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#WeAreAltGov Might be IRS, might be Dept of Revenue...wait for the audit to FAFO Typically found cussing at most laws #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic Sarcastic AF potty-mouth middle-child latchkey #GenXer #NAFO 🇺🇦 Former #FellaForger

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AltTaxPro @alttaxpro.altgov.info · Feb 15

#WeAreAltGov
We are civil servants here to support you getting into ALL the good trouble in the fight to save our Democracy.

#AltGov is a growing, diverse group representing wider coverage of agencies that exist today ONLY because of our citizens...& don't EVER let any of your reps forget that.

AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · Feb 15

If you have questions, tag the Alt/Rogue in the starter pack whose dept fits your query. We will try our best to help you.
In return, we only ask one thing:
Don't give up. The promise of a brighter future does not exist beneath the white flag of surrender.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed:
Office of Science (OS) - MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

MMWR is crucial to quickly disseminate info about infectious disease.

Like the famous MMWR in 1981 about an outbreak of pneumocystis pneumonia among gay men in LA. That was the first mention of what is now known as AIDS

June 5, 1981—The First Report of AIDS in the U.S.

By Erika Mills ~ In the June 5, 1981 edition of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC described a rare lung infection among a group of gay men in Los Angeles. This article, titl…

circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed:
Office of Science - CDC Library

They have helped SO many of us with their expertise & guidance so we can do efficient & quick research.

You don’t need us toiling in Pubmed for days at a time during an outbreak. The library helps us get what we need quickly so we can continue our work.

About Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library

The CDC library provides resources and services to support research, communication, and learning.

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed
Civilians in Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)-CDC’s Disease Detectives

Read about this rigorous training program 👇
"They are not household names but over the years they were first to confront the outbreaks that became known as hantavirus, Ebola & AIDS."

This decision will haunt our future

Beating Back the Devil

Check out Beating Back the Devil - The universal human instinct is to run from an outbreak of disease like Ebola. These doctors run toward it. Their job is to stop epidemics from happening. ...

bookshop.org

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed:
Global Health Center - Office of the Director

GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)

GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.

Global Health Center

CDC's Global Health Center works 24/7 to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide.

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed: National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Office of Director

OD sets tone for the rest of the center, determine priorities, review high profile science, etc

NCIRD focuses: Flu. Whooping cough. Polio. Covid. Meningitis.

Yeah, you want this center to fully function 🤯

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed:

The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics(CFA)/ informatics.

🧠🪱 - I thought we WANTED to stop public health emergencies? And efficiency and improvement sound like … good things 🫠

🧠🪱 - respectfully, you’re a human malware update nobody approved. Fuckin’ idiot. Killing people.

Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics

CFA works toward decision-making to improve outbreak response using analytics and modeling.

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed: NCIPC: National Center for Injury Prevention & Control - comms & policy
(Not clear on what else @NCIPC was RIFed - much was already RIFed earlier)

All that important violence prevention stuff?
Suicide. Drowning. Youth Violence. Concussions in sports. Community violence.

NCIPC’s focus 👆

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed

CDC Washington

This one makes sense - it’s cuz 🧠🪱 just got tired of being the dumbest guy in every briefing

(Joking aside. We NEED continued engagement with Congress, especially now. Providing them with technical assistance is crucial.)

CDC Washington

CDCW is Congress' local connection to the full range of CDC expertise and data

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed:

LLS - Laboratory Leadership Service

Y’know, another crucial hands-on and practical training program where fellows hone their laboratory expertise and skills.

Yet another blow for when the next novel disease outbreak comes…..

So fucking short sighted.

About The Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)

LLS is a laboratory fellowship for health professionals to gain laboratory expertise and skills.

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

✅Our union is requesting that RIF notices be sent to [email protected] with your name, CIO/division/branch, FTE status and tenure
✅you can join the union here: www.afge2883ga.org
✅See resources from previously fired colleagues: firedbutfighting.org

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed:

Several CDC staff currently working on an Ebola outbreak overseas.

You know — the ones literally helping contain and prevent it from spreading. (Like, to the U.S.)

Trust us: dying from Ebola is a MISERABLE way to die.

Ebola disease

WHO fact sheet on Ebola: key facts, definition, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.

www.who.int

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed:

OHR - Office of Human Resources

…. did I get this right?
Like… can you even eliminate the OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES?

🤯

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed:

Office of the Director, Center for Chronic Disease

Am I hallucinating? Because these are continuing to get crazier and crazier.

🧠🪱: “If we don’t fund it, diabetes just won’t exist.” Ummmm that’s not how this works.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)

Programs in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

RIFed:
NCHC, National Center for Health Statistics - comms, policy, leadership

🧠🪱 - Do you need me to define health statistics for you?
All your concerns about chronic disease, indigenous health disparities, etc — we know what’s an issue AFTER we measure it.

National Center for Health Statistics

The nation's official source for health data

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 9h

RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center

Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.

They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.

Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠

2024 Accomplishments

Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States

www.cdc.gov

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h

RIFed:

OSSAM - Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management

Let this sink in. They are getting rid of federal employees tasked w/ protecting sensitive public health data - that we would NOT want foreign entities to get access to.

(Foreign entities - China, etc. But can we add Vought🤮💩 too?)

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12h

1/2 A reminder to anyone who was RIFed.

💯 you do NOT deserve this.

Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8h

Good night, friends.
Tonight was deeply painful.

We at CDC do this work because we care.
It’s long hours, often feeling overworked and not enough pay, but we do it because we want to make the world a better place.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h

The storms have caused devastation nationwide as rains are expected to continue through Sunday.

At least 28 killed in heavy flooding caused by tropical storms in Mexico

The storms have caused devastation nationwide as rains are expected to continue through Sunday.

bit.ly

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

Officials are investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead wait anxiously for answers.

Officials investigate blast at Tennessee explosives plant that left 18 missing and feared dead

Officials are investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead wait anxiously for answers.

bit.ly

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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AltTaxPro @alttaxpro.altgov.info · 1d

I've not laughed that hard in a loooooooong time🤣☠️

I had to pause it more than once from laughing so hard🤣☠️

I'm not even sure I didn't pee a little laughing that hard🤣☠️

Watch this NOW....all the way to the end...and PAY ATTENTION‼️ You WILL miss some true Onion touches. Then watch it again!

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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AltTaxPro @alttaxpro.altgov.info · 1d

Every day, I support the courage it takes to live authentically & show up as your whole self.

In celebration of #NationalComingOutDay I honor all who are out, thinking about coming out, or think they never could.

I am an #Ally
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🩷🤍💙

a cartoon illustration of a wardrobe with the doors open and clothes inside

Alt: a cartoon illustration of a wardrobe shaking lightly, when the doors open a rainbow bursts out. The words "NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY" appear as the rainbow "unfurls" from top to bottom of the gif.

media.tenor.com

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 2d

Shocking that a guy with thousands of lawsuits for not paying people would threaten to not pay people.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Donald Trump's trail of unpaid bills

Donald Trump often portrays himself as a savior of the working class. But a USA TODAY NETWORK analysis found he has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades — and a large ...

www.jsonline.com

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Michael Collins Morton @mcollinsmorton.bsky.social · 3d

"The pandemic of Covid-19 is over" is a lie.

"Covid-19 is no worse than a cold" is a lie.

"Repeated infections of Covid-19 build immunity" is a lie.

"Covid-19 is not harmful to children" is a lie.

"Because of Covid vaccines, we no longer have to worry about Covid-19" is a lie.

#COVID19

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