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SalSnoz100's avatar

Please Meidas Touch, devote some posts on federal employees and what we can do to protect ourselves. Trump’s henchmen are coming after us with a lot of pressure to “squeal” on each other. They don’t even know what DEI offices and programs do (which primarily is about helping us understand each other better, regardless of background, including neurodiversity etc — those programs make us MORE EFFICIENT and not less). I’d like to see legal advice presented for the federal workforce. Please help give us support and hope.

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Steve.Cinda Dillahunt's avatar

FED EEOC is run by the employees of each Agency, hence, moot! Canceling EEOC nationwide is a whole different ballgame. So, it appears this is the beginning of ratting on others to keep your job. Next the children will.be required to rat on the members of their family! Remind you of pre - WW2 in Germany?

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Joni Jensen's avatar

It reminds me of “1984”.

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

That, of course, but also Communist USSR and Nazi Germany.

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Spam. Reported/.

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Krikit's Songs's avatar

And the Soviet Union under Stalin, East Germany under the Stasi....

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Yep. I visited my uncle in East Berlin and we KNEW not to say stuff around the neighbours.

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ellen casteel's avatar

Erich Honaker was the Leader of East Germany.....from 1971 until 1989. He escaped to Chile shortly before the fall of the WALL....

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Sounds about right. Shades of the ratlines!

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

My parents lived through Hitler as children.

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Emily McNamara's avatar

Are you civil servants? If so, you should have protection from losing your position because the big boss is pitching a fit. Also, if you have a Union or employee association that you contribute to…CALL THEM! They take your fees, make them earn them. Call ACLU regarding a class action law suit for fed employees to see if it’s viable.

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Jos1463's avatar

The Schedule F EO says the convicted felon can fire anyone he wants. It is already being challenged by a lawsuit......

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SalSnoz100's avatar

Union is already on it. But you know how slippery slimey the orange stooge can be when it comes to courts and lawsuits. Will take time in the courts.

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Linda Rey's avatar

The layoffs feel epic. THEY CAN'T BE LEGAL!!!!

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Paid leave is similar to government shut down. Same. Paid vacation. $$Billions taxpayer dollars lost. Not his money. He doesn’t care. Pass the ketchup!

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

🙏🏽 go up for the federal workers.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

I don't think B of A accepts prayers as credit card payments.

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ellen casteel's avatar

What the hell does THAT mean??

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SalSnoz100's avatar

But you’ll miss the lovely announcement that OPM will be sending dictums to all fed employees directly via HR@OPM.gov. They don’t trust our agencies’ HR staff, until they’re replaced by “Stepford Wives” Trumpers.

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Steve.Cinda Dillahunt's avatar

So does this mean Baron gets deported, and so does Melania, along with the wife of JD vance!

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Candace Lucas's avatar

we can only hope.

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

And himself

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Betsy L's avatar

And Justa Dick's kids.

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

I wish, but as long as Trump is the genetic father of Baron (to be determined) Baron would be 'legal' under the mentioned Executive Order.

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ellen casteel's avatar

OH PUHLEEZE....DT is Barron's father...Barron looks exactly like him at that age!!! And now Barron is getting in on the family grift......

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Won't argue, just also aware of possibilities that you seem to ignore. However given that assumption, the original question of Barron's covereage under the unconstitutional executive order was addressed.

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Julia Sharp's avatar

Today he ended the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. As a victim of gun violence, I am furious. I have called mitch mcconnell and rand paul and hal rogers. As usual, mitch mcconnell is unreachable with no way to leave a message other than his webform. His voicemail is turned off.

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Gregory Dunkling's avatar

McConnell has been turned off for years.

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Joni Jensen's avatar

Decades.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Isn’t he dead yet?

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Michel Equality's avatar

Yes. He's just feigning consciousness.

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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

That's because guns have more rights than women and children.

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Cathy Delia's avatar

Sad but true

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

Write letters mail registered mail signature required

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ellen casteel's avatar

Also call....

