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Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140

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Spandauer · 18/03/2025 17:41

Trump, as out of control as a faulty Tesla, takes an ICE pick to the Constitution.

Thanks to @AcrossthePond55 and @Jaichangecentfoisdenom for the thread title and sub-title 😊

Photocollage: Cold War Steve
Map illustration: Barry Blitt

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5286872-the-orange-man-and-the-state-of-his-union-trump-thread-139

Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140
Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140
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Spandauer · 21/03/2025 10:05

Enjoying a lovely quiet morning - another flight path resident here!

I think (hope) this will turn out to be an all too usual UK SNAFU (decrepit infrastructure etc) and nothing to do with Vlad. But it's telling that we are now all completely programmed to react with suspicion and fear to these occurrences (myself included). We're doing Putin's work for him - so it's a win-win for him.

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Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 10:12

Some good news at last Grin

Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140
SerendipityJane · 21/03/2025 11:10

Igotjelly · 21/03/2025 07:53

Particularly as it seems the backup generator has also been impacted by a fire….

It's impossible to overstate the concept of a Single Point of Failure. And how fucking difficult it is to prepare for such events when the only counter is (shock horror) to spend money.

When I was strategising for a major insurance company, I worked on DR/BCP plans that encompassed the possibility that not only would the main office be unavailable, but the fallback rented space (for outages greater than 24 hours) would also be unavailable. The mitigation was to have a preparation for key staff to connect remotely.

I put that possibility under the heading "alien invasion". And sure enough no one noticed the heading. Just the cost. There was quite a heated debate where the Finance Director refused to believe that there was any natural event that could cause two buildings 75 miles apart to be simultaneously inaccessible without warning.

This was in 2015.

As we all know 2020 smashed a lot of flaky DR/BCP plans. And some companies did go bust because of their parsimony.

I cannot explain how impossible it is to explain to bean counters that if you want a 100% efficient organisation, then you also have to accept 0% resilience.

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Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 11:10

Sunny side up.

Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140
SerendipityJane · 21/03/2025 11:16

Today is bacon sandwich Friday. With an egg topper. Popped to the local One-Stop (bodega for overseas readers 😀) A little bit overwhelmed for choice between free range organic, regular medium or regular large. There was plenty in stock so I just bought half a dozen (some MAGA readers wondering who sells half eggs now).

Yesterday dinner was ham, egg and chips.

Reminds me that I don't think I've had an egg sandwich this year ! Have to check we have salad cream and cayenne in ....

countrygirl99 · 21/03/2025 11:28

Our dogs have a raw egg each on their breakfast. Every day. So that's 14 eggs a week just for the dogs.

BustingBaoBun · 21/03/2025 11:43

WTAF. Archived because of paywall

https://archive.ph/eKBWL

Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China
The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

Igotjelly · 21/03/2025 11:49

BustingBaoBun · 21/03/2025 11:43

WTAF. Archived because of paywall

https://archive.ph/eKBWL

Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China
The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

Oh but that’s “FAKE NEWS” don’t you know…..

Igotjelly · 21/03/2025 11:54

Sky News reporting that counter terrorism police are investigating the Heathrow fire.

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 12:00

Sky news has already got one thing wrong this morning.

Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140
DuncinToffee · 21/03/2025 12:09

Other media outlets are reporting the same, confirmed by the Met police

Igotjelly · 21/03/2025 12:09

Seems it might not be totally unprecedented for an event of this significance but still it’s an interesting fact for the media to point out.

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 12:14

DuncinToffee · 21/03/2025 12:09

Other media outlets are reporting the same, confirmed by the Met police

Extremely clever of whoever to think of doing this, if it is an act of terrorism, which is what a lot of us thought in the first place. A friend of a friend of a friend who knows someone, tells me there is no chance H’row will be back in proper working order before next Friday at the earliest. Millions of pounds lost for the airport and airlines putting things back together again.

Wallaw · 21/03/2025 12:17

Re Heathrow - I just think it always pays to not jump to conclusions in these situations.

I'm on the Eurostar to London now and the station was chaos due to the LHR closure. Not sure if flights were diverted to France or if people changed their plans, but this is a very full train!

Wallaw · 21/03/2025 12:17

Re Heathrow - I just think it always pays to not jump to conclusions in these situations.

I'm on the Eurostar to London now and the station was chaos due to the LHR closure. Not sure if flights were diverted to France or if people changed their plans, but this is a very full train!

SerendipityJane · 21/03/2025 12:25

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 12:00

Sky news has already got one thing wrong this morning.

Welcome to the world of "AI" curated news.

PerkingFaintly · 21/03/2025 12:55

I'm in the "wait for the results of the investigation" camp.

It's quite right that the possibility of terrorism be on the list of things to investigate, but that doesn't mean it actually was.

[Edited because I can't type or edit straight, as usual.]

Talkinpeace · 21/03/2025 13:12

"We came to look at the Cathedral"

Mrsbloggz · 21/03/2025 13:15

Anyone critical of elon musk is a terrorist thug who risks being sent to prison in Al Salvador
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JoshLymanSwagger · 21/03/2025 13:36

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 21/03/2025 11:10

Sunny side up.

There's about 500 dollars worth there 🐥🐣

JoshLymanSwagger · 21/03/2025 13:40

Igotjelly · 21/03/2025 11:54

Sky News reporting that counter terrorism police are investigating the Heathrow fire.

I think @CaveMum called it first.

Your prize is some 🍊

CaveMum · 21/03/2025 14:08

JoshLymanSwagger · 21/03/2025 13:40

I think @CaveMum called it first.

Your prize is some 🍊

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Or a funny smelling perfume/suspicious pot of tea? 😜

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