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@wannabretiree.bsky.social
Government lawyer. Labor law. Opinions are my own. From Colorado but living in Texas. Books, politics, law, and more politics.
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The most relevant piece of information here is the R which Senator Murkowski keeps next to her name. She and three other Senators could take full control of the government out of the hands of the organization she herself describes as using terror tactics.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The most relevant piece of information here is the R which Senator Murkowski keeps next to her name. She and three other Senators could take full control of the government out of the hands of the organization she herself describes as using terror tactics.
My federal agency is offering a second round of the deferred resignation. I am very tired and worried about finding work in 5 or 6 months of a bad economy. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I am thinking of taking it.
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My federal agency is offering a second round of the deferred resignation. I am very tired and worried about finding work in 5 or 6 months of a bad economy. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I am thinking of taking it.
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is you texting war plans to journalists on Signal?
March 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
is you texting war plans to journalists on Signal?
Greenland and Panama may want to talk to some Signal employees as a part of their defense efforts.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Greenland and Panama may want to talk to some Signal employees as a part of their defense efforts.
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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
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Just to answer some of your questions: We are asking Senate Democrats to vote NO on cloture without a path to winning a clean 30-day continuing resolution.
Cloture requires 60 votes, so the Senate GOP will need Democratic support. Urge your senators to hold the line. 👇
Cloture requires 60 votes, so the Senate GOP will need Democratic support. Urge your senators to hold the line. 👇
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just to answer some of your questions: We are asking Senate Democrats to vote NO on cloture without a path to winning a clean 30-day continuing resolution.
Cloture requires 60 votes, so the Senate GOP will need Democratic support. Urge your senators to hold the line. 👇
Cloture requires 60 votes, so the Senate GOP will need Democratic support. Urge your senators to hold the line. 👇
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This is an abject lie. One easily disproven by OPM documentation. How they found DOJ attorneys willing to put forward this argument is beyond me. Bar Complaints should be considered.
This is an abject lie. One easily disproven by OPM documentation. How they found DOJ attorneys willing to put forward this argument is beyond me. Bar Complaints should be considered.
OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously sent a government directive with a deadline for the firings.
www.govexec.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This is an abject lie. One easily disproven by OPM documentation. How they found DOJ attorneys willing to put forward this argument is beyond me. Bar Complaints should be considered.
This is an abject lie. One easily disproven by OPM documentation. How they found DOJ attorneys willing to put forward this argument is beyond me. Bar Complaints should be considered.
There are so many contradictions in what employees are being told about how to respond to Elon’s email that whatever the intended outcome, most of it would be useless before a 3rd party if misconduct actions are attempted
February 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There are so many contradictions in what employees are being told about how to respond to Elon’s email that whatever the intended outcome, most of it would be useless before a 3rd party if misconduct actions are attempted
Really fucking tired of working 50 to 60 hours a week for a drug addled adolescent.
February 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Really fucking tired of working 50 to 60 hours a week for a drug addled adolescent.
This is happening today.
February 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is happening today.
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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Destroying the civil service is just the beginning, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to replace America’s political system. theatln.tc/gGJvwKDJ
February 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Destroying the civil service is just the beginning, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to replace America’s political system. theatln.tc/gGJvwKDJ
Hearing from VA legal employees that they had an emergency roll call this morning to see who had been fired. Management was not told which of their probationary employees would be fired.
February 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hearing from VA legal employees that they had an emergency roll call this morning to see who had been fired. Management was not told which of their probationary employees would be fired.
I skipped concert tickets for one of my favorite bands recently due to high prices and absurd wait times…but I would pay a lot to see (and record this). (Borowitz is satire).
Trump declared on Truth Social, “I will soon be announcing a new roster of ballerinas, with an amazing principal ballerina, DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Trump Names Himself Principal Ballerina of Kennedy Center Ballet
Trump took to Truth Social to announce a purge of the company's ballerinas.
www.borowitzreport.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I skipped concert tickets for one of my favorite bands recently due to high prices and absurd wait times…but I would pay a lot to see (and record this). (Borowitz is satire).
He doesn’t see JD Vance as his successor because he cannot conceive of giving up power to ANYONE.
February 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He doesn’t see JD Vance as his successor because he cannot conceive of giving up power to ANYONE.
I have worked in employment law and in health law. When Republicans say people need to get off Medicaid and get to work, they are reversing causation. For many, the biggest barrier to working is their health. The argument is utter nonsense.
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I have worked in employment law and in health law. When Republicans say people need to get off Medicaid and get to work, they are reversing causation. For many, the biggest barrier to working is their health. The argument is utter nonsense.
People rightly get frustrated when they try to contact agencies and have trouble reaching someone. But there are reasons for that outside of inefficiency. If you are frustrated by automated systems the only alternative is to increase the # of people who can respond to you.
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
People rightly get frustrated when they try to contact agencies and have trouble reaching someone. But there are reasons for that outside of inefficiency. If you are frustrated by automated systems the only alternative is to increase the # of people who can respond to you.
While this is on pause, if you received a copy of the deferred resignation agreement and you are over 40, keep in mind two provisions directly contradict the deadlines as well. ADEA and OWBPA give you 45 days after receipt to review and consider …and 7 days to revoke after signing.
NEW: Just hours before federal workers had to decide on the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” buyout offer, a Massachusetts federal judge temporarily halted the program until at least next Monday to hold another hearing.
Trump Administration's Deferred Resignation Offer Halted
Read more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
While this is on pause, if you received a copy of the deferred resignation agreement and you are over 40, keep in mind two provisions directly contradict the deadlines as well. ADEA and OWBPA give you 45 days after receipt to review and consider …and 7 days to revoke after signing.
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Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
The second to last paragraph (re:Mars) is self indulgent and undermines the seriousness of the issue. Nevertheless, I am glad to see an ALJ speak out against a clear effort to “chill” employees from using their EEO rights.
An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
February 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The second to last paragraph (re:Mars) is self indulgent and undermines the seriousness of the issue. Nevertheless, I am glad to see an ALJ speak out against a clear effort to “chill” employees from using their EEO rights.
I’m checking out for the rest of my Sunday.
February 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I’m checking out for the rest of my Sunday.