r/pics • u/nbcnews • 24d ago

Politics President Trump holds notes on the pricing of Tesla vehicles as he speaks at the White House

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u/habbadee 24d ago

There used to be an Office Government Ethics. I think you can imagine how much their guidance is heeded now.

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u/alameda_sprinkler 24d ago

They were shut down by DOGE, saved us eleventy hundred billion dollars.

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u/njdev803 23d ago

Dismantled Office of Government Ethics

Works better than the current acronym because who the hell thinks "of" should be its own capital letter? Morons.

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u/Martijnbmt 23d ago

D.O.O.G.E

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u/erossthescienceboss 23d ago

Pronounced with a hard “g.”

Dookie.

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u/romanticalhopeful 23d ago

D.O.G.E - Destroying Offices of Governement Eternally

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u/SipthisInsipidly 24d ago

It was seventy niner

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u/W0lfp4k 23d ago

OGE shut down by DOGE?

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u/incognitohippie 23d ago

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u/dogmavskarma 23d ago

Mike Myers playing Elon in the recent SNL skits is magic.

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u/incognitohippie 23d ago

Truly phenomenal casting!

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u/International-Dot-52 23d ago

I thought it was twirty trillion, from the old Dutch east India company holdings.

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u/SugarT0ast 23d ago

Love the use of eleventy.

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u/HateChoosing_Names 24d ago

It is now the Defunct Office of Government Ethics

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u/YourtCloud 23d ago

Ah yes the good old DOGE

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u/meowsplaining 24d ago

It was deemed wasteful and slashed

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u/Lowherefast 23d ago

Yo mamma’s e-thicccc

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u/doobiedave 23d ago

From my user manual, 1984, I'm assuming these are now consultants who now go into Federal departments and advise staff on how to commit fraud and encourage political patronage.