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Rhiannon12866

(217,657 posts) Sat Aug 31, 2024, 12:06 AM Aug 31

Michael Lewis raises the alarm on Trump's plot to replace civil servants with loyalists - All In - MSNBC

Author Michael Lewis joins to discuss his upcoming series for the Washington Post where he explores just how critical the unheralded work of the vast civil service is—the very people that Donald Trump wants to purge under Project 2025. - Aired on 08/30/2024.

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Michael Lewis raises the alarm on Trump's plot to replace civil servants with loyalists - All In - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 31 OP

Lewis is a great writer. The Fifth Risk is an important book in the understanding of the important work done by civil mobeau69 Aug 31 #1

Decent 'alarm' to call, but not enough plain old civil servants to take over; elleng Aug 31 #2

mobeau69

(11,401 posts)

1. Lewis is a great writer. The Fifth Risk is an important book in the understanding of the important work done by civil

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 02:03 AM

Aug 31

servants every day that most people aren’t aware of and just take for granted.

He does the nuance (in an enjoyable and easy to read way) that too many with bumper sticker mentalities don’t comprehend.

Yeah, fire them all and see how that goes after a tornado rips through your community.

elleng

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2. Decent 'alarm' to call, but not enough plain old civil servants to take over;