Cathy Albisa

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

Excited to share our new organization Branch4. We support the organizing and leadership of federal workers in defending and rebuilding the administrative branch. Founded by www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-alb..., www.linkedin.com/in/alissataf..., www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dol...

Congratulations to ProPublica. Your coverage is always brave, honest and very much in the public service. #publicservicematters

The Department of Government Ineptitude Elon Musk's DOGE team is violating every basic principle of good management.

contrarian.substack.com/p/the-depart... Thank you Max of @ourpublicservice.bsky.social for the apt renaming of the muskrats.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver's supreme take down of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

www.msn.com/en-us/news/p... Every single one if these appointments needs to be replaced, may this be the first of many, and may we keep pushing them out until they put people in place that actually serve the public #publicservicematters

Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves@med-mastodon.com) 1.23K Posts, 6.01K Following, 12.5K Followers · Epidemiologist. Activist. Drugs and Bugs.

#Trump's legacy will be one of needless death and suffering. Must-read from my @defendpublichealth.bsky.social comrade @gregggonsalves https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-100-days-public-health-deaths/

#PublicHealth #NIH #CDC #RFKJr

Easily 20,000 people out in NYC right now, in the rain. Incredible. #handsoff

Small towns all over the country depend on federal services — which is why they're pouring into the streets today to say #HandsOff!

Here is Ames, Iowa 👀

Massive turnout at today's #HandsOff! rally against Musk and Trump in St. Paul, Minnesota 🔥🔥🔥

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.

Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system.

Read @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's whole dispatch from the whole march:

The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.

and part 2 of that message :

“Urgent request .

Please help get the following out to Federal employees: If they are considering resigning, they should wait until as late in the day as possible on Thursday, in case the Courts do act to enjoin the government from seeking resignations.

Passing along a message I just got:

“Urgent request

A few hours ago, Democracy Forward, on behalf of several Federal employee unions, filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts District Court, seeking a motion to vacate the entire deferred resignation program and cancel the February 6th deadline.
.”

Anyway, Andy's thread & reporting is really relevant this week ⬇️

“Makes no sense”? It makes perfect sense. Trump is not playing by the rules the rest of us keep pointing to. He’s grabbing power and cutting off all possible oversight and dissent.

Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.

Thank you Erica for this piece conveying the scale and depth of destruction inflicted on our govt by the new Administration, the repercussions will be severe www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...

Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right...

Not all NATO countries are falling for Russian influence operations

apnews.com/article/roma...

Gov. Pritzker Announces $72 Million in Medical Debt Relief for over 52,000 Illinoisans Initial medical debt erasure is the first step in a broader effort to provide debt relief across Illinois

gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker... Innovative actions from states to relieve the burdens of predatory systems are more needed than ever as we brace for an Administration that will unleash private sector exploitation further. Congrats Illinois!!

“It’s Our Job to Be Popular” - Boston Review A conversation with Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss.

“It’s our job to be popular.”

A conversation with @mauricewfp.bsky.social, national director of @workingfamilies.org, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss: