We must Scream constitutional crisis together. Do not let them cause chaos and confusion. Remember we FAR outnumber them! Let’s do this to take back our country. Sign and share! Let’s show them how many there are of us ! We need to organize and start somewhere!
We'll have to see how everything plays out, but some of these changes will be reversable as soon as two years from now, depending on how the midterms turn out
and in a general sense, anyone jumping in bed with Trump needs to remember that they have to live in this world afterward, with us in charge
Some Day - just like 1930’s Germany, the rise of Hitler, & horrible destruction that followed, future historians will document & never understand how good people were so easily deceived by, and willingly followed, such evil leaders & stood by as they witnessed accumulation of unlimited power.
Oh please if they’d done their fucking job trump would be in jail and this wouldn’t be happening. Maybe instead of spending the last 4 years fawning all over Merrick garland you should’ve told the truth that he was a complicit do nothing
I hope when there is a change in gov't, these people are re-hired along with continuing their pensions and seniority. All of Trump's DEI hires (unqualified, white guy employees, like Hegeseth, should be fired).
What lawsuits can be brought against Elon civilly for interfering with our federal social security benefits duly owed us?
Can he be personally sued for theft of benefits for the taxes we paid into the system ?
if POTUS can fire any civil servant any time with any reason. there's no point to having the labor law. it's exactly the same thing as "impounding vs congress". that's why orange conman is desperate for voluntary resignation. it's bs.
Federal employees are not “at will” and the President does not even have the power to fire us unless they are in the executive federal civil service level, referred to as an SES. He’s not doing it … it is all left for the unelected non- govt employee Musk.
Why are the Unions not blasting this stuff? This is insane! Not like my AFSCME 1989-2010! They threaten all unions are trying to end Union Business days first! Then gut more and no NLRB for 2 years?
Anyone who thinks you can fire the most knowledgeable and experienced workforce to replace them with political drones is extremely ignorant of how government actually works
I am a DoD employee, thank you for the link Joyce , I'll check this out.
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And DO NOT RESIGN. You lose all unemployment benefits that way. They will try to trick you into it, but resist. Also, keep records of employee reviews so RIF cannot be attributed to dismissal for poor performance.
Thank you for sharing and your support. At 60 & 27 years of service to our veterans, I and my colleagues find ourselves in a particular conundrum. Have them destroy the civil service, the healthcare we provide, jeopardize our healthcare, steal our protected data. I dare not imagine what’s next.
Joyce that’s all well and good
but there is a 5 alarm fire raging
In the US Govt right now and people have already lost their lives due to the incompetence of newly elected and appointed officials.
With Trump’s national trifecta, state Dems are our last line of defense.
Governors, state senators & reps block extremist laws & protect rights. Volunteer, donate, VOTE in every state race.
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@joycewhitevance I love your empathy, compassion, and willingness to help and teach…Always. You are so often a light in this dimmer world. Thank you for all you do.
I'm still $650 short for February rent. I got behind when I got sick over the holidays and didn't have enough PTO. I don't know what I'm going to do. I was living in a tent when I started last summer. I got into housing after a month because I have this job.
IMO~~ Government employees should STAND THEIR GROUND! Let Musk send HEGSETH and the military to violently remove them and have the media on hand to document!
I think nearly all govt (fed, state and local) should be nonpartisan but that is not reality. Pols have always had selected layoffs, renaming/redesigning of jobs... to stack their party and award jobs as thanks/favors. Not the best situation.
Can you please talk about Elon stealing all US Citizen data from OPM and Treasury? It’s ILLEGAL, the law is the privacy Act of 1974. There is no current executive order covering this. This breach includes the SF-86 firms we use for security clearances. This is a national security issue too!
The democrats needs to remove trump's Maga Republican terrorists cell from the office now. We can not stand by, all maga and their families should be put into camps.
As a former UK civil servant I would at one time have said stay neutral and do the job asked of you. But in recent times our own version of the Republicans, the Tories, sought to politicise and demonise civil servants. So instead I say, follow your conscience.
Trump issued an Executive Order on 01/20/25 immediately restoring Schedule F. It should be flyspecked and countered in every way possible. Restoring Schedule F purports to allow Trump to make his Civil Service cuts. Essentially permitting him to fire career civil servants at will.
