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Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown (www.wired.com)
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Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah because the status quo was worse than what's going on now. 🙄

Americans are morons. There's no reason to believe they'll support a better option. They already didn't in 2016 and again in 2024.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Well, '16 other option was an arrogant, self entitled, self serving, rotten cunt. Who made the decision to stay married to a philandering prick just for political cache.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

other option was an arrogant, self entitled, self serving, rotten cunt.

But enough about Trump.

And should we talk about his personal life?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

To clarify, I do hate Cheeto Chimp.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I meant a better option than Clinton or Harris. The dnc are incompetent.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Is there any grassroots movement for an alternative?

Again, American voters can't just sit around and demand a better option without putting the work in.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

All of the media we have used in the past to do such things, starting with Obama, are being controlled by propagandists. Twitter, Facebook, reddit. Theyre making it harder to not just be surrounded my propaganda.