#civilservant — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Under the spoils system a man is appointed to an ordinary clerical or ministerial position in the municipal, Federal, or State government, not primarily because he is expected to be a good servant, but because he has rendered help to some big boss or to the henchman of some big boss. His stay in office depends not upon how he performs service, but upon how he retains his influence in the party. This necessarily means that his attention to the interests of the public at large, even though real, is secondary to his devotion to his organization, or to the interest of the ward leader who put him in his place.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 5 “Applied Idealism” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #civilservant #civilservice #corruption #employment #favoritism #graft #influence #merit #partisanship #politics #publicinterest #quidproquo #spoils #spoilssystem

Britain should seek to #Rejoin #EU, says #CivilServant who led #BrexitDepartment | #Brexit | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/24/britain-should-rejoin-eu-philip-rycroft

#UK #Politics

🗳️Polls are open in Malden! 🇺🇸

🗣️Honored to be here today volunteering at the Special Election alongside community members from all backgrounds and law enforcement — all showing up for democracy.

Every election matters. Local ones especially.
✅ Register to vote — local & national
👋🏽Consider becoming a poll worker — be part of the process

#Vote #Elections #Community #MaldenMa #Diversity #Pollworkers #CivilServant #Volunteers #democracy #photography #America

#nasa surprisingly spare firings of probationary #civilservant s.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/nasa-receives-11th-hour-reprieve-from-probationary-employee-cuts/

"Agency Heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force..."

#Trump grants #Elonmusk 's #doge
sweeping power over of the #civilservant workforce. This is a direct attempt to destroy the federal government and centralize what remains under Musk.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/

The new *authority* [overthrown] follows a standoff this week with a top #Treasury ofcl who had resisted allowing #ElonMusk’s lieutenants into the department’s payment system, which sends out #money on behalf of the entire #federal #government. The ofcl, a career #CivilServant named #DavidLebryk 🦸🏻‍♂️, was put on leave & then suddenly retired [was #fired] on Friday after the dispute….

#law #criminal #kleptocracy #TrumpCoup2 #robbery #GovernmentOverthrow #plutocracy #autocracy #authoritarianism

"OPM has been taken over and compromised"

A #reddit post from an #opm #civilservant regarding the creation of a singular, direct email list to all federal employees and contractors.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1ibbbh7/this_was_posted_about_opm_in_our_union_chat/

Government Clerk Android
Even in the Epochian era, these variants of clerical models are always sticklers for rules and regulations, and if confronted with a query or task that is even remotely outside their area of expertise or perceived department, they will direct the inquirer to another person or facility, or require the person asking to fill out a non-existent form or supply some sort of government identification.

Ink art from page 34, from The Mutant Epoch RPG Expansion Rules book
See a huge art gallery from this book, here:
https://www.outlandarts.com/TME-Expansion-Rules-ArtGallery1.htm


#governmentworker #civilservant #bureaucrat #barista #android #humanoidrobot #selfaware #ai #noai #noaiart #ink #rpg #ttrpg #scifi #playercharacter #mutantepoch #expansionrules #tme #indiegame #postapocalyptic #fallout #accountant #DMV

#Ireland’s smoking ban 20 years on: how an unheralded #CivilServant triumphed against #BigTobacco

#TomPower led an alliance that brought about the pioneering #health initiative which has since been adopted by more than 70 countries – and has saved countless lives
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/29/ireland-smoking-ban-20-years-on-how-civil-servant-triumphed-against-big-tobacco
#PublicHealtj

But leaving #food scraps and #waste in a #bucket under the sink for days is a bit of a #mess, so the #city helpfully tells you to use a non-plastic, compostable liner in the bucket.

Good idea. They even included 5 free liners with the bin & bucket when we got it.

The liners are the shape of large lunch bags - tall and rectangular.

The bucket is horseshoe-shaped, and much wider than it is tall.

As far as I can tell, no one makes liners this shape.

#fail #wat #OneJob #CivilServant

I just bought Marina Nitze
& Nick Sinai
book #HackYourBureaucracy for a friend in #government. https://hackyourbureaucracy.com

After watching Marina at #FWD50 & at the IOG's #ELPdigi

I am convinced that any #CivilServant seeking to create change should read it.

Mōrena and Malo e lelei! Kō Sara toku ingoa. This is my #introduction.

I’m pākehā and Tongan living in NZ.

I spent 12 years in the UK being a professional #humanist and spare-time musical saw player and #sciencefiction #filmfestival organiser.

I’m a #civilservant in #Wellington. I’m also the Chair of #wellingtonHELP, a charity that provides 24/7 support and counselling for anyone that has experienced rape or sexual abuse.

I have a very good #cat. I like to go #tramping and do #crafts.