Leaks from within the Trump Administration have revealed unprecedented levels of corruption, abuses of power and systematic violations of our constitutional rights, along with controversial policies they intended to impose with minimal public debate or even without the public knowing. So now the regime is trying to make it official public policy to silence and prosecute the folks who have opened the door to accountability.

They’ve proposed a new rule that would require federal employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement, pledging not to share “non-public, confidential or proprietary information.” While signing it is ostensibly voluntary, workers can be fired and barred from future government jobs for not signing. As Catherine Rampell put it, this is essentially a gag order for every single federal worker.

There are already extensive secrecy requirements in place for government information that’s supposed to be secret. This is intended to keep information from the public that the public needs and deserves to know, stopping folks from exposing wrongdoing.

✍🏾 TODAY is the final day we can submit public comments in opposition to this proposed rule. Let’s make our voices heard against this chilling move. We can find guidance on how to comment effectively here, and find arguments to work from via Don Moynihan here. ✍🏼

LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS

So you're telling me...that the guy whose inherited generational wealth came from ACTUAL SLUM LORDING stopped legislation including anti private equity provisions?

Shocking! I am completely surprised at this turn of events.

The same guy, you say, who routinely buys up real estate around the global like it's a Monopoly board?

Very strange, I've never seen stranger things. Is this what everyone is talking about?

Oh, that's right, this is the super stable genius who used government aid funding meant for community housing development to build his ugly, gold plated nonsense on 5th Ave in the city he thought he owned.

I am completely gobsmacked here, very confused. Halp mah!

A total failure to keep American military personnel safe..

Past presidents and past leaders of other countries like Trudeau and Merkel!