Alex Wagner
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Like, and as a mom, as a person in the world, like, can you imagine having that conversation with your kid? Like, who's like, you know, a little American kid going to second grade and it's like, what do you mean if you don't come home ever? So that's right, like wrenching. But then I also look at the national narrative around this.
I don't see Democrats defending anybody defending these people who are part of the backbone of the American economy. And it makes me wonder whether if we hit bottom, anybody's going to notice. Because, man, when you hear these stories and see what's happening out there, it's like... wait, this feels a lot like end times.
I don't see Democrats defending anybody defending these people who are part of the backbone of the American economy. And it makes me wonder whether if we hit bottom, anybody's going to notice. Because, man, when you hear these stories and see what's happening out there, it's like... wait, this feels a lot like end times.
I don't see Democrats defending anybody defending these people who are part of the backbone of the American economy. And it makes me wonder whether if we hit bottom, anybody's going to notice. Because, man, when you hear these stories and see what's happening out there, it's like... wait, this feels a lot like end times.
Aren't we supposed to be bouncing back and realizing that we've erred and that this is all wrong? And then you get polling that it's like, oh no, a vast majority, a significant majority of the country is okay with all of this. I think it's great. And it, I think, suggests that we have become a remarkably desensitized
Aren't we supposed to be bouncing back and realizing that we've erred and that this is all wrong? And then you get polling that it's like, oh no, a vast majority, a significant majority of the country is okay with all of this. I think it's great. And it, I think, suggests that we have become a remarkably desensitized
Aren't we supposed to be bouncing back and realizing that we've erred and that this is all wrong? And then you get polling that it's like, oh no, a vast majority, a significant majority of the country is okay with all of this. I think it's great. And it, I think, suggests that we have become a remarkably desensitized
really uncurious country that like doesn't bother giving a shit about anyone who's not us. And that makes me wonder whether hitting bottom for real, for real is actually the way out of this. All right.
really uncurious country that like doesn't bother giving a shit about anyone who's not us. And that makes me wonder whether hitting bottom for real, for real is actually the way out of this. All right.
really uncurious country that like doesn't bother giving a shit about anyone who's not us. And that makes me wonder whether hitting bottom for real, for real is actually the way out of this. All right.
The war on woke.
The war on woke.
The war on woke.
Well, the Doge purge is like purge by keyword. It's like, is there anything in the resume that has the words DEI in it? Regardless of whether you work on DEI. Like, for example, these guys who went to a training. It's so wanton and haphazard. And I think that's twofold. One, I think that the haziness of all of this...
Well, the Doge purge is like purge by keyword. It's like, is there anything in the resume that has the words DEI in it? Regardless of whether you work on DEI. Like, for example, these guys who went to a training. It's so wanton and haphazard. And I think that's twofold. One, I think that the haziness of all of this...
Well, the Doge purge is like purge by keyword. It's like, is there anything in the resume that has the words DEI in it? Regardless of whether you work on DEI. Like, for example, these guys who went to a training. It's so wanton and haphazard. And I think that's twofold. One, I think that the haziness of all of this...
the lack of standards for who's placed on leave and who isn't gives them ample opportunity to take out people of color or women or people who just are not going to be seen as friendly to a Trump administration agenda. And then for everybody who's not a woman or a person of color or whatever... it just instills fear and makes them all the more likely to say, you know what?
the lack of standards for who's placed on leave and who isn't gives them ample opportunity to take out people of color or women or people who just are not going to be seen as friendly to a Trump administration agenda. And then for everybody who's not a woman or a person of color or whatever... it just instills fear and makes them all the more likely to say, you know what?
the lack of standards for who's placed on leave and who isn't gives them ample opportunity to take out people of color or women or people who just are not going to be seen as friendly to a Trump administration agenda. And then for everybody who's not a woman or a person of color or whatever... it just instills fear and makes them all the more likely to say, you know what?
I do not need to live like this. I'm taking the buyout. I'm out of here. And it also, I think, fulfills, it ticks the box that Russell Vogt outlined, which is they want to traumatize federal workers. They see them as the bleeding heart libs. The USAID stuff is so vengeful and so personal. They want to punish this group of people who believe in civil service.