3/ The answer? Yes—overwhelmingly so. It’s by far the strongest predictor.
Agency size didn’t matter—larger agencies aren't more likely to be facing firings/layoffs. Bigger budgets made firings/layoffs slightly more likely but the effect was modest.
Agency size didn’t matter—larger agencies aren't more likely to be facing firings/layoffs. Bigger budgets made firings/layoffs slightly more likely but the effect was modest.
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If this were about efficiency, we’d expect an even spread. Instead, we see clear ideological bias.
(JK, show me a p-value or Confidence Interval and I can't help but follow)
Basically: military, law enforcement, immigration.
Did you try looking at the chart the dude linked? It’s *in* the picture. I promise.
It claims HHS, NIH, and NSF are liberal (the former two extremely so), which seems questionable.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-5293382/x-elon-musk-doge-cfpb
I am particularly interested to know: which agencies remain largely untouched?
This is a unilateral execution of a grievance filled hate list by a few radical ideologs.
Call it what it is!
Hamas couldn't fathom why Israelis didn't hate them as much as they hated Israelis.
So they did Oct. 7th to change that.
#DOGE is emulating Hamas!
Obviously it's hard to classify sub-functions. They defunded the DEI function in every agency regardless of agency function or perceived ideology. Further, they will attempt to purge "liberal" individuals from every agency.
Or we could just ask Russ Vought. He has this written down somewhere
“Efficiency” is a lie. Musk, Trump, Theil and Vought all have their own objectives that are hand-in-hand today, but soon will diverge.
https://bsky.app/profile/quatraingleam.bsky.social/post/3ligk4rjprk2j
How disgusting and demoralizing oh I forgot “cruelty is the Point”!
Fortunately, the data were published; that’s a start.
https://bsky.app/profile/adambonica.bsky.social/post/3linjr36px22z