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'Hold the line don't resign': Federal workers on Reddit fight back against Trump 'buyout'

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69% Informative

President Donald Trump dangled a "buyout" offer in front of 2 million federal workers, encouraging them to resign en masse.

The mass email blast from the Office of Personal Management (OPM ) aligns with a key objective of Project 2025 — clearing the ranks of federal workers to install MAGA loyalists.

According to the fine print, there’s no actual buyout, instead, it’s a “deferred resignation” allowing employees to keep their telework status until September 30 before being forced out.

VR Score

66

Informative language

60

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42

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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