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Twenty Democratic-leaning state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees, alleging violations of federal regulations requiring 60-day advance notice.

The lawsuit claims the abrupt terminations have caused financial hardship for workers and strained state resources.

The AGs demand a halt to the layoffs, reinstatement of affected employees, and future compliance with labor laws.

DOGE, led by Elon Musk, has faced backlash for abruptly and haphazardly firings, with some rehiring efforts amid bipartisan calls to slow down cost-cutting measures.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good, but man did that take a long time. Maybe a little overtime is warranted when we're sliding toward fascism.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People have been suing and taking all kinds of action against DOGE, they just don't get as many headlines as the horrible stuff. Dem state attorney have filed a ton and gotten things like federal funding to the state restored - see for instance PA getting $2 Billion in federal funding unfrozen. People are fighting, the media is just minimally covering it

Here's a tracker of all the ongoing lawsuits https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 27 points 1 year ago

This apartheid loving piece of shit needs to be put to work cleaning the highways in New Mexico, so the he can sweat the Turkish hair plugs right out of his pores.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is it only democratic leaning states, did they not attempt to fire people in other states?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago

red states are run by people who been working towards this. as far as they're concerned the system is working as intended

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fucking dipshits. Perhaps, when breaking into the govt, start fixing shit. Eliminate the IRS' cozy relationship tax/ accounting software. Make taxes coherent and simple. Declassify cannabis. A fourth grader could write a popular platform around this.

I'm reminded of when the Scientologists infiltrated the IRS. Fuckers did nothing helpful.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not about a popular platform. It's about enriching themselves. They don't give a fuck about democracy or populism. These demons think they are better than everyone else and that they should rule.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I get it but how many dumbasses came before these dumbasses? I wish I weren't such a dumbass either.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago

haphazardly firings

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This implies that fElon might not know what the fuck he's even doing? Are you saying waving around some performative chainsaw isn't the entire job?