Trump’s Grand Plan for a #GovernmentShutdown
The #Trump admin might use a #shutdown to finish the job #DOGE started.
The congressional impasse over spending may now supercharge Trump’s efforts to slash the #CivilService—just as the bulk of those being paid not to work lose their job when the fiscal year ends. Should the #government shut down tomorrow, it could lead to the dramatic winnowing of its size conservatives have sought for decades.
#coup #TrumpCoup2
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/trumps-grand-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/684401/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxa8Wel-H610sgU3WuFQDpkk
civilservice
There’s a Term for What #Trump & #Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in #America
Despite its name, the Department of Government Efficiency is not, so far, primarily interested in efficiency. #DOGE & its boss, #ElonMusk, have instead focused their activity on the eradication of the federal #CivilService, along with its culture & values, & its replacement with something different. In other words: #RegimeChange.
#purge #TrumpCoup #law
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/doge-civil-servant-purge/681671/