Hank

I wasn't trying to be snarky, I genuinely found it interesting. For all I know they are right. I think you're in agreement with me when I say I like the concept of uncovering fraud, waste and abuse, I'm not a fan of how they are going about it and question the legality of it, and I'd like to see proof of what DOGE claims to be finding.

It's interesting that thecanadianpressnews would have such an informed view.

On this we agree. I look forward/hope to details being made public.

Recommend taking Miller's comments with a grain of salt

I agree with you on the bolded.

As an aside, I think calling them aliens is dumb.

Interesting read https://jonathanturley.org/2025/02/16/taking-away-everything-we-have-democrats-and-unions-launch-an-existential-fight-over-buyouts/

In denying the plaintiffs’ request for a restraining order, the judge noted that the plaintiffs failed to show a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their claims, which centered on the idea that DOGE’s data access policies were illegal because they were implemented without proper rulemaking or legal authority. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-rejects-union-bid-to-block-doge-access-to-some-federal-agency-data-5810678?utm_source=Morningbrief&src_src=Morningbrief&utm_campaign=mb-2025-02-01&src_cmp=mb-2025-02-01&utm_medium=email&est=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAceM4dwpahMPLzKoPtmpWRbd1xiQDb3kUvtLRGztEDsX37uQ%3D

NATO forces in the Ukraine will be interesting. I'm intrigued.

Seems consistent.

True. How bad does our government want them minerals?

Yes, Iraq did invade Kuwait when Kuwait refused to forgive loans Iraq incurred from the iraq-iran war and we came to Kuwaits aid and drove iraq out. I guess I could have been more clear. We kept bases operational in Kuwait, giving a a stronger foothold in the region for when we invaded iraq a couple years later. Some believe we invaded iraq because they had WMDs that we never found. Some believe the invasion was about oil. I was referencing deals made with Kuwait (and to a lesser extent the UAE) prior to our invasion of Iraq.

When we kept saddam hussein from invading Kuwait for a deal on oil.

My point is putting troops in Ukraine would be a deterrent to future invasions, much like having troops on the DMZ is a deterrent for North Korea invading South Korea. In return Trump may ask for payment/access in rare minerals that our country needs. It is not an uncommon practice. To answer your question, I don't know. A knee jerk reaction based on feels tells me no, we should spend trillions of dollars and take troops away from thier loved ones and put them in a combat zone for six months to a year on a rotational basis for the foreseeable future to bail out a corrupt regime from being devoured by a bigger corrupt regime out of the goodness of of hearts without asking anything in return. Or, maybe not. My scope of knowledge on global politics is to limited to have an educated opinion on the matter.

I don't see the problem with the quote you shared, though I have not read the article so maybe I'm missing something. This seems pretty standard under any administration, with varying percentages maybe.

I don't live in New York, is the DMV really giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-scores-big-court-win-allowed-access-data-3-federal-agencies