As we are not (surprisingly) an essential element of the government, we may get shut down if the government gets shut down. And let's face it- who wants to work if the EPA isn't working?
In other news, the director of the FBI fired all the remaining agents who haven't previously been fired. "I told you I was going to shake this place up, and I have" crowed Patel. The FBI will currently employ a woman named Mavel who will handle fraud complaints for all states west of the Mississippi, and two guys named Dareen and Ngyuen for everything else. "That should about cover it" said Patel. "And if needed, Mavel can help the FDA in disapproving new drug applications. She got a B in her high school health science course and RFK Jr is very impressed."
The Dolphins won MNF, we won our healthy bet, and we are heading into days of reflection and contrition.
For those of you not working starting sundown Wednesday, you're in good company- most of the federal government will be joining you. Of course some people will be fasting because they aren't getting paychecks or money from government programs that are shuttered, but a fast is a fast, right?
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I’m relieved to see the FBI refocus on fighting crime, moving away from the political weaponization that marked the Biden administration. Below are nine examples of alleged FBI overreach, supported by whistleblower accounts, congressional reports, and declassified documents, demonstrating a troubling pattern of targeting dissenters. Targeting School Board Parents: The FBI’s 2021 “EDUOFFICIALS” threat tag tracked parents protesting critical race theory, with 25+ cases involving home visits, per whistleblower testimony (House Judiciary Report, 2023).
Surveilling Catholics: A 2023 FBI memo labeled Latin Mass attendees as extremist risks, urging parish infiltration, revealed by whistleblowers (FBI Richmond Memo).
Raiding Pro-Life Activists: SWAT raids targeted non-violent pro-lifers like Mark Houck under the FACE Act, with 30+ cases post-Dobbs (DOJ filings).
Suppressing Hunter Biden Laptop: The FBI authenticated the laptop in 2019 but warned of a Russian “hack-and-leak,” leading to censorship (Twitter Files, 2022).
“Arctic Frost” Expansion: A Trump probe grew to target 92 conservative groups, per whistleblowers (House Weaponization Subcommittee).
Social Media Censorship: Weekly FBI-tech meetings pressured content removal, costing $3.4M (Twitter Files).
Mar-a-Lago Raid: Armed agents searched Trump’s estate in 2022, seen as politically timed (DOJ court filings).
Whistleblower Retaliation: Ten agents exposing bias faced clearance revocations (Senate Judiciary Report, 2023).
January 6 Overreach: 274 agents and harsh misdemeanor prosecutions targeted conservatives, unlike 2020 riots (FBI after-action reports).
These actions, documented via oversight, chilled free speech. The FBI’s crime-fighting pivot is a welcome change.
Re "She got a B in her high school health science course". What about a photo? Can she rock a bikini?
Shumie time for fed workers
Over 154,000 federal employees are officially leaving government service this week in what constitutes the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly eight decades, as Congress races against a midnight deadline to prevent a government shutdown.
• The resignations mark the culmination of President Trump’s controversial Deferred Resignation Program, which offered federal workers up to eight months of full salary and benefits while on administrative leave if they agreed to voluntarily exit by September 30.
• The departing workers represent approximately 6.7% of the federal civilian workforce and come from agencies across government, with particularly notable impacts on the National Weather Service, NASA, and the Department of Agriculture, causing what experts warn is a damaging “brain drain” of institutional expertise.
• The mass resignations coincide with a critical funding deadline as Congress appears headed toward a government shutdown, with the Trump administration instructing federal agencies to prepare for permanent layoffs rather than temporary furloughs if funding lapses.
• The administration projects that through buyouts, firings, and other incentives, approximately 300,000 federal workers will exit by year’s end, representing a 12.5% decrease in the federal workforce and generating an estimated $28 billion in annual savings.
Has anyone here worked with Stephen Mitchell? Just curious.
Wouldn’t the A-holes on the 4th floor of the SAO love this blog shut down. #WinAtAllCost” #corruption
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