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AZJonnie

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4. This is some fascist bullshit right here. What's next, his policy is that hurricanes are not a real thing

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:48 PM

Oct 28

therefore everyone at NOAA has to pretend they're not real, otherwise they get fired?

These are NOT POLITICAL APPOINTEES, they are career civil servants for fucks sake. Their commitment should be to the principles of the SCIENCE that actually improves HUMAN HEALTH, not the policy du jour (delivered via fucking social media) of some dipshit wannabe dictator and his completely unqualified brainworm-infested junkie lacky

This kind of a spoils system cannot be legal, can it?

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Federal workers must now 'clearly' show support for Trump on year-end reviews: report [View all] CentralMass Oct 28 OP

Trump has elevated ass kissing to a fine art form. Irish_Dem Oct 28 #1

Behold King Don John, the new Kim Jong Un. sop Oct 28 #2

Seems to be a pretty damned clear violation of First Amendment rights Attilatheblond Oct 28 #3

This is some fascist bullshit right here. What's next, his policy is that hurricanes are not a real thing AZJonnie Oct 28 #4

This should cause a giant clusterfuck of finger pointing , snitching, blaming in federal services. Bozvotros Oct 28 #5

Soviet style loyalty tests Picaro Oct 28 #6

Don't forget to make them sign a loyalty oath. dalton99a Oct 28 #7

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