keinBloudsinn

joined 2 months ago
[–] keinBloudsinn 6 points 2 days ago

I didn't see it, glad it popped up on my feed.

[–] keinBloudsinn 1 points 2 days ago

Does a pardon exempt that person from losing their clearance, or otherwise work for the fed?

[–] keinBloudsinn 15 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Go after the people carrying out his orders. They're not immune

[–] keinBloudsinn 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] keinBloudsinn 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] keinBloudsinn 1 points 1 month ago

I don't like the cut of your jib, guy

[–] keinBloudsinn 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You can add it to the list through the registry

[–] keinBloudsinn 74 points 1 month ago

Journalist: "We have found reason to believe there may be a conflict of interest in the way SpaceX receives government funding!"

Official: "Nonsense! He is a brilliant entrepreneur, blessed by the free market!"

Journalist: "But if he receives government grants and also holds influence over government decisions, shouldn’t we at least investigate?"

Official: "Investigate? Are you mad? That’s not how modern governance works!"

Journalist: "How does it work?"

Official: "Well, if he weighs the same as a rocket... he's a genius!"

Crowd: "A genius!! Burn the critics!!"

Journalist: "But that doesn't make any sense!"

Official: "Look, strange billionaires distributing subsidies is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate of regulatory oversight, not from handing out massive contracts to one's own companies!"

Journalist: "So you'll investigate?"

Official: "What? No! Now go away, or I shall dismiss you a second time!"

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