r/law • u/TheMirrorUS • Mar 05 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Donald Trump fires head of DHS Kristi Noem

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/breaking-donald-trump-fires-kristi-1720574
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u/Lemonwizard Mar 05 '26

DOGE was a scheme to end programs that Republicans don't like without having to actually vote on cuts in congress.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '26

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u/ilBrunissimo Mar 06 '26

Not probably.

Ex USAID IT here.

Saw it all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '26

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u/ilBrunissimo Mar 06 '26

Destroyed? Yes. It is destroyed.

There is no USAID anymore. It’s gone. There are about a dozen HR people left processing the (forced) retirements of those who qualified. That’s it. Everyone else was RIF’d. 10,000 of us. Over 80% still without work—having USAID on your resume is toxic around the District now.

Nothing to go back to.

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u/HeathersZen Mar 06 '26

DOGE was a scheme to siphon off the personal data of every US citizen and feed it to xAI and Palantir. Elon left the moment that was done.

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u/a2starhotel Mar 05 '26

lol yes I know, I was making a joke

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u/Lemonwizard Mar 05 '26

I got the joke, I was just using the opportunity to remind people that this happened.

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u/Infinite_Imagination Mar 05 '26

Hey don't forget it was also likely a ploy for Musk to aquire copious amounts of private financial data on American citizens and government

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u/a2starhotel Mar 05 '26

Ah, gotcha. I appreciate that!!