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Federal health workers terrified after anti-'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'​

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them at one point as “targets.”

It’s unclear when the website, which lists mostly Black employees who work in agencies primarily within the Department of Health and Human Services, first appeared.

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them at one point as “targets.”

It’s unclear when the website, which lists mostly Black employees who work in agencies primarily within the Department of Health and Human Services, first appeared.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna190711

That's my cue to call it for tonight: I'm trembling with anger. This is fucked.

Be good to yourselves and each other.

EDIT AFTER TAKING A BREATHER:
Spontaneous town hall meeting? Comfy sit down talk-talk time?

pretend I edited this to be popjustice USA related i am literally talentless

I have encountered an initiative called 5 Calls that I'm going to do tomorrow after the sun rises, unless the sun doesn't in which case thank GODDDD.
And... is it corny for me to say we should all do it? Because I think we should. It'll be fun! Let's play "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" as millions of Americans are literally doing right now and unify the collective!

It's a kinda gamified call-your-representatives deal and I guess my brain finds that captivating, less intimidating too. For fun, I'm going to explain it below after spending a total of 12 seconds ADHD-probably-manic-episode-scanning their website for "the point." You can click the pic below by the way, yes let me use my two weeks of digital sales training to condition you to an affirmative response (with nothing but love!).



1. You pick your subject, ranging from "Protect the Department of Education" to "Oppose Robert F Kennedy, an Actual Dumbfuck, for Secretary of Health and Human Services". (Jesus Christ guys.)

2. Ya type your lil' zip code in there. If you don't know your ZIP code, the USPS website currently gives it to you for FREE with NO ADS! And it includes the +4 suffix at no additional cost! *Terms & conditions apply.

3. Their lil' APIs do their work on a server owned by Jeff Bezos (I'm guessing, who isn't using AWS these days?) (well, 10%-owned) but don't worry that's nothing to be concerned about and present you with your first phone number to call.

4. You take a calming, centering breath and open your soul to the muses of civic discourse in these genuinely troubling times. You're doing something that isn't typing words on the internet! Let's do this more often!

5. You get through opening salutations formalities with a passionate Republican BYU-I alumna or equivalent.

6. You read the script. That's it. That's right: it's your show! You're the star!

7. You do a brief after-call data entry thing. Round 1 complete.

8. You do it again! And again! And again two more times, hence 5 Calls. I imagine this is comprised of calls to your two Senators, your House rep, your Governor, and... I don't know who #5 is, probably Grimes. I liked Shinigami Eyes!

Spoiler: Bonus Grimes-related sidequest

And it's wild to think there's a nonzero chance we're in a universe where Grimes ends up playing a role in literal history huh? And Charli XCX did that? And wait... Sky Ferreira is kicking ass doing her thing for real, too!! after remaining a Theoretical Construct for most of my adult life?

That froot...

Spoiler: The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse

I always wondered what this half a day or however long a shoot takes was like for those three. Actual pop history being shaped in real-time! They had no idea the wildly divergent paths they would take from this moment.

SIDEQUEST COMPLETE. +1 trophy point, pending availability of trophy-giving adults.

9. You presumably see how other people's shit went and we use the data to chip away at every brain cell of our leadership. Who are mostly shit. Clap if your house representative isn't a piece of shit.

Here's TWO time GRAMMY® Award winner Beyoncé to carry us to the end of this message.

(JESUS though she's so undeniably the best at this whole thing that I see it as... self-evident? We genuinely do not deserve a woman of Beyonce's talent and grace. I'm legit tearing up UGH "AMERICA WE ARE ONE!" we really fucked up between 2008 and now. Like we were fucking up before then too obviously but hoo boy the gas pedal sure done did gas pedal more huh?)

OH NOW WE GET TO HEAR SUN-BLEACHED FLIES, THANKS YOUTUBE.

