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Guv'ment drone. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (1990's Asia). I follow international news, especially Ukraine and Russia. Also follow natural resource topics with emphasis on climate change and wildfire. And favorite authors.
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February 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Reminder of protests on Monday (President's day).
Infographic of Statue of Liberty with American Flags. Text: National Day of Protest. Operation Take Back Our Flag. Resist Elon Musk Fascism. President's Day February 17, 2025 12:00 PM your local time. At the White House, or your state capitol building/city hall/town hall. (list of all 50 state capitols). #NDOP #OTBOF r/protestfinderUSA Resist
February 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Nice infographic about the civil service.
Title: The Truth About the Federal Workforce. Text: Federal employees comprise just 1.87% of the American workforce. 4.3% of the federal budget amounts to federal workforce compensation. Federal employees are paid 25% less compared to private sector counterparts. Only 10% of federal employees are fully remote. 79.4% of federal working hours are spent at in-person working locations. 1 out of 3 federal employees is a veteran of the U.S. armed forces. Federal employees are more educated. Federal workers are 53%more likely to have a bachelor's degree. 120% (more than twice) as likely to have an advanced degree than private sector workers. Sources: federal salary council working group. U S. Office of Management and Budget. U.S. Office of Personnel Management U S. Congressional Budget Office.
February 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The Cultural Revolution. It's not just for China anymore.

(Painting over positive goal wording at FBI HQ)
Image of a man painting a wall, covering up words previously painted there. Words like "fairness, leadership., diversity, integrity, compassion" and other such inspiring words.
January 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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The attached image appears to relate to this as well. I am not on twitter any more, so I can't get a link directly to BrettMMurphy's tweet and he doesn't appear to be on Blue Sky.
USAID official cancels suspension of USAID staff because said suspension appears to be illegal. Text: About those -60 senior civil servants at USAID placed on admin leave a couple of days ago, they just had that order reversed by a labor director at the agency. He just send them a kind of remarkable email saying 1. He found no misconduct. Text of said email: Update: Cancellation of Your Administrative Leave Status Under my Authority. All: Attached, please find a memorandum documenting that cancellation of your administrative leave status under my authority. Before you get your hopes up, your systems accesses remain severed; you may receive another email within a day reinstating your leave status. However, that email notice will not come from me. I have reviewed the materials that served as the purported basis for your placement in this status. Most of you had no role whatsoever in those materials. For the small number of you actually involved, the materials show no evidence that you engaged in misconduct. As a result, I no longer have authority to maintain you in this status. Someone else may claim to have that authority and I wish them the best in making a colorable argument to that end. I may not maintain my own accesses for much longer, so if you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached at (redacted) I wish you all the best, you do not deserve this. Sincerely, (name cut off of end of document)
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM