"When reporters called this out, the DOGE team made a fascinating choice. Instead of fixing their error, they actually removed the correct document from their website and replaced it with the old, incorrect one. They are now deliberately posting false information to support the narrative." @mmasnick https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/19/its-easy-to-save-billions-in-taxpayer-funds-when-everything-is-made-up/
@interfluidity @mmasnick
“Fascinating” is certainly one choice of word to use here.
Wouldn’t be my word choice.
But it’s a choice.
@interfluidity @mmasnick I could swear there's a book about this kind of thing
@interfluidity @mmasnick
Which means - People more perceptive than this "Brain Trust" get to thrive on the contradictions!
Re-Frame the proposition - Always!
Supply your own "evidence" to match your desired conclusions? Sounds like Wiley Miller's Non Sequitur cartoon from yesterday.