its fact

 

Then why do people constantly lie about him?  If he's so bad, why do they need to make things up all the time?  Why not just tell the truth and let people decide for themselves?

[ThreeCardMonte]

11 minutes ago, candide said:

Well, unlike like the other troll, you are at least able to cite data!

 

However, instead of just reposting propaganda tweets, you should have a look at the original source. According to the BEA, around 3/4 of the increase is due to an increase in Social Security payments, reflecting payments associated with Biden's Social Security Fairness Act.

 

Say thank you! 🤣

 

https://www.bea.gov/news/2025/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2025

And you fell for that.  Hook, sinker and line.

 

Why am I not surprised.

[illisdean]

2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Then why do people constantly lie about him?  If he's so bad, why do they need to make things up all the time?  Why not just tell the truth and let people decide for themselves?

Haters will always hate Trump, Elon, MAGA and ratchet up their butt-hurt driven behavior with the burgeoning number of big time WINNINGS Trump-MAGA is accumulating. even feckless dems are impressed and comparing "brain dead Biden" as a failure compared to Trump's recent ME record. Throw in the hard working highly effective DOGE team and consider their achievements all for the greater good of the country. These two billionaires work for free due to love for country. They are heros and will be judged so except by the liberal losers and haters who only want failure from Trump et al. Ain't gonna happen haters.

 

 

 

 

 

[BangkokReady]

5 minutes ago, illisdean said:

 

It's quite amazing that so many see this as a bad thing due to ideology.

[Dan O]

44 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Then why do people constantly lie about him?  If he's so bad, why do they need to make things up all the time?  Why not just tell the truth and let people decide for themselves?

People are telling the truth but cultist refuse to admit that it is truthful and facts.   Care to give some examples of those lies about trump that you are referring to.

 

A fool is someone the sees the truth, knows its true but continues to believe the lie. 

[candide]

47 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

And you fell for that.  Hook, sinker and line.

 

Why am I not surprised.

Another comment from someone who doesn't even know what the BEA is!

 

BTW the tweet posted by Illisdean was citing BEA data from the report I linked!. But go on making yourself ridiculous! 

[Dan O]

35 minutes ago, illisdean said:

Haters will always hate Trump, Elon, MAGA and ratchet up their butt-hurt driven behavior with the burgeoning number of big time WINNINGS Trump-MAGA is accumulating. even feckless dems are impressed and comparing "brain dead Biden" as a failure compared to Trump's recent ME record. Throw in the hard working highly effective DOGE team and consider their achievements all for the greater good of the country. These two billionaires work for free due to love for country. They are heros and will be judged so except by the liberal losers and haters who only want failure from Trump et al. Ain't gonna happen haters.

 

 

 

 

 

Care to show us what Doge really accomplished with links and what it cost for those actions to be put in place. Dont quote claims or rumors but actual fraud and waste found and eliminated. 

[Dan O]

56 minutes ago, illisdean said:

Ha ha ha ha....where the hell was Biden going....find some ice cream or maybe take a dump in the jungle.

 

 

He was going where he was told to go. There were a number of people back in that staging area and you can even see them walking out at the end of the video just before it was stopped. More false information trying to turn lies into facts

[ThreeCardMonte]

30 minutes ago, candide said:

Another comment from someone who doesn't even know what the BEA is!

 

BTW the tweet posted by Illisdean was citing BEA data from the report I linked!. But go on making yourself ridiculous! 

Sorry , I don’t follow your news outlet.

 

You have nothing, again.

 

Keep trying.

[BangkokReady]

32 minutes ago, Dan O said:

People are telling the truth but cultist refuse to admit that it is truthful and facts.

 

No.  Left-wing lunatics are lying and normal people are pointing it out.

[ThreeCardMonte]

1 hour ago, candide said:

So the BEA is leftist gibberish? That's simply ridiculous! 

https://www.bea.gov/news/glance

 

Oh, and unlike you, I know how to write gibberish! 

That’s the best you can come up with?

 

I win again!

[BangkokReady]

33 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Care to give some examples of those lies about trump that you are referring to.

 

Here's one:

 

33 minutes ago, Dan O said:

People are telling the truth

 

Here's another:

 

33 minutes ago, Dan O said:

but cultist

 

And another:

 

33 minutes ago, Dan O said:

refuse to admit that it is truthful and facts. 

