A US judge allowed Donald Trump's administration to move ahead with a buyout program for federal workers that could usher tens of thousands of workers off government payrolls as part of a sweeping effort to downsize the US civil service reut.rs/4jY5ubW - ThreadSky

reuters.com • 10 days ago

A US judge allowed Donald Trump's administration to move ahead with a buyout program for federal workers that could usher tens of thousands of workers off government payrolls as part of a sweeping effort to downsize the US civil service https://reut.rs/4jY5ubW

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peter-cd.bsky.social•10 days ago

Is it true? The state department is readying to spend $400 million on Tesla vehicles???

Can ANYBODY not see that as obvious profiteering & corruption?

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

We all do now. Thanks for informing us.

thegreyking.bsky.social•10 days ago

Better do a mass phone banking to these employees to let them know they're gonna get had if they choose the deal

debi58.bsky.social•10 days ago

APPEAL THAT DECISION!!

alessandrafix.bsky.social•10 days ago

Its a procedural thing

beihai.bsky.social•10 days ago

so people who were on the verge of normally retiring get a big boost in their income right before they retire.

grateful-1.bsky.social•10 days ago

A U.S. Judge? -- Probably a Trump-Appointed Judge!

kesty1.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s voluntary. No one whose been there for longer than 8 years should take it

liam1313.bsky.social•10 days ago

Anyone with less than 20 years could never afford to take it anyways.🤷 Only 30+ years seniority could afford to do it! They're probably ready to retire anyways. But they do like the extra gravy in O.T.👍

beihai.bsky.social•10 days ago

that is what is happening. if I were going to retire later this year or next year I'd take the big payoff now.

liam1313.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yes, but as departments get scaled down, will employee jobs be lost and services decline to a point of none whatsoever? Citizens need assistance for every portion through their lifetimes. Where will they get it?🤷

beihai.bsky.social•10 days ago

yes and no. yes as in they won't fill open job roles and no as in service will go into the toilet.
i am in survival mode. I bought as many non-essentials before Trump took office as I could. I even took early retirement and Social Security because who knows when that will be gone?

kesty1.bsky.social•10 days ago

What kind of assistance?

beihai.bsky.social•9 days ago

i have been trying to call Social Security office and speak to a person handling my case for now nearly 2 months. my benefits are being delayed as she is the only one handling the case. I get people saying they will leave her a message and then NOTHING.

kesty1.bsky.social•10 days ago

I mean idk. Never worked for gov

bluewavevermont.bsky.social•10 days ago

F trump

kiltedcurmudgeon.bsky.social•9 days ago

People aren't leaving their jobs for a buyout. They're leaving their jobs for the _promise_ of a buyout. Trump has, at best, a strained relationship with promises.

cjmcg1966.bsky.social•10 days ago

Didn't the last just say that was illegal, and didn't the "Buyout" Offer expire this Monday anyway?

vpofcommonsense.bsky.social•10 days ago

I hope millions of Americans suffer so much, that they will forever regret, and then revolt, agains Shitler.

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

We already are. Most of the country is locked and loaded. Welcome to the second revolution to free ourselves from another King. His lowness Donny Trump. Apologies to the rest of the actual royalty around the world. Who know their duties and how to act.

waterloo45.bsky.social•10 days ago

Destruction of America

afanoso.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUAP-fE81zs

madamew.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well, O’Toole certainly turned out to be an aptronym.

bananarepublicans.bsky.social•10 days ago

He said the issue was one of standing, not regulation. I'm not sure that's not a cop-out, but I'm eagerly awaiting someone with clear standing to figure it out.

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

The issue is Edon wants us on our knees , so we're in the correct position to genuflect or lick his hiny. Whatever his whim of the second is.

mark-darson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Folks read the print. This ruling states the plaintiff unions, not federal employees lack standing. I'm not an attorney but this is so clear. There's going to be a new case by those directly impacted that'll clear this hurdle. Guaranteed.

borednoodle.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sure, but it's already too late. The deferred resignation program has now ended. The rug pull can continue unabated.

tacocat-votesblue.bsky.social•10 days ago

One of the many problems with this is there is no budget to do it. Better not believe Elon, he is full of as much BS as when he promised the same thing at Twitter and then failed to come through. FDT and F the fascist GOP.

cfwiggum.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yesterday he promised zero inflation in 2026 and lower mortgages and student loan interest and and. The rubes were eating it up I'm sure.

liam1313.bsky.social•10 days ago

No money, no jobs for the public as rehires, debt gets larger and interest on debt is much bigger! This will trigger a recession. MusKKK thinks the money can be saved, but the debt from buyouts will eat up any savings!💯 He thinks the money for the buyouts will come from a cloud, like SpaceX, free🤮

kduscmom.bsky.social•10 days ago

Very sad for those employees.

oldwhiteguy64.bsky.social•10 days ago

Can I have my social security buy out so I can GTFO?

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

The reason the SS fund is low is Congress has been borrowing from it. Later voting not to pay it back. Repunks are a great group of JAs. Aren't they.

olivia10.bsky.social•10 days ago

Why?

mafru.bsky.social•10 days ago

Watch the unemployment rate go up to over 10%

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sorry I've always hated psychopaths and always will. Trump for 40 years Musk for 10. Hitler for 55.

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

If he wants to do that he should use his and president Musk's own money to do it not ours. We could downsize their wallets so when they fall off their oversized piles they don't splatter and get their supremacy all over the rest of us.

dsimonot.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wonder why musk is targeting certain departments …

liam1313.bsky.social•10 days ago

We'll see how MusKKK likes it when countries like Canada lay a "100%" tariff on Teslas shipped to Canada!👍 Other countries are tuning into this plan also.😀 They're all giving MusKKK the big...

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

Any of them can ban Tesla entirely. No one needs much of a primer to know how to deal with a jerk.

liam1313.bsky.social•10 days ago

Need to watch for the azzkisser countries.

edhirsch.bsky.social•10 days ago

A pro-Hitler paid advertisement is being served to users of X, encouraging them to rethink their opinions of the genocidal Nazi leader.

DOGE: Pro-Hitler Ad Runs on Elon Musk’s X Amid His Growing Ties to Trump
https://meidasnews.com/news/pro-hitler-ad-runs-on-elon-musks-x-amid-his-growing-ties-to-trump

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

Mostly because he wouldn't be able to, because he'd be talking to himself. Of course that's the only idjit who's actually listening to him now.

edhirsch.bsky.social•10 days ago

Trump, Nazis, & The Israeli Lobbyists

thread🧵
https://bsky.app/profile/edhirsch.bsky.social/post/3lcpwj3b6ps2i

dsimonot.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fascism knows no allegiance other than to itself.

edhirsch.bsky.social•10 days ago

Trump and His Project 2025 Criminal Agenda Are In Full Swing, Destroying The United States

thread🧵
https://bsky.app/profile/edhirsch.bsky.social/post/3lhzhtayyzk24

rathaway62.bsky.social•10 days ago

Call it by its true name. Project Hate: How to Start a Civil War In the US.

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