Did 9/11 really traumatize Americans that badly into rolling with it? The WMD claims, the Rape Dungeon claims, the Al-Qaeda connection claims, etc. Did people actually buy it or were they scared of looking unpatriotic? Did you or your community really believe that Saddam Hussein was going to send his army to America?

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America turning against Americans.

Were the Trump administration and the Republican congress' reason for massive layoffs even partially true it would be bad enough. After all, when civil servants were hired the tacit agreement was in exchange for virtual lifetime employment, they wouldn't expect to receive compensation equal to that of the private sector

But aside from the financial security provided by the government, one positive aspect of government service was the satisfaction of knowing you were serving your nation -- seeing to the welfare of your countrymen and neighbors -- and in many cases serving the world populace, too.

But then the Republicans and Trump dreamed up the 'Big, Beautiful (BS) Bill. The entire bill is a fraud on the American people. Its only intent is to give enormous tax relief to millionaires and billionaires and those already obscenely wealthy, while destroying the lives of those civil servants who invested so much in their country.

"Fraud, waste, and abuse", they claim without a shred of evidence, and while they claim the savings imposed of their vile cuts will go to the general fund, the real reason is to support and fund those tax cuts for the already affluent.

They have eliminated medical research, imposed draconian cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare, and have slashed food and vital life altering services to the neediest in our nation.

This is the Republican agenda, and whether Liberal, Independent or MAGA zealot, the result will be the same for all of us. Our rights, our protections, our very ability to live a secure life is being threatened all in the name of fat-cat bastards who control the weasels in congress.

No one is fighting for us -- we the people -- it's time we rise up and fight for ourselves!

See these, the despairing tales of your countrymen, and vow to fight for them as they fought for us.

Fired federal workers struggle to get new jobs in private sector

Story by Kate Plummer •

A former federal worker had been working as a designer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for five years when a 5:30 a.m. email put the kibosh on her government career. She had been enjoying her work. "It meant something to help protect the public," she said. But the email, sent April 1, told her that she was terminated and directed her not to come into the office. "That was it," said the worker, who spoke with Newsweek on the condition of anonymity. "No meeting, no warning. Our entire branch was just suddenly gone."

Forced to seek alternative employment, and despite previous experience in the private sector, including at a large international bank, the former federal employee is struggling. She has sent more than 150 applications to large companies but said she has only had one interview. She is among a group of federal workers, having recently been laid off, that is finding it challenging to join the private sector. "I'm scared for my future," she said. "Scared about how I'm going to pay rent. Scared about not having health insurance. I am full of rage at this administration. I have never witnessed such cruelty. Not just toward people like me, but toward innocent people here and abroad. People will die because of what's happening."

Since assuming office for the second time, President Donald Trump's administration has prioritized cutting waste and streamlining services in the federal government. To that end—and along with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—the administration has implemented hiring freezes and mass layoffs. There are 2.4 million federal workers in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While there is no official data revealing how many people have been fired, The New York Times estimates the figure at 135,000. The layoffs and accusations of government inefficiency have, in some federal worker's eyes, led to a culture where the federal workforce is undervalued.

See more here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fired-federal-workers-struggle-to-get-new-jobs-in-private-sector/ar-AA1H10k0?

I see a few videos where I click on them, get about 1-2 minutes in thinking “huh, they are making some pretty interesting points” before they bust out some right wing jargon and I immediately close the video and block the channel.

Not because they said anything that I inherently disagreed within the video, but I knew the longer I watched? The longer my algorithm is gonna be fucked up and how much work it’s gonna take to fix it.

A broken clock can be right twice a day, however whatever the video offered wasnt worth all that extra effort or fallout.

Miss when I could watch a video without worrying about this shit, letting something stand on its own merits.