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Cruel: Elon Musk Cuts Off Social Security Benefits For Thousands Of Revolutionary War Veterans
The Babylon Bee ^
| Feb. 19, 2025
| BabylonBee.com
Posted on 02/20/2025 9:03:44 AM PST by fwdude
The Department of Government Efficiency faced renewed calls for independent oversight after news broke that DOGE boss Elon Musk had callously cut off Social Security benefits for thousands of Revolutionary War veterans.
The move took place as part of DOGE's overarching crusade to identify and eliminate wasteful government spending but promised to bring the Musk-led team a new wave of negative publicity due to brave veterans of the American War of Independence now being deprived of their hard-fought benefits.
"How dare he take away the benefits we earned with our blood," said 270-year-old Arthur Breckenridge, who fought in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
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The Bee doesn't even need to try anymore.
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:03:44 AM PST
by
fwdude
To: fwdude
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:04:19 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:05:24 AM PST
by
fwdude
(Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
To: fwdude
“said 270-year-old Arthur Breckenridge, who fought in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781”
LOL!
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:05:30 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
To: fwdude
What’s next - the benefits for our Civil War and WWI veterans? Has Musk no soul?
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:09:00 AM PST
by
MikelTackNailer
(Fortunately despite aging I've eluded the snares of aquired wisdom.)
To: fwdude
Now that’s funny. I don’t care who you are. That’s funny right there.
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:15:02 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The U.S. Government was never meant to be a jobs program.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Babylon Bee.
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:26:46 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Lemuel Cook will just have to get a job.
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:28:48 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: fwdude
“The last known WWI veteran, Florence Green, passed away on February 4, 2012.”
I had to go look. I *HEART* The Bee! :)
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:30:49 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: fwdude
We should at least continue funding for Revolutionary War fighter pilots and radar operators.
To: fwdude
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:33:42 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: fwdude
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:38:18 AM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: All
What next?
Denying Revolutionary War vets VA care?
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:39:47 AM PST
by
Liz
To: fwdude
Bwahahahahahaha! Good one, Bee!
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posted on
02/20/2025 9:40:13 AM PST
by
Allegra
(It’s MAGA time! )
To: fwdude
They don’t need to.
For now they can stick with reporting the real news.
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posted on
02/20/2025 10:00:44 AM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
To: fwdude
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posted on
02/20/2025 10:45:57 AM PST
by
Varda
To: fwdude
At publishing time, DOGE was reportedly seeking a way to verify the ages and identities of the Revolutionary War veterans by asking Senator Mitch McConnell if he knew any of them from back then.LOL!
To: fwdude
ROFL!!!
This is top notch "Bee".
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posted on
02/20/2025 11:56:45 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Frank Buckles, the last AMERICAN WWI veteran, died February 27, 2011 not far from my home in WEST Virginia.
His mortal remains currently reside in Arlington National Cemetery ...
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posted on
02/20/2025 12:02:15 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: fwdude
Bet if Elon keeps looking deep into the paper work he’ll find out people on the Mayflower receive benefits.
Democrats never leave a stone unturned for money.
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posted on
02/20/2025 12:41:37 PM PST
by
Vaduz
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