JessRS

It would be… fabulous if you could compliment your DOGE interview with an interview with someone on the other side, a civil servant who has technical expertise in the areas you’re interested in? It was a wildly credulous interview. Hurtful to those of us who’ve been on the other side of the table.

Hi! I don’t know if Stat is already doing this, but creating a single landing page with clear infographics and narratives highlighting the mistakes and failures that result from mass firings and federal workforce fear would be REALLY high impact. You have great sources - get their stories daily!!

It IS. NOT. A. BUYOUT. stop calling it that. Read the memo and report the facts not an inaccurate simplification. @nbcnews.com @nytimes.com @axios.com etc

IT’S NOT A BUYOUT! This is ridiculous. It is keeping your job for 8 months without fear of being fired. Your duties may be reassigned but they may not. Be honest and don’t mislead workers!

Before leaving a job you used to love and all your benefits behind to enter a fucked and saturated workforce. You don’t just get a lump sum. You get your salary

Calling it a buyout is really misleading and confusing to federal employees. It is not a buyout. It is safety from being fired for 8 months.

Woman in pjs with a sleeping dog

We got a dog and it’s the best. My joy will not be stolen!

Guys I really love Brian Schatz. There’s nothing more endearing than a senator saying fuck.

Ok all this coverage of Ken Martin tying it up with a bow… seems like Wikler has more than a fighting shot!! Love to see it.

“As Governor of Michigan, I’ve seen Ben fight and win for working people in our neighboring state. Our next Chair needs to be a leader who can do exactly that: get our party unified, organized, and talking to voters to deliver wins up and down the ballot," said Michigan Governor and DNC Vice Chair Gretchen Whitmer. "Ben has my vote, and I encourage my fellow Michiganders to join me in supporting him next week.”

Partnering with our Democratic governors is key to uniting, fighting, and winning for working people.

Let’s do this @govgretchenwhitmer.bsky.social!

I mean there’s lots of folks who are scared and hoping they can keep going doing work the best they can within set parameters, organizing and preparing to participate in an election in 2 years that can hopefully turn some kind of tide.

The idea that employees with disabilities and families they support with health insurance and salary are rolling over and showing their bellies is demeaning to the career public servants who are going to wait and see where this goes… might not be what you meant but 🤷‍♀️

It’s very different this time - approach is to root out anyone trying to circumvent. Seriously more dangerous.

This JAMA Insights explores how considering clinical factors and potential exposures during the premigration, migration, and postmigration phases of immigration could help clinicians more effectively treat patients born outside the US.

ja.ma/3E5BRF2

#MedSky

It is SO WEIRD to be a fed right now #dogeingthroughlife

It’s so fucking cold in Chicago. Is there a #weathersky thread where ppl just inanely talk about weather and complain regardless of season?

Dear civil servant A guide to the new executive actions on the federal workforce and what you can do now

We published a guide to the new executive actions on the federal workforce — including the rebranded Schedule F — plus concrete things civil servants can do to protect themselves right now.

Read and share this resource widely:
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/dear-civil...

A restful night ahead listening to the wheezes of a sick toddler feeling guilty I can’t make it all (literally the world) better for her by tomorrow

So who’s hiring in Chicago?

DISNEY+ I’M TRYING TO ESCAPE GET OFF MY LAWN.

Just want to yell at my family members who said ‘I don’t really think he’ll do all the stuff he said’. Here we are. Hope you enjoy your shit sandwich.

He's only been in office a few hours, but it's already been a gut punch of a first day for the Trump presidency.

The TL;DR is that Trump has been focused on everything *except* making life better for working people.

Get ready. It's time to fight. 🧵

Hillary’s email server would like a word

I’m so dog tired and I could not imagine a better way to spend my evening than holding her little sleeping body.

Held my baby (toddler) to sleep tonight and the sweetness is quite literally unbeatable. It’s a whole other kind of special when they choose you to be their safe place. #toddlermom #merrychristmas

silo is a funny show because if i lived in a dystopia consisting of 10,000 people living on 144 floors of a silo separated by stairs i wouldn't be interested in murder mystery or the world outside i'd be complaining oooauughhhh another day of stairs i hate the founders so much this is so many stairs

I genuinely suck at text based social media despite the fact that I’m a verbal processor with 7000 opinions. Here’s hoping I figure it out this time.

Using bluesky in the hopes that it’s the last social media platform the new administration reviews for loyalty to our new overlord.