Cephalobloop Jones

Got forced into the drp from an improperly done rif, I'm starting to wonder if it was because I requested accessible copies of the documents they sent me.

The alt gov family is large & they are strong. Thanks to our @altusds.altgov.info colleagues for telling us what happened with plain language .gov. Also thanks to @alt18f.bsky.social for backing up the original content.
Glad we are saving information together. We are stronger together.

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

If you work for the government, you know this shit is a blatant violation of the Hatch Act. This administration is eroding the professional civil service, and soon enough, citizens will realize they can no longer trust anything their own government says. The walls are beginning to crumble folks.

TBH, the blue states should just withhold/prevent their states from paying the federal treasury... They all give far more than they get back

Be nice to feds and former feds today. It's a hard day in many ways.

The assholes causing this trauma both enjoy it and are in a position to inflict it.

This sucks, but it will be remembered.

US whistleblowers say they were fired for raising fair housing concerns Hud attorneys who said fighting discrimination not a Trump priority call dismissals ‘as blatant as can be’

⚠️ Angry rant:
despite following proper protocol for whistleblowers the motherfuckers running what’s left of my Agency fired these two today for daring to tell the American people that their government is no longer interested in ensuring fair housing for all.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

There is no bailout that will solve this problem.

It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.

NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.

this is not normal or ok

Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.

Today is an excellent day to provide feedback.

www.hud.gov

@ep3o.bsky.social secret societies & broken shackles is a fantastic pick. Only three factions, and they'll all be of your ethics...

Yup. Generations of progress undone by the damage of the fascists. They still don't understand that it'll come back on them eventually.

No blame to any of them or any other fed. I chose gov work because it was aligned with values and let me work with awesome people.

The current admin has violated all that trust and any good will.

We're back to the spoils system for fed jobs and we'd all be fools to not see them making it worse

I worked with some of the folks OFH serve, in the FHEO group at HUD.

If you wanted an expert tour of amazing civil service by dedicated civil servants, FHEO would be the place to go.

HUD overall is fragile with regards to brain drain, last numbers I knew it was the highest % able to retire org. 💔

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

What the last 9 months have been for us Federal employees under the Doge-bags.

Not New Policy: The Feb. 11 and Feb. 26 “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” orders already required RIF planning. The Sept. 24 memo just recycles those threats. Fear Tactic: By framing layoffs as “shutdown planning,” OMB is trying to pressure Congress into a bad budget deal. Lockout, Not Shutdown: Workers want to serve — but the administration is dismantling agencies and public services to advance an extremist, unpopular agenda.

FUN (@fedworkersunited.bsky.social) is calling out the OMB memo threatening mass layoffs as a pressure tactic to get Congress to keep the federal government open.

Read the release: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...

Autism as a stand-alone diagnosis predates acetaminophen by 44 years.
If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

No worries, and thank you. Mostly I'm just wishing the fight for fired feds could be free of being a budget line item. 💖

During my time in JP, the GitHub had a copy of the OSS Manual of Simple Sabotage, still available on the CIA site. The final four pages are what bureaucracy hackers tried as an anti-playbook. There's great advice there for everyone to resist. Small acts add up. (See also: Kilroy)

Not trying to make this a HUD problem, (shout out to the wonderful folks in FHEO though) but why is this a call for a CR? Like, most of the talking points I get, but, why is it riding on the idea of a CR?

Good morning ppl! The Gov just dropped new regs for your CV. No idea how this is going to fucking work as 1000’s of positions require pages of shit in the application request. Oh wait… they don’t want you fuckers, they want private companies to do this shit. help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicat...

CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities The CDC revoked permission for employees with disabilities to work from home, at least temporarily.

1/4 🧵
“You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” 😢😡

ICYMI: CDC just paused all long-term telework approvals for employees with disabilities -- including (especially?) those with PTSD from the 8/8 Roybal shooting that killed Officer David Rose.

You'll be administratively discharged with benefits withheld....

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted

The earlier whistleblower report is worth the read too. So glad the 'Dôgë' kids aren't the grandchildren of kgb double agents.... Oh, wait, the one who got beat up by HS freshmen in PG county is one of those!

whistleblower.org/wp-content/u...

Along with this from Washington state, the rest of the west coast as well as a group of states in the northeast are doing the right thing and making their recommendations based on evidence and real data.