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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com

Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.

jul 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 132 56

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epitsch1029.bsky.social @epitsch1029.bsky.social

These people have families. So damn wrong

jul 12, 2025, 3:37 am • 1 0 • view
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Daddybunny @daddybunny.bsky.social

No problem right? So what we no longer have any translators or subject specialists for countries that we might need to buy products & raw materials from? They’ll learn the Orange King’s English if they want to say, “Don’t shoot!” when we (that’s the Corporate We) come to take all their stuff.

jul 12, 2025, 9:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Grown adults who believe in God xD @arrozconpollo44.bsky.social

It's really not that bad I've told you. Just don't pay for anything. It's surprisingly very easy to do.

jul 12, 2025, 2:07 am • 0 0 • view
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Air @madmaymermaid.bsky.social

In what world?! Not paying for stuff will save you from natural disasters with no warnings? Save you form listeria or salmonella because we no longer inspect food? Save you from dying because the government has no obligation to give you health insurance even if you’re disabled or in a nursing home?

jul 12, 2025, 2:27 am • 0 0 • view
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Grown adults who believe in God xD @arrozconpollo44.bsky.social

No no no! Of course not! Not being laid off doesn't protect you from any of those things either. Not paying for stuff will save you from the direct results of being laid off. It only works for that.

jul 12, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Corinne Myers 🪷🇺🇦 @pythonette.bsky.social

It won't protect you from your creditors. 😒

jul 12, 2025, 3:50 am • 1 0 • view
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Grown adults who believe in God xD @arrozconpollo44.bsky.social

Old wives tale the gov't uses to create fear.

jul 12, 2025, 4:09 am • 0 0 • view
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Corinne Myers 🪷🇺🇦 @pythonette.bsky.social

I guess you've never had crushing debt.

jul 12, 2025, 4:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Steve White @striate.bsky.social

Fire the justices who supported this

jul 12, 2025, 3:56 am • 1 0 • view
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Air @madmaymermaid.bsky.social

I work in state government. I know 5 friends from school/previous work who have been fired from their fed jobs due to no fault of their own. Let’s see: two who worked on environmental assessments, one who managed a wilderness area in CO, one budget analyst for DOL, one emergency management person.

jul 12, 2025, 2:23 am • 5 2 • view
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LabLizard @lablizard.bsky.social

Now we can hire private contractors who will do it for profit and then donate back to politicians.

jul 12, 2025, 2:24 am • 4 0 • view
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Orion @warpfactor10.bsky.social

remember the quaint days when we couldn't get rid of this turd?

jul 12, 2025, 2:20 am • 1 0 • view
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Justascratch @pestuman.bsky.social

They need to save money so that they an send more arms to Israel.

jul 12, 2025, 3:43 am • 1 0 • view
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troybowley.bsky.social @troybowley.bsky.social

I hear ICE is hiring.

jul 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 0 1 • view
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Air @madmaymermaid.bsky.social

Yeah because I got a masters degree and work in government finance to lose my career and join the fucking Gestapo! Over my dead body.

jul 12, 2025, 2:24 am • 3 0 • view
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Giuseppe Dimola @giobbe56.bsky.social

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jul 12, 2025, 5:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Corinne Myers 🪷🇺🇦 @pythonette.bsky.social

Poor Little Marco already has too many jobs. Is he going to do these?

jul 12, 2025, 3:46 am • 1 0 • view
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Xiren Opega @xirenopega.bsky.social

no more diplomats, no more diplomacy. WWIII here we come :(

jul 12, 2025, 3:58 am • 1 0 • view
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gameSlave63 @gameslave63.bsky.social

Yes, but after the civil war first.

jul 12, 2025, 10:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Xiren Opega @xirenopega.bsky.social

or the revolution....

jul 12, 2025, 5:15 pm • 0 0 • view