Over 275,000 federal civil service layoffs announced by Trump/DOGE, not including contractors. CNN tracked 128,709 workers laid off/targeted by June 26. NYT tracked 58,500 confirmed cuts, 76,000 buyouts, 149,000 planned reductions (12% of 2.4M civilian workers). Government paying 154,000+ employees …
In May 2025, the Trump administration implemented a controversial ‘Merit Hiring Plan’ requiring federal job applicants at GS-5 and above to write essays about Trump’s policies. Applicants must describe how they would advance specific executive orders, effectively creating an ideological screening …
Federal job candidates required to confirm January 6 was an ‘inside job’ and 2020 election was ‘stolen,’ with social media screening for MAGA loyalty indicators and campaign participation required for new hires.
Loyalty testing regime implemented requiring federal job applicants to write essays explaining how they’d advance Trump’s executive orders, with social media screening for MAGA support becoming standard hiring practice.
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Trump signed EO to reinstate Schedule F (renamed “Schedule Policy/Career”) targeting 50,000 federal employees (2% of workforce) for at-will employment status, stripping civil service protections. OPM estimates could reach 200,000+. Agencies must recommend positions by April 20. Key …
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Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, 19, was appointed to DOGE and granted access to the State
Department, CISA, DHS, FEMA, and Office of Personnel Management despite being fired from
Path Network in 2022 for leaking data and running DiamondCDN which serviced the EGodly
cybercrime group. …
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