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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26858906

Summary

A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.

The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are "put on hold" until further guidance.

TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.

The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s "tough on crime" stance and coincided with the White House celebrating "K9 Veterans Day."

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[–] Ithorian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Well i can tolerate some things but starving dogs its not one of them

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just here for my daily question of: How the fuck does this man have the authority to "order" fucking anything within my government?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Executive branch controls executive things. Voters elected orange man who likes elon.

Put simple, because people wanted this.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Millions of DNC voters stayed home in the 2024 election and known pro-billionaire convicted felon Donald Trump won the presidency.

Now that still technically doesn't give him the power to create a new office. Instead, they kicked everyone out of the digital services office and changed the sign on the door to DOGE. Now that STILL didn't give him power over other offices and the budget, so they've instead been working alongside traitors in the treasury and fighting the courts over legitimacy of their firings and funding freezes.

[–] liuther9@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I heard republicans canceled many votes tirelessly looking for small mistakes

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There absolutely was voter suppression, a voter deregistration campaign, and thrown out votes but sadly it wasn't anywhere near a close enough race for those votes to make a difference. Trump won by millions, and theres a much bigger difference between Harris and Biden 2020's numbers to the tune of 7 Million votes.

That's not fraud or corruption. Thats low turnout.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought he won by about 1.5 mil

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

2.3 Million

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Every time I read something about the USA in the last few weeks I think "Wow that's shitty. How can it get worse?"

In short order, the answer to my question is served up. I find it worse when the victims cannot speak or stand up for themselves. Though horrible things are happening to a wide range of victims at least they can protest, take action etc. The dogs cannot. I only hope that the handlers make sure the welfare of these animals is taken care of despite the order. They do not deserve to be pawns in the MAGA game, but then no one does.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Just because Republicans SHOOT their Puppies and DEFUND Dogs DOESNT mean they HATE Dogs!

[–] amadeus84@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ya see folks. In elons mind the future is chaos for all of us. Death war, disease, terror (likely instigated by them)

Follow what these billionares are doing. They will be living in palaces and far from the chaos theyre plotting

Please wake up

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] MindlessHunter4@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah Elon Musk is a sick fuck, though lets be real. We all knew he wasn't above something like this, this is just proving what we all knew about him. It's still horrible though.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Musk: The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy. The empathy exploit. They're exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response. So, I think, you know, empathy is good, but you need to think it through and not just be programmed like a robot.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-yes-musk-said-171900322.html

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That’s definitely something a malignant narcissist would say

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

quite literally

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Oh well I'm sure the cabinet secretary who oversees TSA will get right on that oh wait she loves killing dogs too

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Having dog handlers pay for the dogs they need for work is totally in line with having teachers pay for teaching tools.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is a certain type of person that gets extra upset when dogs are harmed. Make no mistake, I'm still very pro-feeding dogs. This is a fucked up event, yet events like these always bring a special type of "animal lover" outrage. If dog food budget is the Elon thing making you angriest today, then your priorities are out of whack.

Especially so if you eat cows, chickens and pigs, they're all animals. Just so tired of the selective outrage.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I beat ya to it.

But seriously, look at this thread. There are people saying this one is too far, that NOW they are convinced Elon is malicious, that this causes the most harm to US national security. All of those things are true and accurate, but if bomb sniffing dogs was your breaking point instead of mass layoffs of both cyber security and nuclear defense personal, racist interns copying entire database of SSN/Addresses/MedicalHistory and Elons full throated holocaust denilaism, then those people were either wildly misinformed or letting doggy emotions dictate your stance more than reason.

Downvote me, that's fine, but y'all need to get a grip.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I had to, considering the username. I don't think you're entirely wrong, but dog people really love dogs. You're playing with fire here.

The last time a major terrorist attack happened, the government got expansion of powers.

This is preparing for the next 9/11, reichstag-fire style.

And the dems will approve the Enabling Act.

[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Dude I thought we all agreed that you can’t just drop links to TV Tropes all willy nilly like that. I have things to do today

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is some unhinged shit. Is it the drugs? Is it the Putin?

[–] xye@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Can we please stop blaming ‘drugs’ or ketamine specifically, even when joking. This is seriously hurting its reputation and future use as a therapeutic option. It might not feel like a big deal but every time we say this it normalizes it. Not targeting you specifically just trying to call it out any time I see it - thank you.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Putin. Not even once kids.

[–] danciestlobster@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Poutine though, more than once!

[–] iwasnormalonce@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He has enough body fat to survive until the heat death of the universe anyway.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah he keeps it in his frunk.

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.