Maybe That’s the Point

The Gist

10,000 public health workers laid off. The Department of Education on the chopping block. Disabled people and working families left to pay the price. This isn’t dysfunction — it’s design.

I don’t know if it’s deliberate, or if they just don’t care — but the result is the same. They’re cutting health care. They’re coming for public education. And the ones left behind aren’t the rich or the powerful. It’s us. The ones working two or three jobs. The ones barely hanging on. The ones they won’t save. And maybe… maybe that’s the point.

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services laid off more than 10,000 employees across its agencies — from the CDC to Medicaid offices to public health outreach teams. One email ended their service: “You are hereby notified that you are officially separated from HHS.” The Supreme Court cleared the way on July 8, and by July 14, it was done. These weren’t just bureaucrats — they were the frontline staff for everything from rural health clinics…