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this @adambonica.bsky.social piece deserves to be read beside the yeoman work that @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social have been doing. The dismantling of administrative expertise is one of those stories that is so big that pro journalists with beats find it hard to focus on or explain .

How to Dismantle a Democracy, ...
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ 7mo ago 💬 2

"Under this plan, every federal #job applicant... must now write essays explaining how they would "advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities."

...The hiring reforms aims to complete the systematic takeover of the federal #government as outlined in #Project2025 taken directly from the #Authoritarian playbook... A merit-based civil service that took generations to build is being dismantled via memo."

https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-to-dismantle-a-democracy-one

#Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA

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Low Information Voter 7mo ago 💬 3

So, like DEI, but Conservative? And centered on ideas not skin colour?

What can we water with these fediverse crocodile tears?

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William ₿ Travis 7mo ago

That's a crazy leap to say that govt employees have been competent professionals. The historical evidence is that govt workers are rent seekers and add little or no value to civilian life.