Notices by Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)

#Via Marc Elias
@marcelias
Feb 20, 2025, 7:56 AM

"Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are 'undermining civilization.' He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from 'generational trauma.' This is my response:"

https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-open-letter-to-elon-musk/

Whew! This thread from Illinois's Governor JB Pritzker: 🔥

#Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

"The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame."

1/5

#Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

"I'm watching alongside Illinoisans what's happening in our country right now with dread.

The authoritarian playbook is laid bare: they point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems.

What comes next?"

2/5

#Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

"My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.

We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.

I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations."

3/5

#Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

"It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control."

4/5

#Via Sahil Kapur
@sahilkapur
Feb 18, 2025, 6:00 PM

"USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them

In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are 'working to swiftly rectify the situation' "

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716

#Via Mike Black / mikeblack114
Feb 18, 2025, 7:34 PM

"I haven't seen anyone on here talking about it so apologies if someone broke this, but the doge dipshits are going to be doing the 'fire every probationary employee' bit at DoD this week

Only question I haven't seen solid info is whether they're gonna reach down into the WGs, because if so lmao"

#Via Mike Black / mikeblack114
Feb 18, 2025, 7:36 PM

"I guess the Post broke this an hour ago, but yeah, this is happening. Expectation is next to zero exemptions, if you were wondering what way the drunk would swing on the topic

Just going after the GS/equivalents will be a heretofore unseen level of stove touching in terms of total people affected, but the WG blue-collar workers at places like the depots and yards getting hit with this, boy, I don't know"

#Via StalwartD / iwasdabosn
Feb 18, 2025, 8:12 PM

"They gonna start pulling CivMars off ships? They can barely staff them as it is."

Via Mike Black / mikeblack114
Feb 18, 2025, 8:14 PM

".....I didn't even think of CivMars"

Via Probably Not Really A Crow / mefcorv
Feb 18, 2025, 8:21 PM

"Every time I think Hegseth can’t possibly get less popular there he goes."

#Via Mike Black / mikeblack114
Feb 18, 2025, 7:41 PM

"My offhand math is doing an across the board fire close to all the probie new hires just in the GS/equivalent systems would net probably at least 50K people, maybe closer to 75K, but expand that to the WGs and it's like 150K+"

#Via Jonathan Eyler-Werve / jonathan.eylerwerve
Feb 18, 2025, 8:38 PM

"For context, the entire country produces about 200k unemployed people in a month.

They are roughly doubling that. Zero chance this doesn't get felt in every market."

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
Feb 14, 2025, 1:56 PM

"Can confirm mass layoffs of probationary employees underway or about to commence at National Institutes of Health (NIH), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Fish & Wildlife Service, per agency sources."

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
Feb 14, 2025, 3:18 PM

"Confirmed layoffs happening/coming today at Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Housing & Urban Development (HUD), per agency sources."

#Via Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
Feb 14, 2025, 2:01 PM

"Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.

Strong power move for Team Cancer."

#Via Jon Cooper
@JonCooper
Feb 14, 2025, 9:23 PM

"In a reckless move that could put countless Americans at risk, CDC cuts are expected to devastate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health EIS officers tasked with investigating disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad."

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/trump-cdc-cuts-include-epidemic-intelligence-service-outbreak-investigators/

#Via WORKER19
@BlogWood
Feb 15, 2025, 8:45 AM

" 'He had a black Mac, which didn’t seem to be government issue, and five iPhones.'
Inside The 'Bizarre' Meeting Where DOGE Requested 'Extensive System Access' At IRS."
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-irs-extensive-system-access

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
Feb 15, 2025, 8:14 PM

"The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), an agency that falls under RFK Jr.’s purview, just mass fired probationary employees via an email reviewed by me.

They’re citing performance issues as the reason, even for employees who had great performance reviews. Don’t know how many people affected yet."

#Via Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner
Feb 16, 2025, 7:33 PM

"chat, is this good?
signal me if you know more: crg.32

'The Washington Post

Alert Breaking News 8 minutes ago Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS.
The unusual request would put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees.' "

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
Feb 16, 2025, 8:14 PM

"this ⬆️ is really fucking bad. what the fuck

if you work for the IRS, i’d like to chat. message me on signal at marisakabas.04"

#Via Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Feb 16, 2025, 7:25 PM

"Elon Musk's 'doge' is seeking access to a heavily-guarded IRS system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country — sparking alarm within the tax agency."