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Yeah but the damage happened in real time. There would need to be standing to sue for the damages cause and accumulated since.
Anecdotal but it's a real story about getting doge'd. I was working on some climate research as part of a climate smart commodities grant (search that program for details), a big one which took years to gain the trust of hundreds of indigenous farmers and non profits to participate in. We were already struggling with USDA bullshit and red tape trying to get payments to farmers who had already spent money and been approved for certain payments, before doge came along.
And because of doge, the entire 50mil program got cut. Maybe not hundreds but dozens of farmers and non profits went out of business because they chose to trust the federal government to be reliable on their word. Not to mention an almost 40 person research team, practically a whole department.
and the trust that took years to build to get these historically disenfranchised groups to the table, to get them to trust the process and work with the government.. that's NEVER coming back.
I worked for a company that increased government efficiency by 900% in a certain area.
Guess whose contract got cut by DOGE?
Well of course. Republican naming schemes are to call something the exact opposite of what it is. Across the board. Doesn't matter if it's something they're trying to pass or something they are against.
If you hear them talking about something you can safely assume it's the exact opposite of reality.
Heartbreaking
Anyway you should try to make HIM pay for as much as possible of the damage. Now that it is officially ruled.