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Former IRS human resources chief Traci DiMartini is fighting back after being fired for allegedly telling employees that agency firings came from DOGE-controlled Office of Personnel Management and refusing to call staff into weekend work during tax season.

Placed on leave Monday for "ineffective management" and "insubordination," DiMartini, a 21-year government veteran with no prior disciplinary issues, claims DOGE is attempting to "politicize human capital" by hiring only loyalists while ignoring civil service protections.

"They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with," she stated, vowing to challenge her dismissal despite not planning to return to federal employment.

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[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago
[–] mapmyhike@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

China is actively looking to recruit people terminated by DOGE especially in tech, science, weather, medical, research, geological, aviation and nuclear.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago

回形针行动2:电子布加卢

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

What would be really awesome is if she gave free advice to the working class on loopholes and stuff on how to pay the least amount of taxes.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pissing off HR is such a colossally self-defeating move in almost every possible context. I actually really hate that's the case, but boy is it welcome here, these folks are really stepping in some shit. HR lead in the first place, and of the fucking IRS? I'd literally take my chances sharing lunch with a bear over inflaming that individual so badly.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And she sounds pissed.

"They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with,"

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

That's the other thing, those people don't usually talk like that 😬 she's going nuclear lol

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 116 points 1 day ago

I don't even care if she wins. This is the fucking attitude we need right now.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 131 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

"They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with,"

😁

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I love ~~his~~her attitude! Watch some geeky ~~dude~~ lady from the IRS come out and start kicking some ass.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Of all the people to pick a fight with, a long term IRS worker is the worst they could have picked.

I guess their rich egos don't know that (to normal people) the only two certainties are death and taxes.

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I’m married to a woman that retired from the IRS (bank secrecy act). I know better than to pick a fight with a woman from the IRS! 🤣

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Her. Even better, one of them womenfolk the right is so afraid of.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago

She has more natural testosterone than HGH soft bitch boi Elon

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Oh lol, yes, even better (and i should have known)!

[–] runjun@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Fuck yes, Traci!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] jve@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Hahaha. Man. Jamie Lee Curtis is amazing in this movie.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

You should see her in The Bear. Holy God. She shook me.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm intrigued, what movie is this?

[–] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

Everything Everywhere All At Once

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Everything Everywhere All at Once

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

What the other people said. You should def watch it.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

The trophies... 🥹

[–] TiggerYumYum@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago

SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS

[–] jve@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Man, you know shit is bad when the head of the IRS looks like a hero.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, the head of the IRS absolutely could be a hero. Fighting billionaire tax fraud would be heroic for example. They were definitely starting that up again, until the corrupt executive coup started.

This was the head of HR though.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This was the head of HR though

Mm I did miss that.

That said, HR is generally no friend of the people

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, it's first line of the article/summary.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Yes, ripcord, I see that now. Thanks for tagging on here.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 9 points 1 day ago

So everyone bitches about taxes but think about the Republican campaign against it for years.

Any attempts to simplify taxes has been fought to keep companies like TurboTax and H&R Block profitable, while every chance the Republicans decry any taxes whatsoever so keeps the min wage people against taxes.

But the thing is IRS defunding typically goes after the sections of the IRS that investigates tax fraud from the billionaires and businesses that try to wiggle out after all the tax cuts they've worked through, they've managed to demonize a portion of the government that's supposed to be funding the government and goes after the wealthy that don't pay their fair share.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

The IRS is one of the most profitable agencies in government. So why do you think they want to downsize it?

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 day ago

Fuck him up

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 day ago

So the grim ripper of taxes everyone is afraid to talk about is the one to finally call it out. I hope she and her office workers are safe. I want her to tear this fucker into pieces.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

USE YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ON THIS ILLEGAL ALIEN ALREADY, DIPSHIT DIMARTINI.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seriously. It's in black and white. We have a right to kill musk and Trump

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If people don't use their second amendment rights to remove a tyrant, it disproves the concept and there's no reason to have the amendment.

Anyone who believes the second amendment is good law has a duty to follow through on proving it.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Oh my gosh, she looks so nice! I think it's about time for those of us they'd never expect to stand up and start burning it all down.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 30 points 1 day ago

Oh, I hope nobody gets ghaddafied.

[–] HidingUnderHats@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Yeeeessss. You don't fuck with HR.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Yeah doubt thag anything will come of this unfortunately.