The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded a memo Wednesday that had ordered a “temporary pause” on federal funding and unleashed major confusion across the country.
Why it matters: It’s an astonishing reversal by the Trump administration, a day after top officials defended the funding freeze — which a judge temporarily halted on Tuesday — as necessary to ensure all government spending was aligned with the president’s vision.
“Sorry guys, the spending freeze wasn’t supposed to be announced yet! It’s supposed to be part of a larger plan later this year meant to kickstart a ‘The Purge’ type situation which we think will be really great for the American people! Stay tuned and we’ll have more info in the coming months! Be on the lookout for Armageddon 26, and let’s make America GREAT again!”
What a mook.
Don’t worry, it’ll be resumed in a month or two.
I’ve hit rock bottom once: I lost my job, went into bankruptcy, had to move back home with my folks, car was undriveable, and my girlfriend had gone back to her ex. It was, for all intents and purposes, the worst time of my life. I even failed joining the Army to escape my misery.
But, the beautiful thing about hitting rock bottom is that the only way to go from there is up. It was hard, and I had to rely on family and friends. But eventually I made it. I went to college, got my first developer job, got into a great (at the time) relationship, and moved out of my parent’s house and back on my own. I am better for it.
All of that to say that maybe (yes, I’m being optimistic) Trump is what this country needs to hit rock bottom, do some self reflection, and pull ourselves back up to a better place.
The biggest takeaway I learned way back when is that no matter how bad things get, the world keeps spinning. We can either we could sit out and watch the world move on without us, or get up and keep moving.
Rock bottom for a country means millions of people a year dying preventable deaths.
These kind of “experiments” have a name — “genocide”. Atleast that’s what the social engineering in Camodia and China ended up being called, due to the immense human loss resulting from them.
It sounds like you don’t understand that most people don’t have the safety net you had when you needed it. He wants to make it so nobody can count on the govt to provide that safety net for those people without other options. You’re not just being optimistic, you’re being naive and uninformed and ignorant, and frankly, harmful.
Given the level of responses I’m getting, I believe you’re right. 🤷♂️
All of that to say that maybe (yes, I’m being optimistic) Trump is what this country needs to hit rock bottom, do some self reflection, and pull ourselves back up to a better place.
That presumes the part of the country which allowed this is capable of self-reflection.
That presumes the part of the country which allowed this is capable of self-reflection.
It also presumes that the pulling back up will be done by the same who are responsible for hitting the rock bottom.
Not necessarily. If enough of them die drinking raw milk…
crosses fingers
I’m guessing your rock bottom did not involve a concentration camp,
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