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#Politics

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Jonathan Kamens

I just realized why DOGE is using deferred resignation programs (DRP) to get rid of as many federal workers as they can, rather than just firing all of them.
People who take the DRP and get put on paid administrative leave are still "employed" so they don't show up in the monthly unemployment numbers.
Trump & Musk don't want the unemployment numbers to be accurate because it'll make Trump look bad and accelerate the economic crash.
Has anybody seen this pointed out elsewhere?
#politics #USPol

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@joyce

The US media is too cowardly to cover the [Hands off!] protests for fear of Trump.

I assume you mean on broadcast TV. I get my news on the web, not on TV. Here is what I found:

Fox News isn't covering. USA Today says there are thousands, not hundreds of thousands. Washington Post, NBC, and New York Times, are completely mute. However CBS and ABC have stories. PBS is full throated on the spot with live feeds. CNN has below the fold (10 stories+ down) coverage. Axios, AP, and Reuters are covering prominently. Local Los Angeles affiliate television websites are also following.

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