Cephalobloop Jones
@cephalobloop.bsky.social
RIF'd from OPM - all posts and opinions are my own - civictech - he/him
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Remember folks, burning rag on the outside of the bottle, not in the bottle.
Bloop!
The octopus in question:
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bloop!
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Is it a bad post? Very well then it is a bad post. (I am large, I contain multitudes of them.)
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Is it a bad post? Very well then it is a bad post. (I am large, I contain multitudes of them.)
Got forced into the drp from an improperly done rif, I'm starting to wonder if it was because I requested accessible copies of the documents they sent me.
another wave of illegal and immoral RIFs are underway tonight. I'm hearing that feds not only feds with reasonable accommodations are being targeted but also the departments that determine what RAs are.
October 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Got forced into the drp from an improperly done rif, I'm starting to wonder if it was because I requested accessible copies of the documents they sent me.
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The alt gov family is large & they are strong. Thanks to our @altusds.altgov.info colleagues for telling us what happened with plain language .gov. Also thanks to @alt18f.bsky.social for backing up the original content.
Glad we are saving information together. We are stronger together.
Glad we are saving information together. We are stronger together.
Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*.
Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org
Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.
Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org
Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.
plainlanguage.gov | Home
Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.
plainlanguage.18f.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The alt gov family is large & they are strong. Thanks to our @altusds.altgov.info colleagues for telling us what happened with plain language .gov. Also thanks to @alt18f.bsky.social for backing up the original content.
Glad we are saving information together. We are stronger together.
Glad we are saving information together. We are stronger together.
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wrote this line yesterday:
"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."
"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
wrote this line yesterday:
"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."
"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
October 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
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If you work for the government, you know this shit is a blatant violation of the Hatch Act. This administration is eroding the professional civil service, and soon enough, citizens will realize they can no longer trust anything their own government says. The walls are beginning to crumble folks.
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you work for the government, you know this shit is a blatant violation of the Hatch Act. This administration is eroding the professional civil service, and soon enough, citizens will realize they can no longer trust anything their own government says. The walls are beginning to crumble folks.
Be nice to feds and former feds today. It's a hard day in many ways.
The assholes causing this trauma both enjoy it and are in a position to inflict it.
This sucks, but it will be remembered.
The assholes causing this trauma both enjoy it and are in a position to inflict it.
This sucks, but it will be remembered.
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Be nice to feds and former feds today. It's a hard day in many ways.
The assholes causing this trauma both enjoy it and are in a position to inflict it.
This sucks, but it will be remembered.
The assholes causing this trauma both enjoy it and are in a position to inflict it.
This sucks, but it will be remembered.
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⚠️ Angry rant:
despite following proper protocol for whistleblowers the motherfuckers running what’s left of my Agency fired these two today for daring to tell the American people that their government is no longer interested in ensuring fair housing for all.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
despite following proper protocol for whistleblowers the motherfuckers running what’s left of my Agency fired these two today for daring to tell the American people that their government is no longer interested in ensuring fair housing for all.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US whistleblowers say they were fired for raising fair housing concerns
Hud attorneys who said fighting discrimination not a Trump priority call dismissals ‘as blatant as can be’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
⚠️ Angry rant:
despite following proper protocol for whistleblowers the motherfuckers running what’s left of my Agency fired these two today for daring to tell the American people that their government is no longer interested in ensuring fair housing for all.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
despite following proper protocol for whistleblowers the motherfuckers running what’s left of my Agency fired these two today for daring to tell the American people that their government is no longer interested in ensuring fair housing for all.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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There is no bailout that will solve this problem.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There is no bailout that will solve this problem.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
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this is not normal or ok
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has picked a side www.hud.gov#openModal
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
this is not normal or ok
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Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@ep3o.bsky.social secret societies & broken shackles is a fantastic pick. Only three factions, and they'll all be of your ethics...
September 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@ep3o.bsky.social secret societies & broken shackles is a fantastic pick. Only three factions, and they'll all be of your ethics...
