"Cuts of 30 to 70% are rumored at USDA next week. NIH & NSF funding is being destroyed & the agencies themselves facing cuts.

About 3,500 nonfederal entomologists depend on these agencies. We're🚨risking research that protects #ecosystems & #foodsecurity."

It's difficult to keep up with all the atrocities, but we amplify the gravity of the losing these experts, the firings, existential threats... of the #TrumpMusk admin.

#DOGE #Firings #Science #USDA #NIH #NSF #USPol govexec.com/management/2025/04…

Some USDA RIF plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts

Some regional offices are expected to be cut as some headquarters offices will be "hollowed out."

^{Eric Katz (Government Executive)}

Yesterday was my dad’s birthday. DOGE wrote me a letter this month. They want money back from him.

He had schizophrenia and was sometimes homeless. In his later years I was able to help him stay housed, and he received $180 of SSI monthly which went toward his rent in assisted living in a low-income bed.

But DOGE has realized that they overpaid him. So they sent a letter warning that some of that money may need to be returned.

The thing is, my dad is dead.

1/2

#DOGE #SSI #SocialSecurity

Musk’s #DOGE purge is causing more harm than the #firings -that needlessly upend lives, they’re devastating communities & reducing the GDP.

“For every $1 spent by the Parks, they produce $15 in economic activity. It’s <0.067% of all fed spending.

Parks have a huge economic multiplier. They create platforms for substantial pvt sector activity (tourism, REC bus’…) while preserving public assets that appreciate in value over time -an incredible investment for the economy.”
-K Scanlon

#USPol #NPS

"I think for the first time in 90 years, we’re going to see an interruption of #SocialSecurity benefits. I hope it doesn't happen, but I believe it will. You're going to see wait times skyrocket.”
-M O’Malley -fmr SS COMR

He said the current admin’s efforts to shrink the WF will send away essential personnel & jeopardize the agency’s most basic functions.

>73M ppl, incl. 56M seniors, rely on the #SSA for monthly benefit checks.

#USPol #DOGE #Musk #Trump #Coup #Resist

huffpost.com/entry/social-secu…

Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley Says DOGE Cuts Could Interrupt Benefits

Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce could cause a system failure at the Social Security Administration, the agency's former leader warned.

^{Arthur Delaney (HuffPost)}

"Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.

I'll be heading up the Bellevue protest and we've got an amazing crew holding down all these locations. Come join us! #teslatakedown
-E Sutton

#PublicSafety #FAA #AirTrafficControllers #Musk #DOGE #Resist #Coup #Boycott

"DOGE says it's now saved $65B in federal funds, but that's still impossible to verify. It only provides records for $9.6B in savings from contract terminations."

Neither Trump, nor Musk, can keep track of their egregious lies that are destroying public servants' livelihoods & lives.

#Trump #Musk #Grift #DOGE #USPol #Resist

abcnews.go.com/US/doge-now-sav…

DOGE says it's now saved $65B in federal funds, but that's still impossible to verify

It only provides records for $9.6 billion in savings from contract terminations.

^{Soo Rin Kim (ABC News)}