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Chuck Borges
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Father | Combat Veteran | Former PIF | Defender of the Public's Data It's never wrong to be morally and ethically right with yourself.
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Resources to help you navigate the shutdown.

#FoodSecurity
#Housing
#Finance
#Shutdown
#Help
#Assistance

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Resharing because this is such a great, comprehensive list of resources that is continually being added to as we learn about more resources Feds can access while we are working without pay 👇👇👇
The Civil Servants Coalition, which authored the letter asking Congress to support a shutdown if the legislation to end it did not include reigning in the illegal actions of the administration, has put together this Google doc of resources. Please share it widely so Feds can hold the line longer!!✊✊
Rosa Parks is an absolute legend.

Sometimes all it takes is a single person, a single act...

#nofear #standup #Alabama #RosaParks
Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures who fought for justice and inspired change across the world, will be unveiled on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.
Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
The monuments honoring the two famed native Alabamians will be the first statues of women on the lawn of the Alabama Capitol.
nbcnews.to
Food security.
Food security.

We are the richest nation in the history of the planet.

Food security.

#FFSFeedPeople
#Foodsecurity
There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
Looking at you my fellow Federal Executives...

#nokings
#dotherightthing
Might have to see how I can help impact this effort leveraging my experiences at #CDC

It is sad we are at this point in our Country, but we need to look to our communities.
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
I can do it in Haiku:

You know what we need?
Food security for kids.
Make this Country Great.
Food security for kids.
Food security for kids.

You want to Make America Great? Food security for kids.
I'm running out of popcorn...

#SSA #data #Congress #law
New lawsuit alleging the Trump Admin used sensitive Social Security data “in secret, without the notice required by law and comment from the public or Congress, and without assessing the privacy implications or risks of error posed by repurposing the data in this way."

www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration's efforts to merge personal data
A class action lawsuit argues that the administration's efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violate privacy laws and the Constitution.
www.npr.org
When you wake up on a Monday and feel like a canary flying into a coal mine...

#data
#datasecurity
#dataaccess

#silenceiscomplicity
‼️‼️‼️ We were just informed that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has named SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano the CEO of the IRS 😳😳😳 I cannot explain to you exactly how much of a conflict of interest that is. We are well past five alarm fire. We are Pompeii and Vesuvius just erupted. Wake the fuck up!!
Dear Federal Executives in Leadership positions,
Reposted by Chuck Borges
Today's the last day for 150K+ feds who took the "Fork" (deferred resignation program), including 800+ at the Social Security Administration.

The experience at SSA demonstrates 3 things about the DRP:

1. It's the tip of the iceberg
2. It wasn't really voluntary
3. It hurts service to the public
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Breaking: Microsoft disabled some cloud services used by Israel after it found the defense ministry was using them to surveil Gaza citizens.
Microsoft Cuts Back Work With Israel’s Defense Ministry
The software company found the ministry used cloud services to surveil Gaza citizens.
on.wsj.com
Oof.

So this thread is... Concerning.

The elimination of paper checks will primarily hit the poor and the disabled, and underserved populations in general.

That FiServ is involved is... Amusing.

Be curious to see how this goes over in the media

#SSA #SocialSecurity #disability #benefits
‼️‼️‼️OK so I know it’s late but today brought some really disturbing news that I gotta share with y’all so buckle up, this is a two-parter, and it’s gonna get lengthy. So let’s jump into part one.
a fast and furious advertisement with vin diesel
Alt: Vin Diesel from Fast and Furious says “you might want to buckle up.”
media.tenor.com
Got around to unpacking my work bag after I left a month ago.

To the anonymous employee who left me an unsigned thank you note, which I just re-found after this past insane month:

#thankYOU!

Your words mean more than I can say. I hope I can always have your back.

#ethics #SSA #courage
New episode of Optimist Economy. Is it true that cash doesn't help poor children? Or is that just a really convenient conclusion?

Listen here:
pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9t...
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