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Michel Equality's avatar

Fax to him! I do it all the time- unless they recently changed it

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Julia Sharp's avatar

I can't find a fax number for mitch. But I do like snail mail and faxes. They generate a piece of paper on someone's desk.

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Michel Equality's avatar

1-202-224-2499

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Julia Sharp's avatar

Thank you! Need to see if my fax from email account thing I had still works :)

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Michel Equality's avatar

Hope it does!

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Krikit's Songs's avatar

Does he have a fax number?

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Michael Loera's avatar

Donald Trump 100% HATES the constitution! He’s used to getting what he wants as people cater to him. He has ZERO respect for Law & Order. He does not respect police or our military troops. He is as corrupt AF. Just a bad overall human. I swear he’s the antichrist the Bible warned us about.

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ramona j's avatar

I agree . Such a punk ass loser.

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Best description of Hair Furor thus far for 2025!

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Betsy L's avatar

The reason he didn't put his left hand on a Bible (or anything else) while swearing his oath was because he knows it would erupt in flames.

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Leah Baum's avatar

I heard the felon didn’t put his gross hand on the Bible or is that more disinformation?

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Debby's avatar

It is true. As Melania lifted the Bible for him to put his hand

on it, he ignored the gesture and left her standing there awkwardly throughout the whole oath not knowing what to do with the Bible.

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ellen casteel's avatar

Watch the video......it is true......so Where is all outrage from the MAGA UBER KKKristians?? For years they have been ranting and raving, and smearing any and everyone, like Ilan Omar for NOT searing on the bible!!! Their hypocrisy is endless....

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Leah Baum's avatar

No longer the GOP. Now the POP, party of Putin or domestic terrorist organization.

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Michael Loera's avatar

100 % TRUE!

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Susan A Dunkelberger's avatar

Yes, I agree, people open your Bible and read, he certainly acts like what the antichrist would do.🙏🏻

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ellen casteel's avatar

He is pure evil.....no heart......

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Kathleen Wilber's avatar

Maybe the lawsuits can keep Trump and his minions busy. Too busy to do more harm. (I can always dream....)

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Theo Anderson's avatar

MAGA-the party of lies and corruption!

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Michel Equality's avatar

And cruelty for cruelty’s sake

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BumblingBard42's avatar

But isn't the chaos his goal?

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Michael Loera's avatar

They just overturned Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship! Nationwide STAY!

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Patricia Williamson's avatar

Birthright is in the Constitution. He can't executive order it away. Just like he can't officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico. I am so tired of him.

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Michael Loera's avatar

He THINKS he’s a king. Somebody needs to check him and remind him he works for the people. Not for his billionaire friends and henchmen

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Michael Stayton's avatar

US judge temporarily blocks Trump's order restricting birthright citizenship

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-hear-states-bid-block-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-2025-01-23/

This is the first step.

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ellen casteel's avatar

NOT overturned......just a stay until it can be litigated!!!

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ramona j's avatar

Slow WALK HIS COURT CASES.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

They who?

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Michel Equality's avatar

The Federal District Court

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ramona j's avatar

Kudos to Congressman Krishnamoorthi. More of them need to come and interview with you Ben. Contrary to what the maggats think, this is what the resistance looks like. MeidasMighty. They thought we'd act like them. Fly stupid insulting flags. Wear dumb hats. Believe liars. Way off. Get them where it matters. We must protect the rule of law.

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Gregory Dunkling's avatar

Watch for misdirection. For example, his effort to cripple the EV sector is in reality handing Musk’s Tesla a huge advantage. Tesla makes only EVs. The legacy auto companies required a govt supported runway to expand their EV production. Tax credits were key to this effort. Trump aims to cripple Detroit’s EV effort and the only company left standing will be Tesla.

Wonder why Musk is not opposed to ending the EV govt subsidies? Wonder no more.

Kleptocracy.

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Krikit's Songs's avatar

Honda's Protégé is flying out of the dealers.

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pika81chu's avatar

Trump just wants to create as many problems as he can and then obstruct anyone who tries to fix them. Given how many legal issues he will have in the near future, he’s probably not going to get any sleep as he constantly worries about how to keep his money and power.

