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A couple of emergency managers resisting harmful policies, fighting disinfo & defending FEMA from within. Not official FEMA Proudly #AltGov FEMA Employees or Tips? signal RebelFema.99 or DM Views are our own.

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 2d

It’s FEMA’s first ever Rally! If you are in the DMV area. Come on out and show your support to FEMA and send the message “Hands off FEMA”. ✊✊✊

#FEMA #FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #PublicServiceStrong #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #October17 #FEMARally #WeShowUp

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 2m

CALL TO ACTION:

Let’s use our voices to advocate for FEMA. FEMA does have broad bipartisan support but our congress people need to hear from us!

It's time to make our voices heard! Call your member of Congress at (202) 224-3121. They need to hear from us about the critical support FEMA requires. Together, we can ensure that FEMA gets the funding and resources it needs to serve our communities effectively.

When you call ask these four things:
(1) Remove FEMA from under the Dept of Homeland Security and re-establish it as a standalone agency.
(2) Hire more people at FEMA
(3) Provide more funding for FEMA,and
(4) Install a qualified, Senate-confirmed emergency manager as the FEMA Administrator.

Make the call today!
A small action, multiplied by thousands, can make a real difference. Congress rarely hears from people about FEMA unless it’s to complain. Let’s change that. Use your voice to speak up for the agency and the mission we believe in.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2h

☎️Take a few minutes today to call your reps and senators. They need to hear from us, especially from federal workers.

Tell them to hold the line, to not let our trauma and suffering be in vain. Force republicans to the negotiating table and remind Trump he does not yet own us all.

5calls.org

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 5h

⚠️ STATES, LOCALS, TRIBAL NATIONS, TERRITORIES ⚠️

HHS has eliminated EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD FOR DATA PROTECTION AT CDC. Giving data to CDC is no longer safe and puts your residents at risk.

Unless and until all CDC’s data protections are restored you should consider CDC a bad actor.

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1h

Climate folks, emergency management folks, USACE folks, NOAA folks. Most federal agencies are FEMA’s partners in response & recovery!

Come show support for FEMA.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1h

#FEMA folks are organizing a rally. It’s a ways off but let’s save the date. Share this shamelessly & let everyone know whether it’s your fellow FEMA employees or allies in the DMV area.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 9h

God she’s beautiful!

I can’t help but wonder how much better off we’d be if an octopus was president. Lol.

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19h

The brown people aren't stealing your jobs.
The orange man is stealing your future.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.

Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.

They're selling out their own voters.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

This Is Fascism

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10h

My quote of the day

Nancy Hopkins et al., A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT (1999)

They found that discrimination consists of a pattern of powerful but unrecognized assumptions and attitudes that work systematically against women faculty even in the light of obvious good will. Like many discoveries, at first it is startling and unexpected. Once you "get it", it seems almost obvious.

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Proudly Blue @proudlyblue.bsky.social · 23h

Since the National Guard and Marines have so little to do except guard empty buildings, why not downsize them instead of air traffic controllers, IRS agents, disease experts, FEMA, & NOAA?

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 22h

Yeah but we all are running in spite now. Not sure they will succeed lol.

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 22h

Um….the AC doesn't 🤣🤣🤣

RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 23h

to really probably not one federal workers surprise, they made a mistake????

These people run ou government for crimini‘s sake.

We should be very concerned.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 1d

No one knows what is happening. Now, we are hearing some of the CDC RIF notices might have been in error.
Error = Miscoding

Where are we hearing this? Through media of course! No one is being transparent with CDC staff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

We continue to track the cuts. Stay tuned.

a picture of a giraffe dancing with the words welcome to the circus

Alt: a picture of a giraffe dancing with the words welcome to the circus

media.tenor.com

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 23h

Man between unnecessary idling and no jack
rabbit starts this threatens to take away all my fun!

What about NPR driveway moments when you get home? does that count as idling unnecessarily?

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

No wonder trust in government keeps eroding. When people in positions like this abuse their power, it damages the whole system's credibility.

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

Let’s check in with the Secretary Noem’s Liaison to The White House and President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination claims.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

Climate folks, emergency management folks, USACE folks, NOAA folks. Most federal agencies are FEMA’s partners in response & recovery!

Come show support for FEMA.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

#FEMA folks are organizing a rally. It’s a ways off but let’s save the date. Share this shamelessly & let everyone know whether it’s your fellow FEMA employees or allies in the DMV area.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

This is such an important message. history shows us this fact , from
Slaves fighting for their freedom to those affected by the AIDS epidemic, they prioritized joy.

Make JOY intentional. It is such an important act of resistance.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 1d

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ After last night’s firing of CDC staff (exact numbers being determined), we want to remind folks that joy is an act of resistance.

Happy Atlanta pride 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

Happy pride, Atlanta!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · 1d

Trump literally said his layoffs will mostly hit Democratic programs/agencies. He’s deliberately hurting thousands of federal employees and their families directly who did not ask for this because he has an axe to grind with the Democrats.

I’m so angry about all of this that I have no words.

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.bsky.social · 1d

“NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good—its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it.”

www.wired.com/story/noaas-...

For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess

Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of risk...

www.wired.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

President Trump and his party's sadistic little game is going to hurt real, live human beings. And some of them are likely to turn out to be GOP and Trump voters. trib.al/VQp4hVl

GOPer Quietly Admits Trump Cuts to Blue States Will Hurt MAGA Voters

Trump and his lieutenants are taking sadistic glee in slashing projects in blue states. Guess they’ve forgotten that their supporters live in them too.

trib.al

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

“And you’ve pissed off a lot of super smart and super skilled emoyees”

Truer words have probably never been spoken.

WE ARE PISSED! AND WE ARE SMART AND SKILLED!

#solidarity #altgov

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

First, you can’t fire altCDC and our #altgovs so we gonna be here. Pissing you all off by sharing the tea, giving real info and supporting our government employees.

The government is only as strong as its employees.
And you’ve pissed off a lot of super smart and super skilled employees.

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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.bsky.social · 1d

🫠It’s day 11 of the government shutdown, and there have been reports of human impacts & resource damage across parks. You love the parks! We get it, we really do - but the best way to support parks is to leave them alone right now.

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