@sissyg.bsky.social
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Story on federal employees who have left.
If you left via rif, termination, resignation, fork, retirement…. How are you doing?
What has brought you happiness?
What, if any, regrets?
How connected are you staying?
If you left via rif, termination, resignation, fork, retirement…. How are you doing?
What has brought you happiness?
What, if any, regrets?
How connected are you staying?
Under Trump, 317,000 workers are out of the government. Here are 3 of their stories
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Story on federal employees who have left.
If you left via rif, termination, resignation, fork, retirement…. How are you doing?
What has brought you happiness?
What, if any, regrets?
How connected are you staying?
If you left via rif, termination, resignation, fork, retirement…. How are you doing?
What has brought you happiness?
What, if any, regrets?
How connected are you staying?
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Trump just announced he will be giving members of the military a $1776 bonus. So re-upping this shutdown piece about the dangers of a the leader of a personalist regime presenting himself as the paymaster of the armed forces.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
The risks of letting Trump become the military paymaster
Trump will demand their loyalty in return
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump just announced he will be giving members of the military a $1776 bonus. So re-upping this shutdown piece about the dangers of a the leader of a personalist regime presenting himself as the paymaster of the armed forces.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
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Important to know as RFK Jr. plans to waste time and money on a conspiracy theory that Lyme disease was created by the government. It's been in North America for thousands of years.
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Important to know as RFK Jr. plans to waste time and money on a conspiracy theory that Lyme disease was created by the government. It's been in North America for thousands of years.
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Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
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The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump's "Gold Card" plan is a cynical immigration gimmick
Philip Bump: It’s tough to sell economic populism to the MAGA base when a million dollars lets you cut the immigration line in Trump’s America.
www.ms.now
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Between Medicaid cuts and physician burnout we are heading towards a collapse of primary care in the U.S., along with a mass exodus from public health and science.
And I don't blame doctors. They didn't get into medicine to spend their hours refuting crackpot Facebook theories.
And I don't blame doctors. They didn't get into medicine to spend their hours refuting crackpot Facebook theories.
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Between Medicaid cuts and physician burnout we are heading towards a collapse of primary care in the U.S., along with a mass exodus from public health and science.
And I don't blame doctors. They didn't get into medicine to spend their hours refuting crackpot Facebook theories.
And I don't blame doctors. They didn't get into medicine to spend their hours refuting crackpot Facebook theories.
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"When I said in February that they were going to cast a wide net for deportations, I had no idea how bad it would be. This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"When I said in February that they were going to cast a wide net for deportations, I had no idea how bad it would be. This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"There need to be subpoenas for witnesses, for documents all up and down the chain of command. I think it’s appropriate that Hegseth is in the hot seat...but we need to remember that this whole campaign also goes all the way up to the president."
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social is so good in this chat:
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social is so good in this chat:
Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
As new info makes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal killings look even worse, an expert in national security law explains why his case is imploding—and what must happen now to secure accountabi...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"There need to be subpoenas for witnesses, for documents all up and down the chain of command. I think it’s appropriate that Hegseth is in the hot seat...but we need to remember that this whole campaign also goes all the way up to the president."
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social is so good in this chat:
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social is so good in this chat:
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Good morning ppl! Now that farmers are getting a bailout caused by tariffs that are now being paid by tariffs, while the tariffs also cover tax cuts and fucking everything else, ask yourself, is the GOP gooder at the maths than a 5th grader? I can argue
an elderly woman wearing glasses and a blue jacket says nope
Alt: an elderly woman wearing glasses and a blue jacket says nope
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning ppl! Now that farmers are getting a bailout caused by tariffs that are now being paid by tariffs, while the tariffs also cover tax cuts and fucking everything else, ask yourself, is the GOP gooder at the maths than a 5th grader? I can argue
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This is eugenics in decent tailoring.
What Kennedy has been pushing and Duffy here channels is the idea that poor health is a moral choice. Good people live the right way (getting their pull-ups in at Gate 17) and enjoy good health.
Lazy weak people don't, and get what's coming to them.
Monsters.
What Kennedy has been pushing and Duffy here channels is the idea that poor health is a moral choice. Good people live the right way (getting their pull-ups in at Gate 17) and enjoy good health.
Lazy weak people don't, and get what's coming to them.
Monsters.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is eugenics in decent tailoring.
What Kennedy has been pushing and Duffy here channels is the idea that poor health is a moral choice. Good people live the right way (getting their pull-ups in at Gate 17) and enjoy good health.
Lazy weak people don't, and get what's coming to them.
Monsters.
What Kennedy has been pushing and Duffy here channels is the idea that poor health is a moral choice. Good people live the right way (getting their pull-ups in at Gate 17) and enjoy good health.
