Poetical Poltergeist
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"The Concerned Conservative" by Susan Collins
Trump: What did Susan Collins say?
Aide: She's concerned sir.
Trump: ok, good. Just what we want.
Leopards Eating MAGA Faces (The Trump Policies Being Implemented Thread)
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Trump: What did Susan Collins say?
Aide: She's concerned sir.
Trump: ok, good. Just what we want.
Rodney in Nashville didn't expect his job to be trash that was taken out
Voter doesn't believe in Project 2025. Voted for Trump to get rid of the deep state. Employed by the Feds for 29 years. Bye Bye Job.
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If there are two things Susan Collins is going to do.
1. Be concerned about something
2. Vote in support of it anyway
US Fish & Wildlife employee: “If I had known that this was going to happen,” he said, “I wouldn’t have voted for him.”
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Great Lakes Now (@greatlakesnow.bsky.social)
Dozens of workers focused on lamprey control were among scores of Michigan federal workers fired without notice in the past week Story by @bridgemi.com: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/trump-firings-hit-great-lakes-sea-lamprey-program-michigan-forestry/
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1/8
Great Lakes Now
Dozens of workers focused on lamprey control were among scores of Michigan federal workers fired without notice in the past week
Story by Bridge Michigan (@bridgemi.com): Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers | Great Lakes Now
2/8
Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social
Ope
3/8
John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social
Lampreys eating faces
4/8
Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social
That’s literally what they do
5/8
CKC Pottery @ckcpottery.bsky.social
How are all these cuts to programs, jobs, and services affecting you or your family or colleagues? Let your representatives know here Share Your Story
6/8
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social
This should cut across the entire political spectrum. Everybody in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin that fishes, goes to the Lake Michigan beaches, or does anything in state parks should be grabbing their pitchforks.
We need to make sure more Michiganders & Cheeseheads know about this.
7/8
rob quigley ppm_319 @robppm319.bsky.social
Ontario will do its best, even with trumplite doug ford premier.
It's a mess without cooperation on our lakes.
8/8
Davin @mosphotos.bsky.social
I know someone who already has a solution to your great lakes problem.
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Great Lakes Now
Dozens of workers focused on lamprey control were among scores of Michigan federal workers fired without notice in the past week
Story by Bridge Michigan (@bridgemi.com): Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers | Great Lakes Now
2/8
Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social
Ope
3/8
John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social
Lampreys eating faces
4/8
Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social
That’s literally what they do
5/8
CKC Pottery @ckcpottery.bsky.social
How are all these cuts to programs, jobs, and services affecting you or your family or colleagues? Let your representatives know here Share Your Story
6/8
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social
This should cut across the entire political spectrum. Everybody in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin that fishes, goes to the Lake Michigan beaches, or does anything in state parks should be grabbing their pitchforks.
We need to make sure more Michiganders & Cheeseheads know about this.
7/8
rob quigley ppm_319 @robppm319.bsky.social
Ontario will do its best, even with trumplite doug ford premier.
It's a mess without cooperation on our lakes.
8/8
Davin @mosphotos.bsky.social
I know someone who already has a solution to your great lakes problem.
Paging judge Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) (@iwriteok.bsky.social)
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Translation: "I didn't know that when he said he'd fire everyone, I was included in 'everyone.'"
It's hard to feel sympathy for these people. I know it's important to welcome them back to reality, but Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, what is wrong with these people? You had both a failure of intelligence and a failure of empathy. What are you going to do going forward to avoid another one?
It's hard to feel sympathy for these people. I know it's important to welcome them back to reality, but Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, what is wrong with these people? You had both a failure of intelligence and a failure of empathy. What are you going to do going forward to avoid another one?
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
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Congratulations on getting everything you wanted OK. You've truly earned it
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
They better salute at their next job when they greet people at Walmart.
“Yes sir, have a good day shopping sir, enjoy these specials, sir!”
