NASA Disgusted by Elon Musk's Disrespect

Under president Donald Trump and his number one henchman Elon Musk' orders, swathes of NASA are being laid to waste — and staffers are fuming. As CNN reports, mass layoffs gutting three offices this year have resulted in employees questioning the space agency's new leadership. Workers affected by the layoffs were only given 30 days' notice — instead of 60, as spelled out in federal government guidance — and have even been denied time-off awards. Sources told CNN that some affected employees won't receive bonuses, and won't even be able to reapply to other roles in the agency. That kind of disregard for federal workers — a key characteristic of Musk's systematic dismantling of the government — left them speechless. "I think we were targeted," one source told CNN. Denying bonuses in particular came across as "extremely cruel and callous and needless." Why exactly NASA needed to excise its budget in the shortest time frame possible has enraged staff, including those still at the spac ... Read full article.