Posted on 03/02/2025 4:38:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump has long warned about an entrenched “deep state” of malevolent bureaucrats working to thwart his agenda. Many actual employees of the federal government have scoffed at this characterization, proud of the apolitical nature of the civil service and its ability to work across Republican and Democratic administrations.
This time might have been no different — if Trump and Elon Musk hadn’t come in and declared war on them.
While there were conflicts between Trump and civil servants in his first term, Trump may now be creating the broad resistance within the federal government he thought was there all along.
Protests opposing the cuts and supporting laid-off workers have started popping up, but the real hotbed of organizing has been happening online, in Signal chats, on Facebook and in the popular “FedNews” channel on Reddit, where federal workers are sharing advice, talking about their experiences and encouraging opposition.
Amy Paris, who worked at the Health Resources and Services Administration, said she would “have very willingly collaborated with the Trump administration” if it had come in and looked for ways to increase efficiency. Instead, she and thousands of other federal workers were laid off last month.
“They sowed chaos,” she said. “They made everyone scared for their jobs. … What they’ve done is they’ve radicalized me. What they’ve done is they’ve taken someone who would have willingly served under their administration to help all of the American people, and what they’ve done is they’ve made me think that they want to destroy the republic. They want to destroy democracy. So now I am activated.”
Before she was fired, Paris was working on modernizing the federal web platform for organ transplants. She is considering appealing her termination.
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Not a pawn?
Ever heard of USAID?
“she and thousands of other federal workers were laid off last month.”
I guess the federal snowflakes don’t understand the term, “laid off”. There’s a chance they could be called back; that already has happened in some departments.
Of course, they’ve never had real jobs so it makes sense that they don’t understand the lingo.
And I’d put the whiners on the list of “Do not reinstate”.
Why didn’t you look for ways to increase efficiency before January 20? Lady
Lying bitch
These people are selfish children. Go ahead and be radical, it will make it hard to get another job, turn Americans against you, but you be you….Dummy
We’re the pawns. You know us - we’re the ones who actually pay income tax.
The old web platform for organ transplants is good enough. Do some more transplants if they want to upgrade it.
Great article this morning on Zero Hedge on the mindset of federal employees:
Get this tattooed on your forehead “AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT”
Most of them voted for Biden/Harris. The federal workforce is not Conservative, on the whole.
Exactly
Amy Paris, who worked at the Health Resources and Services Administration, said she would “have very willingly collaborated with the Trump administration” if it had come in and looked for ways to increase efficiency.
Too
“Late junior”
“apolitical” ROTF! As if anybody believes this crap. Everybody knows which way the federal bureaucracy swings and always has. They are well over 90% Democrats and always have been. Rooters is just spewing its usual lies and BS.
I guess I don’t understand why the federal government has created an organ donation system and employed people with our taxes to work for it when we have private companies or charities that can run such things. Maybe it’s time the government gets out of the habit of doing all the work that private business or charities can and should do.
They sound like wife beaters.
“Look what you made me do!”
L
Great job.
Busted!
amy is activated
everybody run
btw why wasnt the US Citizen question on the last census
cuz the census bureau intentionally violated the APA
seems the census bureau was already activated
My experience with government employees is that are not happy with their jobs. In fact they seem like prisoners to me. Every IRS agent I’ve ever encountered can tell me the exact number of years months days and hours left before they can retire. They spend their entire working career thinking about the day they can leave. That’s not healthy.
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