Natalie
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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And that is precisely why we need a White History Month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRA...
Why We Need a White History Month | The Amber Ruffin Show
YouTube video by The Amber Ruffin Show
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February 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
And that is precisely why we need a White History Month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRA...
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Most people don’t realize the value of the services they rely on until they’re gone.
February 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Most people don’t realize the value of the services they rely on until they’re gone.
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Let me speak to the DOGE audit language. Many people who work in both the Treasury and specifically the IRS are CPAs. Most audit firms hire CPAs. A 19yo coder has absolutely no idea how to accurately identify waste or fraud. Calling what DOGE is doing as a audit, is a flat out lie.
February 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let me speak to the DOGE audit language. Many people who work in both the Treasury and specifically the IRS are CPAs. Most audit firms hire CPAs. A 19yo coder has absolutely no idea how to accurately identify waste or fraud. Calling what DOGE is doing as a audit, is a flat out lie.
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Again, Trump fired SBA Inspector General Mike Ware after he found $200 billion in fraud in Trump's COVID programs and returned $40B to the US Treasury.
Instead, Trump brought in a bunch of fascist boys who know nothing about accounting.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Instead, Trump brought in a bunch of fascist boys who know nothing about accounting.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Again, Trump fired SBA Inspector General Mike Ware after he found $200 billion in fraud in Trump's COVID programs and returned $40B to the US Treasury.
Instead, Trump brought in a bunch of fascist boys who know nothing about accounting.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Instead, Trump brought in a bunch of fascist boys who know nothing about accounting.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
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Bloomberg is reporting that federal workers tasked with approving medical devices for Medicare have reportedly received termination notices. As a wheelchair user who also uses some other assistive devices (canes, shower chairs, that sort of thing) I want to add some context to this.
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Bloomberg is reporting that federal workers tasked with approving medical devices for Medicare have reportedly received termination notices. As a wheelchair user who also uses some other assistive devices (canes, shower chairs, that sort of thing) I want to add some context to this.
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The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans.
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
February 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans.
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
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Fighting to stop what's happening is profoundly patriotic, profoundly American. And We the People are mobilizing on March 7 to stand up for science. To be light in the darkness. @standupforscience.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Fighting to stop what's happening is profoundly patriotic, profoundly American. And We the People are mobilizing on March 7 to stand up for science. To be light in the darkness. @standupforscience.bsky.social
Wow what a shocker!
Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Wow what a shocker!
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📚Resisting Autocracy Lessons📚
BELIEVE IN TRUTH
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.
BELIEVE IN TRUTH
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.
The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
📚Resisting Autocracy Lessons📚
BELIEVE IN TRUTH
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.
BELIEVE IN TRUTH
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.
February 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Oh my gosh this is amazing. The crew is so good at safeguarding data that they can't even set up a secure website. Yes we definitely should allow them to mess with all of our private data in all the government systems. /sarcasm
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Oh my gosh this is amazing. The crew is so good at safeguarding data that they can't even set up a secure website. Yes we definitely should allow them to mess with all of our private data in all the government systems. /sarcasm
Well that's... Something.
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Well that's... Something.
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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Armed Nazis thought they could waltz into Cincinnati, brandish their hate symbols, and scare a community into silence. They thought wrong.
Armed Nazis Flee as Local Heroes Burn Their Flags
Hate marched in. Heroes fought back.
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February 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Armed Nazis thought they could waltz into Cincinnati, brandish their hate symbols, and scare a community into silence. They thought wrong.
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IT'S GAME TIME! So maybe the Superbowl ad buy was just a rumor - we'll see- but we know what's true: USAID saves lives. We're gearing up for another fun-filled week in MAGA conspiracy-land. Help us spread the facts! #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
IT'S GAME TIME! So maybe the Superbowl ad buy was just a rumor - we'll see- but we know what's true: USAID saves lives. We're gearing up for another fun-filled week in MAGA conspiracy-land. Help us spread the facts! #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Yet, you’re proposing $350 billion for immigrant detention facilities, deportation raids, and national security priorities, plus another $175 billion for Trump’s wall. Looks like we’re heading even deeper into debt. Care to explain?
February 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Yet, you’re proposing $350 billion for immigrant detention facilities, deportation raids, and national security priorities, plus another $175 billion for Trump’s wall. Looks like we’re heading even deeper into debt. Care to explain?