The State Department is firing around 1,300 staffers Friday as part of the Trump administration's reorganization of the agency. The layoff notices include both civil servants and foreign service officers.

“No Mercy”? They must want people to end up in jail, lol.

I’m always down for Phase 10 though, hehe.

It would also have emotional depth for a man who came from Palpatine's homeworld, who might have witnessed the Invasion or Palpatine's rise, to not turn away from the evil that consumes the galaxy but instead choosing to fight it partly because it first grew in his own backyard. 2/2

“And as I look around me now, I realize I have almost no memories that pre-date my arrival, and few bonds of my affection that cleave so tightly. Through these many years, I believe I have served my constituents honorably and upheld our code of conduct…”

“This chamber is a cauldron of opinions, and we’ve certainly all had our patience and tempers tested in pursuit of our ideals. Disagree as we might, I am hopeful that those of you who know me will vouch for my credibility in the days to come. I stand this morning with a difficult message…”

“I believe we are in crisis. The distance between what is said and what is know to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil…”

“When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest. This Chamber’s hold on the truth was finally lost on the Ghorman Plaza…”

“What took place yesterday… what happened yesterday on Ghorman was unprovoked genocide! Yes! Genocide! And that truth has been exiled from this chamber!…”

“And the monster screaming the loudest? The monster we’ve helped create? The monster who will come for all of us soon enough… is Emperor Palpatine!”

— Mon Mothma