Day 26

February 14, 2025

3 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    'Valentine's Day Massacre' — mass probationary employee firings

    OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell's February 13 directive takes effect. Agencies fire approximately 30,000 probationary employees across DOE, VA, Interior, USFS, CDC, Education, and other departments. Many are falsely characterized as fired for 'performance' reasons despite positive reviews. Workers call it the 'Valentine's Day Massacre.'

    From: DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers

  2. Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights

    DEI firings merge with mass probationary employee purge

    The DEI-targeted firings escalate alongside the broader 'Valentine's Day Massacre' of probationary employees. DOGE uses the cover of general workforce reduction to accelerate elimination of DEI-related positions and personnel.

    From: DOGE-Directed Elimination of Federal DEI Programs and Mass Firings of DEI Workers

  3. Major Abuse of Power Rule of Law

    San Francisco and coalition file lawsuit

    The City and County of San Francisco, County of Santa Clara, and a coalition of cities and counties file suit challenging the administration's attempts to cut or condition federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions.

    From: Punishing Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Federal Funding Cutoffs and Lawsuits Against 29 States