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Nonilex<p>A federal judge in Massachusetts suspended a deadline for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> to apply for a delayed resignation offer [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyout</span></a>] until at least Monday afternoon, when a hearing will be held. The offer, which had been set to expire at 11:59 PM on Thurs, is part of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s campaign to drastically slash the federal government. The admin said tens of thousands of workers had already accepted [not smart. They’ll never get that money].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with... Donald Trump's priorities...</p><p>The report of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyout</span></a> offers is in line with a massive makeover of the US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> embarked on by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration, which has fired &amp; sidelined hundreds of civil servants in first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy &amp; installing **loyalists**"<br><a href="https://archive.is/A3KDL#selection-1365.18-1387.258" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/A3KDL#selection-136</span><span class="invisible">5.18-1387.258</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> does not disclose its budget or the number of people it employs.<br>…The report of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyout</span></a> offers is in line w/a massive makeover of the US govt embarked on by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin, which has fired &amp; sidelined hundreds of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilServants</span></a> in first steps toward downsizing *bureaucracy* &amp; installing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loyalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loyalists</span></a>.</p><p>The WH last wk offered 2M civilian full-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> an opportunity to stop working this wk &amp; [supposedly] receive pay &amp; benefits through Sept 30 as Trump seeks to slash the govt.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin adds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinePrint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinePrint</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalEmployees</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyout</span></a> offer</p><p>It's been a week since nearly all 2.3M civilian employees of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> were presented w/an offer: Agree to resign from your job by Feb 6 &amp; keep your pay &amp; benefits through the end of Sept.</p><p>Now, w/the deadline nearing, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> have sent out new terms &amp; conditions in the form of a sample <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contract</span></a> agreement that employees are told they can use to "memorialize" the deal.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286238/federal-employees-fork-musk-trump-deferred-resignation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-52862</span><span class="invisible">38/federal-employees-fork-musk-trump-deferred-resignation</span></a></p>
Freedom Baird<p>This doc for federal employees was written yesterday by a labor lawyer with 30+ years experience (I can vouch)</p><p>"RESOURCES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES<br>...there are multiple resources, some old,<br>some brand new that are here to help you make sense of all this. ..."</p><p>See the doc for essential linked resources</p><p>Please boost and share</p><p>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eXRNoMxu_-KWJAZw4adJZH6JFH7J0Thk/view?usp=sharing</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FederalEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalEmployees</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BuyOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyOut</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LaborResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborResources</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilServants</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
minerva koenig<p>If you know a federal worker who is refusing to knuckle under to Hitler 2.0's tactics, please make the effort to thank them. They're kinda standing between us and complete disaster right now. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federalworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fundingfreeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundingfreeze</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donttakethebuyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donttakethebuyout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dontquit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dontquit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>WATCH: Sen. Warner tells federal employees to 'think twice' about offer of deferred resignation<br><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-warner-tells-federal-employees-to-think-twice-about-offer-of-deferred-resignation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/politics/watc</span><span class="invisible">h-sen-warner-tells-federal-employees-to-think-twice-about-offer-of-deferred-resignation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Buyout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buyout</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>