https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge daily 1.0 2025-10-05 https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/the-tsunami-we-dont-see-coming monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/f3a7fad3-a74d-4137-8830-f28bf1a3112c/The+Tsunami+We+Don%27t+See+Coming_pic.png BLOG - The Tsunami We Don't See Coming - On the surface, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have nothing in common. Hitler died in 1945; Trump was born the following year, in 1946. Hitler's father was a civil servant he despised, while Trump's father was a wealthy real-estate developer he admired. Hitler was rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna twice; Trump attended Wharton, but allegedly with the help of a test-taker. Trump was a well-connected party boy; Hitler was a loner and poor. Despite being Austrian, Hitler volunteered for the Imperial German Army in World War I; he was seriously wounded twice and twice decorated for bravery. Despite his bone spurs, Trump ran from Vietnam and never served a day. https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/the-beginning-of-the-end monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/d7ad89c0-0773-4b70-b926-f6a8c7c83490/The+Beginning+of+the+End.jpg BLOG - The Beginning of the End - Brilliant idiot. Donald Trump glistens with the unbounded confidence of an idiot, supported by a country of idiots, in a nation where sixty percent of adults read below a sixth-grade level. The architecture of civic knowledge has crumbled. But the damage runs deeper than one man. What was once a republic of laws and ideals increasingly resembles what might be called Stupidville: a place where ideology replaces inquiry, slogans substitute for solutions, and the Ninth Commandment—“Thou shalt not bear false witness”—has been disassembled. From a media perspective, Trump’s Rose Garden presentation was a grand slam. It won the President the international https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/asset-krasnov monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/4506f618-ae84-4662-94f9-c2d8afed836b/Asset+Krasnov.png BLOG - [Asset] Krasnov - By every conceivable metric, including common sense, something is seriously wrong with the Trump presidency. In just over two months, the U.S. has alienated its closest allies and sent its economy into retreat. While pushing for a return of manufacturing to America, the Trump administration has cracked down on many of the people needed to fill manufacturing jobs. Not illegals, but trustworthy immigrants frightened by what they see. And while all this is happening, Donald Trump publicly degrades a man who is democracy’s greatest modern hero, treating Ukraine’s President Zelensky as though he were the enemy. https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/two-dimensional-donny monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/29b12580-9fad-4654-b582-32a58f745d5c/2+d+donny.jpg BLOG - Two Dimensional Donny - Following the President’s inauguration, my head has not stopped spinning. The blogs I’ve written since couldn’t keep pace with the non-stop news cycle coming from the White House. It’s all too much, too fast, and makes me consider the merits of being disconnected and uninformed. Let’s be clear. DOGE is no longer the Department of Government Efficiency. A better name is DOGC (the Department of Government Cuts). For many, “cuts” equate to “efficiency,” but this is incorrect. Would you unplug your refrigerator to save on your next electric bill? You may save some money on electricity, but you lose even more in spoiled food. Unfortunately, this is exactly what the President and Musk are doing in the name of efficiency. The joy of seeing mass terminations of civil servants is welcomed by Trump supporters until they learn a contract they had was axed because of those terminations. While I give President Trump credit for moving quickly and decisively in keeping campaign promises, it’s beginning to feel like we’re on board a train that is traveling at many times its recommended speed. I see bags about to fall from luggage racks and wonder when the train will follow. Radical change is needed in Washington, but what the President and Mr. Musk are doing is reckless and, I believe, will cost us dearly. The stock market’s steady decline and weak GDP numbers are clear signs of the unease caused by the Trump administration’s cut-first-and-ask-questions-later approach. https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/the-prosecution-of-george-soros monthly 0.5 2025-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/335bf7c9-d96e-4389-9191-ad1a3ff8b7fd/Stab-in-the-back_3.png BLOG - The Prosecution of George Soros - Make it stand out Source: Wikipedia https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/inthenews monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/b6405236-51fc-45e7-b7da-e4d8eb8f4bdd/Eric+is+so+back1.png BLOG - In the News… Eric, Unions, & Elon