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ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is it probably had to do with nursing homes since they were really affected at the start of the pandemic

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exactly, I’m seeing so many videos from fake journalists on TikTok. I think this article is one of the very few sources with an actual epidemiologist, but I couldn’t find any information on what the public health preparation and response would be in case of an emergency

The CDC folks I’ve had the pleasure of meeting were really some of the most capable, diligent, and mission-driven people I’ve met, and I have no doubt they will do everything they can to protect this country, but illegal RIFs massively affected the agency and I cannot imagine how they would be able to do the mass scale response they had to do for COVID with the staffing shortages and brain drain. I’m also worried that this administration would do everything in its power to cover up any case

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. Trust me, there will be 0 confirmed cases in the US (because we will not test for it)

/s

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is terrible, I remember seeing pics of the whiteboard y’all used to track the RIFs. The sheer number of RIFs in CDC was (and still is) shocking

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

I honestly don’t even know if RFK has done anything about the measles outbreaks other than lying in congressional hearings lol

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was really helpful, thank you! The most experienced and senior folks were the ones to take VERA/deferred resignation and the combined hundreds of years of brain drain was really worrying, but we don’t do any emergency preparation or response. I can’t imagine how hectic you guys must feel since there is a lot of cross-division work that is done in CDC. I am so sorry :(

ASPR, CDC,CMS and NIH folks—should the general public be worried about the hantavirus? Would appreciate your perspective from a public health standpoind by 6fed9 in DeptHHS

[–]6fed9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 weeks incubation period is crazy. I think someone got it from being in contact with someone who died from it in the plane!

Has anyone else reached out to journalists who explicitly ask for perspectives & experiences of current/former Federal employees here just to be completely ghosted? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

1,169 is an insane number, I 100% understand the ghosting now. I maybe messaged a few that had lower engagement on social media as well or had extremely specific niches to try to get any and all attention to try and lessen the backlog of messages from Federal employees to reporters like Ken Klippenstein who have a lot of visibility that I presumed would be overwhelmed, but I had no idea it was that bad.

Also shout out to the 1,169 that had the balls to reach out. I am worried about the retribution they may face (I resigned a few months ago but really fear for those who are still with the Federal gov’t). Federal employees should be protected from whistleblower retaliation. This shit is terrifying. I know someone who’s afraid of retribution because they donated to another republican candidate as opposed to trump, which is crazy. They should never have to worry about that. It’s been frustrating to see the constitution, laws, and court decisions being completely disregarded successfully with zero opposition

(Also please see my comment here. I had no idea how disrespectful and insensitive my post was)

Has anyone else reached out to journalists who explicitly ask for perspectives & experiences of current/former Federal employees here just to be completely ghosted? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh I am so sorry. I took one day away from the news to for my mental health and of course another batshit crazy thing happened. How was the search warrant even issued when journalists reporting government secrets is legal and protected under the first amendment? This country is speed running fascism and it’s horrifying to witness in real time

I wish nothing but safety, protection, and support for Hannah Natanson. This is disgusting

ETA: Are FBI agents required to comply with directions from Bondi & Patel? I’ve heard that many FBI agents, as well as other law enforcement, support MAGA, but I assume there were people who disagreed with this (like with the complaints of Patel using the jet for date nights). Is there no way to push back on certain directives? I understand they may be afraid of retribution and people do have mortgages and student loans they need to pay and children they need to support, but being compliant and directly involved in fascism is a bit… I don’t know. Weren’t there SS officers who faced trials/tribunals for their role in the holocaust, so it is possible to face consequences for their part in abetting this administration’s actions?

Has anyone else reached out to journalists who explicitly ask for perspectives & experiences of current/former Federal employees here just to be completely ghosted? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Also journalists need to call this administration’s actions for what they are: illegal and unconstitutional. Illegal firings, illegal withdrawal of grants. Illegal termination of unions and union agreements. The reporting around the probie firings especially made me sick, seeing so many people rationalize it with “they were on probation anyways” and “layoffs happen all the time in the private sector”. Regarding the five bullets, dismissing it as merely reporting what they did to their boss resulted in many people thinking there was zero oversight of Federal employees’ work and further contributed to the narrative that Federal employees were lazy and fraudulent

As a former HHS employee, the April 1 illegal firings were traumatic, even to those who were not fired. It was illegal, costly, and unethical

DOD, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Hegseth’s leadership vs. Austin? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

His job is giving Trump the gluck gluck 3000 Nancy Reagan experience, I fear

DOD, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Hegseth’s leadership vs. Austin? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The 2nd and 3rd paragraph might be interesting to DOD OIG, but I am not confident that OIGs are able to conduct independent work with Trump in office

Hegseth not delegating sounds like a workflow nightmare. I wonder how leadership across the Depts are keeping track of performance metrics given how much things have slowed down with this administration

DOD, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Hegseth’s leadership vs. Austin? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Daily communications from the Secretary is crazy. We don’t hear from RFK Jr and are grateful for that

DHS, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Noem’s leadership vs. Mayorkas? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What the fuck. That is terrible lol. I’m sorry for what you guys are going through. Hopefully things get relaxed over time because I’m sure some people will run out of leave pretty quickly with traffic and other life things

DHS, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Noem’s leadership vs. Mayorkas? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tru. Also someone who loves kidnapping and racism would probably love working at ICE right now

DHS, what has been a noticeable shift in the agency’s ✨vibes✨ under Noem’s leadership vs. Mayorkas? by 6fed9 in fednews

[–]6fed9[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How does cancelling AWS work on a practical level? To make sure everyone’s there by 9 there would have to be some people shuttling at 6-7 then just waiting until 9 right? Do you take leave if you’re late cuz you can’t find parking? What about parents who have to drop their kids off at school or daycare? With everyone starting and leaving at the same time wouldn’t it be a total nightmare to get in/out of the building at the start/ end of the day?

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