"Those layoffs have rippled through the economy, affecting third-party contracts, programs, and workers. Considering the cascading economic consequences, the layoffs will affect millions. And millions more will be harmed by the cancellation of clinical trials and scientific research that save lives and prevent disease."
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #healthcare #research #medicine
/2
"Was getting a read out a short time ago about firings at CMS (the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid). The cuts run deep. And giving how much of the health care economy runs through these programs that’s of course worrisome."
~ Josh Marshall
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #healthcare #research #medicine
/3
"But the most telling detail is one I’ve heard from numerous other agencies. The people actually running the agency don’t actually know how many people have been fired or who they are."
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #healthcare #research #medicine
/4
"Whole lot of folks, drenched by misinformation, are about to figure out that the 'deep state' they've been taught to despise are actually civil servants who keep our planes in the air, stop diseases from ravaging our communities, prevent banks from preying on us, et al."
~ Dan Cluchey quoted by Greg Dworkin
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy
/5
"A full third of federal jobs are staffed by retired military - in a lot of ways, the federal government serves as a jobs program for veterans due to its congressionally-mandated hiring preferences for vets. There are going to be tens of thousands of jobless vets due to these cuts."
~ Blake Allen quoted by Greg Dworkin
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #veterans
/6
"The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers in a Zoom call on Tuesday morning…."
~ Kim Zetter
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #healthcare #science #research
/7
https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-february-2025-firings/
"The Trump administration ended legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children on Tuesday in a move that experts say will further increase the risk of minors being trafficked."
~ Clea Skopeliti
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #children #immigrants
/8
"The Musk-Trump regime thrives on confusion, chaos, and capitulation."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #children #immigrants
/9
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/showing-up-and-walking-out
"By the time Donald Trump took the oath of office in 2025, the Republican Party had been completely remade in his image: a party with no actual policy proposals other than to tear things down, oppose anything the Democrats support, and embrace anything they despise. The blast zone now includes the very foundations of our country, including the social safety net, the administrative state, and a progressive tax system."
~ Jay Kuo
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos
/10
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/donald-trump-nihilism-grievance-democrats
"Trump did not run on a promise to unleash an unelected billionaire to slash-and-burn through the government, firing tens of thousands of employees and arbitrarily canceling contracts and federal programs. And even if he had, that still wouldn’t make it legal."
~ Liz Dye
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #children #immigrants
/11
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/elon-musk-trump-breaking-laws-democracy
"Trump 2.0 is a shared sensual experience in hurting other people. ...
The Trump years have genuinely made so many right-wing people worse."
~ Andrew Egger
#Musk #Trump #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #employment #workers #economy #cruelty
/12
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelty-isnt-the-point-its-the
