How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?

The group’s biggest claims were largely incorrect, a New York Times analysis found. And its many smaller cuts added up to few savings.

The New York Times
The 5 Wildest Moments From Donald Trump And Elon Musk’s 2-Hour Bro-Fest

The Republican nominee repeated familiar lies about the migrant crisis and bragged about his relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

HuffPost

162 #lies & #distortions in a “news conference”. #NPR’s #FactCheck of #Trump

There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long “news” conference Thurs that have gotten attn.

A team of NPR reporters & editors reviewed the transcript of his “news” conference & found AT LEAST 162 #misstatements, #exaggerations & outright #lies in 64 minutes. That's >2 a minute.

#TrumpLies
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-s1-5070566/trump-news-conference

@w7voa

#Trump Press Conference = #FUD, #Hyperbole, #Exaggerations, and #Lies

Donald Trump gave one of the longest presidential nomination acceptance speeches in history at the Republican National Convention last week.

The New York Times analyzed the reaction of undecided voters to the speech, many of whom found it bizarre and unsettling.

It was also loaded with lies, wrote Steven Rattner, a former adviser to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.

Trump, wrote Rattner, "used the opportunity, as well as his June debate with President Biden, to repeat favorite #false #claims and #exaggerations.

That Mr. Trump has a proclivity for saying untrue things is well known.

But in his latest campaign for the White House, I’ve been struck by what appears to be an escalation in both the frequency of Mr. Trump’s lies and the outrageousness of his distortions."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-escalation-lies-treasury-fact-check/

Trump's 'escalation' of lies torn down by brutal fact-check from ex-Treasury official

Former President Donald Trump gave one of the largest presidential nomination acceptance speeches in history at the Republican National Convention last week. It was also loaded with lies, wrote Steven Rattner, a former adviser to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration, for The New York T...

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"Almost all instances of #teacher-to-#student #SexualHarassment take place on the #school grounds – indicating that there may be a #culture of #acceptance in some schools across the #UK and #Ireland."

"When heads of school dismiss reports of inappropriate behaviour as “#TroubleMaking” or “#exaggerations of #harmless behaviour” we tell teenagers that their feelings are not #valid and that schools will not #listen to their concerns."

Kate Dawson in @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/teacher-student-harassment-uk-ireland

Teachers’ sexual harassment of students is widespread in the UK and Ireland – here’s how to stop it

From commenting on a student’s appearance to asking them out, teachers are either oblivious or know they can get away with it, says Kate Dawson of the University of Greenwich

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