Sluggo the Squirrel

Bill Nye's Dire Warning of an 'Extinction-Level Event' The Trump Administration’s Assault on Science

“We’re not talking about delays… We’re talking about the end of it.” Bill Nye’s latest warning is a wake-up call for anyone who cares about progress. Are we ready to listen?
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OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

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Gift link below. I really wish this article did a better job of explaining exactly WHY this is such a terrible fucking idea 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Trump Heads to Golf Course Amid Government Shutdown President shuns shutdown talks for golf trip

🚨 JUST IN: Trump spotted heading to his golf course amid government shutdown

They’re baaack. 🤣

Repairs and all…

If you need to contact SSA, please also remember that the person who's helping you is working without pay. Agency admin staff are furloughed, so they're also without the internal support they need, all while being a punching bag for people who won't take, "I can't legally do that" for an answer.

Sides remain divided, White House predicts shutdown will occur on eve of funding lapse Democratic leaders say “large differences” remain after meeting with President Trump.

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A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain

A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...

This is never going away, is it?

Social Security whistleblower submits 'involuntary resignation,' citing 'intolerable' work conditions Charles Borges said he was stepping down as chief data officer for the Social Security Administration because of the agency's "actions against me."

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BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.

Here is the text of his email shared with me:

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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HHS the latest to cancel union contracts and implement Trump’s order The decision seemingly contradicts the Office of Personnel Management’s guidance not to terminate collective bargaining agreements while litigation challenging the edict progresses, though it was rece...

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Social Security praises its new chatbot. Ex-officials say it was tested but shelved under Biden Social Security’s Facebook page is, from time to time, pockmarked with negative reviews of a new phone bot, which the agency said handed nearly 41% of calls in July.

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Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job Yet another tale of AI's less-than-stellar employee track record has emerged.

LOL!

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YouTube video by MeidasTouch Trump VP MERCILESSLY BOOED at DISASTER PHOTO OP

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Coverage for gender-affirming care will be eliminated from FEHB plans in 2026 The federal HR agency removed all coverage of gender-affirming care from its health benefits program, barring three exceptions, following two recent executive orders.

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SSA said it removed strict ID requirements on its phone line, but internal policy says otherwise The agency said in a recent regulatory filing that the identification pin had been made optional for those wishing to change direct deposit information over the phone. Internal policy says they’re sti...

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A Bug at Social Security Admin Has Been Rerouting Phone Calls to Random Offices The agency initially denied there was an issue.

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Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.

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Largest Veteran Affairs Employee Union Outraged After Secretary Collins Terminates AFGE Collective Bargaining Agreement American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing 320,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expressed outrage after VA Secretary Doug Collins notifi...

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Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

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Social Security is making it harder for seniors to do routine tasks by phone in latest anti-fraud effort | CNN Politics Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the status of their benefit claim. Instead, they will have to first verify their i...

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The Trump Administration is Plotting to Privatize Social Security (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying that the bill Trump recently signed into law con...

The American people have a message for Trump and Bessent: Keep Wall Street’s hands off our Social Security!

Read the full statement on our website:

🚨RED ALERT: Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the bill Trump recently signed into law contains a "backdoor to privatizing Social Security."

Trump Administration Plans to Force Millions More Seniors and People With Disabilities to Travel to Social Security’s Overburdened Field Offices | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The Social Security Administration (SSA) is overwhelming its local offices by forcing millions more people to seek in-person service while cutting thousands of staff who provide that help. These...

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