Malignant Optimist
@flydc.bsky.social
Loves the rule of law, my family, crabs and hiking. Sometime public servant, lawyer, and consultant. Full time worker for justice, fairness and inclusion.
Unprecedented and dangerous times require the legal profession to meet this historical moment. Uphold our oath and hold others accountable to do the same.
Lawyers Can Slow a Trump Dictatorship. They Have to Do Something Uncomfortable First.
The rule of law in America is in peril.
slate.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Unprecedented and dangerous times require the legal profession to meet this historical moment. Uphold our oath and hold others accountable to do the same.
Fight for the rule of law each and every time. Resistance is not futile. apple.news/AcZUzjhtcRZS...
Trump Abruptly Walks Back His Directive To Fire Thousands Of Federal Employees — HuffPost
His administration is suddenly reversing course after a federal judge ruled that the mass firings of probationary workers were probably illegal.
apple.news
March 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Fight for the rule of law each and every time. Resistance is not futile. apple.news/AcZUzjhtcRZS...
We have become the nation of “give me your rich, your privileged, your wealthy classes yearning to join the American oligarchy”. Lady Liberty is 😢.
What to Know About $5M ‘Trump Gold Card’ Path to U.S. Citizenship
The permanent residency card for wealthy foreigners is set to replace EB-5 visas for investors.
time.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We have become the nation of “give me your rich, your privileged, your wealthy classes yearning to join the American oligarchy”. Lady Liberty is 😢.
When companies’ bottom lines are impacted by the “chainsaw” civil service cuts, lobbyists will come to the rescue.
FDA scrambles to rehire entire teams overseeing medical devices after DOGE cut them, saying their terminations are 'rescinded effective immediately'
The FDA reinstatements followed pushback by lobbyists for the medical device industry, which pays the agency hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
fortune.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When companies’ bottom lines are impacted by the “chainsaw” civil service cuts, lobbyists will come to the rescue.
We must continue to fight the “guerrilla warfare of morale”. The professional civil service is a critical bulwark to democracy.
Retired federal workers welcome current feds back to office with coffee and encouragement - WTOP News
Some retired federal workers were standing outside the Environmental Protection Agency, welcoming employees back with encouragement and a free cup of coffee.
wtop.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We must continue to fight the “guerrilla warfare of morale”. The professional civil service is a critical bulwark to democracy.
Bright light in a stormy night. Courage and expertise combined to create a much needed tool for DOGE accountability.
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.
www.theverge.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Bright light in a stormy night. Courage and expertise combined to create a much needed tool for DOGE accountability.
Bright light in a stormy night. When we sue based on sound legal grounds, we win.
A judge has blocked the Education Department and OPM from sharing personal info with DOGE — the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities to date.
Judge blocks OPM, Education Department from sharing personal info with DOGE
The order is the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities to date.
www.politico.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Bright light in a stormy night. When we sue based on sound legal grounds, we win.
Safeguards against mass deportation- ICE needs significantly more $, trained officers, detention facilities, lawyers, immigration judges and countries who will accept their citizens back. Rhetoric is easy, governance is hard.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Safeguards against mass deportation- ICE needs significantly more $, trained officers, detention facilities, lawyers, immigration judges and countries who will accept their citizens back. Rhetoric is easy, governance is hard.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Feds already have annual performance plans, they are evaluated twice a year and their rating helps determine pay and advancement. This “pop quiz” approach is meaningless and demeaning.
www.salon.com/2025/02/23/a...
www.salon.com/2025/02/23/a...
Federal agencies tell staff to ignore demands from Musk
Several agencies have instructed employees to ignore a letter sent from the Office of Personnel Management
www.salon.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Feds already have annual performance plans, they are evaluated twice a year and their rating helps determine pay and advancement. This “pop quiz” approach is meaningless and demeaning.
www.salon.com/2025/02/23/a...
www.salon.com/2025/02/23/a...
Bright light in the stormy night. States and local jurisdictions are pillars of democratic institutions.
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As Trump pursues his policies, Democratic states block his path
Democratic states have worked for months to craft legal opposition to President Trump’s agenda. Now they’re putting it into practice.
wapo.st
February 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Bright light in the stormy night. States and local jurisdictions are pillars of democratic institutions.
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wapo.st/3CQ22iU