Jen

Are we great yet?

Everyone on Twitter right now.

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

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

Let's plan accordingly and do our best to piss off the oligarchs who feed off of greed.
#LFG

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which oversees government whistleblower protections and enforces certain ethics laws.

I repeat…

Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Can anyone even think of a legitimate reason for him to get this? Can anyone even proffer an argument that it won't lead to grave abuses and violations of privacy?

wapo.st/3QizwcN

ASAN Disappointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Confirmation to Lead HHS - Autistic Self Advocacy Network The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed by the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has a long record of spreading misi...

My heart is aching so badly for my daughter. I refuse to let them institutionalize her. She doesn’t deserve this.

Great point.

The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.

Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans) Dear World,

Dear Leaders of the Free World,

Fight him at every turn.
Make his life miserable.
Expose his ignorance and sociopathy.
Oppose and condemn and marginalize him.
The decent people of this nation are not with him.

We stand with you.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

Remember:

The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.

They are both about ••psychopathology**.

The path forward is incredibly clear if we simply look at the path behind us. That path began in the 16th century, and by looking at our successes and failures it’s clear what we need to will ourselve... TikTok video by Ohh that's RICH

If you hate this #timeline, we only need to look backward to see how to move forward. It’s all right there. So let’s do it. #leftist #history #fdr

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Fgc7wW/

Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

Well, that’s it. This is just one of the many things that will be the RUIN of my family.

👇👇👇👇

Here we are again. Issuing “policy” via social media. Official press releases referring to his posts. Incompetent staff that can’t even spell the country in question correctly. It’s Colombia.

Who run the world? GIRLS! 😂 these (expletive delete) are so incredibly incompetent it’s infuriating.

Um. What did I just watch?

256,000 jobs were created IN DECEMBER ALONE and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% while wage gains hit 3.9% which WELL outpaced inflation. Thank you Joe Biden for being a phenomenal president.

Food for thought.

The internet

The cover of the book Parable of the Sower.

Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.