So when is someone going to do something about it. Before it is too late. If you are thinking you can wait until the midterms. Have you considered that there may not be any?
fElon stole our personal & personnel data. He locked out the people who should have it & we have no idea what it is being used for. fElon is NOT a federal employee bound by laws to protect our data. We are under attack.
This is the only thing that keeps administration transfers peaceful. Because the people that know how the gov't works are kept on.
See the early 20th C political machines.
This is nice, but in reality, we shouldn’t have let the private sector believe their own lies about the public sector for the past 45 years. If the private sector fails, we bail them out, if the public sector fails, we all lose. No one works harder than government employees, no one, end of story.
I agree please stay strong. Do not take the package. The package will not come to fruition. I’m so sorry that you are having to live through this. The American people are behind you.
Apparently they are asked to work for that money so is not even severance as I originally thought. I don’t trust them - they can find reasons to say they are not performing well or not helping during the transition and terminate the employment before September
I am one of those employees. The original email had conflicting information. Thursday, we received an update. It was from OPM's FAQ page. It said no work expected, take your dream vacation, work another job, blah, blah, blah.
PS: I don't know anyone in my office who's taking the bait.
I am as well. We are not “at will” and hope they don’t figure out we can only be fired for disciplinary reasons and can appeal to the Merit System Protection Board.
Absolutely!!! I am a Law Office Manager who works federal labor law issues every day. All federal employees must be provided their due process rights to MSPB, OSC, EEOC and Union. Federal employees by law are to be provided opportunity to respond … think we all need to sue the US, DOGE and Musk.
Thank you and if we can get an address or email- we can all send emails. We have 3 Senate Democrats publicly declaring a Constitutional Crisis- we may have more (Schumer, Pat Murray and Jeff Berkley) and AOC. There may be more now. I use https://resistbot.com to send emails to any politician that I could.
We're not taking the resignation offer-- better to wait and see what happens, because we all know trump can't be trusted to keep his word. At least there's unemployment. I'm looking for a job because I spent last year in cancer treatment.
I think you have the right idea. My friend would have to drive 1.5 hours each way to work if he keeps the job....no more working from home. He is flummoxed
If he's in a union, even though trump said he'd disregard the current agreement the union will sue to uphold the collective bargaining agreement in place. In all likelihood a judge will stay trump's action while the suit is underway, so I would tell him to hang in there.
Where is the motion to remove Musk and associates from the OPM building?
It’s like a surgeon taking you into an operating room and saying after I open you up, Musk is going to probe around to see if there are any organs you don’t need.
Please tell me this can be stopped. It’s really insanity.
Do not fall for the "deferred resignation" bs. You will never see another cent. He never honors his contracts and commitments, just check out all the open lawsuits against him. And now that Musk has control of disbursements, figure out the odds. He knows the majority won't sue, that's his gambit.
Dear God, it's true. Everything Joe Biden said Trump would do which people didn't believe, is happening right before our eyes. And still the brainwashed toadies continue to act like this is all normal & just fine. We are doomed.
They also have the power to mess them up, or privatize (and he will break stuff because he and Trump don’t care). Musk has access to & is copying onto his own servers all our private personal info as well.
Without that, we have a dictatorship where whoever is in power at the moment decides who has and who has not got human and civil rights in the country.
A call to Arms for all Ghosts, Phantoms, Ninjas,Shadows etc. Your future and the future of this country is at stake. You know your hack skills use them. We must bring down Trump and his Nazi puppet Master Musk. This is a cyber war, not on the field but at your fingertips.
Sit and cry about it. Do nothing, as you are.
Don’t rally, put this on billboards, signs, tv or streaming ads.
magas have no idea why their losing their jobs.
I urge all Federal Employees to delete their LinkedIn account for now... and put your other social media accounts on private. It's getting ugly; it's definitely a government take-over, which will ruin a lot of lives. Thanks, MAGA! You are the definition of evil along with your god DT.
Thanks, Joyce White Vance.
My daughter spent 20 yrs working in gov for her current position.
Her husband gave 25yrs to the military, retired as an officer...and just accepted a job w/NOAA. Both have been notified.
They EARNED their positions. They are important to our nation. Save their jobs.
Yes!!! This is what I have been screaming! We need secure elections - anyone saying we do- isn’t looking deep enough. We need secure access to information and personal communication.
