When Politics Becomes Personal
The day my daughter was suddenly fired
Feb 14, 2025 – The day started sweet with a loving Valentine’s Day message from an old friend.
I thanked her & then sent a text message to my adult daughter. I wished her a lovely day & told her I loved her. She replied with a ❤️
A few minutes later she texted me, “Trump just fired me!”
All new provisional federal employees with US Fish & Wildlife Service were immediately “terminated” and their computers shut down within an hour.
What a gut punch.
It was her dream job working as a biologist on a wildlife refuge. She worked long and hard to get her Masters in Resource Management and a year later finally got hired by US Fish & Wildlife. It was hard rugged work, but she loved the job and the people she worked with. Now the job was suddenly gone. Her boss called to reassure her this had nothing to do with her work performance. They didn’t want to lose her. They were already short staffed due to previous cuts. Her boss said they were going to fight this illegal termination. All her co-workers were very upset this happened and didn’t want to see her go.
We need to stand up to this hostile attempt to take over our government. This is not making things better for Americans. It’s making things much worse, while the billionaires get richer and richer.
One way you can stand up is to call or email your two US Senators and your US House Representative and tell them you want them to protect the US Constitution & the rule of law. Tell them you do not want a dictator or an oligarchy* of billionaire kings. *(Oligarchy is a form of government in which power rests with a small number of people, in this case big business billionaires) Contact your state and local leaders too. Did you know every state has an attorney general who is the top legal officer in the state? The powers of the attorney general include serving as a pubic advocate, handling criminal prosecutions and enforcing laws. Consider calling your attorney general about your concerns.
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I also invite you to join me & many others in boycotting businesses owned by billionaires who have funded & supported this wannabe dictatorship. Bye-bye Amazon and Tesla. Now I will support local businesses, book stores, farmer’s markets, food co-ops, and any business that does not support this billionare attempt to take over OUR government.
Lastly, I think we Americans have to take some responsibility for the fact that we have taken our rights & freedoms & the rule of law for granted. Many Americans think politics is boring and has no impact on their lives. Many Americans don’t even vote.
Until one day, like for my daughter and thousands of others, politics becomes personal.
The impact and significance of the story changes when the outcomes effect you, personally. All these Federal Workers being fired in such a capricious and cruel way are real people, with real lives, that are now changed, and in the short run, not for the better . . .