I try to accentuate the positive. That's been hard lately

This is a reach, but bear with me:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/pentagons-digital-resignations-00290930

(non-paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20250415173350/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/pentagons-digital-resignations-00290930 )

These folks aren't necessarily #left leaning

But now they are on the outside, with us

Not just ex-#Pentagon, but from all over the #US #government

They have a grudge against the #bigot-#moron-#plutocrat #coup

Smart people who know things

Some of them may even be on #Mastodon

I say to them: "welcome"

Lets do something about it

Carole Cadwalladr speaks truth to power.

Every one of my friends and colleagues in Silicon Valley should spend the 18 minutes to watch this incredible talk, and then have a good long think. Ask yourself: what is YOUR part in this story?

#morality #kakistocracy #coup #tyranny #oligarchy #SiliconValley #broligarchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE

The U.S. govt has been taken over from the inside by people partially aligned with billionaires with weird end of the world cult ideas and partially aligned with hostile foreign dictatorships, and both, and it's all become a vat of treason soup that is NOT going to be fixed. The courts can NOT fix this.

Understand that the future of the U.S. is dictatorship, treason, corruption, violence, disappearances, economic depression...this has happened to many countries, our neighbors, coworkers, and family members decided it's time for the U.S. to be in the barrel.

I hope the U.S. proves me wrong.
#coup #corruption #treason #USPol

"members of the DOGE team asked that their activities not be logged on the system and then appeared to try to cover their tracks behind them, turning off monitoring tools and manually deleting records of their access — evasive behavior that several cybersecurity experts interviewed by NPR compared to what criminal or state-sponsored hackers might do." ... "If he didn't know the backstory, any [chief information security officer] worth his salt would look at network activity like this and assume it's a nation-state attack from China or Russia," said Braun, the former White House cyber official. ... In the days after Berulis and his colleagues prepared a request for CISA's help investigating the breach, Berulis found a printed letter in an envelope taped to his door, which included threatening language, sensitive personal information and overhead pictures of him walking his dog, according to the cover letter attached to his official disclosure. ... "If the underlying disclosure wasn't concerning enough, the targeted, physical intimidation and surveillance of my client is. If this is happening to Mr. Berulis, it is likely happening to others and brings our nation more in line with authoritarian regimes than with open and free democracies," wrote Bakaj, his attorney
#DOGE #corruption #infosec #cybersecurity #InsiderThreat #coup #natsec https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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Gen-Z Probie: Gonna Ride This Out

I don’t know if this was the right decision or not but it’s the decision I’ve made. I’m less than a year in, just graduated from grad school this past May in 2024. I feel terrified, financially I will be in trouble if (probably when) I get RIFd but my ego literally won’t let these mfers push me out of my position with ease. I know there’s not too many other Gen-Zers out there but I hope those of yall that are holding strong know you’re not alone, and those of you who chose to leave I hope you are doing okay and found some kind of safety net. For my older feds who work with any of us, please keep up the support, it means the world. Since RTO, there have been many experienced Feds who have talked me through a lot of this and act as a source for wisdom. I know this nightmare is technically just beginning so for now, I’ll buckle my figurative seatbelt and pray. Much love everybody, stay strong.

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We Are In a Constitutional Crisis...

Full stop. I believe we are truly beyond saying that we are headed towards it. We are here. I'm feeling admitedly hopeless about what I can do and how I can help aside from "holding the line" or even quitting (I believe there can be power in both)How else can we as feds continue to support the Constitution, the Mission, and our country? I'm looking for insight and...hope?

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Would be dictator, President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him - #FreedomOfThePress be damned. Criticize the dictator, suffer the consequences. #Coup #AmericanCoup #TrumpIsATraitor #Autocracy #Oligarchy #FreeSpeech https://apnews.com/article/trump-cbs-60-minutes-2c8a32df63f3ec50cfffe94a26436fda

This is such a bad idea on many levels…Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - #NOAA #Science #Coup #AmericanCoup #RepublicansDidThis #RepublicansOwnThis #Weather #Oceans #Atmosphere https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361366/major-budget-cuts-proposed-for-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration

"Britain cant afford to gamble on America returning to its senses. We must urgently look elsewhere"

"...insisting that Trump’s regime can still be a friend. It’s a delusion and a lie."

