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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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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This might blow up in his face. In more than one way.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Da, tovarisch

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I import things to the US through work, they always get stopped by Explosive Detection Dogs, at a cost of around 300 quid per pallet. I wonder if that will stop or drastically reduce. Certainly doesn't seem like a good idea if you want to stop things coming in that shouldn't be.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Can't keep a bs trade war on fentanyl, if dogs are stopping the fentanyl.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That didn't sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often. That could blow up in his face.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That didn’t sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often.

I am sure that he doesn't fly on commercial public transport.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

nice pun 😙👌

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude I thought we all agreed that you can’t just drop links to TV Tropes all willy nilly like that. I have things to do today

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Tvtropes will ruin your life!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 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.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Will you reclaim it for the crown. Can we agree to name half of it new Canada and the other half new Australia I'm sure we would lend some troops to help out our Canadian friends in their conquests for the crown.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

So long as we can rename New York back to New Amsterdam, people will like it better that way

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You can't put food "on hold".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can but the consequences can get pretty extreme.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What will actually happen is, the dog handlers are now forced to pay for food and vet visits out of their own paychecks. And Elon can claim to have saved a couple thousand dollars, until the lawsuits start.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Why would he care about the lawsuits? It won't ever come out of his pocket. It just becomes someone else's problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Clearly you can

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

What an absolute cunt.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd take the dog home and keep it as a pet. Stop bringing it to work. No bomb dogs at the air ports.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Sorry, that dog you gave me died of malnutrition. This is sam, he's a totally unrelated good boy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Someone should make him watch this

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day 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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