What information could DOGE glean from the data they stole and how would it benefit this administration?

https://lemmy.world/post/25226912

What information could DOGE glean from the data they stole and how would it benefit this administration? - Lemmy.World

I can’t believe i used the word doge to describe a government agency. I hate the internet.

They can glean where the absurd amounts of money that our government has been wasting on completely ridiculous things has been going for decades.

Yeah there was a probably a nicer way to do what they are doing but given how slow the cogs of government turn this is probably the “better” way to achieve what they are looking for. By rushing through the door and looking at as many things as possible they are essentially overwhelming the system with speed. By the time the law and due process catch up they will have already reported back all the many, many ways the government has been basically burning our tax dollars on shit we never voted for while telling us there is no money to be had for the things we have been asking for.

I understand the worry that this is coup and I will likely be downvoted for this comment, but if you choose to believe that they are actually trying to trim the fat this was going to be the only way they could get that much data without having to slog through miles of red tape and Democrats trying to block them from digging into financial records the entire time.

They have already uncovered so much insane spending that im actually concerned how bad it’s going to get as they dig down further. The Democrats were doing exactly the things they constantly accused the Republicans of doing for years. They were directly paying politico to report what and how they wanted. They were using USAID primarily as a tool for meddling in foreign governments and hiding behind it being a global aid organization (the money spent of being used as a shadow government nearly doubles what I USAID actually spent on giving aid).

Seeing as there is nothing I can do about it as an individual I am choosing to sit back and watch it unfold. Worst case out country folds itself in half and things get spicy for awhile. Best case we cut wasted spending and government bloat significantly while also shining a light into all the dark corners of government that the public has never even been made aware of.

Listen, I don’t know a ton about USAID, so I won’t defend it-though I’ve personally not seen any reporting that supports what you’re saying. Keep in mind, this isn’t Trump’s first rodeo. USAID was operating under him during his previous term.

What I’d really like for you to explain is how NOAA is presumably burning tons of cash in a way that doesn’t benefit taxpayers.

If they were really interested in trimming the fat, they’d go after the DoD, which is where they’d likely “recover” the largest amount. But I’d guess they don’t touch that budget at all. And in the unlikely event they did, you can bet anything to do with SpaceX won’t be touched.

kutv.com/…/list-insane-priorities-of-usaid-spendi…

KUTV is considered a “center” news source so I hope that will be acceptable for you.

I don’t know anything about NOAA so I can’t speak to that particular topic at this time, but I am curious so I will be taking a look when I get a chance.

You are absolutely fucking right that the DOD is a giant money burning machine. 5k for 1 screw or whatever that meme was (assuming it’s true) is just downright irresponsible spending. Something tells me they won’t be touching DOD, but we can remain hopeful that it will be receiving similar scrutiny.

And yes it seems unlikely that Musk and gang are gonna throw the books of space x open for the public but you never know. We are in a wild fuckin timeline right now.

LIST: 'Insane priorities' of USAID spending during Biden Administration

In the past week, there has been a lot of discussion around the USAID and where the billions of dollars in humanitarian aid actually goes.

KUTV
Your source, KUTV, is a Sinclair owned station. They have an insane pro-fascism bias. You might want to find a balanced informed source rather than a propaganda source.

www.allsides.com/news-source/kutv

They specifically don’t use ownership as a measurement for bias. They rate news outlets on the content only.

I doubt that will do much to change your opinion on the matter but I figured I would at least let you know where I got the information that KUTV was a center news source.

I try to keep myself informed from news sources across the spectrum, but that is often easier said than done.

And that’s a mistake. Sinclair’s owners heavily influence content and across the board they interject roght leaning takes. This is the news network known for making dictates to share soecific right wing talking points as this clip from PBS will show. If ypu watch Last Week Tonight with John Oliver you 'll recognize this clip.

I don’t know who this rating is but I wouldn’t place any faith in them based on this.

youtu.be/xwA4k0E51Oo

Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging inside local news

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Again neigh impossible unless you are fairly comfortable to get a good news source that is conservative as there is only one in English at this moment.