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It’s sad whenever someone loses their job, but that can't be said for federal workers. The Legacy Media's reaction to the slew of firings isn’t helping either, treating these people as if they’re the only ones to get terminated in the history of American employment. These former employees complain about childcare, the disruption to their lives regarding President Trump’s return to office order, and how their mental health was shattered when they were axed, courtesy of the work done by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sorry, but millions of Americans have been laid off before, and they have no time for adolescent tantrums from entitled, whiny, liberal federal workers.
I’ll quote American sports personality Stephen A. Smith all day on this stuff: “I’m here to tell you right now, we don’t care.”
When the Keystone Pipeline was shut down by former President Joe Biden, around 16,000 people lost their jobs. I didn’t see CBS News racing to give them interviews. Last week, the network got smashed in the face for its laughable interview of two supposed USAID workers who were fired due to the DOGE cuts, only to learn they weren’t long-time employees per se—they were communications specialists, one of which was a speechwriter for Samantha Power, the former head of USAID. Professional left-wing political operatives got the axe? Why should I feel bad, especially since these people have immense disdain for anyone not like them?
Government employment was never meant to be a long-term deal. It was never meant to be protected the way it is now, so I’m overjoyed that everyone on probationary status, which number in the hundreds of thousands, is on the chopping block. Agencies are cutting the fat; thousands are being shown the door. The ending of the great suck of our tax dollars starts now, and we don’t want to hear the whining.
No one cares that government workers are scared. Many of these people have lived off the hog and have done nothing while millions had their livelihoods decimated by the COVID lockdowns. These people aren’t special and should be subjected to the same accountability measures we’re all subjected to. It’s not uncommon for businesses to ask their employees what they did this week.
Federal Worker: "I got this email Saturday afternoon...I felt absolutely infuriated getting this email with a demand within 48 hours to provide a response on what I did in the last week..." pic.twitter.com/fu9ATGhc7Y
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 24, 2025
Two days is not nearly enough time for a government worker to respond to an email. https://t.co/HvJDhImNGz
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) February 24, 2025
Elon Musk’s email to federal workers to list their action items or be fired was met with derision and fury from a worker class that thinks they have a right to be lazy and not answer to anyone. Too bad. These aren’t Gestapo demands. Collecting this information is another area, as some agencies handle classified information. The FBI and most intelligence agencies have already said they’ll handle this review, but the message counts with President Trump’s people in place, especially at the FBI. It’s not going away.
The point is that tens of millions of Americans have already gone through the trauma and fallout of losing their job. It’s brutal. And yet, they never got a major outlet to highlight their plight. These are working families, too—not professional operatives or white-collar paper pushers. These people are in shambles, but everyone else shrugs and says, "Welcome to the party, pal."
"The great federal reckoning" is happening, and it has widespread support. Deal with it.
Mocking those losing their jobs to @DOGE is ghoulish, yes - but may be necessary pic.twitter.com/rFFhMmAuIM
— Adam Townsend (@adamscrabble) February 24, 2025
