I don’t know how you can ever rebuild them. I assume Trump will be sued but the damage has been done.
It’s incredible how badly they treat people. From a Marisa Kabas post below:
“Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.”
"The FDA as we've known it is finished."“CDC clobbered. The agency will not be able to function."
— Karen Benjamin Guzzo (@karenguzzo.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T18:42:39.063Z
The CDC has been guttedwww.wired.com/story/cdc-gu…
— David Gilbert (@davidgilbert.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T15:36:10.409Z
New — Here is a running list of Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) offices that have either been fully eliminated or gutted into non-functionality as a result of today's mass firings (provided to me directly by a CDC staffer):
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T15:25:36.601Z
For sharing: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T16:14:31.402Z
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc). Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T13:48:17.885Z
HHS looking at 25% cut overall.Food and Drug Administration will be gutted by 18%; Centers for Disease Control by 19%www.govexec.com/workforce/20…
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T13:53:06.318Z
NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today. One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease. By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
— Dell Cameron (@dell.bsky.social) 2025-04-02T00:15:00.369Z
Sad! 