This is what needs to be happening everywhere. Definitely something that should be applauded. Is anyone taking up a collection to help fund and cover these people who are taking actual risks right now?
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2025
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Precisely. Is there anything like the Minnesota Freedom Fund for protestors in LA, for example? The Minnesota Freedom Fund was indispensable during the George Floyd protests in helping release people on bail that would have otherwise been stuck in jail awaiting trial and could not afford to get bailed out.
There needs to be donations to all kinds of groups at the moment to support those who are risking it all and taking direct action, whether they are protestors in the streets or protestors in the government risking their jobs or walking out of their jobs.
Most federal workers are union members, they should have a Strike Fund for exactly this
Is America great yet? Asking for a friend.
They're working on it.
Adding more fuel to the dumpster fire isn't really working on it
I understand it's easier said than done but I hope many noble bureaucrats hang onto their positions for as long as possible and do whatever they can to maliciously resist. Anyone who leaves will be replaced with someone far worse, sadly.
I suspect they won't be replaced and the systems they supported will just rot.
Editor's note: This article has been updated with comment from HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
Axios should know better than to publish propaganda
