Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
As the US federal shutdown enters its second month, government workers are accusing the Trump administration of being “out of control” and bullying people who are “simply trying to do their best”.
The shutdown surpassed 35 days this week, beating the previous record set under Donald Trump’s first presidential term. About 700,000 federal employees are furloughed without pay, and about 700,000 additional federal workers have been working without pay through the shutdown.
Affected workers say the shutdown has been a continuation of attacks they have experienced under the Trump administration, from mass firings – many of which have been overturned or blocked in federal courts – to drastic budget cuts, pushes to take early retirements or resignation buyouts, and threats of withholding back pay for workers furloughed during the shutdown.
Based on the elections this week and a bunch of polls over the last thirty days, I’m pretty sure they are actually
You know what that’s fair, the past few years have made me pretty cynical but at least there’s hope
I am 100% with you on the cynicism, but that also let’s them do what they want. As hard as it is, we have to keep vigilantly fighting for our rights.
‘let us them’ seems weird here.
But still, it’s like 40% actively voting for the GOP even in this scenario. It’s crazy that GOP basically has an absolute lock on 40% of the population no matter what they do.
I figured that was Independents. I assume anyone else is entrenched in media echo chambers preventing open mindedness. I don’t get the maga folks who quit- how are they coming across information that would persuade them?