General Discussion

frozen. When I worked for government, new comers were always freezing jobs and funding. But it always ended soon.

I don't think we'll see any halts in Social Security, Medicare, etc.

trump and Musk will find some seemingly strange foreign aid and expenditures in other departments that they will blame on Democrats and Biden. Musk will make a deal out of things like some air traffic control systems are still using floppy disks, although likely in some subsystem. It'll be a big show and amount to little in the end.

Don't think Musk will steal funds. Heck, it's not like Social Security has real dollars in their coffers. I doubt -- but don't know for sure -- that the payment system he's into include SSNs, email addresses, etc., that could be used for some nefarious purposes. I do think he's drug addled and loving the power, which is dangerous. When I worked for government back in the dark ages, they were very different systems.

It would take hundreds of people to get away with anything, and I don't doubt someone would blow the whistle.

But my view is hardly sexy enough for staving podcasters trying to capture an audience.

Now if he gets into Fort Knox and has access to whatever gold is left, I'll get concerned. Right now, I'm most concerned about what is happening to immigrants missing a few papers.

I wish Biden had done a comprehensive "audit" when he took office to identify things that should be blamed on trump.

And I think our focus needs to turn to mid-terms soon. If GOPer elected officials feel pressure from constituents, they'll block much of what trump could do.

Admittedly, I might wake up tomorrow and find I'm totally wrong. These MFers are that unpredictable and vile.