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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.

And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.

This is why journalism matters.

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mysharona1987

Anyone slightly worried the new deputy FBI director doesn’t know who Stephen King is?

Hey, I’m not expecting him to be able to name the latest tiktok sensation or know the status of Ben and Jlo’s relationship.

But this one is really basic common knowledge? He’s been one of America’s most famous authors for like 50 years now. Every other month a movie adaptation with his name plastered all over it comes out.

saywhat-politics

Oh Canada!

mysharona1987

alekminecraft

Isn't the Onion supposed to be satire? When did they start posting real articles?

mysharona1987

Federal workers are going off.

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Protest in Yosemite National Park after Trump administration cuts

makingdonalddrumpfagain

helenvaughans

likes to charge, reblogs to cast

mariacallous

#i’d rather he physically get sliced in half. but this is kind of nice

catboybiologist

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/judge-says-park-service-reinstate-fired-employees-20220040.php

Public outcry works. Protest works.

Keep raising hell!

treetreader

reasonsforhope

More from the article below. Thanks for posting, op! Some excellent news. Keep resisting.

"A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the National Park Service and five other federal agencies to immediately reinstate probationary employees who were fired en masse last month, ruling that the Office of Personnel Management had no legal authority to mandate their terminations.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup, in a scathing rebuke of the Donald Trump administration’s actions, declared the mass firings a violation of federal law and accused officials of using procedural loopholes to sidestep legal protections. In addition to 1,000 employees who were terminated from the park service, his order affects employees at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, the Interior and the Treasury, who were abruptly dismissed in February.

“It is a sad, sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie,” Alsup said from the bench. “That should not have been done in our country. It was a sham in order to avoid statutory requirements.”

The judge made clear that while federal agencies can conduct layoffs, they must follow legally defined “reduction-in-force” procedures. He accused the Office of Personnel Management of orchestrating an unlawful workaround by directing departments to fire workers without due process.

As part of his ruling, Alsup barred the office from issuing any further guidance on employee terminations and ordered federal agencies to report back on their compliance with the reinstatement order. He also authorized depositions and further hearings to determine whether existing administrative appeal channels remain viable — or if they have been dismantled.

For park service employees, the ruling represents a hard-won victory, albeit a tenuous one."

-via SFGate, March 13, 2025