AuntSophie
auntsophie.bsky.social
AuntSophie
@auntsophie.bsky.social
Retired law professor, Democratic staffer House Ways & Means Committee in the 1980's working on Social Security and pensions. Dog lover (esp Border Terriers). #KHive since 2019. Biden-Harris Democrat. Abhor antisemitism. #ThankYouJoe
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By Friday 90% of the signers had been reinstated. The most amazing surprise was the signer who had previously been terminated was among those reinstated. And as of today 100% of the signers have been reinstated. They are being reinstated as protected whistleblowers.

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December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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That very week, some coworkers watched signers disappear from Teams chats and meetings.

Everyone braced for a Thanksgiving Eve Massacre. Then, this past Tuesday, out of nowhere, one signer received a reinstatement notice. By Wednesday, they started rolling in.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Very annoying tonight for me lol

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December 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Shift from “there may be some classified or legal framework that could potentially be a viable excuse for the use of force if it won in court” to “oh this is the Ur war crime, like so clearly a war crime that there is no legal cover for this specific order”.
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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i honestly think there was a certain normalization of "strikes" in foreign countries in GWOT, and so these started with a certain presumption of legality... which has been aggressively chipped away at as more details have come out
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM