At morning meeting, Trump officials tell staff at the Office of Personnel Management to draw up plans to cut the agencies staff and programs by 70%, expected to disable federal retirement services programs, federal employee health benefits and more. https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/01/trump-administration-directs-opm-career-leaders-to-prepare-for-70-cut-to-staffing-programs/
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And unlike previous government shutdowns, even 'essential services' are going go away.
This is going to be a fucking nightmare.
This is a barrel of chaos monkeys let loose on a buffet of meth-laced bananas.
Thanks maga 🤡 fucks
‘Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone’ 🎶
IOW make govt employment intolerable?
All current controllers have declined the new offers," said Kelly. FAA denied request to provide temporary staffing.
Told him, prepare for job being cut and your pension getting nuked.
Because they will wipe out pension obligations.
As with people who insist on still engaging on X, you only enable the fascists by treating their testing-to-destruction as in any way normal.
I am pretty sure a lot of Trump voters are about to get a rude awakening - every voice raised against the broligarch takeover helps.
3 co-equal branches of govt.
But what business would survive the abrupt elimination of at least 30% of all workers?
When are GOP pols--whose constituents are more likely to need SNAP, Medicaid, etc., and who will boot them--going to say "No!" and regain control of their party?
I wouldn't be surprised if what they saw were political hacks dressed in their white sheets and pointy hoods.
I know of the ACLU & Democracy Forward.
Who else has a history of bringing people, organizations, and AGs together in compelling legal action?
The Office of Personnel Management manages the civil service of the fed gov
overseeing human resources policies
recruiting
employee benefits such as health ins/retirement plans
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Let's cut private spending on corps and protect our neighbors together.