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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some FEMA employees who signed public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave.

aug 27, 2025, 2:25 am • 1,207 472

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Mina @minerva1.bsky.social

American heroes 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

aug 27, 2025, 2:55 am • 1 0 • view
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A Dandelion @shigeyo.bsky.social

📎 🎥 PBS NewsHour '#FEMA employees critical of tRump placed on leave amid crackdown on dissent'💥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QN2...

aug 28, 2025, 4:05 am • 0 1 • view
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A Dandelion @shigeyo.bsky.social

8/27/25 🎥 CBS Morning News #FEMA #DC www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmfA...

aug 28, 2025, 4:10 am • 0 1 • view
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Nancy Harris @nancyimagines.bsky.social

What we’re they dissenting?

aug 27, 2025, 3:15 am • 0 0 • view
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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social

Retribution!

aug 27, 2025, 3:08 am • 1 0 • view
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Marjie Tennyson @cranberryhorn.bsky.social

Retribution. What about "Free Speech?" Trump must be deposed!

aug 27, 2025, 8:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jonel ❌👑 @jonelstr.bsky.social

no surprise from this vengeful regime - they had to expect that but it's still wrong and sucks.

aug 27, 2025, 3:40 am • 1 0 • view
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badscientist97.bsky.social @badscientist97.bsky.social

On the "incredibly tarnished silver lining" plus side of this, it means those employees probably can't be shunted into doing work for ICE like a lot of FEMA people already have

aug 27, 2025, 4:23 am • 0 0 • view
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Beryl Simkins @chrisky3.bsky.social

They were courageous!

aug 27, 2025, 4:05 am • 2 0 • view
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Deirdre @dlpr.bsky.social

cool...cool...it's not like its hurricane season 🤡

aug 27, 2025, 11:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Split Calyx @vixerunt.bsky.social

📌 Fascist timeline

aug 27, 2025, 2:37 am • 1 0 • view
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drakologist.bsky.social @drakologist.bsky.social

More petty vulgar attacks by the MAGA morons in Washington

aug 27, 2025, 3:46 am • 2 0 • view
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Rebel Ron @rebelron.bsky.social

It's so refreshing that we have a man child running the United States of America, this is some kind of twilight episode I've seen it has to be right 👍

aug 27, 2025, 3:28 am • 0 0 • view
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Chris 📎 @dalekchap.bsky.social

Not surprising. This is the party of retaliation after all.

aug 27, 2025, 2:26 am • 14 0 • view
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Sweet Staffy @rosie5278.bsky.social

Speaking ill of Dear Leader is strictly verboten.

aug 27, 2025, 8:53 am • 0 0 • view
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💙Red Hibiscus💙 @redhibiscus23.bsky.social

That is the biggest bullshit firing in the ever. Phil, how in the world. It's obvious that you can't tell these MF's how you feel or else you are out the door faster than a Costco checkout. Jesus 🙄

aug 27, 2025, 4:00 am • 4 0 • view
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Lee Murray (she/her) @cousincat.bsky.social

US taxpayers’ $$ at work under the fascist Trump regime: suspend federal employees ‘guilty’ of MAGA wrong think from a critical but already foundering/stretched-to-the-limits govt agency & *pay* for them to stay at home in the middle of hurricane season. Where’s DOGE when you need it?

aug 27, 2025, 5:44 am • 1 0 • view
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pushkin99.bsky.social @pushkin99.bsky.social

And this free speech they are lecturing Europe about...

aug 27, 2025, 11:59 am • 0 0 • view
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web_rant @webrant.bsky.social

Richardson did say if they got in his way he would run them over. bsky.app/profile/phil...

aug 27, 2025, 3:33 am • 2 2 • view
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thatamerican.bsky.social @thatamerican.bsky.social

Let me clue you INverted geniuses in. if you're working for the federal govt you are working for the President. Period. If you are being insubordinate you are asking to be fired. I'm not sure who is telling you guys it's okay to do this stuff but it isn't. No 1st amend at the workplace.

aug 27, 2025, 3:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Anon_girl 🌹🇺🇲💙🇺🇦🌎🇨🇦🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷 🇫🇷🧿 @roselover772.bsky.social

Of course they were

aug 27, 2025, 2:25 am • 5 0 • view
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johnwthompson.bsky.social @johnwthompson.bsky.social

How dare they tell the emperor he's naked.

aug 27, 2025, 3:30 am • 7 1 • view
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Ciudad De Escanaba @escanaba.bsky.social

By the video of the recent cabinet conference, they're still coming up with new and creative ways to out-fellate each other for Trump's attention, so it's gonna be awhile yet.

aug 27, 2025, 4:14 am • 1 0 • view
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johnwthompson.bsky.social @johnwthompson.bsky.social

It's more akin to a cabinet porn shoot. Zero orders or ideas are communicated at those things.

aug 27, 2025, 4:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Ciudad De Escanaba @escanaba.bsky.social

