In the hours before IRS leadership fired some 7,000 employees for allegedly poor performance, a top IRS lawyer flagged officials that “no one” at the agency had done such an assessment. The termination notice went out unchanged anyway. By @andykroll.bsky.social - ThreadSky

propublica.org • 1 day ago

In the hours before IRS leadership fired some 7,000 employees for allegedly poor performance, a top IRS lawyer flagged officials that “no one” at the agency had done such an assessment.

The termination notice went out unchanged anyway.

By @andykroll.bsky.social

Comments

somuchwhatever.bsky.social•1 day ago

Guess that’ll make it easy to sue.

davidslevine.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s called a pretext. It’s illegal. And it’s standard operating procedure when we re-elect a corrupt lying felon. We need to be contacting GOP officials daily telling them that we know they are ignoring the American public and their responsibilities. They are enabling and supporting lawlessness.

lafileuse.bsky.social•1 day ago

So DOdGEy isn’t finding fraud, it’s perpetrating it.

ilbassfisherman.bsky.social•1 day ago

When I first heard they went after probies and claiming poor performance the bullshit meter spun so fast it broke. So obvious what they were doing. Their foreshadowing is hilarious. Weeks leading up to this shitshow all you heard was people aren't working, blah,blah. Social Security is next!

travelgnat.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Which means these people should all get their jobs back when they file their claims with the MSPB?

oneplanetleft.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Does anyone with an ounce of common sense believe any of the federal firings of late in every department or agency was done on any legitimate basis, such as: with cause, full assessment, deemed redundant, cheating etc. ? It was more like slice, dice and chop up with no coherent impact/strategic plan

lionsfan860.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

gregrank.us•1 day ago

America elected a fraudster, what did you expect? Trump is a vengeful SOB.

carljungfranz.bsky.social•1 day ago

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Do not trust Trump.

Trump is insane!

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pbard.bsky.social•1 day ago

All of the termination notices to all of the federal employees were fraudulent in that way. They all noted poor performance in contradiction to the truth of the employees' actual fine performance.

fvlib.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gut the IRS. Lose $500B in revenue. Bravo DOGE, you are so efficient that you cost billions.

glendabau.bsky.social•1 day ago

It is all fraud by musk and trump.

botanicaltherapy.bsky.social•1 day ago

There's this too https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/stopping-waste-fraud-and-abuse-by-eliminating-information-silos/

noktrnl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Careful. The king will declare that you’re illegal.

geminipsyche.bsky.social•1 day ago

smith-jones-1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Stop paying taxes folks

qldsteve.bsky.social•1 day ago

The government certainly wouldn’t know. Who’s going to check now?

smith-jones-1.bsky.social•1 day ago

My thoughts exactly-

tardisliz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why do you think Musk wants to break the laws and use data techniques to catch ppl? He’s not planning to go after the rich, but the working poor and middle class who are easy targets for cheap AI in the IRS by Musk goons

muddles1968.bsky.social•1 day ago

Then imagine how difficult it will be to get errant fines and penalties removed. Could easily impact your credit, impound your bank account, so many ways

smith-jones-1.bsky.social•1 day ago

The IRS will be so shortstaffed that I’ll be dead by the time they get to me. Lol.

smith-jones-1.bsky.social•1 day ago

* disclaimer: not that I would ever do anything illegal like that unlike our current president. Just saying…

phreba.bsky.social•1 day ago

So many fucking lawsuits….what is this costing us?!?!?

kikiwhite.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everything Trump does is a fraud.

johnignatius56.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's why it's infuriating listening to pundits analyzing every word he says. It's all bullshit. All of it.

oat-fiber.bsky.social•1 day ago

The adults in the room must step up. That means all of us.

mightycol.bsky.social•11 hours ago

So much evidence of a crime. Why is there no lawsuit for unlawful termination? What is taking so long?

patsybaloney.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Simply put, DOGE and Musk are incompetent.

mybookstand.bsky.social•12 hours ago

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3867786352689-irs-close-to-finalizing-data-sharing-agreement-with-ice-sources-say?s=dmg_local_email_bucket_14.web2_fromweb&emailId=5J8G7Sm#topdoc

coachvb3.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, look. Actual fraud.

