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Rhiannon12866

(249,381 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2025, 10:40 PM 11 hrs ago

NYT: Federal spending actually went up under Elon Musk's DOGE - MS NOW Reports

According to The New York Times, Elon Musk's DOGE’s 13 largest claims about budget-saving cuts were all incorrect — and government spending actually went up. MS NOW's Cori Coffin reports. - 12/24/2025.

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NYT: Federal spending actually went up under Elon Musk's DOGE - MS NOW Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago OP

Of course it was all a scam. Musk bribed Donnie with an insane amount of campaign contributions in exchange unblock 10 hrs ago #1

Thanks! And, unfortunately, he accomplished his task. Rhiannon12866 10 hrs ago #2

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1. Of course it was all a scam. Musk bribed Donnie with an insane amount of campaign contributions in exchange

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 11:45 PM

10 hrs ago

for the ability to destroy the parts of government that were investigating him.

It was never about saving money, efficiency, whatever.

It was always a completely corrupt quid pro quo

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2. Thanks! And, unfortunately, he accomplished his task.

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 11:52 PM

10 hrs ago

I often wonder what studying this time period in our history will consist of - assuming we continue to have a history. I'm living it right now and it's totally beyond me, every time we think it can't possibly get worse, it inevitably does.

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