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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

They are trying very hard not to show the plans in the AFGE v Trump case …

And now HHS claims again claims coding errors for RIFing people they didn’t mean to …. Not quite how plans are meant to be implemented.

Will MSPB see it as illegal in all individual appeals so there is some relief…

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

What about the Feds fired in the April 1st massacre… ?

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

Then the #s they gave to the court - Judge Illston are wrong. More HHS people were RIFFed so that is more than 1200 which is in the govt document. @democracyforward.org @crampell.bsky.social

Other agencies in HHS got hit.

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Melissa “Cancel Student Debt” Byrne @mcb.bsky.social · 1d

Folks.

Everyone in DC is needed in Tuesday.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social AND MORE MASS ILLEGAL FIRINGS OF FEDERAL WORKERS !!!!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

President who engaged in housing discrimination as landlord lays off housing discrimination staff

◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 1d

HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.

www.bloomberg.com

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

The HHS April RIF was ILLEGAL!!! Why would the Oct 10 be any different?

Don’t treat this RIF as new or different. It is more of the same!!

NO reorg. Statutorily authorized work stopped due to firings & other functions have contd by SES doing their subordinates jobs - to name a few….

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

#GetOutTheVought‼️ Trump and Vought are decimating the federal workforce. This isn't just a shutdown stunt, this is in line with Project 2025's goal of cutting our government by 1 million workers.

STAND WITH SCIENCE!
✊Rally to TAKE BACK SCIENCE 10/17 @ 3pm ET
200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Hey hey, Sen Cassidy - how many people did you kill today?

Screenshot from Senator Cassidy’s website saying. “Feb 4, 2025 - Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech in Support of RFK Jr. To Be HHS Secretary"

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

Every article should make it clear

KEEPS ILLEGALLY FIRING -

CONTINUES TO ILLEGALLY FIRE

ONGOING ILLEGAL FIRING

THIS IS NOT NEW & NOT DISCRETE - IT‘S MORE OF THE SAME!!!!

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 1d

Notice that the government did not even know how many Feds they were illegally firing from HHS in their court documents. 1100-1200!

This is the continuation of the shitshow from April! They don't know who they fire, what the programs do and what they are actually fucking impt.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

Furloughed Feds recalled so RIF notices could be sent during the shutdown. What’s the priority for the Trump Admin even during the Shutdown? Continuing to illegally fire Feds.
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @alt-hhs.altgov.info

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Table of agency, estimated employees receiving RIF notices and number of staff recalled to work. Page from the lawsuit about the RIFs

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2d

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for this post @rbreich.bsky.social. We need it louder for the folks in the way, way BACK please!

From your friendly group of illegally fired CDC staff and their allies.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

HHS has not reorganized - just fired people.

Ex: AHRQ - Hired a new Director after eliminating the Office of then Director and firing All staff other than SES. Using FDA to process grant awards.
Just released new research priorities document.

No reorg even though that was basis for RIF

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Do NOT fold to the latest illegal move to illegally fire more Feds through more RIF notices. It won’t get lower health care costs!

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

Do NOT cave to the RIFs - Vought was going to do this no matter what.

It’s bullying 101!

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!

How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!

*Emily Dickinson

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of a reorganization, it’s now the shutdown - all still bs and illegal. Thousands of Feds have already been illegally fired and are unemployed …. No surprise more Feds would be illegally fired. Next time there will be some other reason.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

All the other RIFS were illegal firings and thousands of Feds are now unemployed - no surprise that it is continuing. Don‘t forget about them.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

Thoughtful and well-informed op-ed from @ianlmorgan.bsky.social

Definitely worth a read!

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

www.the-scientist.com

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 2d

Has there been any estimates of the costs of the MSPB appeals for the govt - with and without illegally fired Feds winning?

Would be great to see some modeling data on how much the govt will sound defending the illegal firings and how much will have to be shelled out…

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2d

President Trump and Elon Musk spent $15 billion to fire 200,000+ federal workers, and now 750,000 more are furloughed without pay.

This was never about efficiency – and we’re making sure everyone knows it.

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