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Macajah1

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Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 22d

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

These terminations will impact both Democrats and Republicans alike, thousands of dedicated public servants who have spent their careers working for the good of the nation.

A job isn’t “nothing.” It’s how people support their families, pay their bills, buy food, and put their kids through school.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, and Treasury.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

A federal appeals court partially reinstated Trump’s authority over the Illinois National Guard, while maintaining restrictions that prevent him from deploying troops within the state.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

Nothing boosts morale quite like being accidentally fired.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

Those affected included members of the federal measles response unit, personnel managing Ebola containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Epidemic Intelligence Service, and the team responsible for producing the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

The Trump administration has laid off dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its latest round of cuts, including "disease detectives," high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

www.reuters.com

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

The Trump administration has now reversed the layoffs of a lot of federal employees. At the CDC, officials said some staff were mistakenly terminated due to a procedural error.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9h

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo temporarily closed Sunday due to the federal government shutdown.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

What countries are allowing political asylum citizens?
This has gone BEYOND the ridiculous!

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 4h

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h

Today in an interview with NBC News, Vance said that Trump was considering all of his options for deploying the National Guard to major cities, including invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, which grants the president emergency powers to deploy troops on U.S. soil.

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 5h

Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 18h

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THIS is Trump . . .

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(Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social)

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 5h

No matter WHAT LIE Trump talks about it's always a LIE! But MAGA will be the first to agree with him!

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 6h

Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 18h

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AMERICA, DO SOMETHING !

This old senile man belongs in a nursing home . . .

... but not in the White House !

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Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 6h

ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.bsky.social · 17h

Good morning and happy Sunday to everyone.

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Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 6h

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

This unwell man, who was President of the United States, is trying to rewrite history.

Nice try, Don. Biden wasn’t president on January 6, 2021. I would say even his own voters can’t be this gullible, but…

Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 6h

Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 16h

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You simply have no more words . . .

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Macajah1 @macajah1.bsky.social · 6h

Hi Marko Bilbo and Gimli! Hope your Sunday is going well. After working in the garden you definitely need a rest!

From the New River Gorge Bridge - Fayette County West Virginia.