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jgmiller

(635 posts)
28. This is just more of his smoke and mirrors
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 01:03 PM
Aug 24

Before DOGE was called that it was the United States Digital Services and they were charged with the same thing and over the last 8 years have done tremendous work in that respect including the IRS free e-file that Trump is now dumping so Intuit and H&R Block can make more money. So all that's happening is he's junking the name DOGE and putting this guy in charge of what already was there and before Trump came along working hard at this very same thing.

My guess is he's doing this because the law that originally created this has something one of his lawyers realized he would be violating if they didn't get it back on track.

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Where are they gonna find gold pixels? C_U_L8R Aug 24 #1
That was my first thought exactly radical noodle Aug 24 #21
They are going to fine all the gold they need from the data gathering abilities THEIR new websites will have... usaf-vet Aug 24 #25
Yellow! The Federal websites need more yellow! Hugin Aug 24 #2
Well they gutted the original office that already did this type of thing BumRushDaShow Aug 24 #3
I'm wondering who's left to do the work... Hugin Aug 24 #4
Most of that was contracted out BumRushDaShow Aug 24 #6
It sounds like this dude is going with... Hugin Aug 24 #8
Well ironically, Fiverr was famous for this ditty (linked to here in Philly) - BumRushDaShow Aug 24 #12
I had to watch it twice... Hugin Aug 24 #13
I thought that little scene was hilarious! BumRushDaShow Aug 24 #15
I'm actually wondering how many people will be needed calimary Aug 24 #36
"tackling problems at the Internal Revenue Service would be a focus" - problems induced by Republicans muriel_volestrangler Aug 24 #5
Long went for a ride under the bus a few days ago... Hugin Aug 24 #10
He had a "long" career as the commissioner. llmart Aug 24 #14
All the federal workers have been fired, but at least there will be nice websites. Irish_Dem Aug 24 #7
Let me guess; under an "English Only" directive... nt EarthFirst Aug 24 #9
I guess we're all going to have to learn English. Hugin Aug 24 #11
" ... a new National Design Studio that will seek to make digital services at federal agencies more efficient." Botany Aug 24 #16
Purging, whitewashing, racism. twodogsbarking Aug 24 #17
Can"t tell you what any Apple design looks like. Old Crank Aug 24 #18
Whoa! That seems a bit woke for the Cracker Barrell crowd!! 33taw Aug 24 #19
Lots o' Gold -- with lots of pictures of Orange Shitler and his Boss Kid Berwyn Aug 24 #20
T💩p has a stupid looking mouth and only stupid sh!t comes out of it. OMGWTF Aug 24 #23
Looks like he's ready to suck something... calimary Aug 24 #38
I already loathed Airbnb due to several bad experiences now I will NEVER fking use them. OMGWTF Aug 24 #22
You can't have too much gold. Turbineguy Aug 24 #24
Another company to boycott kimbutgar Aug 24 #26
Improve means ruin to the repugs Nigrum Cattus Aug 24 #27
This is just more of his smoke and mirrors jgmiller Aug 24 #28
Pop-Up ads!!! Cross-site tracking!!! ret5hd Aug 24 #29
The designer of the new CrackerBarrel logo might be... 3catwoman3 Aug 24 #30
Sounds like data collection and censorship Wild blueberry Aug 24 #31
Sorry to pee in the Wheaties, but this isn't a bad idea progressoid Aug 24 #32
It WAS already done BumRushDaShow Aug 24 #37
Great Diraven Aug 24 #33
God help us all orangecrush Aug 24 #34
Exclusively designed and hosted by GoDaddy and Signal platforms Blue Owl Aug 24 #35
DOGE already went in and revamped the SSA website. yellow dahlia Aug 24 #39
So on top of the gold embellishments, they are going to scrape data from every clicker? mahina Aug 24 #40
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