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1. Yesterday, the Trump admin released a contract laying out more details of the "deferred resignation" offer they are using to encourage federal employees to resign.
The deal is MUCH WORSE than it seemed
Anyone who signs this contract agrees to resign and gets NOTHING guaranteed in return
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2. The most important part of the contract is Section 13.
It states that, by signing the contract, the employee agrees NEVER TO ENFORCE THE CONTRACT IN COURT OR ANY OTHER FORUM.
A central premise of the Trump admin is there is pervasive discrimination against hard-working white men, who are being replaced by less-qualified women & minorities
So Trump has implemented an affirmative action program for white men
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2. "Eliminate DEI" is just code to avoid talking explicitly about white power
But Darren Beattie, hired for a senior State Dept role, made the point explicitly last October
"Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work"
3. The executive order claims that corporate DEI programs constitute "illegal discrimination." The executive order mandates that each federal agency "shall identify up to nine potential civil compliance investigations" into large corporations or non-profit groups for implementing DEI programs.
Several Musk associates installed at OPM — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
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2. According to two members of OPM staff with direct knowledge, the Musk team running OPM can now extract information from databases that store medical histories, personally identifiable information, workplace evaluations, and other private data
3. The staffers spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly and feared professional retaliation. Musk Watch also reviewed internal OPM correspondence confirming that expansive access to the database was provided to Musk associates.
1. Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration has offered 2 million federal workers a "buyout" offer.
IT IS NOT TRUE
2. The media is parroting the false narrative of the White House, which claimed fed workers who "don’t want to work in the office & contribute to making America great again are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of 8 months"
3. A "buyout" is when an employer agrees to pay an employee a lump sum, often equivalent to the employee's salary for a particular length of time, in exchange for their voluntary resignation. After agreeing to the buyout offer, the employee receives the money, & their obligations to the employer end
3. A new report by the Council on Criminal Justice looking at data from 40 cities found that in 2024 "homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped below levels seen before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic"
The decline is even sharper if you compare it to 2020, Trump's last year in office
1. Trump's policy toward China has changed dramatically since taking office.
During the campaign, he promised tariffs of 60% or more.
Now Trump is down to 10% tariffs on China — or none at all
How do you explain the sudden shift?
Two words: Elon Musk
2. Tesla, which accounts for the bulk of Musk’s estimated $440B net worth, operates its largest factory in Shanghai, which produces one million cars per year. 50%+ of all Teslas produced in the last four quarters were made in the Shanghai factory
3. Musk secured $521 million in loans from state-owned Chinese banks to fund the construction of the Tesla Shanghai factory. Tesla Shanghai also pays a discounted corporate tax rate of 15%, instead of the customary 25% rate.