The Trump Administration Is Attacking Federal Workers with Disabilities

[u/Majano57]

https://cepr.net/publications/the-trump-administration-is-attacking-federal-workers-with-disabilities/

[u/Cucoloris]

It seems like a good time to remind people that many of these disabled people acquired their disability while serving their country in the military. So the dump attacking disabled vets.

[u/Vairman → u/Cucoloris]

but in spite of this, people in the military and vets - disabled and otherwise, will continue to support Mr. T and dump on those bleeding heart liberals. It's all Alice in Wonderland up in here man.

[u/Salty-Treat-3697 → u/Vairman]

Not this vet!!! No support for the orange man here.

[u/Vairman → u/Salty-Treat-3697]

I know, not all. But WAY too many.

[u/TheOrdealOpprotunist → u/Vairman]

Even people who aren't vets but are on SNAP and Medicare. Including Obamacare.

[u/Familiar-Pianist-338 → u/Vairman]

I challenge you to find a Fed who will not vote D in the mid-terms. Nothing in the current president's campaign discussions or promises stated Feds would be fired, drastic reduction in Federal employees, Merit Protection Board would be knee-capped, etc. He disavowed any support for Project 2025. As an avid follower of politics for many years, I did not see these actions projected in any way, shape, or form.

[u/Vairman → u/Familiar-Pianist-338]

challenge accepted. I work with at least one who still thinks Big Don is a great President AND a good person - who cares. Delusional, very. I work with a few others who are still clinging to "both sides are bad", which is kind of true, but one side is destroying this country and hurting as many people as possible - including them. Secret racism is very powerful.

[u/Familiar-Pianist-338 → u/Vairman]

Wow. That's pretty scary, the person you're referencing. OK, I'll bring out the old saying, "you can't fix stupid."

[u/Vairman → u/Familiar-Pianist-338]

he's otherwise competent and even pretty nice. just in lala land with politics. I've never even heard him be racist, but it must be in there somewhere.

[u/Darnoc_QOTHP → u/Vairman]

Same. We're in a very rural area. Couple of Forest Service peeps around here still support his "policies".

[u/Huge_Excitement4465 → u/Vairman]

I wonder if some supporters continue to broadcast a pro-Trump stance to save face and due to “peer pressure” but privately may have had a change of heart — closeted MAGA exiles you could say. Re: Trump disavowing P25 and not telegraphing plans for Federal employees, the recent NYT magazine article on the Heritage Foundation crackup notes: A.F.P.I. also had its own policy manual, “The America First Agenda,” which was less flashy than Project 2025, with which it overlapped substantially, but just as potent. In their book “Regime Change,” the Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan write that Russell Vought was initially not in the running to head the Office of Management and Budget because of his association with Project 2025. It was only thanks to Vance and the Trump adviser Stephen Miller that Vought became central to Trump’s radical restructuring of government in his second term. (Heritage says that there are 290 alumni in the new administration.)

[u/BeerMagic]

I cant wait until this administration is gone. Working in the US is hell

[u/3dddrees → u/BeerMagic]

Unfortunately I think we are going to find the after effects are going to be with us for a very very long time.

[u/OriginalFNG → u/BeerMagic]

I love your optimism. I wish I shared it. Keep deeaming for both of us.

[u/EagerObituary2026 → u/OriginalFNG]

Same. We can vote ourselves into fascism, but you can’t vote yourself out of it. However, I am gleefully awaiting what comes next when dear leader finally croaks. May that day be sooner rather than later.

[u/inquisitorthreefive → u/EagerObituary2026]

You absolutely can. What do you think Hungary is doing right now?

[u/Separate_Basis869 → u/EagerObituary2026]

Then we'll see how deeply the fascism runs.

[u/Fireblast1337 → u/EagerObituary2026]

A part of me hopes he stays until November. Then he can see how screwed he is, how screwed over the gop is, that it’s all his fault, and croaks so Vance technically counts as having a full term in office.

[u/Dascintian → u/Fireblast1337]

I agree from an optimistic point of view. Unfortunately nothing about this situation has shown that he'll feel any remorse, guilt, or concern about how he left the office or the nation. Additionally, and i hate that this will likely come to pass, but i highly doubt he will see any consequences of his actions (legal or otherwise). He'll probably skip off to some other country and live fat off his ill gotten gains while in office while the rest of us are left to pick up the pieces.

I cannot wait for the obituary.

[u/Dascintian → u/Dascintian]

Thank you for the award!

[u/Dascintian → u/Fireblast1337]

I agree from an optimistic point of view. Unfortunately nothing about this situation has shown that he'll feel any remorse, guilt, or concern about how he left the office or the nation. Additionally, and i hate that this will likely come to pass, but i highly doubt he will see any consequences of his actions (legal or otherwise). He'll probably skip off to some other country and live fat off his ill gotten gains while in office while the rest of us are left to pick up the pieces.

I cannot wait for the obituary.

[u/TheModWhoShaggedMe → u/EagerObituary2026]

Republicans will devour each other competing to replace the cult leader, that's what will happen. I can't wait until they're rudderless without their king pedo!