If Trump ends up going down, he’s going to take the GOP with him at the very least, which many of us wouldn’t mind having corrupted people wiped out

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Mary Jones's avatar

I believe (perhaps foolishly 🤷‍♀️?) that trump may be taken down by one of his own psychotic cult members for reneging on his promises of lowering prices-wait until after the tariffs affect groceries. Is he going to blame Biden for the price of eggs then?

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ramona j's avatar

That's the beauty of the maggots being in full

Control. Can't play the blame game. Thay also think we r gonna act like they did when he started the big lie. Fools. Gotta be ready. WMD! Call out everything.Cause good trouble

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Cynthia S Swingle's avatar

Mary Jones

I believe the same. And quite frankly I hope it is successful. He is a traitor to our democracy. He is abhorrent, soulless, a hateful SOB. I believe the entire world would cheer, if he was gone.

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ellen casteel's avatar

This whole mess is MUCH bigger than just DT. He is just a useful idiot that allows the REAL people in power (Heritage Foundation, Federalist society, billionaire oligarchs) to install their christo-fascist oligarchy. This started decades ago shortly after Nixon was forced to resign.....

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ramona j's avatar

Stephen Miller is a big part of all of this too. He is a ghoul. The worst.

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Cynthia S Swingle's avatar

Absolutely Ramona.

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Richard Haley's avatar

I thought that the primary reason that the us is trying to ban abortion was to grow the population which is shrinking rapidly, instead he is taking away birth rights. In addition the elimination of abortion is having a great affect on fetal and women particularly in the black communities as well as minorities who have families, seems to me trump only wants white Christians which is a joke. With continued support for whiteness the population will drop,

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Candace Lucas's avatar

that's exactly what he wants. It's well known that he is a complete racist going back years. When he owned the casinos in Atlantic City, the floor captains were told to not allow any non-white dealers on the floor when Trump was in the building.

It astonishes me that any person of color, black or hispanic, would have voted for him, given his history.

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ellen casteel's avatar

He and his father were also sued multiple times for discrimination in housing for refusing to rent to People of Color........Both his father and mother were members of the KKK. Fred was even arrested a couple times while attending KKK rallies.

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Steve.Cinda Dillahunt's avatar

Grow the white population is what he and the GOP want. Statically speaking, the majority of US citizens will be brown in the next 20 years. That means white people will be in the minority... this mess is the last stand of the white man! Crazy! Since when did the color of a persons skin dictate public policy?

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Teresa G's avatar

Jd Vance wife and children are not white

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ellen casteel's avatar

Statistically..

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David Clark's avatar

I still can't believe that people II know here in Alabama wanted 4 more years of this B-S.

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Not me. And I am in Alabama.

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David Clark's avatar

There are some 28% that didn't want to go though this mess another 4yrs. Good luck, I hope it's not going to be as bad as I'm expecting.

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ramona j's avatar

It's gonna be worse. Sorry. We need to accept that and fight together to call it out.

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David Clark's avatar

Yes it is and yes we do

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Gretchen Getsinger's avatar

Never forget that with Trxmp, Cruelty is the point; I see all his policies as having an element of cruelty and corruption.

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Steve.Cinda Dillahunt's avatar

Jr , Ivanka and Erik have to be deported too... Ivana was not born in the USA!

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Jo's avatar

And BARRON.

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Patricia Williamson's avatar

I believe he said if one Parent was a citizen, the children could have birthright. That protects his, and Musks children.

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Teresa G's avatar

Musk is here illegally, therefore his children are illegal

I know not all the mothers are us citizens either.

Melania was not a citizen when she gave birth to Barron

I think that Ivana was not a citizen when she gave birth to 2/3 children. Not sure about the 3rd

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Let's ring the alarm bell on the "rat out your colleague" decree coming from Trump... this is how is starts -- fear, envy, competitiveness, position... read "Every Man Dies Alone" -- you'll get a sense or watch -- "The Lives of Others" That's where we are headed.

Maybe we need a fund for fed employees who refuse and continue their work

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