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Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> also announced drastic cuts at depts that provide critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SocialServices</a> including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VeteransAffairs</a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VA</a>], which administers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#veterans</a>, & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> Administration, which sends out checks to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#retired</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disabled</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/widowed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#widowed</a> Americans [money Americans put into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SSA</a> out of their own paychecks].<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OPM</a> …has laid off >200 of its own employees & allowed >400 to *opt in* to *voluntary* exit programs since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> took office…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthIn Episode 54, Bill & Jumelle tear apart the lie that Musk, Trump, DOGE and their supporters are making headway against "wasteful spending"..Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalParks</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Layoffs</a><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Wf5eAYRnPWg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/Wf5eAYRnPWg</a>

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Looks like Jonathan Swan is now working for NYT and they got someone to spill about the MIT controllers meeting. Here should be access to the article because I subscribe. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MITcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MITcontrollers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarcoRubio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/StateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateDepartment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.8uOg.8nttS7lUaZkY&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.8uOg.8nttS7lUaZkY&smid=url-share</a>

CultureStormReport to your duty station. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransBenefits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAdministration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

Steve Jurrens - News DirectorVA to Redirect $900 Million to Veteran Care After Canceling Non-Essential Contracts<a href="https://www.mykxlg.com/news/state/va-to-redirect-900-million-to-veteran-care-after-canceling-non-essential-contracts/article_992e9da8-fb78-11ef-ac25-1319d2e03233.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mykxlg.com/news/state/va-to-redirect-900-million-to-veteran-care-after-canceling-non-essential-contracts/article_992e9da8-fb78-11ef-ac25-1319d2e03233.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGRadio991" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGRadio991</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveandLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiveandLocal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Steve Jurrens - News DirectorVSO Todd Rose Discusses Proposed VA Staff Reductions and Local Impacts <a href="https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/vso-todd-rose-discusses-proposed-va-staff-reductions-and-local-impacts/article_0ea62d4e-facf-11ef-afaa-bbc9c1a2393f.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/vso-todd-rose-discusses-proposed-va-staff-reductions-and-local-impacts/article_0ea62d4e-facf-11ef-afaa-bbc9c1a2393f.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGRadio991" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGRadio991</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveandLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiveandLocal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

John RefiorSo much for supporting our troops."WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care and other services for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press." <a href="https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TheVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheVA</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>

Nando161<a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> set to cut 80,000 <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#employees</a> <a href="https://www.irishstar.com/news/breaking-trumps-shocking-plan-slash-34803461?A=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.irishstar.com/news/breaking-trumps-shocking-plan-slash-34803461?A=</a>

TouaregtweetDonald Trump Plans To Fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees'The new memo obtained by the Associated Press shows the next steps for the agency.'[...]Now that the internal memo has become public it is unclear whether or not the Trump Administration will actually move forward with this objective given the likely public pushback that the Administration will receive." <a href="https://meidasnews.com/news/donald-trump-plans-to-fire-80000-veterans-affairs-employees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://meidasnews.com/news/donald-trump-plans-to-fire-80000-veterans-affairs-employees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Mikey ✨⚡️💉Please everyone, go to every single protest you’re able to go to. We’re facing a threat that’s surpassed what’s considered to be a constitutional crisis. We are under the gun. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/latestagecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latestagecapitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatParks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veteransaffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veteransaffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/va" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#va</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckvance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firesale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firesale</a>

Mikey ⚡️✨❤️‍🩹Social Security comes next, a system we as Americans have paid into for the better part of our lives. As someone who is disabled, it's easy to recognize that this so obviously represents a complete collapse of base support for people like me, the elderly, and those who cannot support themselves without extreme struggle. We're witnessing conservative/domestic terrorism as we speak, a war on every single human being residing in the country that doesn't subscribe to hateful rhetoric towards those who are struggling. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/politics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fucktrump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckvance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckvance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckconservatives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckconservatives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tyranny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latestagecapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latestagecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservativeterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservativeterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/domesticterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domesticterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/disabled?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/elderly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elderly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marginalized?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marginalized</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nationalparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/veteransaffairs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veteransaffairs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/socialsecurity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SSA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SSI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSI</a>

