Maybe before Putin is allowed in Budapest, its people might want to remember what happened October 25, 1956. #BloodyThursday
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Maybe before Putin is allowed in Budapest, its people might want to remember what happened October 25, 1956. #BloodyThursday
WaPo: "One staffer who lost her job worked in the department’s office of special education, helping students with disabilities."
#BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday
February 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
WaPo: "One staffer who lost her job worked in the department’s office of special education, helping students with disabilities."
#BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday reports:
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
#BloodyThursday reports:
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
WaPo: "One agency, the Small Business Administration, listed a paralegal phone number for laid off employees to appeal their terminations. The number was an automated line for an apartment building."
#BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday
February 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
WaPo: "One agency, the Small Business Administration, listed a paralegal phone number for laid off employees to appeal their terminations. The number was an automated line for an apartment building."
#BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday
It's not just the lawlessness at Justice -- the broad termination of patriotic civil servants is OBVIOUSLY FACIALLY illegal and must be opposed. #BloodyThursday
#BloodyThursday reports:
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's not just the lawlessness at Justice -- the broad termination of patriotic civil servants is OBVIOUSLY FACIALLY illegal and must be opposed. #BloodyThursday
Legal team working on a class action, adding to this thread
#forkoff #vdaymassacre #bloodythursday #holdtheline
#forkoff #vdaymassacre #bloodythursday #holdtheline
"We are currently exploring filing class or group claims on behalf of the probationary employees affected by these mass terminations. If people are interested in participating, they can send an email to inquiries@jamhoff.com." #holdtheline #bloodythursday #forkoff #doge
James & Hoffman - A Professional Corporation
James & Hoffman is currently accepting federal government employee clients affected by the recent actions of the Trump administration. For more information about the rights of federal government emplo...
www.jamhoff.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Legal team working on a class action, adding to this thread
#forkoff #vdaymassacre #bloodythursday #holdtheline
#forkoff #vdaymassacre #bloodythursday #holdtheline
Via @jacobbogage.bsky.social and @maxinejoselow.bsky.social:
* Internal Revenue Service
* National Park Service
#bloodythursday #vdaymassacre #holdtheline
* Internal Revenue Service
* National Park Service
#bloodythursday #vdaymassacre #holdtheline
February 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Via @jacobbogage.bsky.social and @maxinejoselow.bsky.social:
* Internal Revenue Service
* National Park Service
#bloodythursday #vdaymassacre #holdtheline
* Internal Revenue Service
* National Park Service
#bloodythursday #vdaymassacre #holdtheline
POLITICO: "“You’re not getting the full thing in writing ever,” one of the DOE employees said of the employee reduction directives, noting their leadership had to “hash out name by name” who they wanted to keep at the agency." #BloodyThursday
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
POLITICO: "“You’re not getting the full thing in writing ever,” one of the DOE employees said of the employee reduction directives, noting their leadership had to “hash out name by name” who they wanted to keep at the agency." #BloodyThursday
We have laws to protect workers. Congress needs to stand up!
These terminations are illegal
#bloodythursday
These terminations are illegal
#bloodythursday
#BloodyThursday reports:
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
“Employees were given no notice, no due process, and no opportunity to defend themselves in a blatant violation of the principles of fairness and merit that are supposed to govern federal employment." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We have laws to protect workers. Congress needs to stand up!
These terminations are illegal
#bloodythursday
These terminations are illegal
#bloodythursday
"The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees."
VA chief Doug Collins was confirmed by all Senate GOP and 24 Democrats. #BloodyThursday
VA chief Doug Collins was confirmed by all Senate GOP and 24 Democrats. #BloodyThursday
VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees - VA News
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.
news.va.gov
February 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees."
VA chief Doug Collins was confirmed by all Senate GOP and 24 Democrats. #BloodyThursday
VA chief Doug Collins was confirmed by all Senate GOP and 24 Democrats. #BloodyThursday
@blumenthal.senate.gov is one of the few Senate Democratic leaders right now. Note how he describes Trump's attempted #BloodyThursday mass firing of VA employees as a mere "recommendation." That's exactly right. #holdtheline
Blumenthal Statement on the Trump Administration's Recommendation to Fire All Recently-Hired VA Employees, Including VA Doctors and Nurses
www.veterans.senate.gov
February 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@blumenthal.senate.gov is one of the few Senate Democratic leaders right now. Note how he describes Trump's attempted #BloodyThursday mass firing of VA employees as a mere "recommendation." That's exactly right. #holdtheline
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1934, in what #longshoremen remember as #BloodyThursday, police opened fire on striking dockworkers in #SanFrancisco. The 83-day #strike and state violence helped #HarryBridges to unionize every west coast port, leading in 1937 to the formation of #ILWU.
