CDC employees on chaos of being fired, rehired and fired again: ‘stuck in limbo’ Americans’ health in jeopardy as agency plunged into tumult and inefficiency even after court ruled firings illegal

CDC layoffs during shutdown sow chaos:
imperiling public health.

Staff fired, rehired, fired again; unions call RIFs illegal.
Critical units gutted: MMWR, ethics, IRB, libraries
HR axed as it processed cuts.

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Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers

Federal judge Illston issued a TRO
blocking Trump's shutdown mass firings of federal workers,
siding with unions AFGE/AFSCME.
She said OMB/OPM likely acted illegally & beyond authority. Cuts touted as 10k+ paused pending the case.
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Day 3 of the shutdown: Sen. Ron Wyden backs the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act to help Oregonians cover
rent/groceries—penalty-free TSP withdrawals,
access to loans,
suspended payments during the lapse,
the ability to recontribute later.
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White House tells agencies to prepare for firings if government shuts down Democrats accuse Trump of intimidation tactics after memo outlines much more aggressive step than previous shutdowns

OMB tells agencies to prep mass firings during a shutdown
—breaking from past furloughs.
Democrats call it Trump intimidation;
GOP blames Dems.
Meanwhile, GSA asks Musk-era fired staff to return to fix understaffing.
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Trump ousts a career U.S. attorney who refused to indict Comey, installs a loyalist with zero prosecutorial experience, then pushes a grand jury anyway.
“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
Defend the rule of law.
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SSA’s front line is fraying:
fewer hands, longer waits, more stress.
Civil servants keep the safety net working,
but they can’t do it alone.
Fund and staff the field,
fix tech with—not instead of—people,
and back the workers who serve us all.
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More than 1,000 current and former HHS staff call on RFK Jr to resign An HHS spokesperson told Newsweek that Kennedy had "accomplished more than any health secretary in history in the fight to end the chronic disease epidemic."

1,000+ current & former HHS employees say
Sec. RFK Jr. is endangering the nation’s health
and urge his resignation.
Stand with nonpartisan public servants
—call Congress to back whistleblowers & protect CDC capacity.
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