Kelly Hinote

I'm a current employee at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This is a throwaway account for obvious reasons. I’m posting this because people need to know what’s going on at OPM. I’ve been an OPM employee for nearly a decade and a Federal Employee for almost 20 years. I’ve never witnessed anything even remotely close to what’s happening right now. In short, there's a hostile takeover of the federal civil service. Let me say this in no uncertain terms — OPM has been compromised and taken over. The very backbone of American Government, the HR of all HR in the U.S. Government has been taken over by outside politicals. In just five days, they managed to push aside dozens of non-political, career civil servants who were there specifically to prevent the civil service from becoming the President's henchmen.

OPM employees can contact me securely on Signal at marisakabas.04

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.

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Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda

NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago.

I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.

No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.

Smashed records.

Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.

Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.

Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.

Chat, I'm calling y'all in.

We know there's bird flu and norovirus and WE WON'T KNOW IF IT GETS BAD. Wear a damn mask.

A painting of a bird next to the words "you should be embarrassed as fuck"

I believe the general internet tradition on these kinds of things is well known.

techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/m...

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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Only a Handful of Republicans in Congress Object to Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move o...

On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

A purple graphic with the LSU logo at the top. Underneath that, in a gold highlighted text, reads "Campus will stay closed Thursday. Courses will continue. More details at lsu.edu"

LSU’s physical campus will remain closed on Thursday, 1/23. Courses will continue in a format determined by faculty. Check email & Moodle for instructions.

Read more here: www.lsu.edu/oep/alerts/2...

I don’t recall this being in the job description, but I’m down for it. I’ve got access to my night house if I want to go inside, but my Siberian half seems to like the snow.

America Defeats America

America Defeats America
theonion.com/america...

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

Graphic from AALDEF reading "Call your senators at 202-224-3121. Urge them to VOTE NO on S5 (aka the Laken Riley Act). S.5 is a dangerous bill that would mandate the incarceration of any noncitizen simply ACCUSED of a crime."

Just got an email from AALDEF that the US Senate is about to vote on the Laken Riley Act, "a dangerous bill that would incarcerate noncitizens simply accused of a crime."

Please call your senators NOW and tell them to vote AGAINST it. Find your senators here: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

Photo of a small crab from NOAA’s social media. It’s covered in spikes

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found

A purple graphic with a white LSU logo at the top. Underneath, in purple font with a yellow background, it reads "Campus will be closed Tuesday. Classes will continue." Underneath that, in smaller white font, the graphic reads "Details in thread." End ID.

Due to winter weather, LSU’s physical campus will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, but classes will continue in a format determined by each instructor. (🧵1/5)

A painting of a bird next to the words "nopety nopety nope"

reminder: this is the point of the barrage of batshit appointments

if you are a tiny bit freaked out by each of them it will add up to “too freaked out to do anything about anything”

pick ONE thing at a time to be upset about, decide what action to take on it, then follow through, repeat

shit's weird out there, y'all, lets make art

One thing before tomorrow:

Use your local libraries.

Get your card.

Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.

Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).

Attend promoted activities.

Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.

Tell your kids that libraries are good.

They are.

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Same. I felt deliberately manipulated even if we ignore the players involved.

Hey y’all! If you live in a state impacted by the polar vortex and have access to a farmer’s market, PLEASE go support local farmers and producers. We are FREAKING COLD and will most likely have extensive losses from the weather. Thank you!!

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

First card from my Kawaii Tarot deck for my inner child exploration is The Magician

Set up the tree with the "kids"
It's beginning to look like the holidays!