I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.
YouTube video by Associated Press
It is not just that these employees are risking being put on leave or even fired for standing up for science (see EPA/FEMA officials), they are standing in front of a workplace that was the subject of a terrorist attack a couple of weeks ago, by a man who believes what their boss believes.
You'll note that no federal law enforcement agency issued any remarks regarding cdc shooting
COVID mRNA vaccines "At first it was only for elderly and healthcare professionals, doctors would pull up in cars full of coolers and laundry because they had been living out of their car, away from their family with an immunocompromised member often for months bsky.app/profile/laur...
Brave media:
The terrorism is coming from inside the house
The risk of these workers being fired is very great here: almost a certainty. I'd be amazed if the termination paperwork weren't already in process.
But if the alternative is to be forced to participate in the killing of innocents in the name of medicine, I suppose there's no real alternative.
HEY HEY HO HO RFK HAS GOT TO GO! ✊✊✊
They're literally standing where the gunman was.
Are any locals joining them?
More courage here––by normal people––than in Congressional Democratic leadership, leadership of major media outlets, leadership of colleges and universities, leadership of prestigious law firms...
This has been a trend of Trump's second term. Normal Americans showing more courage than our leaders.
He’s gonna get desperate for friends soon.
Did Kennedy or Trump ever say anything after the shooting? I didn't hear anything from them but I could have missed it.
If you're not on board with Hair Fuehrer's personal Mengele, you gotta go.
"Courage is contagious" is making me cry.
Inspiring. Universities, schools, departments (especially made up of individuals with more job protections) can also have walkouts, if they object to threats from the administration.
The murderer was shooting from the exact spot in that photo.
So true.
Helicopter circling CDC atm
I am just going to say this again bluntly: Blue states are going to need to become the federal government. Mutual aid compacts, mutual defense compacts, healthcare, taxes, trade the whole deal. Literally create a new system outside of the fascist federal system.
Wow my stomach just sank.