July 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1934, in what #longshoremen remember as #BloodyThursday, police opened fire on striking dockworkers in #SanFrancisco. The 83-day #strike and state violence helped #HarryBridges to unionize every west coast port, leading in 1937 to the formation of #ILWU.
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“On #ThisDayInHistory in 1934, in what #longshoremen remember as #BloodyThursday, police opened fire on striking dockworkers in #SanFrancisco. The 83-day #strike and state violence helped #HarryBridges to unionize every west coast port, leading in 1937 to the formation of #ILWU.”
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July 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“On #ThisDayInHistory in 1934, in what #longshoremen remember as #BloodyThursday, police opened fire on striking dockworkers in #SanFrancisco. The 83-day #strike and state violence helped #HarryBridges to unionize every west coast port, leading in 1937 to the formation of #ILWU.”
"The layoffs also hit Department of Veterans Affairs researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, said Thursday." #BloodyThursday
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump administration is intensifying its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil servic...
apnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"The layoffs also hit Department of Veterans Affairs researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, said Thursday." #BloodyThursday
"We are currently exploring filing class or group claims on behalf of the probationary employees affected by these mass terminations. If people are interested in participating, they can send an email to inquiries@jamhoff.com." #holdtheline #bloodythursday #forkoff #doge
James & Hoffman - A Professional Corporation
James & Hoffman is currently accepting federal government employee clients affected by the recent actions of the Trump administration. For more information about the rights of federal government emplo...
www.jamhoff.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"We are currently exploring filing class or group claims on behalf of the probationary employees affected by these mass terminations. If people are interested in participating, they can send an email to inquiries@jamhoff.com." #holdtheline #bloodythursday #forkoff #doge
The #BloodyThursday attempted firings are illegal. No reporters should be describing them in any other way than "attempted."
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February 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The #BloodyThursday attempted firings are illegal. No reporters should be describing them in any other way than "attempted."
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"At the Department of Education, the firings have impacted employees across the agency from the general counsel’s office, to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services that supports programs for children with disabilities, to the Federal Student Aid office." #BloodyThursday
Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies | CNN Politics
Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"At the Department of Education, the firings have impacted employees across the agency from the general counsel’s office, to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services that supports programs for children with disabilities, to the Federal Student Aid office." #BloodyThursday
"Mass terminations of probationary workers also swept through the National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within the Energy Department that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons." #BloodyThursday
Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce
Employees across several agencies including the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy and the General Services Administration have all been affecte...
www.npr.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Mass terminations of probationary workers also swept through the National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within the Energy Department that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons." #BloodyThursday
POLITICO: "The orders have been communicated verbally, one of the officials said, which appeared to be part of a strategy that aligns with a pattern of leaving no paper trail described by a second DOE employee." #BloodyThursday 🥄🥄🥄
Energy Department set to fire probationary employees
The jobs of as many as 2,000 DOE staff could be on the line as the Trump administration presses ahead with its effort to shrink the federal workforce.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
POLITICO: "The orders have been communicated verbally, one of the officials said, which appeared to be part of a strategy that aligns with a pattern of leaving no paper trail described by a second DOE employee." #BloodyThursday 🥄🥄🥄
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices on Tuesday to all staff still in their probationary periods, an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirmed, marking the latest step in the administration’s push to shutter the agency." #BloodyThursday
Some agencies begin purges of recent hires even as OPM directs federal offices to pump the brakes
Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different approach.
www.govexec.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices on Tuesday to all staff still in their probationary periods, an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirmed, marking the latest step in the administration’s push to shutter the agency." #BloodyThursday
The #MuskTrumpCabal is undermining U.S. geopolitical security, sabotaging the economy, crippling climate action, promoting fascism, decimating government capacity, & threatening Democracy all while harming so many individuals.
Some tools to help the last, such as for Feds fired in #BloodyThursday
Some tools to help the last, such as for Feds fired in #BloodyThursday
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The #MuskTrumpCabal is undermining U.S. geopolitical security, sabotaging the economy, crippling climate action, promoting fascism, decimating government capacity, & threatening Democracy all while harming so many individuals.
Some tools to help the last, such as for Feds fired in #BloodyThursday
Some tools to help the last, such as for Feds fired in #BloodyThursday
Today in #LaborHistory 7/5/1934: 2 strikers shot & killed; >100 injured by #SanFrancisco #police on #BloodyThursday, leading to a #GeneralStrikes. Gov used #NationalGuard to suppress the #strike by #ILWU.
July 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 7/5/1934: 2 strikers shot & killed; >100 injured by #SanFrancisco #police on #BloodyThursday, leading to a #GeneralStrikes. Gov used #NationalGuard to suppress the #strike by #ILWU.
February 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM