Nov. 4 update to the AFGE vs. OMB suit over apparent plans by some Fed agencies to run RIFS during the shutdown: earlier, Judge Susan Illston had ordered these agencies to provide statements regarding RIF plans. Ten statements are posted & downloadable from link (scroll down to Nov. 4):

I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

@roguenasa.altgov.info During daily news scan fm places I once lived, saw this story fm Norfolk VA. Interesting comment near end that Wallops Island facility closures could be “a punitive measure to staff who did not elect to voluntarily resign or separate…” Prob won’t be nat’l news, still hurts.

An apropos oldie came to mind today.

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New lawsuit against large-scale RIFs and more dropped yesterday:

Is your Florida higher-ed alma mater on this list? 😒 www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Worth reading, this opinion piece in the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...

If anyone out there still thought DOGE was "volunteering," game's up. Taxpayers deserve to know how much $$$ the technofeudalists forced on DOL are being paid to steal sensitive data, fire federal workers and dismantle critical public services. This is huge - and disgusting.

Excellent, not only informative, but offering encouragement and practical actions everyone can take.

Absolutely lovely and timely open letter from Federal Service. If you can, spread this everywhere. To your family. Friends. Anyone less than convinced that govt is, ultimately, in THEIR best interest.

There’s at least one congressman from Florida who appears to have cojones: Maxwell Frost, Gen Z, youngest member of Congress. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

This is absolutely devastating and is unlikely to be an isolated issue. Please, if you are terminated and feeling alone or like harming yourself, please reach out. Dial 988, you can DM any of the #Altgov accounts. We are here for you. Please check on people you know who have been terminated. 💔

@altfws.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social Should have included you. Any insight greatly appreciated.

@altdoi.bsky.social Yesterday PM I received a message fm a BLM employee in a District office in a western state: “Our EPAPs don’t exist anymore. I will be asking for an immediate performance evaluation…” Any info what’s happening there? (For everyone else, EPAP = Employee Performance & Appraisal.)

Congressional Research Service report R47716 dtd. Dec. 20, 2024, titled “Current Federal Civilian Employment by State and District.” I’m downloading in case it disappears, and for comparison with future report. If any.

A little Friday encouragement. Keep bringing your bucket to the fire…only you can do it.

In the midst of everything else, military families are once again experiencing critical delays in healthcare for serious condition conditions, and providers are dropping TRICARE patients due to delayed or non-reimbursement. Decades ago, when military family healthcare was called CHAMPUS…

Excellent read.

Add Flu, RSV, Norovirus, Whooping Cough, Measles, etc etc etc going on countrywide, and well.... happy fucking Monday.

So, this has happened. www.military.com/daily-news/2... At the moment, the Women in Military Service Memorial website is still up. womensmemorial.org C’mon, Internet Archive — do your thing!

Swell. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

This NYT article includes list of 2,600 federal programs under review by the [compromised] OPM: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi... They need to hear from you.