Wednesday, February 19, 2025

USDA 'Accidentally' Fired Bird Flu Staff

The United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today it's working to reverse the firing of agency personnel tasked with the federal response to bird flu.

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-- Axios (@axios.com) February 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM

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The error is the latest in the Trump administration's attempts to rapidly shrink the size of the government by conducting mass firings of federal workers " an effort that is being carried out by tech billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, which is heavily staffed by people who have no experience in government.

Is team dotard admitting Leon and big balls don't know what the hell they're doing? GTFO

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-18 06:58 PM

If gasoline were brains. These two couldn't run a pissants go-kart twice around a Cheerio. Just sayin.

#2 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-18 07:27 PM

No ------- idea what they're doing.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-18 07:55 PM

... The error is the latest in the Trump administration's attempts ...

Intentional chaos, or incompetence?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-18 08:05 PM

Intentional chaos, or incompetence?

The DOGE DEI hire that they got rid of already had a great plan to reduce the bureaucracy by 50% by firing everyone with and odd-numbered SS#. There's meritocracy in action.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-18 08:18 PM

"Accidentally."

"He got hit by a car. Three times. It could happen to anybody."

Witness to Elliot Ness, The Untouchables

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-18 08:27 PM

Intentional chaos, or incompetence?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter

We all know that it's both.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 09:00 AM

How terribly "efficient" of them. Just like them trying to re-hire the fired nuke staff only to discover they don't know how to contact them. Verrrrrry efficient.

#8 | Posted by Sezu at 2025-02-19 11:10 AM

Where are the usual suspects to bleat "but Biden...!" or "suck it, lewzers!" ?

#9 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-02-19 11:53 AM

There must now be hundreds of folks 'accidently' fired. I'm not sure if it would be funny or sad that many have no interest in returning to their jobs, to again be under the thumb of some 23-year old gamer who worships Leon Skum, thinks Spinal Tap was a real band, and has to bring his mom on business trips so she can fix his meals. How much can someone love their job that they would return to such a situation? Asking for a nation realizing it may have to take direct action...

#10 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-19 04:55 PM

"Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than evil."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#11 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-02-19 07:10 PM

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