6mo ago

Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire

www.theguardian.com

Summary

Donald Trump reinstated "Schedule F" via executive order, reclassifying thousands of federal employees as political appointees, making them easier to fire.

The move reverses protections reinstated by Joe Biden in 2021, which aimed to prevent partisan interference in civil service.

This aligns with Project 2025, a plan to replace career civil servants with ideologically aligned personnel.

Critics warn this could degrade government performance, reduce trust, and increase corruption.

While legal challenges are expected, experts believe Schedule F is likely constitutional but will face strong opposition in courts and beyond.

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Now that SCOTUS is natzified, the rest is easy. This guy can literally murder political opponents with indemnity (Trump v. US). This country is too stupid to deserve democracy. Let it burn.
- There's no such thing as democracy. We had a representative republic for a while, I think. Then it began to metamorphosize into a corporate oligarchy, now it is completing that transition and then some.
- Do something about it then or stop whinging.
  Sincerely, the rest of the world.
  
  Por que no los dos?
  
  Do what about it?
It's step one in project 2025. Thanks to all non Harris voters and Trump voters america and possibly the rest of the world are completely fucked. If you didn't vote for Harris because of Palestine or any other stupid reason, know that it will be much worse with Trump and know that I completely despise you. You know get what you deserve and won't have the chance to vote for someone better ever again.
- Fuck the Democratic party for being so unbelievably rigid in their political plans too. We were railroaded into having Kamala be our candidate and she offered nothing but condescension and business as usual. Despite that, fuck anyone who didn't vote against this happening. Your moral grandstanding will usher in four years of deep uncertainty in the lives of every single innocent person in the world.
  
  four years
  An optimist eh? This was the last free and open election for a long time, and after Trump's brag about Elon tampering with Pennsylvania's voting machines I can't say this was free either.
- yEaHbUtGeNoCiDe
  ....as if Gaza is the only or the first terrible thing America has ever done. But for some reason that was considered a reason to give us donvict and punish everyone in the country while also assuring Gaza will be worse.
If a single man can take away your protected status, you were never protected to begin with.
- This is a point well worth making and repeating.
  If there isnt a law recognizing your labor rights, you serve at the whim of the executive. True in government and true in the private sector.
It begins...
- Day 1 dictator
Project 2025. It's their plan. They wrote it down.
So we can expect thousands of confirmation hearings?
the US is doing up to be ruled by literally the mafia, in all but name. they're removing the checks and balances
Fun Fact salt water kills electronics. Pour it on the servers.
- Random Joes can do far more damage far easier than that. People with server access are extremely rare compared to random people and that damage is limited too.
  
  Did I specify which servers? I mean all of them. Both government and private.

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