Summary

Jennifer Piggott, a self-proclaimed “MAGA junkie” from Parkersburg, West Virginia, regrets voting for Donald Trump after being fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service during widespread cuts under DOGE.

Despite earning top performance reviews, she was among 125 civil service workers dismissed, sparking local outrage.

Piggott expressed disappointment, saying she expected Trump to protect working-class jobs.

A federal judge ordered reinstatement, but the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, leaving affected workers on paid leave.

Piggott has faced vandalism and threats after speaking out.

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    They insulate themselves from the difficult topics and nuance of the real world with Fox News and a carefully curated Facebook/X feed.

    And by “carefully curated,” you mean “not curated at all, and instead uncritically accepting what the capitalist elite’s Algorithm shovels into their faces by default.”

    • kata1yst@sh.itjust.works
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      Even that sometimes shows them what they don’t want to see, so then they block or remove the offending content.