Posted on 01/16/2024 5:47:23 PM PST by bitt
Anti-Israel government employees planning a "walkout" to protest the Biden administration's military support for Israel had their plans foiled after a snow day shut down all federal offices in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Anonymous protest organizers claimed that "hundreds" of employees from the White House and other agencies, including the State Department, the Defense Department, and the National Security Agency, were set to skip work to participate in a "Day of Mourning" for Gaza, Al-Monitor reported last week.
But their protest was thwarted when D.C. was hit with over three inches of snow late Monday, leading the Office of Personnel Management to announce an all-office closure for the following day.
The snow day came after Republican lawmakers vowed to punish any Biden administration employees who joined the anti-Israel walkout and as legal experts warned that staffers should expect to lose their jobs if they participated in it.
Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics counsel under former president George W. Bush, said it would be "wildly inappropriate" for any political appointees—particularly White House staff—to participate in a walkout.
"It would be highly unusual if the president didn't fire you," he told the Washington Free Beacon. "I would expect President Biden would fire White House officials and political appointees for openly participating in demonstrations against the president's Middle East policy."
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Dang, just when you think global warming is going to help you, it kicks you in crotch.
I know why it’s tolerated but wtf would anyone tolerate this?
God obviously has spoken. Love it!
I thought they all work from home?
I shall bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee.
Devine humor,
It’s a shame..........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpOOpvpP1g&t=123s
“Snow Thwarts Anti-Israel Government Employee ‘Walkout’”
Not even willing to put an a winter jacket to STOP A GENOCIDE!!!
Just how committed are these government workers anyway.
After a three day weekend due to MLK Day, today is a snow day instead of a protest day.
LOL! Proof that Gawd is watching.
Amen.
Amen 🙏🏻!
Amen 🙏🏻!
Shut down the government for 3 inches of snow? Is that accurate?
Just stay home until next summer
Divine intervention.
Thank You, God.
I would agree but put “work” in quotation marks.😊
D.C. is a ghost town. Been that way the past four years.
I thought in a work place environment you weren’t supposed to engage in political activity.
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