Thank you. I took an oath to defend the Constitution, take my role serving the citizens of the United States very seriously, and believe very much in it. This is all horrendous, and I have no idea what my future holds.
Government employees, you may want to slow down your social media usage or at least be very careful who you are speaking too concerning what is happening and what your plan is. One thing we should know about the orange one by now is he can not be trusted
So hope they get the support, protection they need and deserve. What Musk and Trump are trying to pull off is an abomination only reprobates would indulge. A here and now crime spree.
Thank you for you're service during war and peace time. Most Americans support you folks 100%, all day, every day! Please stay strong as we will as well. God save America!
I'm down
WA is a good grab. We have several military bases, including the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (nukes), Microsoft (Might have to beat down tech bros. I'll help), and Boeing.
We also have one of the largest wooden domed structures in the world, if you're looking for conversation pieces.
Please bring Ohio with you! We make lots of Maple syrup too. I know the results said we were red the last two times but I believe there was some fancy inter -fear -ants. We’re lovely mostly. 🙏🏻
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https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/constitutional-crisis
and in a general sense, anyone jumping in bed with Trump needs to remember that they have to live in this world afterward, with us in charge
Can he be personally sued for theft of benefits for the taxes we paid into the system ?
No other qualification required.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-cards-immigration-crackdown/3753971/
Why were employees locked out!!??
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Non-partisan civil service is essential for the optimal functioning of government.
Yes, thank you to government employees for their service.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/health/trump-aid-malaria-tuberculosis-hiv.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.threads.net/@4_the_cause/post/DFhYT-BRdvL?xmt=AQGzOvNNydUcMQD1UzcXQfi14Ui2wIyrnW3rFbgiQ_zOuA
He always accuses others of exactly what he does!
but there is a 5 alarm fire raging
In the US Govt right now and people have already lost their lives due to the incompetence of newly elected and appointed officials.
https://bsky.app/profile/beverlymann19.bsky.social/post/3lh5nc5yazs2p
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Governors, state senators & reps block extremist laws & protect rights. Volunteer, donate, VOTE in every state race.
The fight is local!
#WealthGap #WorkersRights #LivingWageNow #AffordableHousingForAll
https://dlcc.org/for-voters/
DO NOT RESIGN!
But what happens when basic decency and common good become partisan?
The switchboard will transfer you to anyone regardless of your district. Leave messages! Congressmen, Senators, committee chairs!
https://democracyforward.org
Spent 33 years in uniform and government service. No longer the country I served.
Not due until Monday.
This only happens when there is a holiday and it wouldn't be deposited until after the 3rd.
I did forget that eating scenr.
Good to remember.
All Dems can do right now is shout to the rooftops all they want.
Republicans have unified government, meaning they have all three branches of government.
Where are those backbones?
If you haven't already, time to chip away at Project 2025.
Resist.
These are ominous days.
https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard
Officials?
Boy, will her face be red when she realises she forgot to say which country.
Wonder if children tours are stopped?
So many sexual predators it would be wise
See the early 20th C political machines.
Episode 48: Trump Blames DEI for DC Plane Crash, Plans FBI Purge-a-Palooza
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Spitify, the new platform for camel owners.
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#Trump #DEI #FBI
PS: I don't know anyone in my office who's taking the bait.
We're terrified.
Pressure our reps, march in the streets.
Other countries aren't going to save us, even if we want them to. It would be unprecedented and lead to war.
Union doesn't apply to us.
It’s like a surgeon taking you into an operating room and saying after I open you up, Musk is going to probe around to see if there are any organs you don’t need.
Please tell me this can be stopped. It’s really insanity.
The Deplorables are now running the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-federal-payments-system.html?
Don’t rally, put this on billboards, signs, tv or streaming ads.
magas have no idea why their losing their jobs.
My daughter spent 20 yrs working in gov for her current position.
Her husband gave 25yrs to the military, retired as an officer...and just accepted a job w/NOAA. Both have been notified.
They EARNED their positions. They are important to our nation. Save their jobs.
Free Press..?.. 😡 removing the Press is Anti Democratic & no longer Free
https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_from_senator_wyden_to_secretary_bessent_on_payment_systemspdf.pdf
WA is a good grab. We have several military bases, including the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (nukes), Microsoft (Might have to beat down tech bros. I'll help), and Boeing.
We also have one of the largest wooden domed structures in the world, if you're looking for conversation pieces.