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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: AlphaWolf ✸✹🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: So, if i understand correctly …
Date: 03/17/25 10:20 PM
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So, if I understand correctly, we’re supposed to believe that this administration which (mind you, this only a small partial list):

- took credit for saving money on contracts that had not yet been awarded

- claimed savings on instances where a single pot of money is listed multiple times, tripling or quadrupling the amount of savings claimed

- fired nuclear scientists, bomb engineers, and safety experts before realizing they were essential workers and tried to rehire them. But they didn’t know how to contact them after they fired them

- cut IRS workers that will result in billions in lost revenue

- fired FDIC employees to save costs. Except all the costs are paid for by banks

- didn’t understand the difference between $8 million and $8 billion

- is trying to break the Social Security system by forcing 80,000 a week to file in person AFTER they closed hundreds of offices

- listed savings on a $655 million dollar contract. Three times.

- fired over 17 inspectors general who were trained to eliminate inefficiency in the name of being more efficient

And we’re supposed to believe that this administration is capable of sending hundreds of alleged criminal immigrants to corrupt Venezuelan prisons without any due process and made no mistakes (like maybe including a few U.S. citizens or innocent people) after invoking powers under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (which can only be invoked in Congress declares war).

Did I miss that we declared war on Canada?

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