You get what you voted for
1/11
@RealHousewifeMi
[Quoted tweet]
️Massive Oklahoma job loss as 600 federal employees at Tinker Air Force Base will be fired tomorrow
️ Tinker is the largest single site employer in Oklahoma
2/11
@DarthVaderKnows
Yup.
3/11
@RealHousewifeMi
I’m stealing this.
4/11
@Zenoxx69
Serval of my mom's brothers are now worried about their jobs. Their younger sisters warned all of their older siblings about the consiquences during the last few elections, but nooooo~
5/11
@BeeebStan
I Think they might not want to tinker with this. I’ve been there, it’s big
6/11
@JassysKC
Exactly
7/11
@ss_riot
We knew there was a possibility of losing our jobs yet we still voted for him. Posts like this do nothing but show how fed up the American people are and what we are willing to sacrifice for change. Also I’d rather lose my job and live off ramen than have Kamala as president.
8/11
@MikeLastNa45096
Which is less than 3% of workers
Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, just southeast of downtown and near the suburbs of Midwest City and Del City. It’s one of the largest military bases in the country, sprawling across about 9 square miles and employing over 26,000 military and civilian workers, making it Oklahoma’s biggest single-site employer. The base is named after Major General Clarence L. Tinker, an Oklahoma native and the first Native American to reach that rank in the U.S. Army, who died in 1942 leading a bombing mission during World War II.
The heart of Tinker is the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC), the largest of three such centers in the Air Force Materiel Command. It’s responsible for depot-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul of a wide range of aircraft—like the KC-135, B-52, E-3, E-6, and B-1—along with engines, components, and software. The complex supports 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases, and 46 foreign nations, playing a critical role in keeping the Air Force and parts of the Navy combat-ready. The 72nd Air Base Wing hosts the base, providing support services, while other units like the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing One (with its E-6B Mercury fleet) and the 552nd Air Control Wing (operating E-3 Sentry AWACS) call Tinker home too.
Historically, it started as the Midwest Air Depot in 1941, built on land donated by Oklahoma City to the Army Air Corps. It was renamed Tinker Field in 1942 after the general’s death and became Tinker Air Force Base in 1948 when the Air Force became its own branch. Since then, it’s been a hub for aircraft maintenance through conflicts like Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War, and it’s set to take on big projects like maintaining the new KC-46A Pegasus tanker and the B-21 Raider bomber. The base also made history in 1948 with the first official tornado warning in the U.S., issued by its meteorologists.
Economically, Tinker pumps billions into Oklahoma’s economy—around $4.5 billion annually—supporting thousands of jobs beyond its gates. Its location near major highways like I-40 and I-240, plus the community’s backing (like the 2008 bond to buy the old GM plant for expansion), keeps it growing. It’s a linchpin for both national defense and the local area, blending military muscle with a deep tie to Oklahoma’s identity. Anything specific you’re curious about?
9/11
@ThRealDemocrats
But we campaigned so hard ;)
10/11
@pinkhairbayby
Where will all of these people with job losses get jobs at? Fast food? So another endless cycle of poverty stricken wages while also cutting more aid for those in poverty. Ok.
11/11
@GeofHamlin
Thoughts and prayers
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@RealHousewifeMi
[Quoted tweet]
️Massive Oklahoma job loss as 600 federal employees at Tinker Air Force Base will be fired tomorrow️ Tinker is the largest single site employer in Oklahoma
2/11
@DarthVaderKnows
Yup.
3/11
@RealHousewifeMi
I’m stealing this.
4/11
@Zenoxx69
Serval of my mom's brothers are now worried about their jobs. Their younger sisters warned all of their older siblings about the consiquences during the last few elections, but nooooo~
5/11
@BeeebStan
I Think they might not want to tinker with this. I’ve been there, it’s big
6/11
@JassysKC
Exactly
7/11
@ss_riot
We knew there was a possibility of losing our jobs yet we still voted for him. Posts like this do nothing but show how fed up the American people are and what we are willing to sacrifice for change. Also I’d rather lose my job and live off ramen than have Kamala as president.
