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DOGE To Audit Fort Knox?

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by Contra, Feb 17, 2025.

  1. snatchmagnet

    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

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    I know right? Last four years of a vegetable was tough to watch. I think it made us a stronger, though.
     
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  2. snatchmagnet

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    That’s just one bud. Keep up the fight. Start 8 new ones tomorrow. Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
     
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  3. wgbgator

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    Nah, seems to have made certain posters a lot dumber and meaner. Not you of course.
     
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  4. mdgator05

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    The problem isn't because of the concern with some 19 year old's 10 minutes. It is more the fact that those 10 minutes will result in people having to waste far more time walking back their ignorance that could have been prevented if they looked into the issue for a couple of hours, but, instead, chose to say things that were false.

    And, also, that ignorance often causes real world issues. The fact that something is stupid doesn't mean that it doesn't have impact. Heck, the pretext for a lot of the USAID stuff was the Gaza/Condom story that could have been prevented with a fairly brief couple of questions to people who knew the program and the fact that it had nothing to do with the Gaza that these idiots thought it did and that it wasn't for condoms anyway.
     
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  5. Contra

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    Came across this on X. Not endorsing this or any tweet on this subject, but posting to show the conspiracy theorists are coming out of the woodwork on this one. Here for the entertainment:

     
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  6. rivergator

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    Let me ask again, do internet rumors excuse a person of Musk's position and power telling so many falsehoods?
     
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  7. Contra

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  8. snatchmagnet

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    You’re absolutely right. What about your news sources? They all lie. Gotta look for the middle ground. I see that. You should try to sift thru some shit
     
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  9. Contra

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  10. mrhansduck

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    I don't mind if people want to see how much gold is there, and a virtual tour/reveal might be cool if it's going to be transparent. Perhaps it could be the inverse of Geraldo opening Al Capone's vault - where people will be disappointed if it's not empty. To your question, I think the original post highlights the skepticism or worse surrounding it: potential fun; entertaining political theater; and conspiracy theories.
     
  11. snatchmagnet

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    I’m good with that. I think it’ll be cool. I’m not wanting it to be empty. I just think it would be wise to reconcile it every few decades or so.
     
  12. gator_jo

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    Man, these clowns will just spout out any dipshittery and (Trumpy) people will buy in.
     
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  13. citygator

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    Charlotte
    You just glaze over the blatant inaccuracies from Doge but want to trust them to give you an accurate count of something?

    How many nuclear missiles do we have? How do you know? Who should see them for you to believe? Do you know the last time we counted every tank? Seems totally random what you jokers get excited about, except it's not. You get excited about whatever your masters want you to be excited about so you dont ask questions.
     
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  14. G8tas

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    Meanwhile the price of eggs continues to increase
     
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  15. gator_jo

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    ^This.

    "Why are you so afraid of unelected, unofficially appointed, bought-his-way-into-power Elon Musk seeing every last bit of your personal financial data? What are you trying to hide? A little more ..... transparency ..... can't hurt. It's just like sunshine!!!"

    $hit is absurd.
     
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  16. snatchmagnet

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    I’m not sure what’s wrong with you, but you definitely have some confidence issues going on. You don’t have to always try to belittle everyone that disagrees with you. I find it funny, but it just makes you look small.
    I’m no psychiatrist, but I can crack this code. Lol
     
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  17. snatchmagnet

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    You and the other guy Joe. He seems a bit unstable as well.
    It is possible to post without just trashing who u disagree with
     
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  18. VAg8r1

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    I guess you're looking forward to four years of a malignant narcissist who turned the reigns of the federal government over to an equally narcissistic billionaire who has no idea of how government works but at least they're both entertaining and self-assured.
     
  19. snatchmagnet

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    Well, when you put it like that it doesn’t sound as great
     
  20. Contra

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