Hal Mann
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
A resource for you when you encounter who is adamant that there are only two sexes. Human biology is more complicated than that, and that’s an actual fact, not dogma.
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Trump says there are ‘two sexes.’ Experts and science say it’s not binary.
The president’s executive order signaled an intention to narrowly define the sexes, but experts say he is oversimplifying the intricate nature of human biology.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A resource for you when you encounter who is adamant that there are only two sexes. Human biology is more complicated than that, and that’s an actual fact, not dogma.
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The National Museum of African American Culture and History tells some of the history that most Americans have not been taught. We need to remember and promote that history in defiance of those who want to (further) whitewash it. If you can, visit this museum SOON!
#resistance
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Column | Amid the throngs at the ‘Blacksonian’: They can handle the truth
Americans are not as fragile as President Trump seems to believe. They can survive the hard lessons about this country. Even as they rejoice in the victories.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The National Museum of African American Culture and History tells some of the history that most Americans have not been taught. We need to remember and promote that history in defiance of those who want to (further) whitewash it. If you can, visit this museum SOON!
#resistance
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#resistance
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DOGE’s next move is to target any form of worker protection in the Federal workplace.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next
A DOGE team plans to fire federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal documents show.
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February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
DOGE’s next move is to target any form of worker protection in the Federal workplace.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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Reposted by Hal Mann
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Informal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel Actions
There is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
This historian offers a clear-eyed assessment of where we are right now, in the ongoing authoritarian coup. Mandatory watching for all those who care about actual democracy.
#resistance
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2A7uHLb/
#resistance
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2A7uHLb/
I've seen too many "we're on the brink of a constitutional crisis" posts not to create this. That many Americans today have fewer right than they had even ten years ago should be something of a flag. ...
TikTok video by Tad Stoermer
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February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This historian offers a clear-eyed assessment of where we are right now, in the ongoing authoritarian coup. Mandatory watching for all those who care about actual democracy.
#resistance
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2A7uHLb/
#resistance
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2A7uHLb/
America used to act as a benevolent superpower, advocating for democracy and human rights, and trying to be noble. We’re giving up that role so that a minority of us can be the biggest, richest, most self-aggrandizing assholes on the planet.
I guess you better start teaching your kids Mandarin…
I guess you better start teaching your kids Mandarin…
February 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
America used to act as a benevolent superpower, advocating for democracy and human rights, and trying to be noble. We’re giving up that role so that a minority of us can be the biggest, richest, most self-aggrandizing assholes on the planet.
I guess you better start teaching your kids Mandarin…
I guess you better start teaching your kids Mandarin…
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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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The more nuanced truth about who pays for tariffs. Like so many technical things in life, the correct answer is “it depends”.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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Who pays for Trump’s tariffs? Depends on the product and the country.
Which nation ultimately bears the cost of a tariff depends on what that country makes and its pull in the global market.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The more nuanced truth about who pays for tariffs. Like so many technical things in life, the correct answer is “it depends”.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
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I agree 100% with this assessment. Our constitutional republic is collapsing, with the aid of a supine Congress. Half of our Congress wants to win by any means necessary (including destroying our democracy), the other half is just know coming to the realization that they may actually have to do
Opinion | The Constitution is collapsing. A lack of character is to blame.
The Founders would not have envisioned a Congress so supine in the face of Trump’s barrage.
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February 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I agree 100% with this assessment. Our constitutional republic is collapsing, with the aid of a supine Congress. Half of our Congress wants to win by any means necessary (including destroying our democracy), the other half is just know coming to the realization that they may actually have to do
My advice to all IT managers and administrators of federal IT systems is to do a backup of both your source code and data NOW, and store both offline & offsite.
#resistance
#resistance
February 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My advice to all IT managers and administrators of federal IT systems is to do a backup of both your source code and data NOW, and store both offline & offsite.
#resistance
#resistance
THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING. This uncovers the goals behind Elon Musk’s tactics, and they’re not to your benefit.
Shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
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Shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
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In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear
Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE -- replace “the human workforce with machines.”
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February 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING. This uncovers the goals behind Elon Musk’s tactics, and they’re not to your benefit.
Shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
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Shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
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As a retiree (41+ years) in IT management as a Federal civil servant, it's hard to articulate the truly existential threat that Elon's hackers pose to the wellbeing of most Americans. This article from The Atlantic (shared as a gift) is a start.
#resistance
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#resistance
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As a retiree (41+ years) in IT management as a Federal civil servant, it's hard to articulate the truly existential threat that Elon's hackers pose to the wellbeing of most Americans. This article from The Atlantic (shared as a gift) is a start.
#resistance
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#resistance
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Here's what you can do to safeguard your data, now that Elon Musk has compromised it.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
Column | Musk’s DOGE is trying to access your data. You’re right to be paranoid.
Here’s what you need to do to protect your personal financial information.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's what you can do to safeguard your data, now that Elon Musk has compromised it.
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
This article is shared as a gift, so no worries about a paywall. Your experience may vary in other countries.
#resistance
I urge all Federal retirees to go on the OPM website NOW to save off copies of documentation that show that you are indeed a federal retiree.
I urge all current Federal employees to go to their personnel websites to save off copies of documentation that show that they are indeed employees,
I urge all current Federal employees to go to their personnel websites to save off copies of documentation that show that they are indeed employees,
February 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I urge all Federal retirees to go on the OPM website NOW to save off copies of documentation that show that you are indeed a federal retiree.
I urge all current Federal employees to go to their personnel websites to save off copies of documentation that show that they are indeed employees,
I urge all current Federal employees to go to their personnel websites to save off copies of documentation that show that they are indeed employees,
As a federal retiree who defended the Constitution of the United States and faithfully executed its laws for more than 41 years, _in IT management_, this is a fresh level of hell. Elon now has the ability to wipe the records of my employment (which back up my retirement) from existence.
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
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February 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As a federal retiree who defended the Constitution of the United States and faithfully executed its laws for more than 41 years, _in IT management_, this is a fresh level of hell. Elon now has the ability to wipe the records of my employment (which back up my retirement) from existence.
Share this with anyone you know who is a federal retiree. #resistance
retiredamericans.org/advocacy-gro...
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Advocacy Group, Unions Sue Treasury Department Over Illegal DOGE Data Access - Retired Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and th...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Share this with anyone you know who is a federal retiree. #resistance
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With Elon deciding which bills the Fed is actually going to pay, all of us who get a federal pension or Social Security or Medicaid have to hold our breaths to see IF we paid. #resistance
February 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
With Elon deciding which bills the Fed is actually going to pay, all of us who get a federal pension or Social Security or Medicaid have to hold our breaths to see IF we paid. #resistance
