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Rhiannon12866

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4. According to Mary Trump's book, both Justice and State Departments also suffered during his previous term

Reply to EarthFirst (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 2, 2025, 07:55 AM

Aug 2

Many career employees left and there were few applications, destroying continuity for a generation. And now this! How many generations would it take for the federal government to recover now?? And it's only been six months...

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Nearly 150,000 Federal Workers Have Left Under Trump, New Analysis Shows [View all] Wicked Blue Aug 1 OP

Jesus Christ. That is a lot of people. chowder66 Aug 1 #1

It will take decades to recover from the loss of institutional knowledge of 150,000 career employees... EarthFirst Aug 1 #2

According to Mary Trump's book, both Justice and State Departments also suffered during his previous term Rhiannon12866 Aug 2 #4

I'm thinking it's more than that... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 1 #3