These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now. Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity. - ThreadSky

kevinmkruse.bsky.social • 3 days ago

These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now.

Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.

Reposted from Noah Lanard

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

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cthulul.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, 100%. The prevailing narrative right now is "Musk is cutting fraud and waste"

Dems need to respond with "Actually he's cutting people's livelihoods and massively beneficial/popular programs"

ruviewer.bsky.social•3 days ago

Spread these stories around

cartree.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a fastball down the middle at which Democratic party leaders will miserably swing and miss.

djjakej.bsky.social•3 days ago

Any Veteran will not be saved! Trump hates veterans calls them suckers and losers! Froze all suicide prevention $ and guts the Crisis line! Just like 2017-2020! Suicides go up just like 1st term! So many voted for a guy who hates them all!

joebos617.bsky.social•3 days ago

if too many people are screwed over and one of them with nothing to lose pulls a Luigi on Musk it'll end up making everything so much worse because they're already spooked by the first Luigi but it'd be so cathartic

vinkohl.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's why he uses that little kid as a human shield to protect the back of his head.

waxmonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

"i thought he'd only hurt other people, not me" is such a disgusting response and every time i hear it from some maga fool i get a little bit of schadenfreude

dranbo.bsky.social•3 days ago

I guess that's fair, but don't assume that everyone losing their jobs is maga. Lots of Democrats and progressives are losing their livelihood as well.

waxmonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

they dont assume they are safe

emmyjay.bsky.social•3 days ago

Veterans have significant preference in personnel decisions and would have thought he was safe, MAGA or not

waxmonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

if it took you until this weekend to realize you were in trouble its because you thought trump would hurt only others

emmyjay.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m just saying his belief doesn’t make him a member of the leopard eating faces party and are we not allowed to have sympathy for any victim because they should have seen this coming?

juliannc.bsky.social•3 days ago

why isn’t the DNC finding these stories and feeding them to local outlets?

juliannc.bsky.social•3 days ago

local dems should be out there drumming up the press

nowwhat2024.bsky.social•3 days ago

During Covid there was an account on Twitter that told the stories of every person who passed away. We need an account that does the same for DOGE atrocities on this site.

mvthomster.bsky.social•3 days ago

Except ... no link to a story ... link your screenshots, folks, or (especially in the Musk era) it literally didn't happen.

waxmonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

google the first five words

mvthomster.bsky.social•3 days ago

Link screenshots — see, I win?

monkeyman510.bsky.social•3 days ago

Link to article here (found by searching for the veteran’s name): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-fires-thousands-for-performance-without-evidence-in-messy-rush/ar-AA1zfduq

mvthomster.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes AND link your screenshots. Thanks, Mom!!

sniffit.bsky.social•3 days ago

Explaining why they should cover these stories by citing all the good reasons, when fascist collaborator rags like WaPo, NYT, LA Times, et al., universally view those good reasons for covering those things AS PRECISELY THE REASONS NOT TO COVER THEM, won't get them to do it.
Need to do it ourselves.

kilocharlie237.bsky.social•3 days ago

He just got the trump version of, "Thank you for your service."

xinrtj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Above all, need to be told *in red districts of red states.* Lotta red voters don’t care if a guy in the Bronx loses his job, but they care if someone in their town does.

econhuskergbr.bsky.social•3 days ago

If democrats knew how to message, they would parade this dude onto every show they could and make him their rallying point. Make a simple message and repeat it often and with the entire caucus.

But they won't.

captain-corona.bsky.social•3 days ago

Generals see this

navinpokala.bsky.social•3 days ago

THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR CUTTING THIS WASTE (what every elected Republican must say lest they get primaried, or death threats from MAGA thugs) https://bsky.app/profile/nlanard.bsky.social/post/3lihjwm6zxk2n

buddholesurfers.bsky.social•3 days ago

but we have diners to go to and Trump voters to talk to.

dirigojoe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why would any veteran believe their veteran status would protect their job? I mean, has there ever been a president more hostile towards veterans?

stoopcat.bsky.social•3 days ago

Congressppl could be doing it too!

mary-quitecontrary.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, we need more of these stories out there. Too many people do not think they will personally be impacted by what is happening. Maybe if they see real life examples, they will open their eyes.

katiecannon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Everyone relies on government printed dollars

millibeau.bsky.social•3 days ago

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov

eightman.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bronx?
Someone get @aoc.bsky.social on this.

pennyputtanesca.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not to invalidate your post or anything, but I would love to know who he voted for if he thought being a vet would protect him.

sotsogm.bsky.social•3 days ago

While I get the point and know what the odds probably are, I will point out that the most left-wing person I've ever personally met was a friend whose politics were shaped by his experiences in the US Army in Afghanistan.

