Keeping Up With the Trumps

Keeping Up With The Trumps

This will become a regular feature of our blog.  It is when we try to play catch-up with all the exciting events happening at Trump Castle. This were we peek inside the white walls and see how the heck the the Trumps are getting along with their subjects.

02/25/2025

DOGE EMPLOYEES RESIGN

 It has been whispered along the castle walls that twenty-one civil servants working for Prince Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) jointly resigned today. These heroic Federal workers, software engineers, product managers, and others, released a joint statement, stating they were refusing to use their skillset to "dismantle critical public services" and place American individuals' data at risk.  We cannot yet confirm that these brave rebels may soon be arrested by the Palace Guard.   

02/26/2025

KING'S DECREE - IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S "DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY" COST EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE

Declaring that the word Efficiency must be used redundantly or twice, the King has issued an Executive Order that he hopes will cover his naked arse, since Prince Musk has been actively scraping every last coin out of the empty coffers of the King's Departments and Guilds.  The King mocks the U.S. Constitution again by beginning his Decree with the words "By the Authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,..."  when it has been clearly explained that he does not have this authority under the Constitution and he is violating Federal Law with the reckless and dangerous actions of Prince Musk and his young co-horts, twenty-one of who quit his service in protest.

The Decree provides Definitions of Administrator, the second time that was necessary, the first being the King's Decree No. 14158 of January 20, 2025 which first established this Department, we shall call DOGE for brevity's sake.   Our favorite definition is "DOGE Team Lead" which is defined as "the leader of the DOGE Team at each agency" which also was previously defined in the previous Decree, as redundancy remains a critical asset to the King.   Some in the castle have wondered  who is paying for DOGE teams at every agency and whether it would have cost less to use the normal auditing process already in place for several years and fully lawful.

This Decree demands that every agency submit every contract for review, with a few notable exceptions.

Under Section 4, the King has decreed that the Decree does not apply to:

 (a)  Law enforcement officers, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 C.F.R. 550.103, or covered contracts and grants directly related to the enforcement of Federal criminal or immigration law;

(b)  U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security;

(c)  the Uniformed Services, as defined in 20 C.F.R. 404.1330;

(d)  any other covered grant or contract, agency component, or real property that the relevant Agency Head exempts in writing from all or part of this order, in consultation with the agency’s DOGE Team Lead and the Director of OMB; or

(e)  classified information or classified information systems.

Well, that is a relief, especially concerning (c) the Uniformed Services.  

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES TRUMP AND MUSK CANNOT FIRE CIVIL SERVANTS EN MASSE

On Thursday, February 27th a Federal Judge ruled that the mass firings of Federal government employees is illegal.  However a final ruling has not yet been issued. An appeal of the final decision is likely from either party, although the King may choose to ignore the ruling altogether in keeping with his current practice.  Further appeals to the Palace Court are likely.  In other Court action, Head Palace Justice Roberts paused a Lower Court ruling unfavorable to the King, whilst he reads it over lunch before afternoon prayers..

-The Castle Reporter