Don’t take Republicans’ word on calling a vote

Republicans won’t keep deals. Remember this? (I didn’t.) Then there are tne rescissions that undo budget deals already made.

In the last government funding deal, Schumer got a handshake promise from Republicans to hold a House vote to undo a block on D.C. spending $1B of its own revenue. Then House Republicans simply never called the vote.Guarantee, schmarantee.

Greg Greene (he/him/his) (@greene.haus) 2025-10-16T17:14:40.446Z

Trump and his cult have no respect for the Hatch Act

The Hatch Act keeps the government non-partisan. As a long-time federal employee, we were often reminded about it, especially around election time.

They sent out very biased emails blaming shutdowns on Democrats,

Watch this quick explainer on the Hatch Act and you’ll see just how far the regime has gone—propaganda in airports, partisan emails, and political orders from the top. It’s not “messaging,” it’s a full-blown assault on the law that keeps our government nonpartisan.

Donna Stern (@dvsmemphis.bsky.social) 2025-10-14T20:14:52.034Z

Last week Noem tried to turn airports into propaganda theaters, w/ security checkpoints playing video blaming Democrats for the govt shutdown. 19 major airports, including JFK, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Denver, Boston-said no. The Hatch Act (the LAW) prohibits such abuse#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 (@tommasinaresist.bsky.social) 2025-10-14T20:21:14.487Z

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.1 202-924-2065

Abbi Lichtenstein (@abbij1961.bsky.social) 2025-10-14T21:27:38.094Z

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-10-02T01:38:21.671Z

And the Social Security Administration. 7/

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-10-02T01:38:21.677Z

Instead of working on a deal to reopen the government, the Trump administration is focused on hijacking federal agency websites with partisan nonsense—

Congressman Wesley Bell (@repwesleybellmo.bsky.social) 2025-10-02T20:53:05.351Z

Education Department altered employees' emails to blame shutdown on Democrats, lawsuit says reut.rs/4o4AxEa

Reuters (@reuters.com) 2025-10-04T00:50:16Z

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo…

Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) 2025-10-03T02:00:00.613Z

Public Citizen files Hatch Act complaint against Small Business Administration for 'highly partisan post' on homepage http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru…

Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T23:42:07.853Z

Can we put taxes in escrow?

Trump has made it clear that he will reduce funding for blue states. He is also eliminating programs that were funded.

Can we withhold income taxes and put them in escrow? I don’t think this is legal but it can’t hurt to ask. I don’t see why I should pay for Trump’s behavior.

More posts on job losses by Black women

Trump claimed that immigrants were “taking Black jobs,” but even after he deported 350,000 immigrants this year, 300,000 Black women lost their jobs. Black unemployment, overall, has soared to 7.5% under Trump, while white unemployment has dropped to 3.7%.

Keith Boykin (@keithboykin.bsky.social) 2025-10-12T15:46:40.921Z

Over 300,000 Black women have lost jobs this year In Minneapolis, Sheletta Brundidge is hosting a job fair for Black women, by Black women. This is what community looks like. When doors close, we open new ones. 💙kstp.com/kstp-news/to…

Rep. Ilhan Omar (@repilhan.bsky.social) 2025-10-15T14:17:19.373Z

Trump’s terrible RIFs to the Department of Education

Trump really meant it when he said he loves the poorly educated.

We are hearing that almost all of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) has been let go. This is devastating news for both the employees, who are being treated as nothing more than political pawns, and for K–12 education in this country—both deserve better.

Alt Department of Education (@altdepted.bsky.social) 2025-10-10T21:40:53.524Z

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education. America’s children deserve better than this.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. (@sarapartridge.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T16:51:19.554Z

Trump’s terrible RIFs to the CDC’

Does he think his cult doesn’t get cancer, too? It’s not just Democrats who will be affected by this awful decision..

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u…

Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@sherylnyt.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T04:49:12.553Z

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.” Among those RIFd:—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;—leadership of global health center—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

Lena Sun (@lenasun.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T12:49:36.988Z

More on the CDC tonight: @jeremyfaust.bsky.social , who is impeccably sourced there (physician, Harvard faculty) has details on the divisions hit by the apparently illegal RIFS. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n…

Maryn McKenna (@marynmck.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T02:58:49.361Z

This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. http://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u…

Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T10:08:37.483Z

Trump lies about the Associated Press (AP)

He lost the case.

The AP pushes back:"In fact, the AP won its case against Trump, but the president successfully earned a delay in getting the ruling enforced before the U.S. Court of Appeals considers the issue. Arguments on the president's appeal are scheduled for November."apnews.com/article/ap-t…

Bob Burgess (@bobburgess.bsky.social) 2025-10-06T20:16:15.146Z

OVERLOOKED: Trump praised judge/his ruling in case over AP being kicked out of White House pool. Called Judge Trevor McFadden (his own appointee, Trump DOJ atty, Colloton clerk) "somewhat liberal." McFadden found WH 'brazen' move violated AP's 1A rights http://www.politico.com/news/2025/04…

Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T17:45:18.769Z

Trump telling warfighters about his war with The AP: "We won in court. How bout that? Isn't that so cool?"

Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) 2025-09-30T13:46:52.162Z

Trump: "We got sued by the Associated Press, and they lost. In fact, the judge was so good he said, 'He's calling it the Gulf of America. He's got all the approvals' … they got thrown out of court. In fact, they're almost not allowed to cover me anymore because of that. It was a big hit."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-10-05T20:56:22.814Z

The DC Circuit is set to consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by expelling the Associated Press from the White House press pool. @knightcolumbia.org's brief, just filed. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig…

Jameel Jaffer (@jameeljaffer.bsky.social) 2025-10-06T19:27:18.522Z

A Trump coin would be illegal

This administration doesn’t care and nobody will stop them.

It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.By Alan Rappeportwww.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b…

Eric Lipton NYT (@ericlipton.nytimes.com) 2025-10-04T02:50:50.952Z

The only thing I can conclude from this is that the U.S. Treasury Dept. is planning on doing something pretty drastic to ensure they comply with U.S. code.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ (@charlesgaba.com) 2025-10-06T19:24:10.045Z