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CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired. (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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"Definitely never seen this type of response to a FOIA request," quipped one journalist.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is unique; it’s not quite following the same script as Nazi Germany, where Hitler was relatively young and still had the same mental faculties he always did (even if those faculties were twisted).

Don't get it wrong: Hitler was fucking stupid. Not quite on Trump's level, but he was extremely arrogant, pushed his shitty book during his reign just to earn a lot of money, didn't listen to his generals, and got the people around him so scared of bad opinions that they all turned into Yes Men.

All you need in this world to achieve power is overconfidence and enough money to enchant a following.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Dumb, but he was like, there.

Just look at that press conference with Musk. Trump looks defeated and tired. Musk's crotchspawn mumbles something to Trump that was probably insulting, and he's just, like, whatever. Musk was completely in charge. Hitler didn't do big appearances where he let some big business leader do all the talking while looking like he wants to take a nap.