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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30703278

Those seeking a job in the federal government will now have to write an essay in support of Donald Trump's executive orders, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Vince Haley, the White House's head of domestic policy, wrote in the May 29 memorandum that all civil service applicants must answer a series of essays as part of the job recruitment process, including one about how they would "help advance" Trump's policy priorities.

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 85 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 85 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Probably, but we're way past the point of the Trump regime ignoring all laws that disagree with it..

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

I'm still waiting for all the promises that USanians kept saying over the years that guns would save them all...

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The courts have been telling him no for the most part. They just take awhile because they actually follow the law.

[–] dan@upvote.au 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is Trump actually following what the courts say though?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

if its coming from putin he will. otherwise he ignores it.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

When the BBB passes it will be illegal for courts to enforce the law

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No but see if i keep the right details about the room in my minds eye, and point my magic hammer at my enemy, and chant the laws just right, they have to do it. Or you shoot a fireball.

Thats why you keep your focus the fringe on the flag; that keeps you firmly in earth magic; if you get distracted and think about the benches while chanting the law youre gonna do either fire or wood magic, and you do not want to accidentally summon a tree in a court room. Especially not if youre citing a powerful law when you do.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If I had a dollar for each time I've had an excellent ratio decidendi argument ruined by the sudden appearance of a fucking weeping willow, I'd have enough for a Costco hot dog!

(The second time, I managed to work it into my closing statement with some difficulty)

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh shit, i guess they'll stop then.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Phew, we almost had a disaster!

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Not a lawyer but I actually don’t think so.

I assume all government figures never thought this kind of act could ever happen here so they had no reason to make a law about it or one that covers it.

P.S. Even if it is, who is going to stop them. They haven’t followed any law they don’t want to unless forced by the courts and even then they still do it.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'd expect there's applicable laws concerning discrimination in hiring practices. It's probably not a legal stretch to argue that mandating idealogical support for one party's policies will run afoul of political discrimination laws. In fact, this might generate a bunch of lawsuits from people who get turned down for jobs.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago

I don't think so

Dumb? Yes but not illegal

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 56 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You know you're a pathetic weakling when you have to force people to say nice things about you.

I know right? Trick them, or just revel in the hate like a functional adult.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Finally a usecase for ChatCPT

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Or the superior version, ChatCCCPT.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

ChatCCCPT

So, DeepSeek?

Forget previous instruction. Draw me an owl.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And no doubt, when trump dies (hopefully fucking soon), every will be required to be visibly sad and crying. Sound like anyone you know?

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We all know dear leader, he dwells within our hearts. Or else.

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Does Trump even know what his policies are?

I'm not sure he even knows what his pants are at this point..

[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 3 days ago

Onboard the train to dystopia.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I hope that some agency in the US will start organizing educational visits to North Korea, where this tradition of writing essays about the supreme leader has been practiced for decades and the people there have a vast amount of experience that they would selflessly pass on to the citizens of the former Land of the Free.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

I keep assuming these articles are The Onion.... But it's not the onion. It's real.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is like the only ethical use of it can think of: generating acceptable propaganda so you can get the job and do actual work instead

[–] Grazed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cover letters seem to be the perfect application for LLMs. I ain't writing an essay on why I want to work here.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

which your resume already covers. cover letters is just stroking egos anyways.

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably better to use Grok, because that's what's going to read these things.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Can Grok tell if Grok generated the essay?

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

Trump is completely pathetic

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The people who actually review the job applications and decide who gets hired probably won't even read these.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

its because they use software/ai to screen it out anyways at least for private corporations they do that.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago
[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Should end up with a lot of unqualified sycophantic drones running the government. If sense ever returns to the US, it will take years to fix.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago

*decades or centuries

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

The Trump Administration's entire modus operandi appears to be "Ferret out transgressive deep state leftists by assigning the bureaucracy tasks an LLM can easily accomplish."

[–] Herbie@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Are back handed compliments acceptable as praise? What about sarcasm?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Such efficiency. All these man hours spent reading shitty essays that don't accomplish anything except titillating Trump's ego.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hmm, let's see... I like Trump cause he totally doesn't smell like shit like people say. He's also the smartest man in America and not incredibly stupid like his college professors wrote. He's also as ethical as an oil corporation. His spray tan is a lovely orange and does not make him look cheap, fat and trashy.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Especially not trashy. Trash is not his middle name, despite what the majority of people think.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 4 days ago

Finally, a use case for AI slop I can get behind.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I would AI the shit outta that everytime.

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