* (BONUS INTERNATIONAL CONTENT) *
Not in the US? Who gives a fuck <3. Join the fun today! (Seriously I know we try to "he he he" abracadabra amor oo na na through the pain, but I'm feeling exceptionally earnest and a titch scared tonight, and this at least feels like something I can actually do! To allay that feeling of being useless in the face of this endless barrage of shit. So tired of shit!
* Insert timely relevant joke about Gracie Abrams swimming in a pool of Taylor Swift's nacho vomit *

Here's a random ZIP code generator to get started.
Or use this interactive map!
Or look up people on the official US Govt website which contains MORE links to other ways of browsing! You are the moment!

Then proceed to do the thing on 5 Calls and thank you! Good night, America!

 

[Catalyst1]

The retribution the US is going to feel over Palestine at some point genuinely terrifies me.

 

[V3RYP05H]

It's a knife realizing he is probably telling the truth here.

Lowkey wondering what all the people who wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Kamala allegedly being “pro-genocide” feel now after not voting for her.

 

[beautifulmorning]

Lowkey wondering what about all the people who wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Kamala’s allegedly being “pro-genocide” feel now after not voting for her.

Unfortunately they’ll still be telling us all Kamala’s faults while we’re all being carted off to work camps. People simply don’t understand just how dangerous Trump is. It’s not your typical bs backwards Republican administration. This is the real deal. People have thrown around the term fascism in the past but this truly is an authoritarian regime. Trump simply doesn’t care. In fact, I think this is payback on his part for the him being prosecuted. I think he wants to destroy everyone for daring to make him face justice. He wants us all dead and is ensuring it whether it be from poor health and safety regulations, starving us to death, or a new final solution. I wish I could say I was joking, but I’m not. He probably doesn’t care about the impact of tariffs because it’ll make basic necessities way too expensive. This includes medication. Another way to kill people off.

 

[JamieHT]

Lowkey wondering what about all the people who wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Kamala allegedly being “pro-genocide” feel now after not voting for her.

Yes some of my ‘Instafriends’ have gone noticeably quiet.

 

[LTG]

Lowkey wondering what about all the people who wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Kamala allegedly being “pro-genocide” feel now after not voting for her.

She was pro-genocide though. Just like Joe and Trump.

 

[Ashling92]

Lowkey wondering what about all the people who wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Kamala allegedly being “pro-genocide” feel now after not voting for her.

She literally was pro-genocide though? She supported Israel 100% and made that very clear. Israel have been ethnic cleansing Palestinians since 1948, gradually, bit by bit. The only difference now is Trump is saying the quiet part out loud.

Why are you mad at people who couldn't stomach genocide? Be mad at Trump voters, or the Democratic politicians who supported Israel, or at AIPAC who encourage politicians to support this.

 

[Synthline]

Biden-Harris contributed to the destruction of any semblance of international law and emboldened Israel, making it easier for a future Trump-backed annexation to happen.

 

[JamieHT]

She literally was pro-genocide though? She supported Israel 100% and made that very clear. Israel have been ethnic cleansing Palestinians since 1948, gradually, bit by bit. The only difference now is Trump is saying the quiet part out loud.

Why are you mad at people who couldn't stomach genocide? Be mad at Trump voters, or the Democratic politicians who supported Israel, or at AIPAC who encourage politicians to support this.

It wasn’t a one-issue election, though. I read that comment as wanting to know what they think about today, but everything else as well. I apologise to the poster if I misinterpreted that.

(I agree with all the comments about Biden-Harris by the way, but it was always a vote that went way further than Gaza.)

 

[Raichu]

I voted Kamala as a harm reduction vote, but anybody who says she wasn't at least tolerant of genocide is not telling the truth.

 

[beautifulmorning]

She was pro-genocide though. Just like Joe and Trump.

