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Go Jason Poe! Federal Workers *ARE* the American People, and they deserve to be treated with courtesy, respect, and dignity.

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Fantastic. And signing off with “Happy Black History Month” is a delicious “Fuck You Maga” cherry on top.

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And defiantly included his pronouns, which is now prohibited by this lawless bunch.

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And his pronouns!

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not to mention his pronouns! Yes!!

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Thank you for sharing these letter, Allison. Jason is a heroic public servant. My partner was also fired by the fascists: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/dei-public-servant-fired

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Lee Zeldon will not ever read this nor care one iota even if he did. That's the reality of the picks the criminal Felon squatting in the White House purposely made. He intentionally picked the least empathetic individuals possible, the least qualified, & the least caring. The only thing they are "the most" of is being obedient & pliant to the ruthless, cruel commands they are given to carry out.

What we all -- you included -- must begin doing is posting EFFECTIVE ACTIONS we can take to stop them cold in their tracks. Time is flying by & democracy is flying away. WE NEED TO ACT!

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Local action anyone can take: go to meetings of your LOCAL elected officials.

Speak up. Bring friends. I’m fill every seat at every meeting.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahagreen1/p/local-action-for-democracy?r=7jhrp&utm_medium=ios

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This helps some of us have hope knowing there are still some sane folk in gov’t. Retired now but as a DOE employee who took many trips to Oak Ridge and worked on a number of CERCLA cases, I really appreciate this letter and Allison having the resources and connections to get and share it.

I do not disagree with your last paragraph but we do need these stories.

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They not only are ‘least empathetic’, they all, the whole lot of them are antiempathetic. We are now dominated by a great festering evil visited upon us by the 23% of the population who actually voted for the FOTUS.

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Jason, I second the accolades. You are an accomplished and successful young man. Too bad some of the leadership in your country don’t have the morals and ethics that you do. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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This is an American story and a compassionate human story, thank you for sharing it. FOTUS47 & the Space Nazi are cold, empty human shells who only thoughts of others are how to use them. They might as well be AI-generated. Jason & the thousands of other Federal employees are the backbone of our democracy, living examples of civic duty & love for country in action.,

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OMG Space Nazi. What a brilliant descriptor! Sharing that one with my fellow Canadians!

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This is an amazing story of a person who never gave up and achieved so much… an American. What this “administration” is doing to people is cruel, illegal, and inhumane. Is no one going to do anything to stop him? Elon Musk should be in prison.

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Elon and Cheeto should both be in prison. But if the past 10 years has taught us anything, it's the truth of the saying attributed to Wilhoit: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. "

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Jason Poe. American miracle. Thank you for your story. You did not deserve to be fired.

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What a brave and honest person. I hope all goes well and they land on their feet. Sending love, respect, and support.

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Musk, Trump and all their minions act as though jobs are not held by real people whose lives they are destroying one by one. People are not dollars and cents. In addition, what happens to the work these people were doing? The country will experience another recession shortly, a real problem that Trump has no idea how to handle. Musk? He is not an employee so he goes scott free.

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This is a a powerful autobiography, and election denier Lee Zeldin is as unworthy a recipient as you can get. I hope this account can be published in many other welcoming venues.

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Another Bravo! from me.

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Thank you for putting a human life (yours) into the numbers and dollars that we are slapped in the face with every day of this ghastly nightmare that we must recognize and wake up from!

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Heartbreaking and I'm sure many can see themselves in these words. Well done. Bravo.

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Jason Poe! Thank you!

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This. The consequences of the Trump/Musk takeover are far greater than reported “numbers” of fired employees. These are human beings and they ALL have stories.

Jason Poe’s testimony is a lesson for us all. Well a few lessons:

~ Courage and determination to speak truth to power is a commitment to a value system on life support. Silence is acceptance.

~ Each person who loses their job has a life story. Mr. Poe’s story will stay with me because it is the first of its kind that I have read; and, he has been fighting (what many would see as) insurmountable challenges since he was a toddler. His life story is built on perseverance with a “never quit” approach to life. He has already fought his way through life, education, and then established his career in a meaningful and sustainable field.

~ Mr. Poe has reminded me that there is no excuse for tapping out of the country’s coup. We all have a responsibility to stand up, to be accountable to our value systems.

Finally, if every American who is grieving our Republic stepped out of their comfort zone and did something, anything to demonstrate their opposition to this takeover, we would be far better off than we are now - only 1 month into this hellscape.

✊🏻Power to the People, We the People

~ CajunBlue

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