Via #LLRX - Trump Administration’s Continued War Against #Science, #Research, #PublicHealth, and the #RuleofLaw Part 4 https://www.llrx.com/2025/10/https-www-llrx-com-2025-08-the-trump-administrations-continued-war-against-science-research-and-public-health-part-4/
In month of October alone our government & #economy, #publichealth and safety, our #legal system, #science and #research, #food #nutrition programs, critical #vaccine programs, have sustained irrevocable blows by #Trump administration. #censorship #education #maga #politics #congress #gop #furloughs #coverup #SNAP #federalgovernment #politics #mikejohnson

US Nuclear Security Agency to Temporarily Furlough 1,400 Staff Due to Government Shutdown

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), responsible for managing the US nuclear stockpile, will temporarily lay off approximately 1,400 employees as the government shutdown enters its 20th day. Less than 400 employees will remain on duty. This is the first furlough since the agency was ... [More info]

The #shutdown is the first since Jan 2019, & the 4th of #Trump’s 2 terms. Admin ofcls this time, though, have signaled plans to use the closed agencies as a way to vastly reshape the #FederalGovernment & consolidate #power under the presidency.
#OMB dir #RussVought ordered agencies to consider #MassFirings rather than #furloughs.​ His instructions to agencies include guidance on rewriting #regulations surrounding federal #grants & challenging #Congress’s constitutional #power over spending.
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I’ve been expecting furloughs, but not the tiered approach that has those making more taking more. At least we can spread them out so no one paycheck takes the full hit. Time for me to figure out what days I’ll be taking.

“The city hopes to save about $10 million, with workers taking between two and seven furlough days this year.”

#Furloughs #CityBudget #Denver #PublicService #EconomicUncertainty #RecessionFearsGrow #ConsumerConfidenceDown #BusinessConfidenceDrops

https://denverite.com/2025/06/05/denver-city-worker-furloughs-explainer/

Here’s how furloughs will work for thousands of Denver employees

Many government workers will need to take between two and seven days off.

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'This is the Trump recession,' CEOs say, with tariff price increases, job losses coming: CNBC survey

CEOs expect a recession, price hikes and job losses as a result of President Trump's tariffs, according to a flash survey of CNBC CEO Council members.

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El-Erian says U.S. recession risks are now 'uncomfortably high'

"If the U.S. slows down, the rest of the world will slow down more," the veteran economist warned.

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Layoff announcements surge to the most since the pandemic as Musk's DOGE slices federal labor force

The surge in March was exceeded only by when the country shut down in 2020 for the Covid pandemic,

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Our regional demographer has authored a blog post on the #economic impact of a potential Federal government shutdown. #Layoffs and #furloughs are a concern. https://t.co/SlgunIty7c https://open.substack.com/pub/novaregion/p/federal-government-shutdown-significantly?r=1ejp9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=censusSDC
Northern Virginia Regional Commission 🇺🇸 on Twitter

“Our regional demographer has authored a blog post on the #economic impact of a potential Federal government shutdown. #Layoffs and #furloughs are a concern. https://t.co/KMCoaEBTBd”

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