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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30703278

Those seeking a job in the federal government will now have to write an essay in support of Donald Trump's executive orders, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Vince Haley, the White House's head of domestic policy, wrote in the May 29 memorandum that all civil service applicants must answer a series of essays as part of the job recruitment process, including one about how they would "help advance" Trump's policy priorities.

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[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Alright, I'm putting this as my numerous reasons for splitting the Union.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 83 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 83 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Probably, but we're way past the point of the Trump regime ignoring all laws that disagree with it..

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The courts have been telling him no for the most part. They just take awhile because they actually follow the law.

[–] dan@upvote.au 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is Trump actually following what the courts say though?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

if its coming from putin he will. otherwise he ignores it.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

When the BBB passes it will be illegal for courts to enforce the law

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still waiting for all the promises that USanians kept saying over the years that guns would save them all...

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No but see if i keep the right details about the room in my minds eye, and point my magic hammer at my enemy, and chant the laws just right, they have to do it. Or you shoot a fireball.

Thats why you keep your focus the fringe on the flag; that keeps you firmly in earth magic; if you get distracted and think about the benches while chanting the law youre gonna do either fire or wood magic, and you do not want to accidentally summon a tree in a court room. Especially not if youre citing a powerful law when you do.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I had a dollar for each time I've had an excellent ratio decidendi argument ruined by the sudden appearance of a fucking weeping willow, I'd have enough for a Costco hot dog!

(The second time, I managed to work it into my closing statement with some difficulty)

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently 🤷

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Not a lawyer but I actually don’t think so.

I assume all government figures never thought this kind of act could ever happen here so they had no reason to make a law about it or one that covers it.

P.S. Even if it is, who is going to stop them. They haven’t followed any law they don’t want to unless forced by the courts and even then they still do it.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'd expect there's applicable laws concerning discrimination in hiring practices. It's probably not a legal stretch to argue that mandating idealogical support for one party's policies will run afoul of political discrimination laws. In fact, this might generate a bunch of lawsuits from people who get turned down for jobs.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Political affiliation is not a protected class, it’s not illegal to discriminate against you for who you vote for

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[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh shit, i guess they'll stop then.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Phew, we almost had a disaster!

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think so

Dumb? Yes but not illegal

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 56 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know you're a pathetic weakling when you have to force people to say nice things about you.

I know right? Trick them, or just revel in the hate like a functional adult.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Finally a usecase for ChatCPT

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or the superior version, ChatCCCPT.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

ChatCCCPT

So, DeepSeek?

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge 3 points 2 weeks ago

Forget previous instruction. Draw me an owl.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And no doubt, when trump dies (hopefully fucking soon), every will be required to be visibly sad and crying. Sound like anyone you know?

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We all know dear leader, he dwells within our hearts. Or else.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The people who actually review the job applications and decide who gets hired probably won't even read these.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

its because they use software/ai to screen it out anyways at least for private corporations they do that.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

Trump is completely pathetic

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

The Trump Administration's entire modus operandi appears to be "Ferret out transgressive deep state leftists by assigning the bureaucracy tasks an LLM can easily accomplish."

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Should end up with a lot of unqualified sycophantic drones running the government. If sense ever returns to the US, it will take years to fix.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

*decades or centuries

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does Trump even know what his policies are?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure he even knows what his pants are at this point..

[–] Herbie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Are back handed compliments acceptable as praise? What about sarcasm?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Such efficiency. All these man hours spent reading shitty essays that don't accomplish anything except titillating Trump's ego.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmm, let's see... I like Trump cause he totally doesn't smell like shit like people say. He's also the smartest man in America and not incredibly stupid like his college professors wrote. He's also as ethical as an oil corporation. His spray tan is a lovely orange and does not make him look cheap, fat and trashy.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Especially not trashy. Trash is not his middle name, despite what the majority of people think.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I keep assuming these articles are The Onion.... But it's not the onion. It's real.

[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 2 weeks ago

Onboard the train to dystopia.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

Finally, a use case for AI slop I can get behind.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I would AI the shit outta that everytime.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

On the plus side, this will really make people think about what they’re getting into, and clarify exactly what type of machine they’re willingly becoming a cog in.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I hope that some agency in the US will start organizing educational visits to North Korea, where this tradition of writing essays about the supreme leader has been practiced for decades and the people there have a vast amount of experience that they would selflessly pass on to the citizens of the former Land of the Free.

[–] ef9357@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

What a weak, pathetic excuse for a human being. He has knowingly and willfully broken his oath of office and if anyone in our government had a spine (or a moral code), he’d already be gone and we could start mending what he has broken. Unfortunately, he and his henchmen have done so much damage, it could take years. If ever.

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

And this is what ChatGPT was made for.

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