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Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs (futurism.com)

submitted 1 day ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Relevant TV trope : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KickTheDog

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 39 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.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 15 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours 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.

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[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago

🙏

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

nice pun 😙👌

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 22 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours 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.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

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

[–] superkret@feddit.org 17 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

You can't put food "on hold".

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

You can but the consequences can get pretty extreme.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 14 hours ago

Clearly you can

[–] debil@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

What an absolute cunt.

[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours 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.

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[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 17 hours ago

Are we planning 9/11.2? Do we need to get bombs on board of airplanes, or what is the genius in this?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Someone should make him watch this

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

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

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