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Please Meidas Touch, devote some posts on federal employees and what we can do to protect ourselves. Trump’s henchmen are coming after us with a lot of pressure to “squeal” on each other. They don’t even know what DEI offices and programs do (which primarily is about helping us understand each other better, regardless of background, including neurodiversity etc — those programs make us MORE EFFICIENT and not less). I’d like to see legal advice presented for the federal workforce. Please help give us support and hope.

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FED EEOC is run by the employees of each Agency, hence, moot! Canceling EEOC nationwide is a whole different ballgame. So, it appears this is the beginning of ratting on others to keep your job. Next the children will.be required to rat on the members of their family! Remind you of pre - WW2 in Germany?

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It reminds me of “1984”.

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I used to think I would suffer from brain fog for the rest of my life..."𝐛𝐮𝐭" this changed everything.... https://t.co/mfV8I5tCrS

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And the Soviet Union under Stalin, East Germany under the Stasi....

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Erich Honaker was the Leader of East Germany.....from 1971 until 1989. He escaped to Chile shortly before the fall of the WALL....

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My parents lived through Hitler as children.

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Are you civil servants? If so, you should have protection from losing your position because the big boss is pitching a fit. Also, if you have a Union or employee association that you contribute to…CALL THEM! They take your fees, make them earn them. Call ACLU regarding a class action law suit for fed employees to see if it’s viable.

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The Schedule F EO says the convicted felon can fire anyone he wants. It is already being challenged by a lawsuit......

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Union is already on it. But you know how slippery slimey the orange stooge can be when it comes to courts and lawsuits. Will take time in the courts.

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The layoffs feel epic. THEY CAN'T BE LEGAL!!!!

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🙏🏽 go up for the federal workers.

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I don't think B of A accepts prayers as credit card payments.

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What the hell does THAT mean??

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Is it bad that I've set up my e-mail to automatically send messages from the executive branch straight into the trash? I'm not wasting my time with that sh*t. I've got real work to do - trying to keep the wheels on this damn bus for the next four years.

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But you’ll miss the lovely announcement that OPM will be sending dictums to all fed employees directly via HR@OPM.gov. They don’t trust our agencies’ HR staff, until they’re replaced by “Stepford Wives” Trumpers.

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So does this mean Baron gets deported, and so does Melania, along with the wife of JD vance!

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we can only hope.

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And himself

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And Justa Dick's kids.

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I wish, but as long as Trump is the genetic father of Baron (to be determined) Baron would be 'legal' under the mentioned Executive Order.

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OH PUHLEEZE....DT is Barron's father...Barron looks exactly like him at that age!!! And now Barron is getting in on the family grift......

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Won't argue, just also aware of possibilities that you seem to ignore. However given that assumption, the original question of Barron's covereage under the unconstitutional executive order was addressed.

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Today he ended the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. As a victim of gun violence, I am furious. I have called mitch mcconnell and rand paul and hal rogers. As usual, mitch mcconnell is unreachable with no way to leave a message other than his webform. His voicemail is turned off.

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McConnell has been turned off for years.

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Decades.

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Isn’t he dead yet?

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Yes. He's just feigning consciousness.

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That's because guns have more rights than women and children.

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Sad but true

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Write letters mail registered mail signature required

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Also call....

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Fax to him! I do it all the time- unless they recently changed it

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I can't find a fax number for mitch. But I do like snail mail and faxes. They generate a piece of paper on someone's desk.

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1-202-224-2499

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Thank you! Need to see if my fax from email account thing I had still works :)

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Hope it does!

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Donald Trump 100% HATES the constitution! He’s used to getting what he wants as people cater to him. He has ZERO respect for Law & Order. He does not respect police or our military troops. He is as corrupt AF. Just a bad overall human. I swear he’s the antichrist the Bible warned us about.

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I agree . Such a punk ass loser.

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The reason he didn't put his left hand on a Bible (or anything else) while swearing his oath was because he knows it would erupt in flames.

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I heard the felon didn’t put his gross hand on the Bible or is that more disinformation?

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100 % TRUE!

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Watch the video......it is true......so Where is all outrage from the MAGA UBER KKKristians?? For years they have been ranting and raving, and smearing any and everyone, like Ilan Omar for NOT searing on the bible!!! Their hypocrisy is endless....

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It is true. As Melania lifted the Bible for him to put his hand

on it, he ignored the gesture and left her standing there awkwardly throughout the whole oath not knowing what to do with the Bible.

