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PunkDude @punkdude.bsky.social

Ummm... They've already taken over almost everything. Where is Schumer? I haven't heard from him since he fought to pass the CR. Not a word.

apr 19, 2025, 3:31 pm • 2 1

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myposeygirl.bsky.social @myposeygirl.bsky.social

Exactly what Trump would have LOVED

apr 19, 2025, 10:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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myposeygirl.bsky.social @myposeygirl.bsky.social

In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential employees in departments that protect human life or property. Shutdowns can also disrupt state, territorial, local levels of gov

apr 19, 2025, 10:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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PunkDude @punkdude.bsky.social

"Trump's announcement, putting into action an executive order he signed on his first day in office on January 20, will likely strip vast numbers of the 2.3 million-strong federal workforce of their job protections by effectively making them employees at will."

apr 20, 2025, 5:05 am • 0 0 • view
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PunkDude @punkdude.bsky.social

"Over 260,000 federal workers have already been fired, have taken buyouts, retired early or have been earmarked for termination since Trump took office, according to a tally by Reuters." Wow, Chuck caving sure did help! www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

apr 20, 2025, 5:04 am • 0 0 • view
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Dani sin Danger @dani-sin-danger.bsky.social

Exactly, the shutdown was the one moment the minority had leverage over the executive, that was the moment to fight. Instead chuck ducked that fight, doge kept doing whatever it wanted, and trump moved on to crash the economy with tariffs and do illegal deportations with no congressional impediments

apr 19, 2025, 9:19 pm • 2 0 • view