Chris Lu
@ChrisLu44
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Former public servant. Now just a concerned private citizen. Follow me at Bluesky under the same account name.
Joined January 2012
RT @Marcia_Brown9: Forest Service plans to lay off 3,400 people as the Trump administration orders mass layoffs of federal workers still wi…
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In the past, anything that would lead to "Russian rejoicing" would normally be something the U.S. would want to avoid.
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RT @DemocracyDocket: NEW: Dozens of USAID employees sue Elon Musk and his faux-agency, DOGE, for an unconstitutional "government takeover."…
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In the private sector, you wouldn't wholesale fire all new hires without first looking at their roles. New hires also tend to be younger employees with job skills that might be lacking in the current workforce. Just more proof that this isn't about innovation or efficiency.
#BREAKING: OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation
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RT @thehill: 14 states sue Elon Musk and President Trump, calling billionaire’s role unconstitutional
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RT @RonWyden: NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of…
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RT @LizShuler: 45 million people trusted the Department of Education to protect their private data when they applied for federal student lo…
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RT @kyledcheney: NEWS: Eight fired inspectors general are suing to get their jobs back, saying Trump's terminations were illegal. https:/…
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RT @Mimirocah1: Very proud as a lawyer to see the @ABAesq issue this strong statement in support of the Rule of Law.
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RT @matthewamiller: They just surrendered one of the main points of leverage before negotiations even begin.
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RT @courierjournal: Opinion: Mitch McConnell: Kentuckians can't afford the high cost of Trump's tariffs
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"Food prices jumped 0.4%, pushed by a 15.2% surge in egg prices related to ongoing problems with avian bird flu .... It was the largest increase in egg prices since June 2015 and it was responsible for about two-thirds of the rise in food-at-home prices"
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RT @kyledcheney: NEW LAWSUIT: Cathy Harris, who Trump removed from the Merit Systems Protection Board (which hears fed employee grievances)…
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RT @John_Hudson: NEW: White House has fired the USAID inspector general after his office's blistering report on the consequences of Trump's…
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RT @weareoversight: NEW: We’re suing DOGE under the Freedom of Information Act. Elon Musk and the DOGE team’s attempts to operate in secre…
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Ford Motor CEO: Trump #tariffs are causing “chaos” for the U.S. automotive industry, adding “a lot of cost," and would be “devastating” and “blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we’ve never seen.”
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ICYMI: "The Iowa Soybean Association said that USDA payments had been suspended for a five-year Midwest Climate Smart Commodity grant that the organization secured in 2022. The $95 million deal supports more than 1,000 farms in 12 Midwestern states"
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