Many of my friends, neighbors, and colleagues are reeling from the mass firings at the State Department - here's why they are a threat to democracy and will weaken American diplomacy abroad
When will Trump be impeached? Will the Epstein files do it? Where are the whistleblowers that know what's in the Epstein files? If Trump is in them, then even the republicans can't turn a blind eye. No one, except the ones that are doing it, want to see young girls sexually abused and won't take excuses for someone doing so. I feel so sorry for all of those that have lost their jobs. We will soon be the country with the largest jobless rate and all because of government and not businesses failing, but a failing government. One who doesn't care about our country, nor it's people. One who has a president that can't string two sentences together and make any sense. It's scary that we have a president who has mush for a brain and the republicans won't do anything about it. What are they waiting for - I know for the country to fall, so they can take complete control and phase the people they don't want in it out. To have total control.
The problem is the oligarchs behind him. They want a broken system they can easily take over and run as authoritarians. Trump is old and in bad shape. His V. P ., put there by the oligarchs, control everything. They are younger. They will last for decades. This is indeed terrifying.
It will take decades to rebuild the expertise being thrown out at State and other agencies. Putin, Xi, Modi, Orban--they are all celebrating the death of America.
And it only took one election and six months of jackboots on the ground in DC. Give them credit for efficiency.
Thank you for including the photos of our civil servants. Folks need to be reminded that as these institutions are being hollowed out, our fellow citizens are being traumatized.
It's Probably More Than Likely Trump Was Compliant In Human Trafficking Of Young Women With Epstein !! Of Course That's Just One Person's Opinion !!? However How MUCH Evidence Has Been Erased ??? We Need To Hold Accountable Who We Can !!? In Regards To The State Department !!? We Need To Ousted Trump's Russian Spy !! That's In Charge Of Firing And Hiring !! THEIR Putting Unvented Maga Replacement's That Will Need To Be Flushed Out ! Later !!? 😮🤔
The Department of State is where our money goes for payment of our passports. I just wrote a check for that last week, and wondered what that was. Who is left there? When they receive our applications, what do they do with them? Kind of makes me wonder this takeover will affect that process now too.
Your initial description of the layoffs as "whether driven by fiscal austerity, political motivations, or administrative restructuring" was misleadingly generous. NEVER repeat their lying phrases and excuses. Though you did it later, EXPOSE THEM FROM THE GET-GO. If you use their phrases and excuses, you normalize them. Give them no room to worm their lies into our thoughts.
When will we call it treason? #krasnov
When will Trump be impeached? Will the Epstein files do it? Where are the whistleblowers that know what's in the Epstein files? If Trump is in them, then even the republicans can't turn a blind eye. No one, except the ones that are doing it, want to see young girls sexually abused and won't take excuses for someone doing so. I feel so sorry for all of those that have lost their jobs. We will soon be the country with the largest jobless rate and all because of government and not businesses failing, but a failing government. One who doesn't care about our country, nor it's people. One who has a president that can't string two sentences together and make any sense. It's scary that we have a president who has mush for a brain and the republicans won't do anything about it. What are they waiting for - I know for the country to fall, so they can take complete control and phase the people they don't want in it out. To have total control.
Nazi SCOTUS just gave TACO permission to fire people from the Dept of Education! THEY NEED TO GO TOO!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I agree. The Trump court needs to go with trump. They are all evil people.
The problem is the oligarchs behind him. They want a broken system they can easily take over and run as authoritarians. Trump is old and in bad shape. His V. P ., put there by the oligarchs, control everything. They are younger. They will last for decades. This is indeed terrifying.
🍁 Elbows UP! 🏒
In THREE days, the next big action for democracy happens:
Good Trouble Lives On
Thursday July 17th 2025
https://goodtroubleliveson.org/
This song is about refusing to be broken, no matter how grinning MAGAs try to cut you down.
