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Trump cracks me up.

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1889427640450425258

Pelosi is the easy one: insider trading.

https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1889441275365171248

OkDOGEisAmountingToSomething says

The State Department is looking to buy $400 million worth of vehicles from Elon Musk's EV company, Tesla.
The department's procurement forecast for 2025 listed a five-year contract with Tesla. The order would see the department purchasing "Armored Tesla (Production Units)" from Musk's company for $400 million.
The department's forecast did not specify the vehicle model that will be bought. Tesla produces several EVs, including sedans like the Model 3 and Model S, and SUVs like the Model Y and Model X.
The use of the term "Armored Tesla" in the forecast could be a reference to Tesla's Cybertruck, a stainless steel pickup truck that Musk said is bulletproof. The proposed contract has an "anticipated award date" of September 30.
The contract with Tesla is the largest budget item listed in the department's forecast. The forecast also included orders from other automakers, including a $40 million contract for armored BMW SUVs, the X5 and X7.
Representatives for the White House, the State Department, and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Why the fuck State Dept suddenly needs $400M worth of electric pick-ups? How does it mesh with "government efficiency"?

Agreed. Elon really shouldn’t be doing business with the Fed Gov at this point, otherwise this screams of nepotistic like hypocrisy.

Agreed he should focus on limiting H1s instead. And lowering taxes

Gonna be some soiled knickers tonight. Some pundits said there will be suicides. The laundering will come out?

https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1354014/pg1

After being exposed they promptly amended the docs to simply say "armored EVs" instead of "armored Tesla EVs". Still, why the fuck buy expensive electric toys when basic white SUV would suffice?

OkDOGEisAmountingToSomething says

RWSGFY says

Still, why the fuck buy expensive electric toys when basic white SUV would suffice?

Were they looking for bullet proof vehicles?

Looks like Officers in the various services were stealing funds from the enlisted men. Money that was taken from the enlisted personnel for food was simply directed elsewhere.

Don't expect for a single minute that any Uniformed Officers will be charged with a crime. That simply doesn't happen in the services. Rules and regulations are for the commoners. And no the victims don't get their money back.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-than-151m-collected-from-us-army-soldiers-for-food-ended-up-spent-elsewhere-report/ar-AA1z8v7R

Misc says

Money that was taken from the enlisted personnel for food was simply directed elsewhere.

From the article: "The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops — taken from their BAS payment of $460 per month and automatically deducted from paychecks of service members who live in barracks."

That sounds like a deduction from BAS for those eating in the chow hall. Enlisted who live off base or in family housing still get the full BAS. Also sounds like the deductions were returned to the Army general fund, which seems fair since the chow hall is supported form the general fund and very likely the chow hall costs more to operate than just what is collected from BAS. That article appears disingenuous to me.

Nothing says love and kisses to the new DoD Secretary like an IRS audit from the preceding administration.

Any bets it was from an LGTBQP ????

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/total-sham-defense-secretary-hegseth-blames-biden-irs-over-33k-audit/ar-AA1zf09G

Misc says

Nothing says love and kisses to the new DoD Secretary like an IRS audit from the preceding administration.

Any bets it was from an LGTBQP ????

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/total-sham-defense-secretary-hegseth-blames-biden-irs-over-33k-audit/ar-AA1zf09G

I don't understand the drama. If he has all i's dotted and t's crossed - what's the problem? His accountant will show his homework and be done with it. It's not like he does his taxes himself, lol.

RWSGFY says

I don't understand the drama. If he has all i's dotted and t's crossed - what's the problem? His accountant will show his homework and be done with it. It's not like he does his taxes himself, lol.

Wanna bet that the audit wasn't randomly generated ???

RWSGFY says

I don't understand the drama. If he has all i's dotted and t's crossed - what's the problem?

It can get expensive if the auditor aggressively disallows deductions and creatively determines fraud and the taxpayer has to go to court.

HeadSet says

RWSGFY says

I don't understand the drama. If he has all i's dotted and t's crossed - what's the problem?

It can get expensive if the auditor aggressively disallows deductions and creatively determines fraud and the taxpayer has to go to court.

So anybody suspected of tax mistakes, fraud or corruption can cry "persecution" now and be immediately cleared by vote on twatter? The only place to establish truth is the court system. Want it simple and cheap - stick to W-2 and renting.

RWSGFY says

So anybody suspected of tax mistakes, fraud or corruption can cry "persecution" now and be immediately cleared by vote on twatter? The only place to establish truth is the court system. Want it simple and cheap - stick to W-2 and renting.

If it wasn't flagged by the IRS's system, then the IRS agent needs to be shitcanned and prosecuted or are you just saying that the Deep State has complete immunity ???

The_Deplorable says

Not my experience. I still don't understand why everyone freaked out with covid. I took nothing, flew on planes and did what I wanted. While not polite just tell people to get fucked. Mandating vaccines would have been approved by Congress and POTUS. I don't recall that ever happening. Even school age kids can go with ZERO vaccines that most take.

Private companies had no authority to have you take a vaccine nor government. A lot of people freaked out and were ill informed. Having been in RE, you ask a seller if they had AIDS living in the house you'll get sued immediately. Medical records are yours.

If it happens in the future again, just be aggressive. And funny. TSA agent questions you just tell them to eat pony shit. They won't know how to react. Keep walking. I'm taller 9 out of 10 times, So I might have it easier. I'm a complete ass hole when I want to be.

Obama started the IRS persecutions, so I'm sure it's still on the table until the last globohomo holdouts in the IRS are purged.

I think "Tax Fraud" is meaningless in light of what the PRNY judge did to Trump.

It's like "he said, she said" except the federal gub'ment is the "she."

RWSGFY says

So anybody suspected of tax mistakes, fraud or corruption can cry "persecution" now and be immediately cleared by vote on twatter? The only place to establish truth is the court system. Want it simple and cheap - stick to W-2 and renting.

We were not talking about routine audits or having business with complex accounting. We were talking about use of the IRS to hassle political enemies.

Ex-CDER chief Patrizia Cavazzoni becomes Pfizer’s chief medical officer

After leaving the FDA, where she served as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., is returning to her previous employer: Big Pharma Pfizer.

After leaving the federal agency in mid-January, Cavazzoni will take up spot as Pfizer’s chief medical officer and executive vice president, according to a Feb. 24 release.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/ex-cder-chief-patrizia-cavazzoni-becomes-pfizers-chief-medical-officer