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Yes, I agree, people open your Bible and read, he certainly acts like what the antichrist would do.🙏🏻

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He is pure evil.....no heart......

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Maybe the lawsuits can keep Trump and his minions busy. Too busy to do more harm. (I can always dream....)

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MAGA-the party of lies and corruption!

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And cruelty for cruelty’s sake

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But isn't the chaos his goal?

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They just overturned Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship! Nationwide STAY!

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Birthright is in the Constitution. He can't executive order it away. Just like he can't officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico. I am so tired of him.

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He THINKS he’s a king. Somebody needs to check him and remind him he works for the people. Not for his billionaire friends and henchmen

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NOT overturned......just a stay until it can be litigated!!!

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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's order restricting birthright citizenship

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-hear-states-bid-block-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-2025-01-23/

This is the first step.

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They who?

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The Federal District Court

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Kudos to Congressman Krishnamoorthi. More of them need to come and interview with you Ben. Contrary to what the maggats think, this is what the resistance looks like. MeidasMighty. They thought we'd act like them. Fly stupid insulting flags. Wear dumb hats. Believe liars. Way off. Get them where it matters. We must protect the rule of law.

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I thought that the primary reason that the us is trying to ban abortion was to grow the population which is shrinking rapidly, instead he is taking away birth rights. In addition the elimination of abortion is having a great affect on fetal and women particularly in the black communities as well as minorities who have families, seems to me trump only wants white Christians which is a joke. With continued support for whiteness the population will drop,

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that's exactly what he wants. It's well known that he is a complete racist going back years. When he owned the casinos in Atlantic City, the floor captains were told to not allow any non-white dealers on the floor when Trump was in the building.

It astonishes me that any person of color, black or hispanic, would have voted for him, given his history.

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He and his father were also sued multiple times for discrimination in housing for refusing to rent to People of Color........Both his father and mother were members of the KKK. Fred was even arrested a couple times while attending KKK rallies.

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Grow the white population is what he and the GOP want. Statically speaking, the majority of US citizens will be brown in the next 20 years. That means white people will be in the minority... this mess is the last stand of the white man! Crazy! Since when did the color of a persons skin dictate public policy?

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Statistically..

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Jd Vance wife and children are not white

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Watch for misdirection. For example, his effort to cripple the EV sector is in reality handing Musk’s Tesla a huge advantage. Tesla makes only EVs. The legacy auto companies required a govt supported runway to expand their EV production. Tax credits were key to this effort. Trump aims to cripple Detroit’s EV effort and the only company left standing will be Tesla.

Wonder why Musk is not opposed to ending the EV govt subsidies? Wonder no more.

Kleptocracy.

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Trump just wants to create as many problems as he can and then obstruct anyone who tries to fix them. Given how many legal issues he will have in the near future, he’s probably not going to get any sleep as he constantly worries about how to keep his money and power.

If Trump ends up going down, he’s going to take the GOP with him at the very least, which many of us wouldn’t mind having corrupted people wiped out

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I believe (perhaps foolishly 🤷‍♀️?) that trump may be taken down by one of his own psychotic cult members for reneging on his promises of lowering prices-wait until after the tariffs affect groceries. Is he going to blame Biden for the price of eggs then?

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This whole mess is MUCH bigger than just DT. He is just a useful idiot that allows the REAL people in power (Heritage Foundation, Federalist society, billionaire oligarchs) to install their christo-fascist oligarchy. This started decades ago shortly after Nixon was forced to resign.....

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I still can't believe that people II know here in Alabama wanted 4 more years of this B-S.

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Not me. And I am in Alabama.

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There are some 28% that didn't want to go though this mess another 4yrs. Good luck, I hope it's not going to be as bad as I'm expecting.

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Jr , Ivanka and Erik have to be deported too... Ivana was not born in the USA!

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And BARRON.

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I believe he said if one Parent was a citizen, the children could have birthright. That protects his, and Musks children.

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Musk is here illegally, therefore his children are illegal

I know not all the mothers are us citizens either.

Melania was not a citizen when she gave birth to Barron

I think that Ivana was not a citizen when she gave birth to 2/3 children. Not sure about the 3rd

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Never forget that with Trxmp, Cruelty is the point; I see all his policies as having an element of cruelty and corruption.

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Let's ring the alarm bell on the "rat out your colleague" decree coming from Trump... this is how is starts -- fear, envy, competitiveness, position... read "Every Man Dies Alone" -- you'll get a sense or watch -- "The Lives of Others" That's where we are headed.

Maybe we need a fund for fed employees who refuse and continue their work

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