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Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 23 points 13 hours ago

This is illegal and two things will be done about it. Jack and shit

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Hmm it's almost like the feds need a union... ... ... ... 👀

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 56 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

The day this pedo king strokes out will become a national holiday

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I doubt it will change much, the rest of the party is still in tact. They'll just move Vance to to king dipshit and continue as they were.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 11 hours ago

Is he really capable of leading the party he's always struck me as the sort of person that would get out of depth in a slightly melted ice cube. Trump gets away with it because he just says it all does something ridiculous and then the story moves on to that. Vance doesn't really command the kind of following they need.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

Pedo king is fitting.

Trump the King of the pedophilia, protector of corruption, leader of the racist white army.

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[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

Should've blamed Martians. Worked for me that one time.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago

This is what happens when the people exposed to the highest levels of lead are give access to all the hate they can eat and free-reign to use that lowered cognitive function in positions of power.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 23 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm addition to everyone else here's much more pressing political concerns, this is terrible for computer security. It encourages users to install third-party programs onto government machines.

Mossad should release autoreply_writer.exe

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 12 points 21 hours ago

this is terrible for computer security. It encourages users to install third-party programs onto government machines

I'd be more concerned about the programs the government is installing onto the machines

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago

Why is my soup so cold? Blame the democrats!

[–] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 108 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Dare I say Trump is the next Hitler

You cannot fucking tell me that he does shit like this and nobody gives a damn. This has to be illegal

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago

It is. But nothing will be done about it

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hatch act, it is in fact illegal.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He basically shredded the Hatch act his first term, there were no consequences, of course he's just gonna flat out ignore it this time.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Forcing those military generals to sit through a campaign speech showed that the Hatch Act is basically dead.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We need to give courts the power to order people with guns to enforce their rulings, lowe courts too

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

We have that. Most judges can empower a Marshall or Marshalls. A federal judge can empower a federal Marshall and a state judge a state Marshall.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 79 points 1 day ago

I think we're way past what's legal or not in this shithole. His whole point from the beginning was that he could shoot someone and nothing would happen and americans were like: wow. I like guns too.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

it may well be illegal, but when has that stopped the 34 time felon rapist in chief?

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

34 times convicted felon, who knows how many more he's committed without being convicted.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

i mean, technically you're not a felon until you're convicted of a felony.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Trump was convicted of those 34 felonies, he just wasn't punished for them.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I know. I was saying how the parent comment said that he had other felonies, just wasn’t convicted of them. you're not a felon until you're convicted of a felony.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Does anyone have the article or at least what the wording was changed to ? Blocked by paywall for me

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 12 hours ago
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[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is that thumbnail? Looks like some independence day shit.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You're only wishing the aliens would come take over.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Anal probing would be a welcome change of pace.

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 day ago

So fucking dystopian. People need to go to prison for this.

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 155 points 1 day ago

Total weaponization of EVERYTHING against the left, even using right wing shooters against the left.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 169 points 1 day ago

Blatant partisanship instead of helping Americans. woo. 🙄😒

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 141 points 1 day ago (31 children)

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed HR 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of HR 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

Y'all fucked. Bail now. There's way better places to live out your days on earth .

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[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 105 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The VA did the same thing in a newsletter they send out.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 day ago

This pissed me off until I remembered that all these positions were replaced by partisan shit-suckers and opted to ignore it instead. The fact that republican mouthpieces can lie to the faces of their supporters and still get believed means they're hopeless to learn anything else. They live in a reality that is going to crash and burn in a few months, and they can blame none of it on any opposition but their own rejection of reality.

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 96 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not that laws matter, but it's a pretty clear violation of the Hatch Act.

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