[ThreeCardMonte]

2 hours ago, candide said:

Still trolling around?

 

The data is from the BEA! 

 

https://www.bea.gov/news/glance

When you get proven wrong that person automatically becomes a troll.

 

Strsight out of the handbook “How to be a stupid leftist”. Chapter 1, paragraph 1.

I must admit.  The competition is fierce amongst you all.

 

Even I can’t figure out the winner from day to day.

 

[Dan O]

9 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Here's one:

 

 

Here's another:

 

 

And another:

 

That about as stupid a reply as you can make. Nice try at gaslighting though.. Raise the bar on intelligence 

[Dan O]

12 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

No.  Left-wing lunatics are lying and normal people are pointing it out.

Show us some of those lies or they didn't happen except in you mind. 

[ThreeCardMonte]

1 hour ago, illisdean said:

or, maybe ride the train across the Indian ocean on the new railway he plans on building.....LOL

 

 

Yep, you are in trouble Joe.

 

Your handlers were foaming at the mouth.

 

Get him off the Fuc—— stage.

[NanLaew]

8 hours ago, illisdean said:

and this too....

 

 

 

And this tool.....

 

There. Sorted it for you.

[nauseus]

5 hours ago, candide said:

So the BEA is leftist gibberish? That's simply ridiculous! 

https://www.bea.gov/news/glance

 

Oh, and unlike you, I know how to write gibberish! 

 

Can't argue with that.

[Tug]

7 hours ago, illisdean said:

Haters will always hate Trump, Elon, MAGA and ratchet up their butt-hurt driven behavior with the burgeoning number of big time WINNINGS Trump-MAGA is accumulating. even feckless dems are impressed and comparing "brain dead Biden" as a failure compared to Trump's recent ME record. Throw in the hard working highly effective DOGE team and consider their achievements all for the greater good of the country. These two billionaires work for free due to love for country. They are heros and will be judged so except by the liberal losers and haters who only want failure from Trump et al. Ain't gonna happen haters.

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile in the real world the nft cartoon selling bible peddling gold painted sneaker salesman is hawking bit coins and selling influence to the White House.along with the guy who holds many large lucrative government contracts….humm???corruption ya say?

[gargamon]

9 hours ago, illisdean said:

Ha ha ha ha....where the hell was Biden going....find some ice cream or maybe take a dump in the jungle.

 

 

Oops, looks like you missed one...

 

[jerrymahoney]

NYTimes via https://archive.ph/UbI3U#selection-505.0-509.123

 

Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed.

 

May 30, 2025, 7:06 p.m. ET - Still, Mr. Trump’s tirade strained an already uneasy relationship with traditional legal conservatives.

Many share the president’s goals of strengthening border security, curbing the administrative state and ending “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs, said John Yoo, a conservative law professor. But, he added, they dislike some of Mr. Trump’s methods, whether that is prolifically invoking emergency powers or insulting judges who rule against his administration.

 

“Calling for the impeachment of judges, attacking Leonard Leo personally and basically calling him as traitor as far as I can tell — Trump is basically turning his back on one of his biggest achievements of his first term,” he added, referring to the reshaping of the federal judiciary.

[spidermike007]

14 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Be more specific.

 

 I spent April there and saw prices decline.

 

Where are hanging out at?  I’m afraid to ask.

Sharkeys raised their prices on a plate with two sides from $21 to $27 in the past 12 months. Trader Joe's sliced smoked salmon went from $19  a pound to $28 a pound in the past 12 months, and wholesale sockeye salmon is at its lowest price in a decade at $3 a lb. Aged manchego cheese at the same store went from $14 to $17 a pound in 6 months.

 

Repairmen are now quoting $150 an hour for basic stuff. I could go on and on and on. Inflation is raging in the US. I don't see anything coming down in price. 

 

I realized that you really want to believe that the Goon is having a positive effect on the economy, but he's tearing it asunder, and he has not done a single thing to bring down inflation. Quite the contrary. 

[spidermike007]

10 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Never heard of BEA.

 

What is next?  Bono claims 300,000 dead because of USAID exposure of fraud, waste and abuse.

 

Naturally you believe the drug addict.

The drug addict. You mean Musk? 

