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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 1d

(didn't know this source but looked it up. very left leaning, but also good reliability)

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 1d

tldr; is the first line of the article: "Donald Trump's administration is walking back about half of a reported 1,000 health agency cuts."

Looking out for other "oops" moments as these attempted RIFs go on.

#oops #shutdown #layoff #CDC
@altcdc.altgov.info

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 1d

‼️ATTENTION (RECENT) FEDS‼️
If you have been or will be laid off during this shutdown:

"Federal employees should take their cases to the Merit Systems Protection board, its attorneys said."

www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

#Feds #Resist #shutdown

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks. All agencies should report their numbers. All I have seen is this court order so far. Dunno if it's accurate.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to confirm this information with contacts, but this court order is probably pretty accurate?

#RIF #illegal #resist

#commerce #education #energy #hhs #hud #dhs #treasury

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

Layoffs confirmed at Health and Human Services. #HHS is the agency responsible for the health and well-being of Americans. It oversees public health, funding for health and social service programs, and conducts vital, life-saving research.

I guess HHS is a "Democrat thing"

@alt-hhs.altgov.info

Trump officials lay off more HHS employees amid government shutdown

An HHS spokesperson says employees "across multiple divisions" have received reduction-in-force notices.

www.axios.com

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

The other 7 in the initial round of the compact: @universityoftexas.bsky.social
@uarizona.bsky.social #BrownUniversity #DartmouthCollege @upenn.edu #USC #VanderbiltUniversity #UVA

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

@mit.edu for the win!!! Put pressure on all the #colleges and #universities to reject this funding compact as well. #resist #savehighered

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

MIT Rejects Trump’s Federal Funding Deal—Other 8 Schools Still Uncommitted

The compact from the Trump administration looks to provide a handful of universities with funding advantages in exchange for changes to their policies on grading, international student enrollment and ...

www.forbes.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5d

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...

Congress erupts over "lawless" Trump threat not to pay back furloughed federal workers

"Congress will make this call," said one House Republican. "We will pay the workers."

www.axios.com

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5d

Shared with permission from Carl Stahle, Retired, Vice President of Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center

Link in the document text: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

(Original LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/carl-s...)

@roguenasa.altgov.info

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5d

To be clear, deleting the reference to a law doesn't mean the law ceases to exist.

Read the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-1) here: www.congress.gov/116/plaws/pu...

www.congress.gov

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5d

@altfws.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info @alt-ssa.altgov.info @altcdc.altgov.info @alt-dol.altgov.info @alt-irs.altgov.info @altspaceforce.altgov.info @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info @roguenasa.altgov.info @roguenoaa.bsky.social and certainly others.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5d

To be clear, deleting the reference to a law doesn't mean the law ceases to exist.

Read the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-1) here: www.congress.gov/116/plaws/pu...

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

#Feds #OMB #ShutdownShowdown #backpay
#Vought #furlough

www.congress.gov

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 11d

Dear ALL #Colleges and #Universities,

Now is the time for a united front. Just say no.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

(That means you too, @stanford.edu)

#SaveHigherEd #UnitedFront #StrongerTogether

www.wsj.com

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.bsky.social · 11d

@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov

Feds are sacrificing for you. Hold the line. Fight. Do what we elected you to do. Fight for our democracy.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 11d

@indivisible.org sent out this email re: a mass call TONIGHT, but here's a wiped shareable image version.

None of the links work in the png of course, but here's the registration link: www.mobilize.us/HealthcareNo...

If anyone wants any of the other links, I'm happy to share them in the comments.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 11d

📣 Calling 2nd-year grad students and their mentors:

You just abruptly lost the ability to apply for the NSF grad research fellowship.

Join ~900 others (and growing!) in signing @omfishient.bsky.social's petition to reverse that.

[Or reshare this petition if you're not directly impacted]

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 12d

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social and @warren.senate.gov making an immediate call to action and advertising for #nokings2 on Oct 18 ❤️❤️❤️

#nokings #resist #mobilize
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@womensmarch.com
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 12d

A longish video but EXCELLENT execution. This is what democracy looks like. Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and others ❤️

@indivisible.org
@indimidpen.bsky.social

youtu.be/ZjAZJk-z-jg?...

Bernie Sanders Leads Roundtable On Government Shutdown With Democratic Senators

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

youtu.be

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 12d

What in the actual F*CK?!?! The Housing and Urban Development homepage right now.

www.hud.gov

Somebody sue them for violating the Hatch Act.

#HUD #HatchAct #illegal
@indivisible.org
@indimidpen.bsky.social
@briantylercohen.bsky.social

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 12d

Similar/identical language for NSF. Here's my transcription of an email shared with me by staff.

President Trump opposes a government shutdown and strongly supports the enactment of H.R. 5371, which is a clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government through November 21, and already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands. If Congressional Democrats maintain their current posture and refuse to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded before midnight on September 30, 2025, federally appropriated funding will lapse.

A funding lapse will result in certain government activities ceasing due to a lack of appropriated funding. In addition, designated pre-notified employees of this agency would be temporarily furloughed. P.L. 116-1 would apply.

The agency has contingency plans in place for executing an orderly shutdown of activities that would be affected by any lapse in appropriations forced by Congressional Democrats.

Brian Stone
Performing the Duties of the Director

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