Notorious liar tells you to trust him this time, double promises he’s not lying THIS time.

“I don’t know what I’m gonna nuke, but I’ve got the codes and by God I’m gonna nuke something! I’m not just going to let this opportunity pass me by!”

5 CFR 752.403(a) specifically provides that performance based adverse actions could be taken under that subpart

Unfortunately, those who don’t challenge actions like these will get screwed, but DoD is going to get spanked if it tries to implement this policy with employees who assert their rights.

We could ALWAYS use Chapter 75 and couch unacceptable performance as misconduct (e.g. failure to follow instructions) but typically didn’t because there are a lot of hurdles, including the need for progressive discipline.

This is a policy decision made by people who don’t know why practitioners actually prefer Chapter 43 removals for performance. Namely, lower burden of proof and no mitigation by the board.

This will likely increase the pace with which employees are removed but doesn’t actually lower the bar for removing underperforming employees. And the example Douglas Factor analysis looks like the type that would get the MSPB to mitigate the penalty.

And that they’re being released is how you know that they are not “terrorists,” combatants, or any other classification where use of deadly military force could plausibly be legitimately used.

To be clear, I’m not happy about any of this. It’s just how it appears to me that they view it—an opportunity to advance their antifa narrative and further divide MAGAs and pro-democracy folks.

They control all of the levers of government so it doesn’t matter what anyone else does. Congress is totally cowed, the SC is in the tank, and they have a private goon squad with zero compunction about violating civil rights. People marching doesn’t concern them.

Good thing Jake Tapper is aware of this and gave a proper level of pushback… Oh wait, he didn’t because of course not.

Someone should ask her if she’d describe democrats as “deplorable”

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. That way if you get caught burying the body, you already have a grave dug for the witness.

Don’t worry. They’re also trying to privatize commissaries. That should make food more affordable.

Narrator: that’s not how studies are done.

Like a boulder rolling down a hill, it’s far easier to stop it at the top than just before it crashes into the town at the bottom and congressional republicans are gambling democracy on either being able to stop it at the last possible moment or that it will veer away from the town at some point.

I get that they *probably* think that they would object if he truly went too far (whatever that would mean for each), but they simply do not appreciate how difficult it’s going to be to stymie authoritarianism now that it is gaining momentum.