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generalbetrayus

(711 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:31 PM Jan 22

I received a copy of this official government message from a friend in the Department of the Interior.

The message was originally posted as two images which I repost here. The purge has started.





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I received a copy of this official government message from a friend in the Department of the Interior. (Original Post) generalbetrayus Jan 22 OP
So much illegal bullshit .... Lovie777 Jan 22 #1
Fuckers! Cha Jan 22 #2
This shouldn't be all that surprising calguy Jan 22 #3
Thank you, they voted for this Tickle Jan 23 #8
Fucking monsters, all of them. ALL OF THEM. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 22 #4
Apparently the exact wording was on all the emails..... Bread and Circuses Jan 22 #5
+1. Everything was preplanned dalton99a Jan 23 #7
All gov departments LiberalArkie Jan 23 #14
every.single.one.of.them vapor2 Jan 22 #6
So report away at LPBBEAR Jan 23 #9
Ha ha Tweedy Jan 23 #10
It went out to all federal workers Puppyjive Jan 23 #11
I'm very sorry this is happening. yardwork Jan 23 #33
At least the White House press corps is not bored Tweedy Jan 23 #12
The White House press corps atreides1 Jan 23 #26
So much of this brings to mind how Musk fucked Twitter employees. live love laugh Jan 23 #13
Trump Is Going To Run This Country Into The Ground Baron2024 Jan 23 #15
Also Baron2024 Jan 23 #16
Perhaps it is his way of ending undocumented immigration. elocs Jan 23 #29
Sooo Not good. Bastard. electric_blue68 Jan 23 #17
Nice of them to put the OPM email in that message maxrandb Jan 23 #18
I'm wondering if "acting Secretaries" have the authority to perform these negative actions. Hugin Jan 23 #21
I'm worried about when the workplace violence starts maxrandb Jan 23 #22
And ugly fast... Hugin Jan 23 #24
Gee, it would be a shame if the website in the above announcement were to be swamped by allegorical oracle Jan 23 #19
We got the same email SickOfTheOnePct Jan 23 #20
In the meantime, the affected employees can't plan on having a future maxrandb Jan 23 #23
I wouldn't criticize anyone SickOfTheOnePct Jan 23 #25
Nonsense, complicity is a thing. Think. Again. Jan 23 #27
You do you SickOfTheOnePct Jan 23 #28
Cool, but stay away from the nazis. Think. Again. Jan 23 #30
People are going to lose their jobs. yardwork Jan 23 #31
The discussion was about engaging with rightwing people and social media. Think. Again. Jan 23 #32
I was responding to this paragraph: yardwork Jan 23 #34
My mistake, I apologize. Think. Again. Jan 23 #37
No worries. You might be right, anyway. yardwork Jan 23 #38
Then you are complicit travelingthrulife Jan 23 #35
Eh, I think that's kind of silly, really. yardwork Jan 23 #39
You're SickOfTheOnePct Jan 23 #41
A friend, who works in a federal office, woodsprite Jan 23 #36
Yikes Beringia Jan 23 #40

calguy

(5,824 posts)
3. This shouldn't be all that surprising
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:42 PM
Jan 22

after all, he said what he intended to do during the campaign.

Bread and Circuses

(427 posts)
5. Apparently the exact wording was on all the emails.....
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:53 PM
Jan 22

Exact same wording sent out by all Department. It seems they were given the message and told to disseminate.

vapor2

(1,737 posts)
6. every.single.one.of.them
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:56 PM
Jan 22

I wish I could pack and move to Portugal. A Christian nationalist for OMB, an alcoholic for SOD, a vaccine denier for HHS, and Tulsi Gabbard for National Intel? This is just mind boggling.

Tweedy

(1,272 posts)
10. Ha ha
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 01:00 AM
Jan 23

The GOP is ending the search for qualified folks in order to begin a brand new program —

Elevating unqualified incompetent GOP’ers everywhere because they can
The more incompetent the better

This program has been implemented in other countries.

Stalin did this. Because of the need to only install the most pathetic lickspittles, millions of Russians starved to death. Get ready America. The kakistocracy has begun.

Our biomedical dominance will apparently be the first casualty of the GOP kakistocracy. What an absurdly stupid thing to do.

