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Blockers. It wasn't a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be-especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an impediment, someone who didn't get the message-and, most of all, someone who didn't belong.
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This book is a devastating critique of the damage that has been done in every aspect of the fabric of American society due to the massive lay-offs of our federal government workers by the Trump administration.
Lewis has done a meticulous study of the myriad ways that slashing so many of our federal agencies has harmed both workers and the public. Lewis names names and makes it very personal, showing us how Elon Musk's DOGE boys rapaciously laid off the very people who keep our air and water clean at the EPA, predict and prepare us for hurricanes and floods…
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