"It'd be a mistake to invest ...diplomatic capital in pursuit of marginal favours from a regime that hates democracy and thinks reciprocity is for penguins.

Britain needs allies who understand the meaning of the word."
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The world knows what's going on.

America Still Doesn't

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/britain-america-ministers-donald-trump
#coup

Revenge and vengeance against perceived slights as Pentagon removes Greenland base commander after Vance visit - Instilling fear in the command ranks of the military to ensure loyalty and clamp down on command officer authority. This is what dictators and autocrats do. #Military #Coup #AmericanCoup #Fascism #Autocracy https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/pentagon-fires-greenland-colonel-vance-visit

Americans. If you are looking for new leaders, let me propose one for you; Cliff Cash

https://youtube.com/watch?v=p02dAgw8a3o
#coup #resist #leaders #trumpregime #cliffcashcomedy

In the latest episode of “The Real Cabinet Members of Mar-a-Lago,” Donald Trump has reportedly introduced a new accessory for his inner circle: golden lapel pins featuring his own likeness. Yes, you read that correctly. Forget the traditional American flag pin; the new symbol of allegiance is a miniature golden Trump bust. This move seems to be less about patriotism and more about personal branding.

Apparently, these aren’t just fun party favors from a Mar-a-Lago gift shop—they’re more like loyalty badges. As in, “Show your allegiance, or find the door.” It’s the kind of move you’d expect in a high school clique, not the highest levels of U.S. government. But hey, who needs functioning institutions when you can have golden brooches of Dear Leader. #USPol #politics #AmericanCoup #coup #Fascism #Autocracy

https://www.politicalflare.com/2025/04/trump-is-now-commanding-his-cabinet-and-loyalists-to-wear-trump-golden-bust-pins-instead-of-american-flag-pins/

This is gut wrenching to watch. A visibly distraught Carole Cadwalladr recalling here trial, the current "broligarchy" and how to move forward against the technological destruction of democracy. The trembling voice is just .... this took a ton of courage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE

At the Environmental Protection Agency…some EPA managers were told by Trump appointees that Musk’s team is rolling out AI to monitor workers, including looking for language in communications considered hostile to Trump or Musk, the two people said…
Trump-appointed officials who had taken up EPA posts told managers that DOGE was using AI to monitor communication apps and software, including Microsoft Teams, which is widely used for virtual calls and chats, said the two sources familiar with these comments. “We have been told they are looking for anti-Trump or anti-Musk language,” a third source familiar with the EPA said. —Reuters
The Trump administration has already placed hundreds of EPA employees on leave and plans to slash 65% of the agency’s budget.
In the same report, Reuters revealed that DOGE team members use Grok — the chatbot built by Musk’s AI company - #environment #EPA #coup #AmericanCoup #RepublicansDidThis #USPol #politics

NY Times - #news - Trump Administration Defies Judge Seeking Details on Plan to Return Wrongly Deported Man…The administration’s refusal to comply with a judge’s directives threatened to erupt into a showdown between the executive and judicial branches. #Legal #Coup #AmericanCoup #RepublicansDidThis #deportations

Vermutlich der wichtigste TED Talk. Zumindest in diesem Jahr
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE
#Coup #UnplugTrump #StopBroligarchy

50501 is calling for protests in all 50 states against the Trump admin on Apr 19.

In SM posts, the group stated that they want 3.5% of the US pop, >11M people—to participate. They cite this figure as the threshold for "sustained resistance in order to make a difference."

50501 said the #April19 demonstration will be to protest against what they describe as a"hostile govt takeover."

How many friends & family are you taking to an event near you?

#Resist #Coup #USPol

https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-trump-protest-april19-50501-handsoff-2056119