Finally, some institutional resistance in the US

[lady_*nix]

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/scho ... us-declare

Figures that when it finally happens, it's from teachers... Here is hoping this gets the ball rolling.

[Rommie]

For the record- all the federal workers I know are PISSED about all the insulting emails and the like. Which is funny because I'm pretty sure two weeks ago most of them were very "if they make me go back to work, I'm gonna just move to industry!" and now they're all "YOU CAN GET ME OUT OVER MY DEAD BODY."

I certainly wish them well. I find it disheartening how very quiet elected officials are about what is going on TBH- even if you aren't the party in power, you can raise a racket.

[lady_*nix]

Yeah, I've been hearing the same re federal workers from some of my other friends. Can't blame them, I'm also running on spite a lot these days.

And yes... I have noticed the complete vacuum of leadership from the Democrats. Gov Healey at least seems to be listening to us and confronting Schumer a bit, but it's very underwhelming, and from what I've heard about her she might waffle the other way at any moment. And Schumer himself... ugh. Absolutely worthless.

[pumpkinpi]

Yeah, I've been hearing the same re federal workers from some of my other friends. Can't blame them, I'm also running on spite a lot these days.

And yes... I have noticed the complete vacuum of leadership from the Democrats. Gov Healey at least seems to be listening to us and confronting Schumer a bit, but it's very underwhelming, and from what I've heard about her she might waffle the other way at any moment. And Schumer himself... ugh. Absolutely worthless.

It depends on where you are looking....AOC is very vocal on BlueSky. But I don't know if that's a place where her words would make any difference.

[lady_*nix]

Oh, I mean from senior Dems to be clear. The progressive wing of the party has been doing pretty well, they just (as usual) are being ignored, stonewalled, and sabotaged by the "moderate" wing in every way possible.

[Rommie]

Agreed. I think senior Dem leadership is just very "we can't do anything, we're not the party in power!" as if they haven't had a playbook of dirty tricks thrown at them for decades by now to learn from.

One nice note though, when looking to email all my Congressional reps this past week I've noticed one of my senators from Oregon, Ron Wyden, has always already issued a statement on a disturbing development, or sent a letter to the Treasury Secretary demanding answers etc, before I get around to writing a day later. Makes me happy each time.

[lady_*nix]

Well that's good to know at least.

I'm really worried though. The level of compromise at the Treasury and OPM... I'm not sure the US can recover from this.