Well, unfortunately Americans and Palestinians are going to be genocided now thanks to the Orange Blob running the show. I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts a nuclear war and everyone in the world faces annihilation. People also forget that official US policy dictates who the US supports. A president, one who isn’t a wannabe dictator, cannot simply say don’t support our so-called ally. There is protocol which is why the Department of Justice won’t prosecute a sitting president. The US is set up to support Israel. That’s never going to change no matter who’s president. The fact remains that Trump will not only give them everything they want, he will come up with his own batshit crazy ideas which will make matters even worse - now planning to take over Gaza and put in another Mar-a-Lago. He just said flat out that the Palestinians have to leave. Trump was also the one who moved the embassy. He will come up with even worse ideas than Bibi. Prepare for a bunch of future 9/11s… especially with Tulsi in charge.

4 years of this crap.

 

[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]

I don't think that people should be shamed for acknowledging the avoidable (or intentional) failure of the Democratic Party that ultimately enabled Trump TWICE. The American populace has already been sold out by oligarchs. Israel was going to be granted permission to decimate Palestine no matter what. Deportations have been happening in unprecedented numbers all this time. I understand that Trump and his reshaping of the GOP is always worse, but this isn't just his "final solution," it's the final state of an empire that's been rotting away and auctioned for parts as life grows more precarious for an ever-widening breadth of the country.

And I voted for Kamala! But guess what? The absolute dearth of Democratic voters in the 2024 election can't all be chalked up to disillusioned leftists!

 

[Raichu]

I don't think that people should be shamed for acknowledging the avoidable (or intentional) failure of the Democratic Party that ultimately enabled Trump TWICE. The American populace has already been sold out by oligarchs. Israel was going to be granted permission to decimate Palestine no matter what. Deportations have been happening in unprecedented numbers all this time. I understand that Trump and his reshaping of the GOP is always worse, but this isn't just his "final solution," it's the final state of an empire that's been rotting away and auctioned for parts as life grows more precarious for an ever-widening breadth of the country.

And I voted for Kamala! But guess what? The absolute dearth of Democratic voters in the 2024 election can't all be chalked up to disillusioned leftists!

Tea. Kamala stance on Israel/Palestine depressed Democratic turnout and that absolutely needs to be litigated.

 

[Danger Zone]

She literally was pro-genocide though? She supported Israel 100% and made that very clear. Israel have been ethnic cleansing Palestinians since 1948, gradually, bit by bit. The only difference now is Trump is saying the quiet part out loud.

Why are you mad at people who couldn't stomach genocide? Be mad at Trump voters, or the Democratic politicians who supported Israel, or at AIPAC who encourage politicians to support this.

Biden-Harris contributed to the destruction of any semblance of international law and emboldened Israel, making it easier for a future Trump-backed annexation to happen.

She was pro-genocide though. Just like Joe and Trump.

I had no issue with people having reservations with voting for Kamala Harris, but where is the non-stop criticism for the Trump-Vance administration? Where is the mass outrage on campus protests? Where is the constant barrage of press around this administration's actions in regards to their Middle East policy? Maybe it's my own algorithms, but I couldn't escape (valid) criticism of the Biden-Harris administration's actions on social media for over a year whereas now......crickets (relatively speaking).

From my vantage point, it seems like the Pro-Palestinian movement has become conspicuously quiet right now which, whether their intention or not, creates the perception amongst some that the protests were in bad faith or that selective activism was happening to damage one particular candidate instead of holding the entire system accountable.

 

[V3RYP05H]

Well, unfortunately Americans and Palestinians are going to be genocided now thanks to the Orange Blob running the show. I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts a nuclear war and everyone in the world faces annihilation. People also forget that official US policy dictates who the US supports. A president, one who isn’t a wannabe dictator, cannot simply say don’t support our so-called ally. There is protocol which is why the Department of Justice won’t prosecute a sitting president. The US is set up to support Israel. That’s never going to change no matter who’s president. The fact remains that Trump will not only give them everything they want, he will come up with his own batshit crazy ideas which will make matters even worse - now planning to take over Gaza and put in another Mar-a-Lago. He just said flat out that the Palestinians have to leave. Trump was also the one who moved the embassy. He will come up with even worse ideas than Bibi. Prepare for a bunch of future 9/11s… especially with Tulsi in charge.

4 years of this crap.