Puppyjive

(646 posts)
11. It went out to all federal workers
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 01:02 AM
Jan 23

It was a horrible email to get. Doesn't make the day go better.

atreides1

(16,490 posts)
26. The White House press corps
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 08:10 AM
Jan 23

No organization dropped to their knees quicker than the "free" press! ABC gave him 15 million dollars and the rest of them couldn't get on their knees with their heads pressed to the ground fast enough!!!

Baron2024

(976 posts)
15. Trump Is Going To Run This Country Into The Ground
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 01:22 AM
Jan 23

Trump is going to run this country into the ground just like one of his shitty casinos. This guy has never had a business success that wasn't based on a scam. Get ready.

elocs

(23,189 posts)
29. Perhaps it is his way of ending undocumented immigration.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 08:16 AM
Jan 23

"Stay Home! There''s nothing for you here."

How long until the Statue of Liberty comes down?

maxrandb

(16,179 posts)
18. Nice of them to put the OPM email in that message
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 06:28 AM
Jan 23

I wonder how many emails their servers can handle at once?

Hugin

(35,340 posts)
21. I'm wondering if "acting Secretaries" have the authority to perform these negative actions.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 06:50 AM
Jan 23

Probably, not.

A flurry of lawsuits seems really efficient to me.

maxrandb

(16,179 posts)
22. I'm worried about when the workplace violence starts
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 07:21 AM
Jan 23

and it won't just be at Federal agencies.

There will be MAGAt employees and customers at McDonald's "reporting" minority workers.

Having been a fed, I can tell you that EEO folks contribute a great deal, are well trained and this is their livelihood.

Start fucking with people's livelihood, and it's going to get ugly.

Hugin

(35,340 posts)
24. And ugly fast...
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 07:41 AM
Jan 23

When you are hungry the slow and fine grind of the justice system doesn’t seem so important. Even if one is in the right. They can’t eat that.

I suppose the diffusion by delay is what the Retrumplicans are counting on. It’s worked for them so far.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,631 posts)
20. We got the same email
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 06:45 AM
Jan 23

Our agency has about 30 people in the DEI office, haven't heard for certain yet whether or not they were put on admin leave yesterday, but I'm guessing they were.

Trump's going to run into trouble in two areas here - first, the equal opportunity side. He can revoke affirmative action, as he did by rescinding LBJ's executive order, but he can't revoke equal opportunity, as that's part and parcel of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Second, the "A" part of the EO...accessibility. That's covered (for federal employees) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

This will no doubt go to court, and he'll most likely win on the affirmative action piece while losing on the equal opportunity and accessibility side.

maxrandb

(16,179 posts)
23. In the meantime, the affected employees can't plan on having a future
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 07:28 AM
Jan 23

but, has the price of eggs gone down?

Nothing brings workplace cohesion like ratting out your fellow workers.

So, please don't criticize me for shunning EVERY STUPID FUCKSTICK family member, neighbor, coworker, fellow veteran, fellow parishioner, or "friend" that voted for this amphibian turd.

If you are still clinging to MAGAts in your life, or MAGAt owned social media platforms and corporations because you think you have to, scrape 'em off!

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,631 posts)
25. I wouldn't criticize anyone
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 08:06 AM
Jan 23

for the choices they make around who to associate with or not associate with, or what social media platforms to utilize, even though I might feel differently.

yardwork

(65,288 posts)
31. People are going to lose their jobs.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 09:43 AM
Jan 23

They may need social media to help connect with social networks and survive.

yardwork

(65,288 posts)
34. I was responding to this paragraph:
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 09:48 AM
Jan 23
If you are still clinging to MAGAts in your life, or MAGAt owned social media platforms and corporations because you think you have to, scrape 'em off!

Every social media platform is "MAGAt owned" and so are most corporations.

yardwork

(65,288 posts)
39. Eh, I think that's kind of silly, really.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 11:42 AM
Jan 23

We're all complicit for living in and profiting from a capitalist system. Let's save the accusations for Republicans and not jump on one another.

woodsprite

(12,308 posts)
36. A friend, who works in a federal office,
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 11:19 AM
Jan 23

Told me last night that they were called to stay after work hours on Tuesday to close out any DEI accounts. They were also told by the end of the week to present a detailed list of everyone hired in the last 18 months.

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