So we should finally start seeing legal repercussions for all involved, and a great undoing of everything they’ve done?
Yizahi · 28m ago
Legal repercussions for all involved lowest rank technical staff and a great worsening of all they have done and even more. Just like it happens after every other govt blunder :)
meheleventyone · 27m ago
To be fair it's not like the script is any different outside of government either.
alistairSH · 1h ago
Unsurprising. Saving money/deficit reduction was never the primary goal.
Ylmaz · 1h ago
I built a simple tool to download all their data a few month ago (https://dogedownloadtool.pages.dev/). It uses their API and creates a CSV file for the user. It's interesting to do some data analysis with it.
Finnucane · 1h ago
But the damage and destruction of valuable Federal services: priceless.
Neil44 · 1h ago
It should be pointed out that Politico is pretty left wing and anti-trump, so they're going to be pretty un-generous with their analysis. Regardless of your own personal political stance you should always be aware of the bias in your sources.
mandeepj · 1h ago
> anti-trump
So, no one should criticize him ever? Be like Claude - “You're absolutely right! about everything”? While almost always wrong about everything!!
headinsand · 1h ago
Antipedophile is a controversial position to you?
Finnucane · 1h ago
If you think they're wrong, please show us how.
brookst · 1h ago
Ah, the old “reality has a well-known liberal bias” trope. Thanks for reminding us.
FWIW, Politico is also anti-cancer, anti-pollution, and anti-rape. Just more of their systemic bias I suppose. On the bright side, there are an increasing number of alternative “news” sources that that the opposite positions on those things.
selectodude · 1h ago
They're literally owned by Axel Springer.
bediger4000 · 1h ago
Why do you say Politico is left wing and anti-trump? My reading of then was "mildly conservative biased". I think you are correct in noting that "anti-trump" is not necessarily left or right wing.
technothrasher · 1h ago
Mediabiasfactcheck and Allsides have them at left-center.
lcnPylGDnU4H9OF · 1h ago
If they're from Europe then that tracks with the theory that Europe is far more left-leaning. America's center left is Europe's center right; America's center is Europe's right.
ZeroGravitas · 36m ago
The definitions are certainly a bit circular:
> Politico used Lean Left language to describe Jan. 6: “damning findings,” “deadly riot,” “violent siege,” “threat to democracy,” “insurrection,” “Trump’s crusade.”
> A category on the website was labeled “Insurrection Fallout," which is Lean Left framing of Jan. 6; a reviewer in the center noted a "heavy anti-Trump focus."
mexicocitinluez · 1h ago
> anti-trump
You mean factual? Is that what you meant to say?
I love that any news agency that doesn't explicitly carry water for this admin is considered "anti-Trump".
dcjones · 1h ago
Politico is owned by right-wing billionaire Axel Springer, who enforces various conservative ideological stances at his publications and who in 2020 asked his staff (slightly tongue in cheek) to pray for a Trump reelection.
arp242 · 1h ago
> so they're going to be pretty un-generous with their analysis
This does not follow at all. People really can be fair and dispassionate on topics they disagree with. I can, for example, write a "why you should use PHP" article even though I don't like PHP.
I think the automatic assumption that people will be dishonest to fit their political leanings says more about your mindset than Politico. Or rather: alleged political leanings since it's not my impression that Politico is all that left-wing, but that's a secondary point.
So, no one should criticize him ever? Be like Claude - “You're absolutely right! about everything”? While almost always wrong about everything!!
FWIW, Politico is also anti-cancer, anti-pollution, and anti-rape. Just more of their systemic bias I suppose. On the bright side, there are an increasing number of alternative “news” sources that that the opposite positions on those things.
> Politico used Lean Left language to describe Jan. 6: “damning findings,” “deadly riot,” “violent siege,” “threat to democracy,” “insurrection,” “Trump’s crusade.”
> A category on the website was labeled “Insurrection Fallout," which is Lean Left framing of Jan. 6; a reviewer in the center noted a "heavy anti-Trump focus."
You mean factual? Is that what you meant to say?
I love that any news agency that doesn't explicitly carry water for this admin is considered "anti-Trump".
This does not follow at all. People really can be fair and dispassionate on topics they disagree with. I can, for example, write a "why you should use PHP" article even though I don't like PHP.
I think the automatic assumption that people will be dishonest to fit their political leanings says more about your mindset than Politico. Or rather: alleged political leanings since it's not my impression that Politico is all that left-wing, but that's a secondary point.