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If it's been too overwhelming to read every single thing about what's happening at federal health agencies, this piece from ten (10!) of my @STAT colleagues gives you an overview of what's happened and how bad it is:

“We are really trying to hold things together with our bare hands,” said one employee.

statnews.com/2025/04/11/hhs-la

STAT · Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations become ungluedThe Trump administration’s remaking of HHS — in a matter of weeks — is sparking basic questions about how parts of the agency and those it oversees can continue to function.

The #Trump admin is terminating nearly all of the remaining 900 employees of the #USAID, in a final reduction-in-force #RIF.

Virtually no one will be spared, not even political appointees, acc/to 2 snr USAID ofcls….

Staff were ordered to leave "the front office" by 1PM on Fri for reasons that are not clear, the ofcls said. But they may still be asked to continue working for a few months.

#Musk #DOGE #Aid #geopolitics #SoftPower
npr.org/sections/goats-and-sod

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The federal #StudentLoan portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the #Education Dept's office of Federal #Student #Aid (#FSA). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements & last week's broad reduction-in-force [#RIF].

It was not clear, based on #Trump's announcement, how or if the remaining employees & expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.

#USpol#Musk#DOGE

#Destroying the #judiciary - The entire Phoenix field office of #GSA has been fired, according to federal #court administrator. The field office "was the subject of #RIF reduction in force," said district court executive, clerk of court for US District Court for the District of #Arizona. Firings included people who operated and maintained the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix, Lucas said. #coup #fascism #dictator #democracy #constitution yahoo.com/news/entire-phoenix- #FreeAmerica

Yahoo News · Federal firings wipe out entire Phoenix office that runs court, official saysBy Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona Republic

An email to all SSA employees on Thurs threatens "involuntary" reassignments and offers a claimed "Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments" program to encourage departures #VERA. The acting commissioner of the #SocialSecurity Administration (SSA) requested in meeting on Tuesday that managers present him with a plan for 50% reduction in staff, mass #firing that could affect tens of thousands of employees across country. #firing #federalemployee #government #maga #congress #RIF #socialsecurity

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[The people retained by the #OFCCP] will be focused on ensuring the office does the BARE MINIMUM to fulfill its duties required by #law, the document shows.

The#GSA told its staff in an email that terminations are imminent….

“This serves as a notice that the agency will be conducting a Reduction in Force (#RIF [#AutoRIF?]),” wrote Stephen Ehikian, acting admin of the GSA, in a Tues email to staff that did not detail how or when decisions will be made.

#DOGE#Musk#Trump
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A 2nd bullet point states: “#RIF the Phase 2 offices’ *corrupted* branches,” referring to what DOGE has determined are #DEI elements of offices required by #law. The bullet point concludes: “We are exploring options for this.”

One such option emerged this week. On Tues, #Trump signed an #ExecutiveOrder paving the way for #FederalAgencies to reshape or terminate offices legally mandated to exist.

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Goals for Phase 3 are listed in brief bullet points in the #DOGE document.

#RIF the Phase 1 offices in their entirety,” one bullet point reads, referring to offices dedicated to #DEI. That process is already underway: The [#RussVought of #Project2025] #OPM last month directed agencies to submit written plans for firing all DEI office workers & encouraged agencies to begin issuing #termination notices immediately.
#law #USpol #CivilRights #TrumpCoup #Autocracy #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy

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#DOGE’s “Phase 3” starts later this month, on the 31st day of the #Trump admin, & lasts until the 180th day, which is in mid-July, acc/to the documents. That stage moves from placing workers on paid leave to calling for large-scale #firings, the documents show. Ultimately, DOGE intends for the Trump admin to #terminate all DEI-linked employees via a Reduction In Force (#RIF) action—the federal form of #layoffs — including some who work for legally mandated offices.

#DOGE’s “Phase 3” starts later this month, on the 31st day of the administration, and lasts until the 180th day, which is in mid-July, according to the documents. That stage moves from placing workers on paid leave to calling for large-scale #firings, the documents show. Ultimately, DOGE intends for the #Trump administration to terminate all DEI-linked employees via a Reduction In Force (#RIF)

Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next washingtonpost.com/nation/2025

The Washington Post · Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired nextBy Hannah Natanson

#mass #firings of federal government last in first out employees & contractors. if I can assist anyone please let me know. targeted under #rump #RIF in 2018. Your work, professions, expertise, time, effort, dedication, and love of service are clear to your colleagues - we stand w you Agencies include USAID, OPM, Education, SBA, GSA and CFPB, Forestry, Energy, US Patent Office, EPA, Army Core of Engineers, DOJ, VA, HHS, CISA, FAA, USPTO, CIA, CDC Flu Division, DoD, Dept of State, USDA

The After School Satan Club at Chimneyrock Elementary in Tennessee has certainly stirred up some bees in the hypocritical hornets nest. "This is going to spread like wildfire", says a disapproving and panicky parent.

Wildfire.

"C'mon, Billy!
"Where are we going?"
"To go see Santa!"
"The sign says 'Satan', not 'Santa'."
"Whee!"

Ho ho lol.

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