hoptimus
@hoptimusprime.bsky.social
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Software engineer. Freedom and lasers are the right of all sentient beings. Takes on politics, tech, culture. Quality is job 9.
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mikeblack114.bsky.social
Negative

For starters as a logical matter there is no universe in which this meets the intended purpose of reprogramming language

But as a legal matter you've got to have a valid appropriation to transfer the monies into

Congress appropriates some things on a multi-year basis and others annual
egojunk.bsky.social
The DoD is allowed to transfer this money per statute apparently (though this is outside of my area). The CR in March upped it to 8 billion.
Of course it has. It always does. Sec 8005 of DOD Appropriations, for starters… That one provision now allows for $8b in transfers, per March’s full year CR:
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
“shit, I don’t think my AI co-chair can handle 19 pages. Tell them that their request is unreasonable”
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
area prop: lookit those stupid props, that’ll never be us
washingtonpost.com
President Trump has long railed against the “fake news” as an “enemy of the people.” But this week, the president showed how far he has come in finding a new use for the media: as props.
For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force
The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
forfeit your law license, do not pass go, do not collect your dignity
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
which would be challenging on its own, but also: the guys spinning plates are transparently sociopathic morons
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
yeah this quickly turns into a game of budgetary plate spinning in which dropping a plate means fleeing to a non extradition country in the middle of the night
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
mikeblack114.bsky.social
lol okay russ

this is going to be incredible and the likelihood a bunch of people not only do big boy crimes but irrevocably Break Something continues to increase
cthomasjamh.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/trum... OMB says the money for the troops is going to be covered by R&D but we’re back at how does DFAS color that money (like legally how does it use that pot) and distribute it properly over a holiday weekend to meet a Wednesday suspense.
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mikeblack114.bsky.social
lol okay russ

this is going to be incredible and the likelihood a bunch of people not only do big boy crimes but irrevocably Break Something continues to increase
cthomasjamh.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/trum... OMB says the money for the troops is going to be covered by R&D but we’re back at how does DFAS color that money (like legally how does it use that pot) and distribute it properly over a holiday weekend to meet a Wednesday suspense.
Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown
President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.
apnews.com
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
Agreed, though I think lousy announcing is the norm for the NFL; Collinsworth has been at it for decades and is not appreciably better than Brady.
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
will keep saying it until it gets covered: vought’s divorce is the most underreported story in DC
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Breaking the law so he can endanger the nation, Russ Vought arches an eyebrow as he strokes a white Persian cat on his lap.
sherylnyt.bsky.social
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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schnorkles.bsky.social
Gonna be kinda shocked if this doesn't come back to haunt them in the midterms.

They gave 20b to Argentina while your farm went bankrupt is, uh, not a hard line to land.
motherjones.com
The US has finalized its $20 billion bailout for Argentina.

Too bad it only benefits one American: a billionaire hedge fund manager, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy.
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire
A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
www.motherjones.com
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mikeblack114.bsky.social
So the Dems need to be clear again that any FMer carrying out direction to implement mil paychecks in the absence of appropriations will be subject to anti-deficiency act criminal penalties, because to be clear even with the reconciliation slush fund BS there is no way to legally so this, period
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
waiting eagerly for tapper and Richard Engel to bitch as loudly about this and they did about stuff during Biden’s time
aphclarkson.bsky.social
If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
@dicknixon.bsky.social Sir, if the place wasn’t run by clowns, everyone responsible for this headline would be given a chance to resign before they were publicly fired at 9am on Monday.
davidcorn.bsky.social
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
the people responsible for this need to be dragged out of their house in chains in front of their families and put in a maximum security prison for the rest of their fucking lives
longtimehistory.bsky.social
ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
A reminder that VAGOV and NJGOV elections are in less than a month.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.
sarapartridge.bsky.social
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.
Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas
With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.
trib.al
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ianboudreau.com
American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving
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donmoyn.bsky.social
These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
Ensign in particular should be unemployable as an officer of the court after his time at DOJ is done.
hoptimusprime.bsky.social
NoVA is incandescently mad at Trump. The amount of split ticket voting is going to be very, very small. Top of the ticket will carry the rest.
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Maybe--just work with me here, @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us--you should stop voting to give Russ Vought more authority to defy the interests of Nevadans?
jael.bsky.social
Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)
In a statement sent to the Las Vegas Sun, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto lambasted the administration’s “lack of transparency” and urged Burgum to provide clarity.

“Solar energy production makes electric bills cheaper, creates good-paying jobs, and drives economic growth,” Cortez Masto said.
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bartenderhemry.bsky.social
Really don't think you can draw broad conclusions about the democratic party from the actions of ro khanna, an insane person