Government Incompetence
Friday various
Kind of a good-news/bad-news article. Let’s start with the good: The Royal Navy is decommissioning the last of its Trafalgar-class hunter-killer subs. Considered as quiet (or more so) than our Los Angeles class boat, the first started being built and the last, the HMS Triumph, was finally pulled from service last week, almost 50 years […]
DOGE creates AI program aimed at deleting up to half of federal regulations
This program, “Doge AI Deregulation Decision Tool”, has already identified around 100,000 regulations not supported by law. DOGE anticipates up to $3.1 trillion of regulatory compliance for these regulations. Removing rules not backed by law may save up to $1.5 trillion annually. Doing this same job manually would require approximately 3.6 million man-hours. This AI […]
Pete Buttigieg cared more about DEI initiatives than about air traffic control upgrades
Pete Buttigieg, former transportation secretary, had opportunities to upgrade the air traffic control systems while he was in office. He did not take those opportunities. Instead, Buttigieg focused on spending money on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. These grants were worth more than $80 billion during Buttigieg’s time in office. From New York Post: Former […]
Littoral Combat Ships- End of an Error
Independence Class LCS U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Pierre MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, July 11. Pierre is the 19th and final ship marking the completion of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) […]
Refineries closing
Let’s turn to California – used to be the economic powerhouse of the country, certainly had a reputation as one of the two most car-centric places to be. But…just as the anti-gun folks find the place Nirvana, the state has become one of the worst to own an internal combustion engine. To paraphrase Mr. Orwell, […]
Donald Trump orders autopen investigation – Joe Biden insists he made the decisions
President Donald Trump ordered an investigation focusing on the use of the autopen during Biden’s administration. Joe Biden insisted that he was the one who made the decisions regarding signing the pardons, executive orders, legislations, and proclamations. Biden further added that claims that he didn’t make these decisions are ridiculous and false. From Fox News: […]
Trump administration uncovers food stamp bribe and fraud scheme
Michael Kehoe, Mohamad Nawafleh, Omar Alrawashdeh, Gamal Obaid, Emad Alrawashdeh and Arlasa Davis are accused of misappropriating millions of dollars of taxpayer funds intended for food stamps. Kehoe established a network that linked 160 unauthorized electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to stores across New York. The group is also charged with creating false applications and […]
SECDEF Orders Afghan Accountability Review
In March of 2024 the top two military leaders who oversaw the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The hearing meant to assess the Biden administration’s role in the chaos that unfolded at the end of America’s longest war. Gen. Mark Milley, the retired chairman of the […]
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