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Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts

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Re: Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts

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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.

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> 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.

Re: Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Mediabiasfactcheck and Allsides have them at left-center.

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.

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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.

Re: Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mediabiasfactcheck and Allsides have them at left-center.

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.

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."

Re: Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts

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So we should finally start seeing legal repercussions for all involved, and a great undoing of everything they’ve done?

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 :)
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