The article discusses the significant dismantling of federal government capacity during the first four months of the Trump administration, highlighting the illegal and reckless actions taken to cut workforce, agencies, and public services. It calls for immediate public response beyond traditional political processes, urging foundations, nonprofits, and local governments to step in and save as much as possible from the federal initiatives that are being abandoned. The article acknowledges current efforts to preserve critical services and knowledge but emphasizes the need for more action to address this emergency.
The first four months of the Trump administration have seen the largest destruction of our federal government's capacity in history, with the reckless and illegal dismantling of agencies, the arbitrary slashing of the workforce, and the elimination of countless programs and critical public services.
President Trump has literally set the house on fire, requiring a public response to this five-alarm emergency that shouldn't involve only the political process and the courts.
There's no way, of course, to replace the depth and breadth of the federal government's brazenly and often illegally discarded work, but even saving some of the contents of the burning house will have value.
A number of efforts are already taking place to preserve the knowledge, expertise, and critical services and programs, but so much more needs to be done.
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