Branch4
@branch4.bsky.social
Branch 4 works with civil servants, grassroots movements, community organizations and advocates towards a democratic and equitable administrative branch of government that delivers just outcomes for all.
The commitment and courage of public servants to protect the people on full display www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...
LIVE: CDC rallies outside Atlanta HQ after director's ousting
YouTube video by Associated Press
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August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The commitment and courage of public servants to protect the people on full display www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...
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This week, multiple leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ousted or resigned due to continued political interference and pressure to limit vaccine access – actions that defy the scientific evidence and endanger our health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC in crisis: who are the top officials resigning or being forced out?
Four senior officials resign in protest at health secretary’s handling of vaccine policy and agency’s direction
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This week, multiple leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ousted or resigned due to continued political interference and pressure to limit vaccine access – actions that defy the scientific evidence and endanger our health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DOGE had no idea who Paul was, but they pushed him out. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
Opinion | As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
DOGE had no idea who Paul was, but they pushed him out. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
"One cannot help admiring the intellectual consistency, fearlessness, &respect for rules—concepts foreign to MAGA - that MacDonough has displayed. She’s demonstrating how government is supposed to work: by the book, and without regard to which party is in power." substack.com/@jenrubincon...
Jennifer Rubin | Substack
Editor-in-Chief
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June 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"One cannot help admiring the intellectual consistency, fearlessness, &respect for rules—concepts foreign to MAGA - that MacDonough has displayed. She’s demonstrating how government is supposed to work: by the book, and without regard to which party is in power." substack.com/@jenrubincon...
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In case you missed it, here's our original investigation:
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the…
www.propublica.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In case you missed it, here's our original investigation:
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This week, Trump's WH issued guidance on implementing its so-called “Gold Standard Science” EO—framed by Science Advisor to the President Michael Kratsios as a fix for longstanding issues in the scientific community. But as UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social explains, it’s all a “golden facade.”
We Need Sound Policy Informed by Science. The Trump Administration Is Undermining it.
With a name like "gold standard science," you might expect the Trump administration's guidelines on federal science to be awesome. They're not.
blog.ucs.org
June 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This week, Trump's WH issued guidance on implementing its so-called “Gold Standard Science” EO—framed by Science Advisor to the President Michael Kratsios as a fix for longstanding issues in the scientific community. But as UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social explains, it’s all a “golden facade.”
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New data from the Partnership for Public Service: Majority of the American public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe.
Read more here. ⬇️ bit.ly/MadMoney2025
Read more here. ⬇️ bit.ly/MadMoney2025
Mad Money: The public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New data from the Partnership for Public Service: Majority of the American public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe.
Read more here. ⬇️ bit.ly/MadMoney2025
Read more here. ⬇️ bit.ly/MadMoney2025
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We rallied nationwide yesterday! From Newsweek: "This is why federal workers are speaking out. They are reclaiming their role as caretakers of the public trust and know they must take back their workplaces." Here we are in NY, Chicago + Seattle. #federalworkersunited #KeepICEOut
June 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We rallied nationwide yesterday! From Newsweek: "This is why federal workers are speaking out. They are reclaiming their role as caretakers of the public trust and know they must take back their workplaces." Here we are in NY, Chicago + Seattle. #federalworkersunited #KeepICEOut
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The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.
What you need to know 👇
What you need to know 👇
Seven Things to Know About ProPublica’s Investigation of the FDA’s Secret Gamble on Generic Drugs
ProPublica spent 14 months investigating the FDA’s oversight of foreign drugmakers that send medications to the U.S. These are the key takeaways.
www.propublica.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.
What you need to know 👇
What you need to know 👇
Megabill provisions targeting federal unions are DOA! Including making it easier to cut agencies, coercing new workers to be at-will employees, charging federal workers $350 to file complaints, & requiring the USPS to sell its electric vehicles www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Megabill provisions targeting federal unions are DOA! Including making it easier to cut agencies, coercing new workers to be at-will employees, charging federal workers $350 to file complaints, & requiring the USPS to sell its electric vehicles www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
🚨 A child detained for 48 hours with only crackers & milk.
