cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26858906

Summary

A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.

The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are “put on hold” until further guidance.

TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.

The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s “tough on crime” stance and coincided with the White House celebrating “K9 Veterans Day.”

    • @[email protected]
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      4 months ago

      Yeah Elon Musk is a sick fuck, though lets be real. We all knew he wasn’t above something like this, this is just proving what we all knew about him. It’s still horrible though.

      • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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        14 months ago

        The one person who voted no to the Patriot Act was voted out next election.

        Let that be a lesson to all Americans. The one person who voted to protect the freedoms of America was voted out because it looked bad on paper.

  • @[email protected]
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    94 months ago

    Just here for my daily question of: How the fuck does this man have the authority to “order” fucking anything within my government?

    • @[email protected]
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      24 months ago

      Millions of DNC voters stayed home in the 2024 election and known pro-billionaire convicted felon Donald Trump won the presidency.

      Now that still technically doesn’t give him the power to create a new office. Instead, they kicked everyone out of the digital services office and changed the sign on the door to DOGE. Now that STILL didn’t give him power over other offices and the budget, so they’ve instead been working alongside traitors in the treasury and fighting the courts over legitimacy of their firings and funding freezes.

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          There absolutely was voter suppression, a voter deregistration campaign, and thrown out votes but sadly it wasn’t anywhere near a close enough race for those votes to make a difference. Trump won by millions, and theres a much bigger difference between Harris and Biden 2020’s numbers to the tune of 7 Million votes.

          That’s not fraud or corruption. Thats low turnout.

    • /home/pineapplelover
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      44 months ago

      Executive branch controls executive things. Voters elected orange man who likes elon.

      Put simple, because people wanted this.

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    Beyond animal cruelty, you NEED bomb sniffing dogs! Holy shit! Do they realize that now potential bombers would have a huge upper hand in carrying explosives into airports? Why don’t they say ‘well those metal detectors and xray machines are too fancy’ and go back to the late 60s when there was a hijacking once every 5.6 DAYS.

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      14 months ago

      Can we please stop blaming ‘drugs’ or ketamine specifically, even when joking. This is seriously hurting its reputation and future use as a therapeutic option. It might not feel like a big deal but every time we say this it normalizes it. Not targeting you specifically just trying to call it out any time I see it - thank you.

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    04 months ago

    Failing to feed and look after animals you are responsible of is animal abuse and illegal.

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      14 months ago

      Failing to feed and look after animals you are responsible of is animal abuse and illegal.

      All that’s going to happen is the people who the dogs live with will end up buying them food. As if they would starve a member of their family.

  • @[email protected]
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    04 months ago

    That didn’t sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often. That could blow up in his face.

  • @[email protected]
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    34 months ago

    Just because Republicans SHOOT their Puppies and DEFUND Dogs DOESNT mean they HATE Dogs!

    • Diplomjodler
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      14 months ago

      They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 months ago

    Having dog handlers pay for the dogs they need for work is totally in line with having teachers pay for teaching tools.

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    Every time I read something about the USA in the last few weeks I think “Wow that’s shitty. How can it get worse?”

    In short order, the answer to my question is served up. I find it worse when the victims cannot speak or stand up for themselves. Though horrible things are happening to a wide range of victims at least they can protest, take action etc. The dogs cannot. I only hope that the handlers make sure the welfare of these animals is taken care of despite the order. They do not deserve to be pawns in the MAGA game, but then no one does.