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Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but outside of maybe VA, MD and (maybe) GA, most GOP voters won’t care. They probably agree with these actions and are applauding every one of them. In fact, the more we show that people are being harmed by these actions, the happier it makes them. Remember, the cruelty is the point.

When MGT says that these Gov’t workers don’t deserve their jobs or their paychecks, they are nodding in agmt.

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Actually, Youngkin's win was emblematic of what happens when the knee-jerk Dem party sticks with its old war horses. Bring AOC and her ilk forward!!!! Connolly, for example, given top Dem slot on the House Committee on Oversight, when AOC was a huge opportunity for the party ... Keep shooting us in the feet Dem Old Guard!

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just saying, Youngkin's win in VA was not unexpected -- McAuliff was a very limp candidate and his party tends to do better in non-Federal election years. Love your commentary but don't get carried away and overstate ...

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Republicans not understanding the impact on the loss of middle-class jobs. Populism!

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A statement! The democratic state party chairs are issuing statements? They need to be on every radio program, every YouTube video, every platform to scream at top volume that we are not going to let this pass quietly. A fucking statement?! Get out of your office and get in front of eyes.

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At the risk of sounding like a leftist: Israel under Bibi is in that axis too, along with us. We should have slapped Bibi down after they repeatedly showed they had no plan other than delay, delay, delay to illegally settle more of the West Bank, wait for Trump and hope they could eventually control Gaza.

Friends tell friends when they’ve made stupid decisions, and deliver hard truths. Even if Biden did it privately we should have done it publicly at least once.

It seems both countries are forever stained because of two shitty men (Bibi + Trump) and the people who’ve enabled them.

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A very dark and disturbing comedy.

CIA, FBI, Scientists, ITS workers go to Indeed and find that dream job in tourish, meat packing, or trump crapcoin sales... Youngkin was neutered like most republicans. Maybe he can keep those balls in a glass jar on his desk to remind him of the man he once was.

From being the party that wanted to destroy the Evil Empire, trumpand GOP are now ready to join their russian, North Korean, and Iranian pals. trump is probably now in the process of developing an Evil Empire crapcoin for his maga rubes to bur. ted cruz and marsha blackburn will soon be wearing putin proud merch.

One good bit on news is tesla shares are down about 20% in the past 2 months. We know what musk has been doing lately besides Ketamine, he's driving tesla into the ground...

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Whenever I don't think I can become more embarrassed to be an American, I become more embarrassed.

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Just wait. I assure you we haven't hit bottom yet.

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I have always found it strange that “balls” means toughness and strength while testicles are the softest, easiest to hurt part of a body. “Pussies” are using to say someone is weak or cowardly. Pussies take the most pounding of anywhere in the body. It’s back to front.

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It’s a misunderstanding: yes, testicles are soft and fragile, but they are also the source of testosterone (it’s right in the name!), the hormone that conveys the stereotypical male traits: competitiveness, aggression, etc. “He’s got balls” = “he’s got high testosterone levels” = “he’s a real man”

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I can’t wait to watch Elon get pushed out like a scene from Mean Girls.

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Elon Musk has become the George Soros of the Right.

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Taking a chainsaw to government agencies disguised as rooting out government waste, fraud and abuse

is not the correct procedure nor is it legal. The money Musk and his 20 something computer hackers claim to have found is bs. These fired federal workers pay taxes. The "do more with less" mentality doesn't really work. A lot of these agencies were already short handed. The backlog doesn't change. To think that Musk is using the same tactics that he used to fire Twitter employees is insane. Stop treating the federal government as if it's a business. It is not. The government's responsibility is to protect and serve its citizens. The biggest waste of government spending is Elon Musk himself. He's taking in millions of dollars from our government in his government contracts. He slso has contracts with other countries such as Russia. China, Ukraine and others. He's also trying to sell, (if not already sold) our government his worthless armored cybertrucks for $400 million. The United States does not need someone that does not know how our government works or its function claiming he found a ridiculous amount of fraud. These governors better start thinking about their own bottom line when it comes to firing the federal employees from their state for no cause.

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I am a Virginia resident and have heard from more than one of my neighbors that Glenn Youngkin's physical configuration makes it necessary for him to go to his gastroenterologist to get a hearing test.

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Youngkin to federal workers: "Listen, we have a federal government that is inefficient, and we have an administration that is taking on that challenge of rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse and driving efficiency in our federal government. It needed to happen."

Translation - you are a bunch of useless people involved in waste, fraud and abuse so we needed to get rid of you. Time for you all to stop sponging off the taxpayers!

Youngkin also to federal workers: "We have a lot of federal workers in the Commonwealth, and I want to make sure that they know we care about them and we value them and we want them to find that next chapter."

Translation - Even though we despise you and firmly believe your jobs are getting in the way of our tax cuts, we truly do care about you. Don't forget to vote for Winsome Sears, remember that only we in the MAGA party really love you and will fix everything, even the price of eggs!

After the presser, Youngkin was seen walking around badgering constituents and trying to sign them up for some juicy Capital One credit now that they'd lost their jobs.

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Virginians who voted for Youngkin last time around:

Turns out this is what you voted for:

A spineless man who will sell you down the river, rather than stand up for you and your years of public service, and against Trump, Musk and his racist job cutting undergrads.

If you voted for “disruption,” you got it.

Welcome to the wreckage.

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Btw, my son was fired from USAID on Sunday but he didn't know because the stupid bastards didn't know his e-mail address and they sent the firing notice to someone else. He just found out today from his now-fired boss. They have completely decapitated USAID now thanks to the Trump appointed Fascist judge who let the restraining order expire on Friday. That judge, US District Judge Carl Nichols is a real winner. He wouldn't even prosecute the January 6ers. He should be removed from the bench!

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I predict we'll soon see Aileen from Florida and this nutcracker Nichols appearing for their confirmation hearings onto John's Court. Now that the Gorgon's return clears the way for Clarence and Sam's departures. Set the luxury motorhomes on cruise control for the gentle ride back to Sweet Home, who cares where.

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Musk's request for 5 bullet points of accomplishments: “The email request was utterly trivial, as the standard for passing the test was to type some words and press send!” he nattered. “Yet so many failed even that inane test, urged on in some cases by their managers. Have you ever witnessed such INCOMPETENCE and CONTEMPT for how YOUR TAXES are being spent?”

He got the words right..."utterly trivial", "inane test", "INCOMPETENCE" and "CONTEMPT". He is so full of himself, he doesn't realize this is a description of his own actions.

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