It was written by Son House in 1965
Jade Bird - Grinnin' In Your Face (Son House Cover)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rsJDdy1So6c
Indivisible
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/
American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/action
No Kings
https://www.nokings.org/next
Women's March
https://action.womensmarch.com/calendars/free-america-weekend
50501
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events
MoveOn
https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/
Public Citizen
https://www.mobilize.us/publiccitizeninitiative/
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Juzzie Smith - SUPERHEROS Offical Video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=37J2vb81Z8o
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Here are resistance related guides from around the world:
🇺🇸 Fundamentals of physical surveillance: a guide for uniformed and plainclothes personnel
https://archive.org/details/fundamentalsofph0000silj
The RCMP has its own publications including:
🇨🇦 GCPSG-022 (2025) - Threat and Risk Assessment Guide
GCPSG-010 (2022) - Operational Physical Security Guide
🇨🇦 GCPSG-019 (2023) - Protection, Detection, Response, and Recovery Guide
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/physec-secmat/pubs/index-eng.htm
The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation also has excellent guides on:
🇺🇸 Street Level Surveillance
https://sls.eff.org
🇺🇸 Surveillance Self-Defense
https://ssd.eff.org/
🇪🇺 🇸🇪⚠️ Resistance Operating Concept
https://jsou.edu/Press/PublicationDashboard/25
🇺🇦 🇺🇲 Radio Free Ukraine Resistance Manual
https://radiofreeukraine.com/3d-flip-book/resistance-manual/
⚠️ John Hopkins University:
Assessing Revolutionary And Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Studies
This one is used a lot by ICE, so the Trump Regime keeps suppressing it. Here are alternate links as it keeps getting moved around by the good guys:
Small Wars Journal
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project
https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/blog/assessing-revolutionary-and-insurgent-strategies-aris-project
Author's website:
On Resistance, Revolutions, and Insurgencies
https://zimmerer.typepad.com/resistance/
Free PDF download of the book from the original author:
Casebook on Insurgency and Revolutionary Warfare, Volume II 1962 - 2009
http://zimmerer.typepad.com/Documents/ARIS%20Casebook%20Vol%202%202012%20s.pdf
⚠️ Civilian-Based Defense: A Post-Military Weapons System
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civilian-based-defense-a-post-military-weapons-system/
🏁 Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of Strategic Services
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184?ref=404media.co
⚠️ Library of Congress
Revelations from the Russian archives: documents in English translation
https://www.loc.gov/item/96024752
🏁 Robert Reich/Resistance School
Communicating Across Difference
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaT8gjnOmQl3dguy0_E0vVCL5ZYEyCTzu
🏁 Bernie Sanders:
https://m.youtube.com/@BernieSanders
🏁 CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists:
Safety Kit
https://cpj.org/safety-kit/
🏁 Activist Handbook:
https://activisthandbook.org/introduction
(⚠️ These are USA sponsered websites. Some publications may have been removed by the Trump regime)
It will take decades to rebuild the expertise being thrown out at State and other agencies. Putin, Xi, Modi, Orban--they are all celebrating the death of America.
And it only took one election and six months of jackboots on the ground in DC. Give them credit for efficiency.
Thank you for including the photos of our civil servants. Folks need to be reminded that as these institutions are being hollowed out, our fellow citizens are being traumatized.
Of course, Russell Vought promised this.
Agree
True!😥😥😥
Does any one seriously think the Trump fascists give a shit? Destruction is what they do.
It's Probably More Than Likely Trump Was Compliant In Human Trafficking Of Young Women With Epstein !! Of Course That's Just One Person's Opinion !!? However How MUCH Evidence Has Been Erased ??? We Need To Hold Accountable Who We Can !!? In Regards To The State Department !!? We Need To Ousted Trump's Russian Spy !! That's In Charge Of Firing And Hiring !! THEIR Putting Unvented Maga Replacement's That Will Need To Be Flushed Out ! Later !!? 😮🤔
Not surprised!
The Department of State is where our money goes for payment of our passports. I just wrote a check for that last week, and wondered what that was. Who is left there? When they receive our applications, what do they do with them? Kind of makes me wonder this takeover will affect that process now too.
Glad I did mine a few months ago and got my new passport "just in case"
Got mine last year
how much more do we have to endure before we take that convicted felon out of our White House!
Your initial description of the layoffs as "whether driven by fiscal austerity, political motivations, or administrative restructuring" was misleadingly generous. NEVER repeat their lying phrases and excuses. Though you did it later, EXPOSE THEM FROM THE GET-GO. If you use their phrases and excuses, you normalize them. Give them no room to worm their lies into our thoughts.