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@lintoinette.bsky.social
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armchair historian. unrepentant cat lady.
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lintoinette.bsky.social
Not only does it damage the psyche to those of us there and those of us that happened to but it absolutely destroys recruiting
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joshuasweitz.bsky.social
New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.

Unserious people cause real-world harm.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
lintoinette.bsky.social
We gotta fucking fight. I’m so upset about this.
lintoinette.bsky.social
Do only Democrats get measles?
joncooper-us.bsky.social
Dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — including “disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office — were notified late Friday that they were losing their jobs as part of the Trump administration’s latest round of federal layoffs.
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
lintoinette.bsky.social
Isn’t the whole point that the funds don’t exist
lintoinette.bsky.social
Uh she’s a virulent right winger
lintoinette.bsky.social
For the love of God this needs to be framed correctly. These are illegal firings. God media is failing us.
lintoinette.bsky.social
It’s awful and has made medical issues much worse. It’s so real.
lintoinette.bsky.social
He also works from home.
lintoinette.bsky.social
We’re real people being psychologically tortured
lintoinette.bsky.social
Not sure a world class physician would flame out of residency
lintoinette.bsky.social
You need to learn to frame this correctly. These are illegal firing that cannot occur during a shut down. Even outside of a shut down the way they have done it is illegal. This is important framing.
lintoinette.bsky.social
Thank you. Sometimes we need to hear this over and over again
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hollynielsen.bsky.social
Remember that “oh it’s a bit rude to talk about pay” benefits no one but employers and it is something we should be talking about (particularly minorities)
lintoinette.bsky.social
OK but the winner is a psychotic right winger
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall