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Things didn't end well for the last guy...

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Why do they have to work? Doesn’t it make more sense to shutdown US airports?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago

Or just run them without TSA, like we used to before 9/11

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

"let them eat cake" -Elon Musk

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get it, but having people feel bad for the TSA of all organizations is a tall order. Why not pick a less controversial gov agency effected like say the National Parks and Museums?

[–] somethingp@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Probably because parks and museums usually just close whenever this happens, so they're not working without pay. They're just on an indefinite suspension

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[–] uis@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Theater of security isn't helpful anyway. I say it's even harmful, as it makes cars more attractive over public transport and get more shit in our lungs as result.

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[–] dx1@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did we not abolish the TSA yet? Funny how we're always losing ground on everything.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 day ago

You don't like poorly trained, poorly paid rent-a-cops screaming at you to take of your shoes and empty your pockets and x-ray you while they steal your Nintendo Switch?

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago

Musk and Trump showed me, that I don't have to think about being a good enough person... Obviously I easily am (it's enough not to kill/rape/extort,.... who would have thought it's so easy?)

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How bout they just dont show up? The TSA is a fraudulent agency anyway. Pre-9/11 security worked just fine.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And if someone is going to hijack a plane to pilot it into a building, i doubt their mission would depend on a large tube of toothpaste and a nail clipper

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago

"Heh heh heh, finally, I can sneak enough explosive toothpaste into the plane!"

That's the terrorists right now, how do you feel now, huh? It's not a joke. TSA is extremely serious. 😤

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

So is a South African buying his way into the U.S. presidency, but here we are.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"Oh you're not gonna pay me today? Guess I'm not working today."

[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

I can't imagine coming in to work if I'm not being paid on time. Indeed, if there's even a whiff of maybe I won't get paid, I'm not coming in unless I'm paid in advance.

Every government worker that is told they're not getting paid should do that. Money in my account now, before I come in to work.

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just a reminder that Elon Musk is not from the United States.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

...which is why he had to buy a president instead of buy the presidency.

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[–] ThePrimitive@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (12 children)

We need to teach him to be scared of us.

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[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Remember when the goverment was first shut down in a long time, if ever before, when Republicans thought it would be a good ratfucker move to harm Obama's presidency, and it blew up in their faces, and our Country went from a AAAA rated borrower to a AAA borrower due to government disfunction? We seriously need a law that prevents this stupid shit from happening again. Maybe if they don't pass funding, we just renew the last passed funding. It pisses me off so much. Imagine getting paid a significant amount of tax payer money, a life long sipend, and better health care than most the county, and not even doing your job and letting the goverment shut down. At some point here the lawlessness is going to convince enough people that it seriously doesn't matter anymore.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We seriously need a law that prevents this stupid shit from happening again. Maybe if they don't pass funding, we just renew the last passed funding

What we do in Australia is of the government can't pass a budget we dissolve the government and go for elections.
Clearly the MP are not doing their jobs so make them run for their jobs again.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (7 children)

It's going to be a long 4 years

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ruining the holidays for a bunch of government employees, not just TSA. I am more worried about air traffic controllers, NASA, NOAA, FDA, the VA (yeah they suck, but a lot of people depend on them and making them work unpaid is definitely not going to improve anything), and thousands of other government employees that will go without pay. The longer it lasts, the worse it will be for the economy.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Damn. Imagine just showing up to work knowing you won't be paid, with a bunch of other coworkers who are in the exact same socio-economic hostage crisis.

Gotta wonder if there's some kind of organizational remedy. Like... a collection of workers who could all respond together as a single labor unit to demand a different set of policies on pain of withholding their labor until their demands are met.

[–] raptore39@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've heard of these! They're called onions!

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[–] resin85@lemmy.ca 171 points 2 days ago (65 children)

And they ripped out funding for pediatric cancer research. $250 million.... or around 0.05% of president Musk's net worth. Why do repubs hate kids with cancer?

[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Also 900 million will not be going to North Carolina hurricane relief.

Cold heartless bastards

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 195 points 2 days ago (21 children)

Or just don't show up to work, and start looking for another job.

What they gonna do? Shoot you for "being sick and unable to report to work"?

Message for Government Employees: If you work a government job, DON'T GO TO WORK WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN. Fuck that BS, don't let the government treat you like a slave. Calling out from work is not a crime (even if it is, fuck them anyways).

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

President Musk flexing his muscles even before puppet inauguration.

One thing I wondered is what would happen if Putin and Musk disagree at some point about what Trump is supposed to do? But the answer is actually easy: whoever strokes Trump's ego better at the time gets their policy through. Trump lives in the moment.

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[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But TSA is a sham. Pure theater and makework.

[–] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Sure, but people still go there to try and make money for their livelyhood, sham or not they don't deserve to be unpaid.

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[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 day ago

TSA agents are ineffectual on the best of days, but without pay? Between that and the amazing production quality at Boeing I'm quite content to not fly anywhere.

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