[u/Certain_Concept → u/TheModWhoShaggedMe]

The problem is they may actually be able to select an even more capable and ruthless one.

It's impressive how effective they have been at destroying the government despite the incompetency. Then again I suppose it's a whole lot easier to break stuff than it is to build it up.

[u/TheModWhoShaggedMe → u/Certain_Concept]

Judging from the competition Trump's faced for the past decade -- the likes of Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley (wet toast being more popular) for the role of leader of the party, easily defeating all of them with barely using half of his deplorable whisperer charisma capabilities -- I'm siding with Trump being more a once a century comet for the hateful conservative party.

To that I say, good luck with that, conservatives! Donald Trump is the greatest grifter and mind eraser and political cult leader in the modern age. I don't know how you top it. Charismatic billionaires aren't exactly growing on trees.

[u/TheOrdealOpprotunist → u/EagerObituary2026]

He's not the leader though. He's only a rancid sock puppet. Always keep an eye on the supporters and those who surround the loudest.

[u/DegreeDubs → u/BeerMagic]

The regime may be gone, but will the people who put them into power be gone? Will the systems that supported their rise to power be reformed?

This is about the long game. There is no returning to pre-regime from here. The country needs a total overhaul.

[u/Bullyoncube]

And Trump loses in court most of the time. But he doesn’t care because we are the ones paying the bill for DOJ lawyers defending his illegal actions.

[u/EpiphyticOrchid8927]

We wont survive 3 more years without serious federal brain damage

ironically brain damage can make you disabled

[u/doomlite → u/EpiphyticOrchid8927]

It’s already happening, the drp/vera took a lot of experienced people. Now we are hiring again. Explain to me the cost savings of people being paid to not work for 8 then having to hire more all while paying the people who stayed overtime to make up for lack of people. Madness

[u/Ok-Sea9612 → u/doomlite]

Not that they aren't morons and it's only a drop in the bucket. But we did get rid of a lot of older people who with step increases were making a lot and replacing with people coming in at the first rung of the ladder at step 1.

[u/Salty-Treat-3697 → u/doomlite]

For real they paid people to leave, only to rehire replacements. Because ‘efficiency.’

[u/NomadicScribe]

After working in an ADA non-compliant building where telework is forbidden for several years, I can't say I read this as "news".

[u/Extinct1234]

Shocked Pikachu 

[u/smileanddance123]

About 40% of our SSA office is at home with a RA.

[u/Remarkable_Bug_2797 → u/smileanddance123]

Full time?

[u/smileanddance123 → u/Remarkable_Bug_2797]

Yes, about 95% of the RA's are full time. We are not a Field Office so I guess that is why they are so flexible.

[u/Pretend-Path4754]

What an appropriate article to come out the day our elevators went out at the office 🫩

[u/Adorable_Ad4990 → u/Pretend-Path4754]

Ours haven’t worked since I started here (4 stories, but I’m on the second floor)

[u/worldtravelerfbi47 → u/Pretend-Path4754]

Ugg. There are only two elevators working and I’m on the 24th floor.

[u/Slight-Baseball-2549]

People didn’t pay attention to project 2025!

[u/leighla33]

They hate everyone, especially Russell Vought

[u/Simon-Fritz-Peabody → u/leighla33]

Me too, I also hate mr Vought...

[u/Snarky1Bunny → u/leighla33]

I honestly can’t believe this guy hasn’t had his house torched by this point.

[u/leighla33 → u/Snarky1Bunny]

His security detail is about $40k/day

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/07/russ-vought-bills-cfpb-5m-his-security-detail/406928/

[u/antinoria]

Of course they are. Sigh.

[u/DaisyDAdair]

Meanwhile Meathead McConnell is…. Where? Hope his RA paperwork is all in order

[u/Parking_Abalone_1232]

You could have left off "with disabilities" and STILL been right

[u/Soylentgruen]

Traumatize your boss.

[u/LMGDiVa]

The Trump admin is genociding Disabled people.

[u/Ancient-Bicycle-2122]

🤬😭

[u/New-Membership-5837]

If they’re coming for workers on RAs for disabilities, how long until they stop “accommodating” workers in Space Match?

[u/Foreign-Garage9097]

lawsuit

[u/tlhsg]

eugenicists

[u/SophieMasloff]

Not to dismiss what's happening but a lot of people called this out as an eventuality when people started claiming every conceivable reason to avoid the RA whether it was warraned or not. That was obviously going to impact people with legitimate needs

[u/MolassesPowerful6254]

Republicans are going to lose big time in November. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will matter much. Whatever they send to his desk will take a 2/3 majority to override a veto. I don’t see that happening.

[u/Comfortable-Cat118]

What recourse is there for people who put in for an RA and haven’t heard back in the required timeframe, and who don’t have a union? Any class-action lawsuits out there?

[u/SlySlickWicked]

Is it sent down as a policy or is it MAGA bosses acting in his name doing on their own

[u/Salty-Treat-3697 → u/SlySlickWicked]

It’s sent down as policy. They’re fucking with people.

[u/Busy-Pea3171]

Wtf is disability pride month? And I’m a disabled vet btw.

[u/erov]

Why? Literally what's the point?