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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.

Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.

This is what "merit" means to them.

apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Democrats must make clear that, of course, we believe in changing government for the better - and show how different that is from Trump's destruction of government's capacity to protect workers, consumers, and families.
February 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Nein, Elon Musk ist nicht der Chef von DOGE, der neugeschaffenen „Behörde“, die gerade Teile der US-Verwaltung abwrackt.
Wer ist dann Chef von DOGE?
Man weiß es nicht.
Wahre Geschichte.
Who Runs Elon Musk’s DOGE? Not Musk, the White House Says. (Gift Article)
A White House official declared that Mr. Musk is not the administrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. So who is?
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Trump: „Ich glaube, Putin möchte Frieden. Ich vertraue ihm bei diesem Thema.“
Man weiß einfach nicht mehr, was man dazu sagen soll…
Trump says he trusts Putin and refuses to criticize him in any way shape or form but absurdly blames Biden for Putin's invasion of Ukraine
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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This says it all
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”

Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Der reichste Mann der Welt, ein offener Anhänger von Verschwörungsmythen, dessen Firmen Milliardengeschäfte mit der Regierung machen, marschiert als Chef eines „Effizienz-Ministeriums“, das gar kein Ministerium ist, durch die US-Verwaltung.
What could possibly go wrong?
Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies (Gift Article)
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. The former FAA administrator stepped down on Jan. 20th after Musk called on him to resign. Musk was angry after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Der NEW YORKER über fünf Tage Trump II:
„We know the drill. He loves to drown us in outrage. The overwhelming volume is the point—too many simultaneous scandals and the system is so overloaded that it breaks down. It can’t focus. It can’t fight back. The distractions are just too damn distracting.“
Trump Is Already Drowning Us in Outrages
A guide to the Week One distractions, late-night devilry, executive overreach, and the Administration’s early infighting.
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM