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A printout of a b/w one eyed cat, it says "the Wrong Amazon is Burning // the Wrong Ice is Melting" shoutout to ShortLived in my discord for posting it in #memes.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people.

Re this absurdity on the HUD homepage right now, a federal employee told me:

"I'm fucking pissed that I still have to take annual ethics training and Hatch Act training."

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

Worst Kilroy ever.

Hands off our city, jagoff

Chicago forever

The grift is ridiculous. But why must it also always be so damned tacky?

An important piece by @lawfaremedia.org's incoming Public Service Fellow, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, about the circumstances of his departure from the FBI: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...

Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead

Try Pete's, if there's one close by.

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Beautifully written, Todd. So very sorry for your loss.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Republicans: [hands giant piece of their constitutional authority and dignity to Trump]

Trump: [cackling, starts to walk off]

A DOOR SLAMS OPEN. The DEMOCRATS are standing tall in the door, their shadows cast long and defiant.

Chuck Schumer: STOP!

Trump: ?

Schumer: you forgot this piece

Feckless

Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.

WIRED spoke to federal staffers across agencies about how Elon Musk's $1 spending limit is crippling their research, resources and more. In many cases, employees are already unable to carry out the basic functions of their job.

The biggest thing this will do is make it super easy for the ultra rich to cheat on their taxes. That’s the point.

And since you're a sitting US Senator, maybe feel free to add a few bullets about what you're doing about it.

Don't concede the point. How about "Agencies already have established protocols for evaluating employee performance. Those employees don't report to Musk. His efforts to create chaos & intimidate our dedicated civil servants are unnecessary, illegal, and waste valuable time and resources."

What Just Happened: Musk Sends Email to Federal Employees Asking for Five Accomplishments The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.

What Just Happened: Musk-OPM Send Email to Federal Employees Asking for Five Accomplishments

Analysis by Professor Nicholas Bednar (@nicholasbednar.bsky.social)

Bottom line up front: The threat of termination by implied resignation is legally invalid.

here’s some guidance on your rights as a probationary federal employees from the excellent firm KCNF:

Probationary period is a year (or longer, depending on agency). help.usajobs.gov/working-in-g...

Attrition averaged >6% per year for the last several years. Replacing those employees (and growing a bit) can get you to 10% probationary pretty quickly.

No. You were probationary during your first year. Probationary does not mean temporary; it just means "new."

The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government ... follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less." www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos “Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise,” said one EPA employee as Trump vowed to purge civil servants.

NEW: I heard from federal employees across various agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump and how they feel going forward in their jobs.

A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.

"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...

"...and he's about to find out that being a stapler is harder than it looks..."
#DerpDeeDer