You get it. @Danger Zone spoke on it And @Raichu almost got it. The thing is the harm reduction option is what we needed but instead we got people saying “I’m not voting because Kamala is pro-genocide !!!” instead of looking at the greater picture and now everyone is suffering for it (again).

There are always people in the middle who can be swayed either way but the Democrats not having a united front is how Trump won twice. The Republicans may not always agree but very few would not vote for their party just because of that disagreement.

 

[Raichu]

but the Democrats not having a united front is how Trump won twice.

But aren't the politicians ultimately responsible for keeping the party united? Even a change of tone on Gaza would have helped with turnout on the margins, but instead Kamala decided to be condescending to the protestors and embrace the likes of Liz Cheney.

 

[V3RYP05H]

But aren't the politicians ultimately responsible for keeping the party united? Even a change of tone on Gaza would have helped with turnout on the margins, but instead Kamala decided to be condescending to the protestors and embrace the likes of Liz Cheney.

You’d think and in a more evolved society it would be but the reality is that’s just not how it works here. It’s an “us versus them” mentality with Republicans and they do not want to lose.

For the record, I don’t think Kamala was/is infallible and that campaign was absolute shambles, but you can’t tell me these past two weeks “further prove” she wasn’t the better candidate.

 

[beautifulmorning]

But aren't the politicians ultimately responsible for keeping the party united? Even a change of tone on Gaza would have helped with turnout on the margins, but instead Kamala decided to be condescending to the protestors and embrace the likes of Liz Cheney.

The thing with Liz Cheney was an obvious attempt to show Republicans that even a member of their own party was against Trump and that it was okay to vote against him. It ultimately failed but I get where they were going. It was a big, “Even one of the most loyal conservative members of your party, Donald, doesn’t even want you.” That being said, Joe should have bowed out a lot sooner and an open convention would have been better (which is what Pelosi wanted). We’ll be debating that election for years to come, if we’re still alive. At the end of the day, the American voter needs to take responsibility - mainly the ones who actually voted for the orange bastard. In 2 weeks people are already exhausted from all the chaos. I guess we can hope for the best for the midterms and limit our media coverage. I spend about 20 minutes looking at the latest dumpster fire coverage (and no cable news). It’s the only way I can hold on to my sanity.

 

[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]

I had no issue with people having reservations with voting for Kamala Harris, but where is the non-stop criticism for the Trump-Vance administration? Where is the mass outrage on campus protests? Where is the constant barrage of press around this administration's actions in regards to their Middle East policy? Maybe it's my own algorithms, but I couldn't escape (valid) criticism of the Biden-Harris administration's actions on social media for over a year whereas now......crickets (relatively speaking).

From my vantage point, it seems like the Pro-Palestinian movement has become conspicuously quiet right now which, whether their intention or not, creates the perception amongst some that the protests were in bad faith or that selective activism was happening to damage one particular candidate instead of holding the entire system accountable.

I just think this is such gross scapegoating, and yes, it is your algorithm. Protesting genocide is never in bad faith!!! The protests were against the then-current president's policy!!! Trump has been in office for, like, a week or two!!! and has been destroying guardrails and sowing chaos and confusion that whole time!!! People have still been protesting his harmful immigration policies!!! I still see plenty of Palestinian content!!! It's also being suppressed?!?! Blame the people that got us into this mess!!!!!!

 

[Raichu]

You’d think and in a more evolved society it would be but the reality is that’s just not how it works here. It’s an “us versus them” mentality with Republicans and they do not want to lose.

For the record, I don’t think Kamala was/is infallible and that campaign was absolute shambles, but you can’t tell me these past two weeks “further prove” she wasn’t the better candidate.

She was absolutely the better candidate, which is why I voted for her, but I feel like the election was so close that even with some minor adjustments, she could have squeaked through. The reason I harp on this is because the rush to the right is tripping up the Democrats electorally. They don't have to go hard left, but they must embrace economic populism and a more progressive foreign policy to rebuild their base. If they did that, not only would they be easier to stomach from a moral standpoint, but they would have more enthusiasm and energy.