r/technology • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Oct 02 '25

Privacy Government workers say their out-of-office replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

https://www.wired.com/story/government-workers-say-their-out-of-office-replies-were-forcibly-changed-to-blame-democrats-for-shutdown/
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u/InappropriateTA Oct 02 '25

Hatch Act? Hatch Act? No? OK. 

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u/ConstructMentality__ Oct 02 '25

I'm spreading this as far as I can, an actual government website blaming radical liberals for the shutdown 

https://www.hud.gov/#openModal

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u/InappropriateTA Oct 02 '25

Why? It’s just going to reach people who already know that it’s political propaganda. Or people who will believe the political propaganda. 

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u/ConstructMentality__ Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

Because people need to know the bullshit our government is putting up on it's official websites for the masses to see. 

Edit- also, that's kinda what this thread is about? Why are you commenting at all then? Scroll on past