DOGE at work

[RobertELee]

[beej]

Anyone know if there is any truth to this one?  They're only receiving *some* USAid funding? 

I think I need a break from politics for a couple of months. 

My RSS feed has just been nuts for the last two weeks. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/media/politico-usaid-subscription-government/index.html

White House says it will cancel $8 million in Politico subscriptions after a false right-wing conspiracy theory spreads

8mil is the cost of 40,000 subscriptions. The federal government is just so stinking big!

[gcode]

8mil is the cost of 40,000 subscriptions. The federal government is just so stinking big!

I believe these were Pro subscription that were about $110K/year

[RobertELee]

I believe these were Pro subscription that were about $110K/year

This article is from 2017 but it kind of explains the pricing. No other place could I find a legit listing of what Pro actually costs.

"A five-person subscription to Pro costs $8,000. Institutional subscriptions cost even more. That same subscription cost $2,495 when Pro first debuted in 2010 "

https://digiday.com/media/half-politicos-revenue-now-20000-subscribers/

Definitely not a few bucks per person.

[Bucky Cornstarch]

^^^This is a good argument in a nutshell for eliminating the Department of Education and giving it back to the states where it belongs.^^^

No, the real (unspoken) argument for eliminating the Department of Education is that the Republican Party does not want an educated voter pool. The ability to reason, deduce facts, and weed out hyperbole are all contrary to the right wing agenda.

[Jeff]

Schmucky's troll attempt rating = 0 out of 10

[Jim at Gentex]

No, the real (unspoken) argument for eliminating the Department of Education is that the Republican Party does not want an educated voter pool. The ability to reason, deduce facts, and weed out hyperbole are all contrary to the right wing agenda.

Yep, congratulations, you figured it out. 

More federal bureaucracy and a corrupt teachers union has been working so well, so let's stick with that.

[Jeff]

More wasted taxpayer dollars
My girl Nancy Mace exposing some of the useless programs we didn't know we funded.

[neurosis]

More wasted taxpayer dollars

That "no position" guy is killing me.

How fucking hard is it to admit that this shit is just wasted spending.  

This is why the Democrats can't be taken serious in their complaints about what Elon is doing.  They're doing it to themselves. 

I wouldn't have a good poker face.  I'd have the "what the fuck did she just say" look the entire time. 

This reminds me of The Congressional Pig Book that used to go around all the time.

edit: apparently it's still around    https://www.cagw.org/reporting/pig-book

[Jeff]

That "no position" guy is killing me.

Supposedly he holds a position at USC.
I think I read that in the comments last night. I have no clue who he is.

[CNCAppsJames]

"No position."  

Let's put him in prison for malfeasance and see what his position is then. 

 

[gcode]

Republican Party does not want an educated voter pool.

no... people do not want their children indoctrinated by left wing lunacy.

[Jeff]

no... people do not want their children indoctrinated by left wing lunacy.

Like this "teacher"?

[Jeff]

or this one?

[RobertELee]

No, the real (unspoken) argument for eliminating the Department of Education is that the Republican Party does not want an educated voter pool. The ability to reason, deduce facts, and weed out hyperbole are all contrary to the right wing agenda.

"I'll have those N***ers voting democrat for 200 years"