This is good news, I am hoping that this means that they will be put back to work and stay working. Because we all know that Trump could do an about face in a few months or weeks and have them all fired again. He needs to be gone and take all of his shit head goons with him. Thank you Chris for all you do.
Anti-social individuals - sometimes referred to as narcissists - receive pleasure from ‘stirring the pot’ - ‘igniting the flame’ - and watching other people react. The more reaction the more pleasure. When people stop responding - don’t dance to their tune - they will move on to the next ‘possible spark’. Trump and Musk and all of their puppets are getting immense satisfaction watching people engage - it is time to stop letting them manipulate us - quit dancing.
"The witnesses did not see what happened under the jumpsuit and sheet. We know from scientific studies that rapid administration of a high dose of pentobarbital is excruciatingly painful. Pulmonary edema develops in seconds as the lungs fill with water and one is not able to breathe," Baich told reporters afterward.
The Arizona legislature is reportedly thinking about authorizing the firing squad. Nitrogen gas and the firing squad might eventually replace lethal injection as the method du jour.
I'm a federal employee at one of the agencies affected and I find it very funny that the Justice Department claims reinstating employees will cause turmoil. News flash: it's been nothing but turmoil since January as my colleagues and I have been constantly reprioritizing projects, shifting gears on years-long work streams and constantly heads down trying to figure out how we'll serve the public with far fewer resources. Reinstating employees? That's going to reduce turmoil, not cause it.
I appreciate your comment that DoJ lawyers who file sham documents must be held accountable. This can be done directly by the Court. Judge Alsup could immediately require Kelsey Helland to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Alsup could then sanction Helland, perhaps by barring him from further appearances in his court. He could also refer Helland to the appropriate state disciplinary board.
D-Boards can suspend or terminate the law licensences of lying lawyers. The problem is that historically they've been slow to act, as if the protecting the lawyer was more important than protecting the public from the lawyer. That has to change.
Lawyers who lie to judges are a menace. When DoJ lawyers lie, or fail to live up to their ethical obligations, the are a threat to the nation. The legal profession is supposed to police itself. It better, before it's too late.
A timely and needed update. Thanks Chris for your unerring ability to make concise and cogent sense of all the trump/musk shenanigans! Much obliged.
Whew! Who knew waste saving would be so expensive? What cost to rehire the 25,000?
This is good news, I am hoping that this means that they will be put back to work and stay working. Because we all know that Trump could do an about face in a few months or weeks and have them all fired again. He needs to be gone and take all of his shit head goons with him. Thank you Chris for all you do.
Anti-social individuals - sometimes referred to as narcissists - receive pleasure from ‘stirring the pot’ - ‘igniting the flame’ - and watching other people react. The more reaction the more pleasure. When people stop responding - don’t dance to their tune - they will move on to the next ‘possible spark’. Trump and Musk and all of their puppets are getting immense satisfaction watching people engage - it is time to stop letting them manipulate us - quit dancing.
You mean roll over and play dead like the Senate Democrats?
One witness to the Arizona execution:
"The witnesses did not see what happened under the jumpsuit and sheet. We know from scientific studies that rapid administration of a high dose of pentobarbital is excruciatingly painful. Pulmonary edema develops in seconds as the lungs fill with water and one is not able to breathe," Baich told reporters afterward.
https://www.azcentral.com/live-story/news/local/arizona/2025/03/19/aaron-gunches-arizona-execution/82427862007/
The Arizona legislature is reportedly thinking about authorizing the firing squad. Nitrogen gas and the firing squad might eventually replace lethal injection as the method du jour.
I'm a federal employee at one of the agencies affected and I find it very funny that the Justice Department claims reinstating employees will cause turmoil. News flash: it's been nothing but turmoil since January as my colleagues and I have been constantly reprioritizing projects, shifting gears on years-long work streams and constantly heads down trying to figure out how we'll serve the public with far fewer resources. Reinstating employees? That's going to reduce turmoil, not cause it.
I appreciate your comment that DoJ lawyers who file sham documents must be held accountable. This can be done directly by the Court. Judge Alsup could immediately require Kelsey Helland to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Alsup could then sanction Helland, perhaps by barring him from further appearances in his court. He could also refer Helland to the appropriate state disciplinary board.
D-Boards can suspend or terminate the law licensences of lying lawyers. The problem is that historically they've been slow to act, as if the protecting the lawyer was more important than protecting the public from the lawyer. That has to change.
Lawyers who lie to judges are a menace. When DoJ lawyers lie, or fail to live up to their ethical obligations, the are a threat to the nation. The legal profession is supposed to police itself. It better, before it's too late.
Thank you Chris.
AFGE theme song: "And I am telling you I am not going."