[illisdean]

11 hours ago, Dan O said:

Care to show us what Doge really accomplished with links and what it cost for those actions to be put in place. Dont quote claims or rumors but actual fraud and waste found and eliminated. 

They have been in existence for a only a few months and if they have exposed any. MINIMAL MINUSCULE amt of  waste, fraud abuse, corruption, etc they should be considered as a successful undertaking setting a precedent for government spending oversight going forward. Well done thus far and ONLY just getting started. Ai generated a chart and graphs which I put into summary point form including links. The DOGE is groundbreaking innovation of Trumps and Musk ands their forward thinking approach in dealing with gov't efficiencies and inefficiencies and should be applauded for their efforts to date and when compared to the corrupt admin of the mentally retarded joe Biden this is a breath of fresh air after Biden's intentional reign of disaster especially considering his USAID fraud and his planned open border illegal alien invasion. Trump and Musk have answers, solutions, in the very short period of their focus activities since Trumps inauguration. A huge win for identifying gov't fraud, abuse, corruption, nothing to complain about except for the nutters and haters.

 

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established by Executive Order 14158 on January 20, 2025, is an initiative of the second Trump administration aimed at modernizing federal technology, maximizing productivity, and cutting wasteful spending. Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE operates as an advisory body, not an official federal agency, and has focused on regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings. Below is a list of key findings and accomplishments attributed to DOGE, based on available information up to June 2, 2025:

Findings:

1. Improper Payments and Fraud:
   • Identified $5.1 billion in improper unemployment insurance claims since 2020, including:
     • $59 million claimed by 24,500 individuals over 115 years old.
     • $254 million claimed by 28,000 individuals aged 1–5 years.
     • Claims by 9,700 individuals with birth dates in the future.
   • Found $75 million annually in Louisiana Medicaid payments to non-residents, prompting action to end these ineligible benefits by May 31, 2025.
   • Alleged $2.7 trillion in improper Medicare and Medicaid payments to overseas recipients, though this claim was refuted by two federal judges for lack of evidence.
   • Claimed 20 million Social Security recipients were listed as over 100 years old, later acknowledged as a misunderstanding of the database. Approximately 3.2 million numberholders listed as 120+ were marked as deceased after a Social Security Administration cleanup.
      
2. Wasteful Contracts and Grants:
   • Identified $69 million for the Eurasia Foundation’s "digital transformation activity" in Europe, deemed unnecessary.
   • Found $32 million allocated to Internews for programs like "media enabling democracy, inclusion," considered misaligned with priorities.
   • Uncovered a $75 million contract by the Federal Consulting Group (FCG) for website customer satisfaction surveys and an attempted $830 million award, criticized as excessive.
   • Noted a $181,000 USDA contract for a “technical climate advisor for central Africa” as wasteful.
3. Redundant Systems and Processes:
   • Social Security Administration audit revealed:
     • Four redundant survey tools costing $118,000 to $1.8 million annually.
     • Payment for 10,000 UI Path licenses, with only 5,011 in use.
   • Highlighted the Department of Veterans Affairs’ $20 billion expenditure on a dysfunctional electronic health records system.
   • Noted the minting of pennies at 3.7 cents each, costing more than their value.

Accomplishments:

1. Contract and Grant Terminations:
   • Terminated 10,871 contracts, saving approximately $32 billion. Examples include:
     • $3.1 million for “healthy relationships social media presence.”
     • $3.5 million for IT consulting contracts.
   • Canceled 15,149 grants, saving approximately $40 billion.
   • Terminated 494 leases, saving approximately $216 million.
   • Over two days, agencies terminated 522 contracts with a ceiling value of $285 million, saving $110 million.
2. Deregulatory Actions:
   • The Department of Energy, in collaboration with DOGE, announced 47 deregulatory actions, estimated to save $11 billion.
   • Executive Order 14219 (February 19, 2025) directed agency heads to review regulations for deregulation, aligning with DOGE’s agenda.
   • Executive Order 14270 (April 9, 2025) introduced zero-based regulatory budgeting for energy agencies, incorporating sunset provisions.
3. Workforce and Process Modernization:
   • Executive Order 14210 (February 11, 2025) mandated significant workforce reductions through a 1:4 hiring ratio (one hire per four departures).
   • The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with DOGE, replaced a 65-year-old paper-based process with a digital alternative, reducing wait times for benefits processing.
   • Dissolved the Federal Consulting Group, eliminating inter-agency consulting contract brokering.
4. Agency Efficiency Leaderboard:
   • Introduced a competitive leaderboard to track agency efficiency, incentivizing cost-saving measures. Over 2,200 contract terminations were listed on the DOGE website.
5. Data Transparency:
   • Launched the DOGE API to allow public analysis of government spending and savings data, promoting transparency.
   • Publicly posted contract termination notices, despite potential lags in federal databases like fpds.gov.

