Freedom Writers 2/11/25

The Trump Regime's Brain Drain of Federal Workers

EBFreed

Feb 11, 2025

Hello, Freedom Writers!

In Today’s Post:

It’s getting dark outside
Video - Rep Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) Stands up to the GOP about Elon Musk.
Excerpt from a letter written by an Anonymous Special Agent
Today’s Actions - 4 new Actions + ‘5 Calls’ for 5 People

It’s getting dark outside

I know lots of people are scared right now. These are scary times. It’s realistic to be scared. But remember: you are not alone. We still have power in our numbers, and we can still have time to grow our numbers larger. So don’t just read this post. Share it. Don’t just read these actions. Do them. Add to our numbers by standing on the shoulders of the brave Americans who are standing up for you. In everyday conversations and in out-right activism, help us turn the tide.

Because, there’s only one way to keep the dark at bay,
and that’s to work together, each and every day.

Watch this video of Rep Stansbury, and then forward/share it far and wide.

Rep Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) Speaks out at a House Oversight Committee meeting about Elon Musk and the DOGE. If you haven’t seen this video yet, check it out. It will lift your spirits.

“Why are you shielding Elon Musk from coming in front of this committee? … We are not clutching our pearls or hyper-ventalating! We are defending the millions of Americans who are under attack. The federal employees, the mothers, the fathers, the grandfathers being put out on leave … Because I want to tell you something, the American people are terrified, and if you are that out of touch with your people, then you should talk to your constituents.”

“… I am the coach of your child’s soccer team. I sit next to you on occasion in religious devotion. I am a member of the PTA. With friends, you celebrated my birthday. I collected your mail and took out your trash while you were away from home. I played a round of golf with you. I am a veteran. I am the average neighbor in your community. This is who you see and know. However, there is a part of my life that is a mystery to you, and prompts a natural curiosity about my profession.
This is the quiet side of me that you do not know: I orchestrated a clandestine operation to secure the release of an allied soldier held captive by the Taliban. I prevented an ISIS terrorist from boarding a commercial aircraft. I spent 3 months listening to phone intercepts in real time to gather evidence needed to dismantle a violent drug gang. I recruited a source to provide critical intelligence on Russian military activities in Africa. I rescued a citizen being tortured to near death by members of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. I interceded and stopped a juvenile planning to conduct a school shooting. I spent multiple years monitoring the activities of deep cover foreign intelligence officers, leading to their arrest and deportation. I endured extensive hardship to infiltrate a global child trafficking organization. I have been shot in the line of duty.
Something else about me, I was assigned to investigate a potential crime. Like all previous cases I have investigated, this one met every legal standard of predication and procedure. Without bias, I upheld my oath to this country and the Constitution and collected the facts. I collected the facts in a manner to neither prove innocence nor guilt, but to arrive at resolution.
I am now sitting in my home, listening to my children play and laugh in the backyard, oblivious to the prospect that their father may be fired in a few days. Fired for conducting a legally authorized investigation. Fired for doing the job that he was hired to do.
I have to wonder, when I am gone, who will do the quiet work that is behind the facade of your average neighbor?

Today’s 4 Actions + ‘5 Calls’ for 5 People

Ok, given the great advice from AOC yesterday (if you missed the video we sent out yesterday, you can watch it here), we recommend that you download the ‘5 Calls’ app to your phone and set it up to call your elected officials DAILY. Please get into the habit of doing this because it is the most effective thing we can do right now. It’s actually beginning to make a difference!

For step by step instructions on how to install and operate the ‘5 Calls’ app, click HERE.

For today’s Top Priority Actions on ‘5 Calls,’ we’d recommend the following: (but you can do more if you like)

Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - 3 Calls
Protect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives - 3 Calls
Save NIH and NSF Research Funding - 3 Calls
Fight Against Elon Musks’s Government Takeover - 3 Calls

And 1 last action - Please: Over the next 5 days, help 5 people to get up and running with ‘5 Calls’ and subscribed to this Substack (for free or paid).

… because we need to grow our numbers. We can’t let the dark win.