I worked with some of the folks OFH serve, in the FHEO group at HUD.
If you wanted an expert tour of amazing civil service by dedicated civil servants, FHEO would be the place to go.
HUD overall is fragile with regards to brain drain, last numbers I knew it was the highest % able to retire org. 💔
If you wanted an expert tour of amazing civil service by dedicated civil servants, FHEO would be the place to go.
HUD overall is fragile with regards to brain drain, last numbers I knew it was the highest % able to retire org. 💔
For those that missed the Times article explaining the dirty, shady 💩 Sporty Messiah and his henchmen are up to undermining the Fair Housing Act see the below from the FUN & the brave FH OGC Huddies. So much for respecting the law and upholding principles.
www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
Federal Unionists Network - HUD Whistleblower Report Statement
Washington, D.C. — Four civil rights attorneys at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have come forward with a whistleblower report revealing grave violations of federal law, po...
www.federalunionists.net
September 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I worked with some of the folks OFH serve, in the FHEO group at HUD.
If you wanted an expert tour of amazing civil service by dedicated civil servants, FHEO would be the place to go.
HUD overall is fragile with regards to brain drain, last numbers I knew it was the highest % able to retire org. 💔
If you wanted an expert tour of amazing civil service by dedicated civil servants, FHEO would be the place to go.
HUD overall is fragile with regards to brain drain, last numbers I knew it was the highest % able to retire org. 💔
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What the last 9 months have been for us Federal employees under the Doge-bags.
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What the last 9 months have been for us Federal employees under the Doge-bags.
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FUN (@fedworkersunited.bsky.social) is calling out the OMB memo threatening mass layoffs as a pressure tactic to get Congress to keep the federal government open.
Read the release: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
Read the release: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
September 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
FUN (@fedworkersunited.bsky.social) is calling out the OMB memo threatening mass layoffs as a pressure tactic to get Congress to keep the federal government open.
Read the release: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
Read the release: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...
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Autism as a stand-alone diagnosis predates acetaminophen by 44 years.
If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.
If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.
September 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Autism as a stand-alone diagnosis predates acetaminophen by 44 years.
If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.
If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Good morning ppl! The Gov just dropped new regs for your CV. No idea how this is going to fucking work as 1000’s of positions require pages of shit in the application request. Oh wait… they don’t want you fuckers, they want private companies to do this shit. help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicat...
USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements
USAJOBS Help Center
help.usajobs.gov
September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Good morning ppl! The Gov just dropped new regs for your CV. No idea how this is going to fucking work as 1000’s of positions require pages of shit in the application request. Oh wait… they don’t want you fuckers, they want private companies to do this shit. help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicat...
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1/4 🧵
“You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” 😢😡
ICYMI: CDC just paused all long-term telework approvals for employees with disabilities -- including (especially?) those with PTSD from the 8/8 Roybal shooting that killed Officer David Rose.
“You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” 😢😡
ICYMI: CDC just paused all long-term telework approvals for employees with disabilities -- including (especially?) those with PTSD from the 8/8 Roybal shooting that killed Officer David Rose.
CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities
The CDC revoked permission for employees with disabilities to work from home, at least temporarily.
www.statnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
1/4 🧵
“You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” 😢😡
ICYMI: CDC just paused all long-term telework approvals for employees with disabilities -- including (especially?) those with PTSD from the 8/8 Roybal shooting that killed Officer David Rose.
“You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” 😢😡
ICYMI: CDC just paused all long-term telework approvals for employees with disabilities -- including (especially?) those with PTSD from the 8/8 Roybal shooting that killed Officer David Rose.
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Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted
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Along with this from Washington state, the rest of the west coast as well as a group of states in the northeast are doing the right thing and making their recommendations based on evidence and real data.
DOH confirms COVID-19 vaccine position with new Standing Order
For immediate release: September 5, 2025 (25-104) Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Along with this from Washington state, the rest of the west coast as well as a group of states in the northeast are doing the right thing and making their recommendations based on evidence and real data.