Overload - …and all in on buying Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, like a Black Friday special on Amazon. We had hoped his childhood summers in the Czech Republic might have given him a broader worldview. But it seems those memories have faded, and Eric’s perspective has been reduced to a game of RISK—a colorful playboard with matching pieces provides all the worldview he needs. Culture, language, and tradition have no place in the pursuit of greatness. Perhaps Eric thinks everyone wants to be an American and get a whiff of the Trump experience, willingly or by force. He has been busy and could have missed the DOGE memo about reducing the Federal Government’s footprint. Or maybe he forgot to consider the burden of his proposed acquisitions—dragging on for years, costing billions, and ultimately amounting to nothing. A bit like the border wall. It will be interesting to see which plan wins out: one (DOGE) that helps the country to run more efficiently or one that’s a replay of Trump 45. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/12e57e82-2a3d-45e3-afce-5d7587d558de/Elon+on+high.png BLOG - In the News… Eric, Unions, & Elon Overload - I’m sorry to admit it, but my admiration for Elon Musk is diminishing. While I agree with many of his ideas on DOGE, and praise his engineering accomplishments above all, I feel his financial power and influence are unhealthy – for Musk and the country alike. It’s hard to believe he’s a genius when so much trash is spewed from his mouth and on X. Smart people generally know not to run their mouth. I have a Tesla Model Y. It’s the best car I’ve ever driven, however, last year I came to realize the car wasn’t entirely mine. During a snowy day the autopilot kept disengaging. Twice I stopped the car to reset it. After an hour it went out entirely. On the screen the steering wheel flashed red. But what I most remember was Tesla’s reprimand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/1e6be83f-1788-408b-8748-56a89c9f3844/Trump+Won%21.png BLOG - In the News… Eric, Unions, & Elon Overload - His recent post on X is a repeat of what we heard on the campaign trail. Somebody should tell Donald J. Trump that he won the election and the debate over America’s future. Now is the time to execute on that vision, not to waste energy ranting about it. I attempted to communicate this message diplomatically to the President-elect but, upon checking, it seems my comment was deleted. I guess I wasn’t diplomatic enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/ac63e870-0b97-4f3c-a8e4-29a9f5d5a95f/Union+speedbump.png BLOG - In the News… Eric, Unions, & Elon Overload - When Elon Musk said the road ahead will be hard for many, he likely hadn’t considered (and perhaps didn’t know) that 10% of Federal Government employees are union members. This fact is not limited to a handful of agencies but exists throughout the Federal Government. Military and intelligence personnel are not allowed to unionize, but thousands of civilians employed who support the Department of Defense and the intelligence community are unionized. Elon and Vivek will face some nasty uphill battles with their current agenda. But there’s a solution… if only the boys would read the white paper I sent each in November. White paper for America 2.0 and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/budget-cuts-vs-efficiency monthly 0.5 2024-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/8f003782-06e6-46df-b3ef-5ca262346544/Old+castle+engulted+in+vines.jpg BLOG - Budget Cuts vs Efficiency - As I listen to Elon and Vivek, I’m concerned the duo may be conflating budget cuts with efficiency. While there is some overlap, cuts do not necessarily equate to efficiency. In fact, if not handled properly, budget cuts can backfire and end up costing taxpayers more. It’s easy to imagine a few key people being swept out the door, only to discover a month later that we need to pay a contractor ten times more to do their work. It’s the moment when contractors salivate and rake in millions. Elon proposes eliminating redundan cy and improving operational efficiency by consolidating over 400 federal https://www.followingdoge.com/followingdoge/is-elon-right-for-doge monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65957d171a33cf791ac75c2b/f53f7be5-5ad6-480d-9355-aad661b8c18a/Fake+%2B+Real BLOG - Is Elon Musk the right man for DOGE? FAKE + REAL = X We can all understand the bitterness Elon felt. He was forced to buy a company he didn’t want, and at a premium yet. This, however, doesn’t justify what followed, certainly not for a man who says: “If you are not rigorous about truth and honesty then you are going to live in a deluded world.” (Reference: Aspire to Be Honest by Gail Alfar.) https://www.followingdoge.com/welcome-to-doge daily 0.75 2024-12-16 https://www.followingdoge.com/doge-white-paper daily 0.75 2024-12-22 https://www.followingdoge.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2025-07-04