🚫 Congress blocked from oversight.
✊🏽 Federal workers are saying: Not in our name.
We took an oath to defend the Constitution—not to enforce cruelty or cover it up
#FUNetwork #StopTheRIFs #DefendDemocracy #NoMoreCages #ReimagineGovernment
🚫 Congress blocked from oversight.
✊🏽 Federal workers are saying: Not in our name.
We took an oath to defend the Constitution—not to enforce cruelty or cover it up
#FUNetwork #StopTheRIFs #DefendDemocracy #NoMoreCages #ReimagineGovernment
June 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🚨 A child detained for 48 hours with only crackers & milk.
🚫 Congress blocked from oversight.
✊🏽 Federal workers are saying: Not in our name.
We took an oath to defend the Constitution—not to enforce cruelty or cover it up
#FUNetwork #StopTheRIFs #DefendDemocracy #NoMoreCages #ReimagineGovernment
🚫 Congress blocked from oversight.
✊🏽 Federal workers are saying: Not in our name.
We took an oath to defend the Constitution—not to enforce cruelty or cover it up
#FUNetwork #StopTheRIFs #DefendDemocracy #NoMoreCages #ReimagineGovernment
"This is thug behavior and they should know it." abovethelaw.com/2025/06/kris...
Kristi Noem's Goons Just Roughed Up A Sitting U.S. Senator And Called It A Slow Thursday - Above the Law
Senator Padilla showed up at a DHS press conference and got thrown to the ground for doing his job.
abovethelaw.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"This is thug behavior and they should know it." abovethelaw.com/2025/06/kris...
TRO blocked or not: Thank you Judge Bryer for protecting our constitution and being clear: the"Court pauses to state that there can be no debate that most protesters demonstrated peacefully." And that the definition of rebellion cannot be changed by a lawless autocrat under our constitution!
June 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
TRO blocked or not: Thank you Judge Bryer for protecting our constitution and being clear: the"Court pauses to state that there can be no debate that most protesters demonstrated peacefully." And that the definition of rebellion cannot be changed by a lawless autocrat under our constitution!
Immigrant families with children are being held overnight in basements of federal buildings without food, water, basic lighting, or access to counsel and their loved ones after showing up for routine check ins. Trump is weaponizing our federal property for abuse. gomez.house.gov/news/documen...
Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on ICE Detaining Families in Basement of LA Federal Building
gomez.house.gov
June 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Immigrant families with children are being held overnight in basements of federal buildings without food, water, basic lighting, or access to counsel and their loved ones after showing up for routine check ins. Trump is weaponizing our federal property for abuse. gomez.house.gov/news/documen...
Protest continues everywhere around the country. 100 people rallied at Spokane’s VA Medical Center to protest proposed cuts and layoffs at the VA—federal workers and veterans stood together to defend public care. #DefendThe4thBranch #ProtectVA #HandsOffvetsCare www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
June 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Protest continues everywhere around the country. 100 people rallied at Spokane’s VA Medical Center to protest proposed cuts and layoffs at the VA—federal workers and veterans stood together to defend public care. #DefendThe4thBranch #ProtectVA #HandsOffvetsCare www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Trump blocked from ending bargaining rights for TSA officers—roughly 50,000 workers retain union voice for now. #Defendfederalworkers #UnionRightsMatter
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Trump administration must bargain with TSA officers' union, for now, says US judge
A federal judge on Monday said the administration of President Donald Trump likely broke the law by stripping 50,000 transportation security officers of the ability to unionize and bargain over their working conditions.
www.reuters.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump blocked from ending bargaining rights for TSA officers—roughly 50,000 workers retain union voice for now. #Defendfederalworkers #UnionRightsMatter
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
While #toxicimmaturity rages between Trump & Musk, a court allows the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services, jeopardizing $266 million in grants for libraries and museums nationwide.