pennyputtanesca.bsky.social•3 days ago

I totally get that but seems to me he would know his own vulnerability better than anyone

mohplowmf.bsky.social•3 days ago

We're weathering a storm; my father lost his leg, and my mother is fighting cancer and diabetes. Your support is the lighthouse that directs us to safer shores. 🏝️💔

blurosie.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is all so heartbreaking

sachikarla.bsky.social•3 days ago

Piggery

david-stone.bsky.social•3 days ago

We need to amplify these stories as much as possible. Our best hope is pain in the districts force GOPers in Congress to ditch the Trump agenda.

https://bsky.app/profile/david-stone.bsky.social/post/3lifcvjglt223

pxtl.ca•10 hours ago

That sounds like effort, when regurgitating pr is free.

red-foremans-foot.bsky.social•3 days ago

Curious to see if these stories show up in Task and Purpose.

timpranillo.bsky.social•3 days ago

If Democrats don't loudly MAKE IT A STORY, it likely won't be.

mary-quitecontrary.bsky.social•3 days ago

Democratic Party is in a coma. They need not ask me for money until I see something that will work.

automaton4u.bsky.social•3 days ago

Musk didn't serve. Trump didn't serve. So why would America care about military service? Military service is disloyalty to the royalty.

gman-san.bsky.social•3 days ago

Local, National, independent news outlets AND our members of Congress & Senate, they need to read these stories on the floor, each & everyone, in unison, put this out there for the public to hear. We know this Adm. is incompetent, ppl. need to hear what is being done & what will come.

flavadave.bsky.social•3 days ago

Come now Kevin...these stories are only relevant if the people involved are in a diner somewhere.

vinkohl.bsky.social•3 days ago

If he voted for Trump, then fuck him!

janneyb.bsky.social•3 days ago

nah, that's not the way out of this mess

davidnice.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's partly why I'm here, to register the individual tales of horror and cruelty.

jmsantiago.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

studentsdemocracy.bsky.social•3 days ago

PROGRESS DAILY

gwpda.bsky.social•3 days ago

Graziani must IMMEDIATELY file an EEOC complaint to preserve his rights. He has 45 days to do so. He does not need a lawyer to file. Go to https://eeoc.gov, federal employee section and use the public portal. When he wants a lawyer, https://www.nela.org - the National Employment Lawyers Assoc.

livingwillie.bsky.social•3 days ago

Tech bros are destroying peoples lives & @GOP senators remain silent. Absolute insanity with what’s happening right now in DC.

christineloriol.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

bbrown14k.bsky.social•3 days ago

@democrats.org @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

missclimpson.bsky.social•3 days ago

Reddit thread full of their stories https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/

magpie91.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a terrible thing for ANYONE to experience!
@newyorkstateag.bsky.social is part of the lawsuit to stop “DOGE” - this story could help!

shaneyo.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Hate to say it but I bet he voted for Trump. If so he got what he deserved like so many other. Having said that, it is criminal what has happened to him and every Trump voter should be ashamed

katiemartin13.bsky.social•3 days ago

“Yeah well I like guys who don’t get disabled, okay?” -the douchebag

persisted2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

Richest man in the world gets to fire this hero??

foolishmichie.bsky.social•3 days ago

My local news station's website now has a "fact check" section. This is very new and very needed.

mlmcg.bsky.social•3 days ago

AOC represents the Bronx she needs to step in here big time since this person has gone public where is his support from the Veteran community from the disabled community rally round him and his family hold national public hearings televised town halls come out in force his story tip of the iceberg

extndr46.bsky.social•3 days ago

Im telling u right now doin this to Vets that are already scarred will not go well for some of these assholes who think they are untouchable ! Mark my words !

banalingus.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bet fentanyl ends up the only thing that's cheaper.

interestedparty.bsky.social•3 days ago

Working families know that the VA is a SOCIALIST program, but Democrats aren't listening.

bardraelyn.bsky.social•3 days ago

The 🍊💩 thinks PROBATIONARY means “on probation,” i.e. someone who’d been written up (hence “performance issues” cited in all the firings) when what it really means is “mandatory trial period to confirm fitness for the role beyond how much the candidate impressed us in the job/promotion interview.”

bardraelyn.bsky.social•3 days ago

And a lot of people probably have that same misconception. Anyone covering this needs to emphasize what “probationary” actually means, and harp on how firing “probationary” staff means we’re firing experienced people who qualified for recent promotions, as well as highly skilled new hires.

helchose.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here's a local news story I'm trying to get the word out on
https://www.kcra.com/article/sonora-protest-president-trump-policies/63822760

evolvegracefully.bsky.social•3 days ago

⚡️🙏⚡️

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