It's jarringly depressing to witness the levels of groveling they do, because it truly means they and the president aren't doing their jobs and don't know how to. The so-called leader of the free world needs to hear contrary and unpopular opinions from people more qualified than they on specifics.

aug 27, 2025, 4:30 am • 3 0 • view
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Progressive senior @progressivefred.bsky.social

Of course

aug 27, 2025, 3:12 am • 0 0 • view
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California CQ @cq-publicface.bsky.social

#MAGAShitToFix You can read their letter and add your name to support for these folks of conscience. It is easy. www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...

aug 27, 2025, 5:06 am • 0 0 • view
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BajaGirl4Life @freakingcatlady.bsky.social

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aug 27, 2025, 5:58 am • 4 1 • view
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GIGGLES708 @giggles708.bsky.social

SMDH

aug 27, 2025, 2:27 am • 1 0 • view
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Shey💖 @illegalbussy.bsky.social

Hi 👋🏾 Phil I am kindly requesting your support in sharing my crowdfunding campaign on your platform. By amplifying my voice and artwork to a wider audience, your platform can help me reach my fundraising goals and make a positive impact in the minority community.

aug 27, 2025, 2:29 am • 0 0 • view
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Shey💖 @illegalbussy.bsky.social

A share for visibility would help me survive another night ❤️‍🩹

aug 27, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Bouvier Mom @bouvierdogmom.bsky.social

They are heroes and I sincerely hope they know it. They have no worries during the reckoning.

aug 27, 2025, 3:26 am • 1 0 • view
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A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall @rollingnscratching.bsky.social

Yeah. That's good, the agency that is understaffed is firing people. Lol This is a tragedy waiting to happen.

aug 27, 2025, 3:23 am • 4 0 • view
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Rescue Cora @mamajkmcc.bsky.social

Probably those woke people who pull people out of floods

aug 27, 2025, 4:37 am • 2 0 • view
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NER430 @ner430.bsky.social

act.standupforscience.net/forms/sign-o...

aug 27, 2025, 4:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social

“Dear Leader” strikes again.

aug 27, 2025, 11:50 am • 0 0 • view
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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social

They stood on principle. That still matters and they are courageous to take action. 🇺🇸 with pay I hope!

aug 27, 2025, 2:27 am • 32 0 • view
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ the public signers are the bravest people we know!

aug 27, 2025, 11:20 am • 6 0 • view
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helchose.bsky.social @helchose.bsky.social

Yup. The agency is already fucked. These folks who actually care about public safety need to speak out even if it means they'll get fired. They aren't able to do their jobs as it is when fucking Kristi Noem herself has to find time to sign off on every expense in between TV spots and vanity tours.

aug 27, 2025, 2:40 am • 13 0 • view
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social

Read:

aug 27, 2025, 2:38 am • 286 107 • view
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Windows 91 @9xwin.bsky.social

Deep state = anyone competent person with a conscious.

aug 27, 2025, 2:51 am • 25 3 • view
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Windows 91 @9xwin.bsky.social

It's worth reading. I suspect something similar happened with someone I worked closely with at CMS. I really want to know what happened but prying didn't feel right. They worked in CMS for longer than I've been out of high school and really cared for helping the recipients.

aug 27, 2025, 2:53 am • 8 0 • view
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roslynn.bsky.social @roslynn.bsky.social

Pushback www.standupforscience.net/katrina-decl...

aug 27, 2025, 3:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Harv_P @hpnupe.bsky.social

This is a prohibited personal practice (5 USC 2302 (b)) and goes against the whistle blowers act of 1989.

aug 27, 2025, 11:50 am • 3 1 • view
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Mia McCullough @brazenhussy.bsky.social

This happened at EPA too.

aug 27, 2025, 3:54 am • 2 0 • view
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cactus297.bsky.social @cactus297.bsky.social

They need to sue!

aug 27, 2025, 4:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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Canadian Club fan 🥃 @sinatradaniels.bsky.social

Shocked.😐

aug 27, 2025, 7:44 am • 0 0 • view
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Suzy 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦✌️❤️🙏 @suziqblue.bsky.social

First Amendment!!

aug 27, 2025, 3:18 am • 3 0 • view
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🇺🇦Noelle🇺🇦Dem Good @ Everything. DeICE America @nreveillee.bsky.social

Freedom of speech is not given to Federal employees or any of us really but continue to speak out

aug 27, 2025, 11:17 am • 1 0 • view
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Leslie @lesmj.bsky.social

But of course. 💔🤬

aug 27, 2025, 3:31 am • 0 0 • view
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nonessentialworker.bsky.social @nonessentialworker.bsky.social

There’s always retribution. It’s never-ending.

aug 27, 2025, 3:54 am • 2 0 • view
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Lacy Ward Jr. @lacywardjr.bsky.social

Whatever!

aug 27, 2025, 2:34 am • 0 0 • view
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🌮MaryCate🌮Is🌮Pissed🌮Off🌮 @marycateismary.bsky.social

Retribution. He campaigned on retribution.

