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CBHagman

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4. The Washington Post recently ran an article on what is happening to federal workers.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 10:36 AM

Jun 2025

Be warned that this is very painful reading.

“White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working.”
By William Wan and Hannah Natanson

https://wapo.st/3GWKK5k

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Trump official put on the spot for saying he wants federal workers traumatized [View all] turbinetree Jun 2025 OP

Yes it is obvious that trauma of federal workers was the goal. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #1

It is time for Russell Vought to not want to go to work dalton99a Jun 2025 #2

So be clear, are you against Bash for cherry-pickin the clip or against a-hole rethug who wants Fed workers traumatized? brush Jun 2025 #3

The Washington Post recently ran an article on what is happening to federal workers. CBHagman Jun 2025 #4

The Government used to be a great place leftyladyfrommo Jun 2025 #5

I think DoGE/Musk with Trumps persmission have already done this-with their slash and burn policies and riversedge Jun 2025 #6

Government workers are the spine of our middle class. Eliminate them and you eliminate our middle class. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #7

The traumatizing of FAA and FEMA employees has been an early/visible indicator of the pain from these cuts. Snarkoleptic Jun 2025 #8

Yep, the Jan. 6th attack on our government never ended. tanyev Jun 2025 #9

It's not just federal workers they want traumatized, indusurb Jun 2025 #10

Trump wants ALL OF US traumatized orangecrush Jun 2025 #11