I don't know if this is a real question or a rhetorical one, but maybe it will spur some deadweight to clear out and spur others to focus more on their jobs.
Some Trump-appointed heads of departments, like Kash Patel, are actually advising workers to ignore the email, or "pause their response," at least.
Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their professional accomplishments last week -- or risk being fired.
Multiple Trump-appointed agency and department heads -- including the Department of Defense, State Department and FBI -- have instructed their employees to ignore the email despite the billionaire's public warning that "failure to respond" by 11:59 p.m. Monday "will be taken as a resignation."
In an email Saturday, Trump loyalist and newly-minted FBI Director Kash Patel instructed his staff to "pause any response."
"FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information," Patel said.
"The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any response."
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already pushed for sweeping personnel cuts across the government, with the latest move raising concerns that the Tesla CEO intends to make more personnel decisions based on replies to the missive.
"If Elon Musk truly wants to understand what federal workers accomplished over the past week, he should get to know each department and agency, and learn about the jobs he's trying to cut," moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) griped on X.
"Our public workforce deserves to be treated with dignity and respect for the unheralded jobs they perform. The absurd weekend email to justify their existence wasn't it."
Of course Lisa Murkowski objects. The GOP should censure her, not just for this but for being clearly a Democrat on every single issue.
The liberal Senator from Utah -- why do Mormons keep electing liberals? -- also urges Musk to have more "compassion" for federal workers.
Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said the SpaceX billionaire needs to have more compassion.
"I don't think this is a request that is that difficult," Sen. Curtis said, before adding that it also doesn't need to "be so cold and hard."
"Let's put a little compassion and, quite frankly, dignity, in this as well," he said.
Trump, meanwhile, is standing behind Musk in full force.
Yes, definitely, let's have more compassion for these hardworking stewards of the public fisc.
The "intelligence community" is one of the most powerful parts of the American national security apparatus. In theory, it works tirelessly to keep the nation safe. But according to internal documents that we obtained, some intelligence agency employees have another on-the-job priority: sex chats.
We have cultivated sources within the National Security Agency--one current employee and one former employee--who have provided chat logs from the NSA's Intelink messaging program. According to an NSA press official, "All NSA employees sign agreements stating that publishing non-mission related material on Intelink is a usage violation and will result in disciplinary action." Nonetheless, these logs, dating back two years, are lurid, featuring wide-ranging discussions of sex, kink, polyamory, and castration.
One popular chat topic was male-to-female transgender surgery, which involves surgically removing the penis and turning it into an artificial vagina. "[M]ine is everything," said one male who claimed to have had gender reconstruction surgery. "[I]'ve found that i like being penetrated (never liked it before GRS), but all the rest is just as important as well." Another intelligence official boasted that genital surgery allowed him "to wear leggings or bikinis without having to wear a gaff under it."
These employees discussed hair removal, estrogen injections, and the experience of sexual pleasure post-castration. "[G]etting my butthole zapped by a laser was . . . shocking," said one transgender-identifying intel employee who spent thousands on hair removal. "Look, I just enjoy helping other people experience boobs," said another about estrogen treatments. "[O]ne of the weirdest things that gives me euphoria is when i pee, i don't have to push anything down to make sure it aims right," a Defense Intelligence Agency employee added.
These revelations come at a moment of heightened scrutiny for the intelligence community. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have each made the case that the intelligence agencies have gone "woke," prioritizing left-wing activism over national security. These chat logs confirm their suspicions and raise fundamental questions about competence and professionalism.
According to our sources, the sex chats were legitimized as part of the NSA's commitment to "diversity, equity and inclusion." Activists within the agency used LGBTQ+ "employee resource groups" to turn their kinks and pathologies into official work duties. According to the current NSA employee, these groups "spent all day" recruiting activists and holding meetings with titles such as "Privilege," "Ally Awareness," "Pride," and "Transgender Community Inclusion." And they did so with the full support of NSA leadership, which declared that DEI was "not only mission critical, but mission imperative."
More at the link.
Trump signed an order demanding that federal workers actually show up for work -- and they continue ignoring this order.
Elon Musk warned on Monday that federal employees who have not complied with President Trumps return-to-office directive will be placed on administrative leave. Musk stated that workers had received ample warning and that the new policy would take effect immediately. His warning follows a Saturday announcement requiring employees to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination.
Musk reiterated Monday that employees had over a month to comply with Trump's executive order. Those still refusing to return to the office this week will face administrative leave.