#Defendthe4thbranch #PublicServiceMatters #SaveOurLibraries
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#Defendthe4thbranch #PublicServiceMatters #SaveOurLibraries
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Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied a request to halt the Trump administration’s further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the country.
apnews.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
While #toxicimmaturity rages between Trump & Musk, a court allows the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services, jeopardizing $266 million in grants for libraries and museums nationwide.
#Defendthe4thbranch #PublicServiceMatters #SaveOurLibraries
apnews.com/article/inst...
#Defendthe4thbranch #PublicServiceMatters #SaveOurLibraries
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"If you haven't been poor don't legislate for the poor." Democracy means shared power, not control by a billionaire class. www.instagram.com/reel/DJ7pENs...
May 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"If you haven't been poor don't legislate for the poor." Democracy means shared power, not control by a billionaire class. www.instagram.com/reel/DJ7pENs...
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The Roberts Court has completely de-legitimized the Supreme Court. They are defenders of oligarchy and authoritarianism--not the constitution, our basic rights or freedom.
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts issues a temporary, administrative stay blocking orders that DOGE comply with FOIA and start turning over documents to CREW.
May 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Roberts Court has completely de-legitimized the Supreme Court. They are defenders of oligarchy and authoritarianism--not the constitution, our basic rights or freedom.
Judge blocks Trump from trying to shutter our Department of Education stating there was "no evidence that the [reduction-in-force] has actually made the Department more efficient. Rather, the record is replete with evidence of the opposite" www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
May 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Judge blocks Trump from trying to shutter our Department of Education stating there was "no evidence that the [reduction-in-force] has actually made the Department more efficient. Rather, the record is replete with evidence of the opposite" www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
Trump is destroying our public institutions replacing skilled civil servants with incompetent lackeys. This is what he means by no more DEI. We have dozens of foxes in hen houses right now. www.youtube.com/shorts/KgIBd...
Restoring Excellence FINAL ONLINE VERTICAL
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May 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump is destroying our public institutions replacing skilled civil servants with incompetent lackeys. This is what he means by no more DEI. We have dozens of foxes in hen houses right now. www.youtube.com/shorts/KgIBd...
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Join us, @ucs.org, @enviroprotnet.bsky.social and Branch 4 for a Federal Science Workers Happy Hour on May 27 at 6 p.m. ET Info + RSVP: act.ucsusa.org/435Y3ZI
May 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Join us, @ucs.org, @enviroprotnet.bsky.social and Branch 4 for a Federal Science Workers Happy Hour on May 27 at 6 p.m. ET Info + RSVP: act.ucsusa.org/435Y3ZI
The air traffic controllers keep us safe during flight. They are now past the breaking point. Other civil servants who keep us safe from pollution, food borne illness, public health risks and more are also under attack. #protectpublicservice we all need it! abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
United cuts 35 daily flights at Newark, citing shortage of air traffic controllers
Passengers with flights to or from Newark Liberty International Airport are encountering long delays and cancellations due to an air traffic controller shortage and equipment failures
abcnews.go.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The air traffic controllers keep us safe during flight. They are now past the breaking point. Other civil servants who keep us safe from pollution, food borne illness, public health risks and more are also under attack. #protectpublicservice we all need it! abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Lets get these corrupt appointees out of our government! Its not just Canada that is not for sale. Let them know our country is not either! (and good on you Canada!)
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised a record amount of cash, collecting $239 million from corporations and wealthy sycophants, several of whom would become nominees for positions in the administration.
Rich People and Corporations Help Trump Shatter Record for Inauguration Cash Haul
Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised $239 million, more than double the previous record, which Trump set in 2017.
www.rollingstone.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Lets get these corrupt appointees out of our government! Its not just Canada that is not for sale. Let them know our country is not either! (and good on you Canada!)