Mikey ⚡️✨❤️‍🩹Social Security comes next, a system we as Americans have paid into for the better part of our lives. As someone who is disabled, it’s easy to recognize that this so obviously represents a complete collapse of base support for people like me, the elderly, and those who cannot support themselves without extreme struggle. We’re witnessing conservative/domestic terrorism as we speak, a war on every single human being residing in the country that doesn’t subscribe to hateful rhetoric towards those who are struggling. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/politics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fucktrump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckvance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckvance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckconservatives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckconservatives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tyranny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latestagecapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latestagecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservativeterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservativeterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/domesticterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domesticterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/disabled?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/elderly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elderly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marginalized?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marginalized</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nationalparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/veteransaffairs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veteransaffairs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natparks</a>

Steele Fortress🚨 Breaking: Veterans Affairs loses a key cybersecurity project lead amid DOGE layoffs, part of the 21 USDS staff departures this week. This raises concerns about continuity in critical cybersecurity initiatives. With the ongoing landscape of vulnerabilities, how can agencies ensure robust security despite staffing challenges? Let's discuss strategies for maintaining resilience in the face of workforce changes. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDS</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>Read more: <a href="https://short.steelefortress.com/0sn2h4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://short.steelefortress.com/0sn2h4</a>

clawfulneutralVA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical careThe Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services.The pause affects hundreds of <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/va" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion.“No more paying consultants to do things like make Power Point slides and write meeting minutes!” Collins posted to X Tuesday.One contract that was on the chopping block supports assessing veterans’ disability ratings. An inaccurate rating can have a long-term impact on their access to care and financial support.Contracts to calibrate radiation detection equipment, to support cancer care and <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/veterans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> cemetery management, among others were also targeted.AP / <a href="https://archive.fo/WMMN8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archive.fo/WMMN8</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/veteransaffairs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/uspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Don Hawkins - W7DAH<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2mrnCuj/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2mrnCuj/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Takano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Takano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hearing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Terminations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Terminations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Layoffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Employment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oath</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federalworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federalworkers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalJobs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Military</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pentagon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Memo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Workers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobperformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jobperformance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#performance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#review</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerformanceReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PerformanceReview</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkerRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Therit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraceyTherit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TraceyTherit</a>

NonilexThe cancellations mark the admin’s latest effort, led by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Musk</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DOGE</a>, to streamline a federal bureaucracy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> has cast as bloated, corrupt & lazy — a campaign that has left no part of the 2.3M civilian workforce untouched, not even the department tasked w/supporting the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#veterans</a> & their families. On Monday, following a first round of layoffs affecting 1k workers, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VA</a> announced another 1,400 dismissals of “non-mission critical positions.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USpol</a>

Nonilex“Make no mistake,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut), the ranking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Democrat</a> on the Senate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VeteransAffairs</a> Cmte, said in a statement Tues responding to Collins’s announcement. “This is just another reckless cost-cutting decision that will harm <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#veterans</a> & tax payers for years to come.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disrespect</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VeteransAffairs</a> Secy Douglas A. Collins took to social media on Tues to tout sweeping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cuts</a> to contracts that he said would save the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VA</a> nearly $2B w/o touching core services.  But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#medical</a> services, fund <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cancer</a> programs, recruit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#doctors</a> & provide burial services to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#veterans</a>, acc/to internal VA documents.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disrespect</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> to cancel government contracts that help <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#veterans</a>, records show  Records show the 875 contracts included support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#medical</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funeral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#funeral</a> services, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cancer</a> programs & efforts to recruit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#doctors</a> for critical vacancies<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disrespect</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/25/veterans-affairs-contracts-canceled/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/25/veterans-affairs-contracts-canceled/</a>

PrivacyDigestDOGE’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDS</a> Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> digital hub will be more <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vulnerable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vulnerable</a> without someone in his role. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/va" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#va</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-usds-purge-veterans-affairs-site-cybersecurity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/doge-usds-purge-veterans-affairs-site-cybersecurity/</a>

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