Lazy weak people don't, and get what's coming to them.
Monsters.
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While Trump pardons drug dealers at home, he and Marco Rubio are plotting a “war on drugs” in Venezuela. With CIA operations underway and 15,000 troops stationed nearby, Trump says another pointless war is expected “very soon.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/bcojmOG
Marco Rubio’s Sales Pitch: War in Venezuela - The American Prospect
Right-wing exiles in South Florida want regime change. Rubio is selling it with a false narrative about drug trafficking.
trib.al
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
While Trump pardons drug dealers at home, he and Marco Rubio are plotting a “war on drugs” in Venezuela. With CIA operations underway and 15,000 troops stationed nearby, Trump says another pointless war is expected “very soon.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/bcojmOG
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NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
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New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The AI cartoon Hegseth posted was a smokescreen. The real story is an operation that left 11 people dead and a White House showing no signs of owning up or answering basic questions. @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social walk through what we know.
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The AI cartoon Hegseth posted was a smokescreen. The real story is an operation that left 11 people dead and a White House showing no signs of owning up or answering basic questions. @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social walk through what we know.
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$40 billion and counting to prop up a failed TV troll in Argentina. Governing is harder than it looks, Javier, no?
DOGE we found the waste, fraud and abuse for you 👇
@juddlegum.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
DOGE we found the waste, fraud and abuse for you 👇
@juddlegum.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
UPDATE: Taxpayer bailout of Argentina may grow to $40 billion
The bailout, which Trump admitted is of little benefit to Americans, keeps getting bigger.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
$40 billion and counting to prop up a failed TV troll in Argentina. Governing is harder than it looks, Javier, no?
DOGE we found the waste, fraud and abuse for you 👇
@juddlegum.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
DOGE we found the waste, fraud and abuse for you 👇
@juddlegum.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Whenever you hear someone invoke the unitary executive, remember the image below.
This was an inevitable result of the unitary executive theory:
Empowering a president to tyrannically destroy institutions that ensured our government reflects the rule of law rather than his personal whim.
This was an inevitable result of the unitary executive theory:
Empowering a president to tyrannically destroy institutions that ensured our government reflects the rule of law rather than his personal whim.
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Whenever you hear someone invoke the unitary executive, remember the image below.
This was an inevitable result of the unitary executive theory:
Empowering a president to tyrannically destroy institutions that ensured our government reflects the rule of law rather than his personal whim.
This was an inevitable result of the unitary executive theory:
Empowering a president to tyrannically destroy institutions that ensured our government reflects the rule of law rather than his personal whim.
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The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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It’s day 21 of the shut down and we are all feeling it.
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
If you’re a CDC worker needing help or an ally wanting to support CDC workers 👉 www.cdcresourceportal.org
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
If you’re a CDC worker needing help or an ally wanting to support CDC workers 👉 www.cdcresourceportal.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s day 21 of the shut down and we are all feeling it.
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
If you’re a CDC worker needing help or an ally wanting to support CDC workers 👉 www.cdcresourceportal.org
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
If you’re a CDC worker needing help or an ally wanting to support CDC workers 👉 www.cdcresourceportal.org
Perception is everything
A quick airport post about a telling poll result. www.pbump.net/o/half-of-re...
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Perception is everything
This appeared on the Forest Service website:
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This appeared on the Forest Service website:
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Wait - @MarshaBlackburn refused to back @RonWyden’s subpoena of Epstein’s bank records, which show billions linked to sex trafficking?
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Wait - @MarshaBlackburn refused to back @RonWyden’s subpoena of Epstein’s bank records, which show billions linked to sex trafficking?
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
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Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
No charges for Jacksonville officers who punched Black man during arrest
William Anthony McNeil Jr. questioned why he was pulled over and refused to get out of the car. An officer smashed his window and punched him in the face, video shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a federal prosecutor whom New Jersey's federal judges had named to replace interim US Attorney Alina Habba, who could not get confirmed.
Bondi is doing EXACTLY what she is accusing others of doing by making this political. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Bondi is doing EXACTLY what she is accusing others of doing by making this political. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pam Bondi fires U.S. attorney whom N.J. judges had named to replace Trump ally Alina Habba
Bondi blasted the federal judges as "politically minded" after they named Desiree Leigh Grace to replace Habba.
www.nbcnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a federal prosecutor whom New Jersey's federal judges had named to replace interim US Attorney Alina Habba, who could not get confirmed.
Bondi is doing EXACTLY what she is accusing others of doing by making this political. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Bondi is doing EXACTLY what she is accusing others of doing by making this political. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...