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What do you call a thousand bureaucrats about to be given their walking papers?
Say it with me now: “A good start.”
The Hill reported early Tuesday that EPA mission support official Kimberly Patrick emailed more than 1,000 employees to inform them that they are “likely on a probationary/trial period,” and that “as a probationary/trial period employee, the agency has the right to immediately terminate you.”
Here’sthewaytheNewYorkTimesframedthestorywithLisaFriedman’sleadsentence:“TheTrumpadministrationhaswarnedmorethan1,100EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyemployeeswhoworkonclimatechange,reducingairpollution,enforcingenvironmentallawsandotherprogramsthattheycouldbefiredatanytime.”
That’snothelpful.FriedmandescribedprettymucheveryjobatEPAthatisn’taboutmoppingthefloorsorrestockingthetoiletpaper.Her“informative”leadisjustanexcusetogetNYTreadersallworkedupoverclimatechange.Again.Asiftheyneedanyhelp.
CivilEats(whateverthatis)peggedtheScareFactorneedlewithanevenmoremisleading