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UpInArms

(52,630 posts)
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 05:10 PM Sunday

'Bonkers crazypants': American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts

Source: Politico

U.S. diplomats were shaken and even panicked during the weekend as a document purporting to be a draft executive order that would radically reshape the State Department circulated and boosted their fears of massive job cuts.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports of the document as “fake news,” but the jitters underscored how alarmed many are about the lengths the Trump administration will go to to reshape the State Department as part of a so-called efficiency drive.

… snip …

Diplomats sharing the draft with each other said they were puzzled by the logic undergirding it. One U.S. diplomat described the draft to POLITICO as “bonkers crazypants.”

The diplomat added: “There’s a lot that could be reformed, but you could give infinite monkeys infinite typewriters, and they would come up with something better than that.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/20/bonkers-crazypants-american-diplomats-state-department-00300029



Since TFG is calling it “fake,” I am pretty certain it’s probably accurate
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'Bonkers crazypants': American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts (Original Post) UpInArms Sunday OP
'Bonkers crazypants' - So, Elon Musk wrote it? dchill Sunday #1
This bullshit is just a distraction SonOfNebanaube Sunday #2
Welcome to DU, SonOfNebanaube UpInArms Sunday #3
Gutting the state department is part of the US becoming a Russian colony. Irish_Dem Sunday #4
Or, at the very least... Shipwack Sunday #10
Yes Putin's goal is to neutralize the US. Irish_Dem Monday #12
Abusers isolate Marthe48 Sunday #5
Sounds like a trial balloon flamingdem Sunday #6
Unfortunately, they have just a finite number of monkeys. nilram Sunday #7
Robot Rubio is just a water carrier Javaman Sunday #8
More Iamscrewed Sunday #9
This is unilateral disarmament Old Testament Libera Sunday #11
Rubio knows! atreides1 Monday #13

UpInArms

(52,630 posts)
3. Welcome to DU, SonOfNebanaube
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 05:23 PM
Sunday

(a bit late)

May you post long



ETA:

It is spelled … vassal

vassal /văs′əl/
noun
A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
A bondman; a slave.
A subordinate or dependent.

Irish_Dem

(68,464 posts)
4. Gutting the state department is part of the US becoming a Russian colony.
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 05:46 PM
Sunday

We don't need any US presence overseas when the US belongs to Russia.

Irish_Dem

(68,464 posts)
12. Yes Putin's goal is to neutralize the US.
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 05:22 AM
Monday

Make it dead in the water on the global stage.
And to make sure it never comes to life again.

Marthe48

(20,504 posts)
5. Abusers isolate
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 05:50 PM
Sunday

Anyone who travels outside the U.S. please remember to be a representative of your country, a diplomat. Be sure to maintain the ties you have. Don't let the abuser get away with isolation!

nilram

(3,156 posts)
7. Unfortunately, they have just a finite number of monkeys.
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 07:25 PM
Sunday

But they make up for it by being really, really stupid.

Iamscrewed

(113 posts)
9. More
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 08:16 PM
Sunday

More please.
How much does it take until the majority recognizes how bad this is getting?
There should be a way to stop this insanity without bloodshed but I'm having doubts.

11. This is unilateral disarmament
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 09:49 PM
Sunday

Without a functioning State Department the U.S. is blind and deaf to everything going on in the world.

Trump will only learn what is going on when random 3rd world dictators come to kiss is fat ass. He will not get a very balanced viewpoint form that.

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