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This isn't really a new take. The Trump administration built a firm reputation for abandoning its allies in its first term, and even tried to leave NATO. Why would they do any less this time?
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This isn't really a new take. The Trump administration built a firm reputation for abandoning its allies in its first term, and even tried to leave NATO. Why would they do any less this time?
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New — Sources tell me OPM is preparing mass firing of probationary employees after agencies submitted lists of them last week without context. If supervisors want to keep someone on, they need to write a short justification. Directive was high level. They were told not to put any of this in print.
February 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
New — Sources tell me OPM is preparing mass firing of probationary employees after agencies submitted lists of them last week without context. If supervisors want to keep someone on, they need to write a short justification. Directive was high level. They were told not to put any of this in print.
Nothing makes an offer look more suspicious than sending 7 follow-up emails all reassuring me it's totally not suspicious.
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing makes an offer look more suspicious than sending 7 follow-up emails all reassuring me it's totally not suspicious.
They asked for a one-word reply, so I sent one.
January 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
They asked for a one-word reply, so I sent one.
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Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
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Trump has so far blamed the deadly DCA plane crash on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 election, and diversity.
No evidence was provided.
No evidence was provided.
January 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump has so far blamed the deadly DCA plane crash on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 election, and diversity.
No evidence was provided.
No evidence was provided.
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
New memo just dropped at work. Apologies for the "picture of a screen" display; I'm trying not to do anything IT can track.
January 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New memo just dropped at work. Apologies for the "picture of a screen" display; I'm trying not to do anything IT can track.
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The same people wailing about DEI literally can’t spell their own job title.
January 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The same people wailing about DEI literally can’t spell their own job title.
The "party of law and order" is now illegally firing nonpartisan civil servants and escorting them out with security while talking about upholding the rule of law.
It literally could not be more hypocritical. If you voted for this, I have no respect for you.
It literally could not be more hypocritical. If you voted for this, I have no respect for you.
USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.
www.usatoday.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The "party of law and order" is now illegally firing nonpartisan civil servants and escorting them out with security while talking about upholding the rule of law.
It literally could not be more hypocritical. If you voted for this, I have no respect for you.
It literally could not be more hypocritical. If you voted for this, I have no respect for you.
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Why is Trump dismantling the federal workforce? I have some ideas. You can find them here. www.muellershewrote.com/p/trumps-sme...
January 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Why is Trump dismantling the federal workforce? I have some ideas. You can find them here. www.muellershewrote.com/p/trumps-sme...
As a current federal employee, I'm so grateful for my external networks right now (primarily r/fednews, Bluesky, my homies on Telegram, and my IRL friends with whom I also work), not just for keeping me sane in the wake of these staggeringly idiotic actions, but also for sharing information.
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
As a current federal employee, I'm so grateful for my external networks right now (primarily r/fednews, Bluesky, my homies on Telegram, and my IRL friends with whom I also work), not just for keeping me sane in the wake of these staggeringly idiotic actions, but also for sharing information.
Really not looking forward to living in the worst parts of a william gibson novel because of all the people who misunderstood the point of william gibson's novels
November 13, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 4:20 AM
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Remember when Jared Kushner praised the “valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property & suggested Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the strip?
Anyway, here’s Steven Witkoff. He has no experience in diplomacy or the Middle East, but he is a successful real estate investor.
Anyway, here’s Steven Witkoff. He has no experience in diplomacy or the Middle East, but he is a successful real estate investor.
November 12, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Remember when Jared Kushner praised the “valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property & suggested Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the strip?
Anyway, here’s Steven Witkoff. He has no experience in diplomacy or the Middle East, but he is a successful real estate investor.
Anyway, here’s Steven Witkoff. He has no experience in diplomacy or the Middle East, but he is a successful real estate investor.
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You were saying?
November 12, 2024 at 1:26 AM
You were saying?