This from @GottaLaff suggests a radically simple resistance / sabotage approach for anyone working inside the US federal government right now:

Just don’t and say you did.

BS order from the fash? Ignore it. Say it’s done and do nothing. Insist it’s done and still do nothing. Argue angrily that it’s done and do nothing.

They don’t even know what they’re asking. They’ll change their mind at the drop of a hat. They’ll swear they never even asked for it. So just don’t do it. Don’t take their requests seriously. Don’t imagine their rules apply. Do nothing and make them have to scramble to prove you didn’t do it. https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114105716538536534

Obama created a technical guru group to fix healthcare.gov. When the clown show came back to town musk fired 40 of them and pulled 65 into DOGE. 21 just quit with a group resignation letter:

“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” they wrote. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”

#uspol

https://apnews.com/article/doge-elon-musk-federal-government-resignations-usds-6b7e9b7022e6d89d69305e9510f2a43c

I’d like to send a special “fuck you buddy” to all the boomers that told me “oh you’ll get more conservative as you get older, once you get some money”

I don’t know what world those people live in, but every day since probably 1989 everything I have seen in the world has only convinced me more and more that capitalism is a disease that is destroying lives and the planet.

💥 THE BATTLE BEGINS 💥

The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?

🗳️ Voting is now open: https://forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1XV6A8

#tech #techwontsaveus #siliconvalley

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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is supposed to be about making the best of a bad situation.

But, having lemons is not, in fact, a bad situation. People willingly buy lemons all the time, in order to have them. Lemons are great.

Secondly, you need a *lot* of sugar to make lemonade. The best you can do otherwise is make lemon juice. So having lemons alone isn’t enough.

A more accurate phrase would be, when life hands you a crushing blow, expect dickheads telling you to perk up.