DoomsdaysCW<p>To Fight the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> Purge, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> Hold Nationwide <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DayOfAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfAction</span></a> to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveOurServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurServices</span></a>' </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, February 19, 2025</p><p>"Today federal workers nationwide are calling for support for a 'Save Our Services Day of Action' mobilizing nationwide in opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> Musk’s efforts to dismantle government agencies through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>. Workers plan to protest outside of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalBuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBuildings</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaDealerships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaDealerships</span></a> to show support for the work of federal agencies. 'It’s not just about federal workers,' says Eric Blanc, author and assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. 'If they take out the federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a>, that’s our best block right now against Trump’s authoritarian power grab.' This comes as Musk has gained access to the sensitive information of millions of Americans, all the while laying off government workers en masse. The layoffs have affected the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> and more."</p><p>Read / listen / watch:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/19/federal_workers_strike_action_trump_layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/2/19/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral_workers_strike_action_trump_layoffs</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strike</span></a></p>