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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."

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[–] dryfter@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not surprising sadly. This is the same man that labeled people relying on the government for a safety net to fucking live parasites.

I am one of those people that is part of the parasite class. I look forward to being able to get teamed up with a doggo in the camp. That actually kinda makes me feel a little better if that would happen actually.

What a freaking shitshow.

[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only REAL parasites are the oligarchs.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

All of them rely on govt way, way more than anyone else. Of course they try to paint themselves as entrepreneurs who pull themselves by the bootstraps without no help from anyone

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is some unhinged shit. Is it the drugs? Is it the Putin?

[–] xye@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week 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.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Putin. Not even once kids.

[–] danciestlobster@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Poutine though, more than once!

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Hoping to kick off a war when a bomb does slip through the cracks.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

So how does it go down when a moral human is forced to respond to this? Curious to get a scenario where an unelected bureaucrat tells you to ignore congress?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Someone should make him watch this

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

With our luck, he'll wind up also refusing to feed Jim Belushi.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

His career would have done that after a year or two if his brother hadn't died

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 week ago

Are we planning 9/11.2? Do we need to get bombs on board of airplanes, or what is the genius in this?

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