Context and Criticism:

• Scope and Impact: DOGE’s actions have led to mass layoffs and agency restructuring, with small businesses reportedly bearing significant cuts. It has also supported immigration crackdowns and accessed sensitive government data, raising privacy concerns.
• Legal Challenges: Lawsuits filed on January 20 and February 3, 2025, by unions and advocacy groups allege DOGE’s access to Treasury’s payment system violates privacy laws. Federal judges issued restraining orders on February 8 and 14, 2025, limiting DOGE’s access to taxpayer records.
• Criticism: Democrats, including Rep. Jamie Raskin (claimed by one muppet to be the smartest muppet in Congress) and Sen. Chuck Schumer, have criticized DOGE as an “unelected shadow government,” arguing it lacks legal authority and transparency. Concerns include potential conflicts of interest, given Musk’s businesses (e.g., SpaceX) receive federal contracts. Nothing illegal about DOGE activities and they, including POTUS are limited in their power to cut ANY discretionary spending w/o congressional approval, this is well known.
   
• Unintended Consequences: Layoffs in agencies like the National Park Service and FEMA have raised concerns about reduced wildfire fighting capacity and public safety risks however this is only speculative and there is no evidence to support this concern.

Notes:

• Some claims, like the $2.7 trillion in improper payments, were overstated or refuted, highlighting the need for critical scrutiny of DOGE’s findings. All good, transparency is MAGA ethic and more WINNING
• DOGE’s accomplishments focus heavily on cost-cutting and deregulation, but critics argue these may not translate to true efficiency without addressing systemic issues like outdated processes or underfunded services.
   
• The initiative is set to conclude by July 4, 2026, aiming to deliver a “250th birthday present” to the U.S. by overhauling federal bureaucracy.

Links and reference

• https://doge.gov
• https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/what-awaits-department-government-efficiency-hks
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/
• https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musks-government-dismantling-fight-stop/story?id=118576033
• https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286314/department-of-government-efficiency-doge-explainer-elon-musk
• https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/democracy-governance/analyzing-doge-actions-one-month-trumps-second
• https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2024/12/department-government-efficiency-what-about-government-performance/401506/
• https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/the-steps-that-can-achieve-real-government-efficiency
• https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/11/good-luck-department-government-efficiency/401155/

[candide]

11 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Sorry , I don’t follow your news outlet.

 

You have nothing, again.

 

Keep trying.

You are exposing your ignorance to all and making yourself ridiculous again! 🤣

The BEA is not a news outlet!

Here's some reading for you!

https://www.bea.gov/about/who-we-are

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The drug addict. You mean Musk? 

Bono and Hunter are confirmed drug addicts

[illisdean]

21 minutes ago, illisdean said:

corrupt admin of the mentally retarded joe Biden

Since inquiring minds want to know.....here ya are...."how ya doin"

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

4 minutes ago, candide said:

You are exposing your ignorance to all and making yourself ridiculous again! 🤣

The BEA is not a news outlet!

Here's some reading for you!

https://www.bea.gov/about/who-we-are

 

 

I have no interest in reading anything a leftist recommends.

 

That means you.

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

13 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Another big beautiful lie from the Trump administration.

 

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/president-trumps-trade-agenda-is-on-hold-as-he-waits-on-a-call-with-xi-jinping-124449742.html

 

 

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett even suggested Sunday on ABC that trade negotiations with other nations are being held up by the wait for this call between Trump and Xi.

He explained why his previous predictions of deals have failed to materialize, saying it's because "the trade team has been focused 100% like a laser beam on the China matter." Once a call resolves the China issues, he added, "then we're going to take [other] deals into the Oval."

 

Losers they are.

Because China has already reneged on their part of the deal.

 

Trump will win.  China is no match for Trump.

 

China’s economy is going down the toilet already.