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Washington DC, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking bold steps to shrink the federal workforce, implementing mass terminations, probationary firings, and a government-wide reduction in force (RIF). These actions have already triggered legal challenges from unions and civil rights groups, as the administration moves forward with its streamlining efforts.
Probationary Firings Target Thousands of Federal Employees
On Thursday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) directed government agencies to fire probationary employees, affecting an estimated 200,000 workers.
🔹 The Department of the Interior terminated 2,300 employees.
🔹 The Department of Veterans Affairs let go of 1,000 employees.
🔹 Health and Human Services is set to terminate 5,200 workers.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (donations) and government employee unions argue these mass firings violate due process, as laws require case-by-case performance reviews before dismissals.
The American Federation of Government Employees (Union dues) condemned the move as a “politically driven mass firing spree”, accusing the administration of targeting employees hired before Trump’s return to office.
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Prepare for Large-Scale Layoffs
On Tuesday night, Trump signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to develop plans for mass layoffs within 30 days.
📌 Key Provisions of the Order:
✅ Agencies must provide 60 days’ notice before layoffs begin.
✅ Employees will be ranked by job performance and veteran status before termination.
✅ Agencies can hire only one employee for every four departures, reducing government size through attrition.
Legal challenges have already emerged, with unions suing on the grounds that the order does not follow traditional reduction-in-force protocols.
Federal Employee Buyout Program Ends
The administration abruptly closed the federal buyout program after a court ruling cleared the way for its termination.
💰 75,000 federal employees accepted the buyout, receiving eight months of pay and benefits.
📉 While the White House initially aimed to cut 5-10% of the federal workforce, the buyout accounted for only 4%.
Despite this, Trump remains optimistic:
“That’s 75,000 fewer government workers. We paid them well. It’s a tremendous saving. We want to downsize government but make it better.”
What’s Next?
With layoffs accelerating and legal battles intensifying, federal workers face uncertainty as the administration pushes forward with its government downsizing initiative.
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There is growing speculation that the US Treasury under Trump is going to revalue gold from the $50 engraved in 1 oz Eagles to market or greater (3k+) to eliminate some or all of the debt that is costing more than anything else in the federal budget to finance. The evidence is record amount of gold being shipped from the London Bullion Market to the New York Comex, coinciding with an announcement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of intentions to monetize the asset side of the U.S. balance sheet and “put the assets to work.”
The US has been bankrupt for a long time. People think we’re making progress by laying off some federal layabouts but you could gut the entire “defense” budget and you still wouldn’t pay off the interest. It is mathematically impossible. The accounting legerdemain cannot go on forever. It’s going to be a default. And they will come for it all.
The DOJ is arguing right now in case against a landscaping company that the government can confiscate your money at any time for any reason, because your money isn’t your property. They print it at will, and can take it at will. Now you know why they’re going to herd you into all these stupid shitcoins.
It is not mathematically impossible. You rehypothicate and audit gold and find the dollar value that wipes out the debt. It’s a fiat currency collapse.
Well, that was easy. Can you believe the US has been suffocating under tens of trillions of dollars of debt this whole time and no one has come up with this brilliant idea before?
Do you have any magic for cancer or how to make my old vinyl car top look like new?
There was no political will to solve the problem. Now there may be. Save your appeal to ridicule. You are talking to the one person to foresee this exact situation. Read Progress by Charles Stampul. Get the tenth anniversary edition. Join the adults who rather confront and make the best of a difficult problem rather than the children who want to scream that there is no solution.
Hey lady, you’re forgetting one thing. Monetary policy is set by the central bank which doesn’t answer to politics. The central bank is outside the jurisdiction of the us gov’t. That was its big selling point as you recall.
“We’re not happy until you’re not happy”
If the federal government get away with this, what’s gonna happen in the Village Of Ridgewood if they start losing federal and state money, we’re gonna see a big layoff in the village. let’s see who’s going to be safe, police and fire receive a lot of money in Federal & state state money
ya you a-holes are fcked lLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Who is f’——k
I definitely will say this, the people that have been kissing ass to the wrong people are gonna get theirs. Everyone knows who they are. They’ve been following the wrong people , making the wrong decisions and then the past five years, the village has become not a great place to work. Not like what I used to be everyone was laughing working getting the work done now just putting your eight hours and going home nobody gives a shit about anyone. They’re all Backstabbers, troublemakers, most of my fellow employees have no experience. They don’t even know what they’re doing. they think they know what they’re doing, but they don’t. So this is what I have to deal with and the jealousy is terrible. The morales in in the gutter no one is taking any tests, people are just being promoted, thrown into the position, individuals getting stipends, the top management will not tell us who’s getting the stipends, or how much they’re getting. Very sneaky shit going on. So many of us are sick of it. That’s why you have noticed in the past year. People get their time in and they leave. No one staying a long time if you do, you are a real fool. And it’s funny one guy there 35 years . No life and he’s the one part of the troublemakers. Just keep on bringing more and more my buddies in. It’s like one big cult.
I came here just to downvote this. Stop whining. If you can’t beat them, join them. Look where your high-minded morality has gotten you. Look at all the frustration and toothless venting of anonymous screeds. That’s your reward.
Hey you going over, of course
Well, that’s what’s going on in the village, enjoy the games
Musk is undoubtably posing the biggest threat to Democrats in decades. Musk’s team are uncovering industrial-scale fraud whereby taxpayers money is being spent on leftist propaganda, absurd leftist causes around the world, and endless opportunities for friends and associates to enrich themselves. They all have dirt on each other, which is why so much of this fraud was possible. Biden and his criminally-corrupt family and associates should all be in jail.
I mean Idk much currency policy or how to manipulate debt and markets etc. but to see that millions of dead ppl are still receiving social security makes me think that there is something to be done even if it won’t fix all the problems. And those who have illegaly benefitted by this scam need to go to prison for a long time, don’t ya think?