The New York Times: “…For government workers, it has been a lifeline in recent months. With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of intra-agency observation. On one subreddit, FedNews, government employees have been relaying updates about layoffs, a new $1 limit on government credit cards and “what did you accomplish last week” emails. It has drawn an influx of millions of visitors since January, according to internal statistics shared by the subreddit’s creator. “These individual subreddits let people find niches that work really well for them,” said Sarah Gilbert, a researcher at Cornell University who focuses on online communities. “That’s happening on FedNews, where people are using that space to come together and talk to other people who are experiencing similar trauma.” A participant on FedNews recently wrote a post saying a supervisor had told employees to stop “leaking” information on Reddit. “DON’T STOP, the people deserve to know,” added the author, who, like almost all Reddit users, employed a pseudonymous online handle…”