aug 27, 2025, 2:49 am • 1 0 • view
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waheid.bsky.social @waheid.bsky.social

One must not disagree with a fascist head of state. I can remember when the United States was a free country with a vigorous Bill of Rights. All that ended with the election of a sick. brain-damaged narcissist whose only passions are inflicting cruelty and lusting for power.

aug 27, 2025, 10:49 am • 0 0 • view
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Sensitive Grok @nasdaqistan.bsky.social

Go to the corner and think about what you did.

aug 27, 2025, 2:28 am • 2 0 • view
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Nightmarica @n1ghtmarica.bsky.social

(They wanted to run the US like a business--and this is the same type of toxic shit tons of ppl experience in the corporate world)

aug 27, 2025, 3:14 am • 5 0 • view
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abcdef 🕶️ @onecaliberal.bsky.social

This exactly.

aug 27, 2025, 3:59 am • 1 0 • view
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Buddha’s palm thrust @dharmachameleon.bsky.social

This administration comes with an auto-sue feature.

aug 27, 2025, 12:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mikusa @mikusa.bsky.social

A THANKLESS job by the most disposable of Federal employees: seasonal, mitigation, and insurance adjusting in favor of the government

aug 27, 2025, 2:37 am • 1 0 • view
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AlexJChambers @alexjchambers.bsky.social

Retaliation. How typical from this administration 🤬

aug 27, 2025, 10:39 am • 0 0 • view
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SugarBearChi @sugarbearchi74.bsky.social

Sad. And super- predictable.

aug 27, 2025, 3:33 am • 1 0 • view
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ostiaryblues.bsky.social @ostiaryblues.bsky.social

Members of ICE art talking to the press, suffering burnout.

aug 27, 2025, 2:27 am • 0 0 • view
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R Petras @rpetras.bsky.social

It is shocking how quickly the US fell from its position as a leader in government accountability and whistleblower protections for workers.

aug 27, 2025, 2:36 am • 9 1 • view
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Kelly from Wisconsin @wiscokelly.bsky.social

It seems like these people should have whistleblower protections.

aug 27, 2025, 3:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Robyn @mamahipster.bsky.social

The beatings will continue until morale improves

aug 27, 2025, 2:27 am • 20 2 • view
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fraidicat2.bsky.social @fraidicat2.bsky.social

Yep...

aug 27, 2025, 2:44 am • 2 0 • view
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𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓸 @djmabeizy.bsky.social

Dotard is authoritarian and dictator

aug 27, 2025, 5:30 am • 0 0 • view
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QueenNat1499 @queennat1499.bsky.social

Once again illegal from this administration, but when there's no one left willing to hold you accountable nothing is illegal

aug 27, 2025, 2:38 am • 8 1 • view
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Kai @kaikronfield.bsky.social

tbh I'm surprised it's not "all"

aug 27, 2025, 2:29 am • 2 0 • view
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Unclepatrick @unclepatrick2.bsky.social

aug 27, 2025, 2:56 am • 1 0 • view
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McgarvieBlue @mcgarvie4960.bsky.social

Anyone surprised 🤔

aug 27, 2025, 2:37 am • 0 0 • view
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PhillyHead/FloridaAddress @lizmattphilly.bsky.social

🤬🤬🤬

aug 27, 2025, 11:33 am • 0 0 • view
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PPP Grifter @pppgrifter.bsky.social

We still have FEMA?

aug 27, 2025, 2:29 am • 7 0 • view
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fraidicat2.bsky.social @fraidicat2.bsky.social

Word

aug 27, 2025, 2:44 am • 4 0 • view
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Holottagrammar @irisstarr3.bsky.social

Don’t sign, just slow the work, gum up the wheels. We need you in those jobs. That’s a moral choice.

aug 27, 2025, 5:17 am • 0 0 • view
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BlueBird @sun2stars.bsky.social

Of course. What else would a dictator do?

aug 27, 2025, 4:50 am • 1 0 • view
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Piano Mover @ronnpiano.bsky.social

So much for that vaunted freedom of speech.

aug 27, 2025, 6:05 am • 1 0 • view
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The Tobster @thetobster.bsky.social

I am surprised it isn’t all of them. They will be deemed “enemies of Dear Leader” and will be lucky if they don’t find DOJ prosecuting them for treason. I am so tired of this destruction of our democracy

aug 27, 2025, 4:09 am • 1 0 • view
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Nan 🗳️💙🪷🗽⚖️🇺🇸 @nanettejean.bsky.social

‼️

aug 27, 2025, 3:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rob Nelson @porschejunkie.bsky.social

Past time for the 25th Amendment.

aug 27, 2025, 12:36 pm • 2 0 • view
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everjoyful.bsky.social @everjoyful.bsky.social

@senategop.govpeeps.us @houseofreps.bsky.social ARE YOU Boys and Girls Going to ACT?? THIS IS ANOTHER Reason to INVOKE THE 25th Amendment Against this #RussianAsset

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