8/11
@MikeLastNa45096
Which is less than 3% of workers
Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, just southeast of downtown and near the suburbs of Midwest City and Del City. It’s one of the largest military bases in the country, sprawling across about 9 square miles and employing over 26,000 military and civilian workers, making it Oklahoma’s biggest single-site employer. The base is named after Major General Clarence L. Tinker, an Oklahoma native and the first Native American to reach that rank in the U.S. Army, who died in 1942 leading a bombing mission during World War II.
The heart of Tinker is the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC), the largest of three such centers in the Air Force Materiel Command. It’s responsible for depot-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul of a wide range of aircraft—like the KC-135, B-52, E-3, E-6, and B-1—along with engines, components, and software. The complex supports 31 weapon systems, 10 commands, 93 Air Force bases, and 46 foreign nations, playing a critical role in keeping the Air Force and parts of the Navy combat-ready. The 72nd Air Base Wing hosts the base, providing support services, while other units like the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing One (with its E-6B Mercury fleet) and the 552nd Air Control Wing (operating E-3 Sentry AWACS) call Tinker home too.
Historically, it started as the Midwest Air Depot in 1941, built on land donated by Oklahoma City to the Army Air Corps. It was renamed Tinker Field in 1942 after the general’s death and became Tinker Air Force Base in 1948 when the Air Force became its own branch. Since then, it’s been a hub for aircraft maintenance through conflicts like Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War, and it’s set to take on big projects like maintaining the new KC-46A Pegasus tanker and the B-21 Raider bomber. The base also made history in 1948 with the first official tornado warning in the U.S., issued by its meteorologists.
Economically, Tinker pumps billions into Oklahoma’s economy—around $4.5 billion annually—supporting thousands of jobs beyond its gates. Its location near major highways like I-40 and I-240, plus the community’s backing (like the 2008 bond to buy the old GM plant for expansion), keeps it growing. It’s a linchpin for both national defense and the local area, blending military muscle with a deep tie to Oklahoma’s identity. Anything specific you’re curious about?
9/11
@ThRealDemocrats
But we campaigned so hard ;)
10/11
@pinkhairbayby
Where will all of these people with job losses get jobs at? Fast food? So another endless cycle of poverty stricken wages while also cutting more aid for those in poverty. Ok.
11/11
@GeofHamlin
Thoughts and prayers
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The number of federal employees alone is enough to trigger a recession, but it won't stop there -
For every one federal employee, there are about 3.5-4.5 private employees dependent on federal funding -
The true size of government is nearing a record high
MAGA doesn't seem to understand this, but most of these employees will lose their job in the coming months.
Or, in other words, those related to this event alone could easily outnumber the total amount that lost their job in 2008-2009.
However, it wont stop there. As just a basic example, if a software company loses 50% of its user base, would they really need to keep all of their employees? Probably not.
The funniest part is that it doesn't actually do much after the dust is settled. Most of what could be privatized already has been after decades of Republicans taking a hatchet to federal agencies. What's left are the few areas they have been unable to justify privatizing due to the costs it would incur.
For every one federal employee, there are about 3.5-4.5 private employees dependent on federal funding -
The true size of government is nearing a record high
MAGA doesn't seem to understand this, but most of these employees will lose their job in the coming months.
Or, in other words, those related to this event alone could easily outnumber the total amount that lost their job in 2008-2009.
However, it wont stop there. As just a basic example, if a software company loses 50% of its user base, would they really need to keep all of their employees? Probably not.
The funniest part is that it doesn't actually do much after the dust is settled. Most of what could be privatized already has been after decades of Republicans taking a hatchet to federal agencies. What's left are the few areas they have been unable to justify privatizing due to the costs it would incur.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Co-worker Who Is A Single-Issue Voter For Trump Now Finding Out That He Might Not Be Able To Get Medicaid for a Medical Emergency