ellnb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Lawsuit costs for the government are adding up. When this all plays out, and wrongful termination suits are done, we taxpayers are going to be soooo much more in the hole than now. I am agonizing for my children and future grandchildren.

kkrober.bsky.social•1 day ago

I smell class action lawsuit

jukesgrrl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Went to see Sen. Sanders & Reps. Cortez and Casar today. Chatting with my seat mates, found out that both were fired Federal workers. He was a geologist who worked at predicting earthquakes, among many other things. She was responsible for tracking endangered species in 5 states. Still not back.

insolidarity.bsky.social•1 day ago

#billionairesshouldnotexist

Austerity for Billionaires please.

seanmorrisuofan.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was never about performance. They just wanted an excuse to fire.

Sue, keep suing.

Never stop.

This is ridiculous.

annelisec.bsky.social•1 day ago

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oconnellmark.bsky.social•1 day ago

annelisec.bsky.social•1 day ago

My meme is better than yours

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mourningdovetail.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's unconscionable they they fire these folks for "performance" so they can't get unemployment compensation. The cruelty is always the point with these alligator-brained people.

mobydog.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hope they are all appealing any denials

borgma.bsky.social•1 day ago

So if its fraud then why are there no consequence? They need to fire themselves

greatplainsgrandpa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Cause of action for defamation per se by each employee …

oskino.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who? Those guys got my money in my account well before their own window of time.

Get old people out of politics.

denzme.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I guess DOUCHE & Mushmouth missed that one in their search for waste & fraud.

greg-pulte.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sue hell out of DOGE.

may-be-milo.bsky.social•1 day ago

The fired employees should sue the living f ck out of those responsible.

andrearj.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard

thevaluesvoter.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s just dirty.

Laying people off is one thing. Lying and firing them while claiming falsely that they were bad performers is just evil.

khshan.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Hurts their chance of getting another job.

mavislee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump & his $billionaire$ minions show such disdain for working class Americans.For those who voted for these vile parasites, SHAME on YOU, you DESERVE what you get! For everyone else, let's ban TOGETHER & remove this scourge we call MAGA from our country & make sure they NEVER get into power again!

postmodernmeltdown.bsky.social•14 hours ago

assumedly someone will be fighting this decision?

axelfish.bsky.social•1 day ago

Continuing to sow chaos. It’s what the Russian asset was instructed to do. Why are we not seeking impeachment? Yes, the votes are there, but I don’t give a shit. File articles of impeachment continuously. Non-fucking stop.

axelfish.bsky.social•1 day ago

*votes aren’t there*
How do you edit a post??

inmyheadagain.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t. Have to delete and repost or live with the angst.

axelfish.bsky.social•1 day ago

This upsets both me and my OCD.

fuck-dt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Another case of “what are you gonna do?” You fire all of your enforcement means you have enforcement…

austinbaze.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gosh. How surprising.

mememoreme.bsky.social•1 day ago

IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/irs-doge-cuts-tax-filing-b2719911.html?utm_source=reddit.com

inmyheadagain.bsky.social•1 day ago

jcabraham.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sue them.

truthrfacts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Federal employees laying down like weak puppies. No class action lawsuits by union???

lowkeydee.bsky.social•1 day ago

1tfg.bsky.social•1 day ago

So we the taxpayers pay for this fraud? How do we hold the perpetrators accountable? What is the cost for individuals that willfully violate the construction? Those that trample civil rights?

jcates.bsky.social•1 day ago

We should probably hold off on making those tax payments until they get shit straightened out over there. I wouldn’t want my hard earned money in the hands of fraudsters.

pbcf.bsky.social•1 day ago

The might yell and shout.

inmyheadagain.bsky.social•1 day ago

jcates.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you. I am very uncertain about many things right now, so I think this applies. Also the operations of the IRS will likely be absorbed into the remains of MySpace by the end of 6 months.

inmyheadagain.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly what I’m thinking.

bikeguy2024.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Denying senior citizens their savings, destroying public health, democracy, and wrecking the economy IS NOT MAKING AMERICA GREAT!
These firing are intended to stop audits of wealthy donors!