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Several federal workers across agencies told Business Insider they're frustrated and scared for their jobs after Elon Musk said they must email their work accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.
Some say they're skeptical of the ramifications — others have been told not to respond.
The productivity-tracking email, sent Saturday afternoon from an HR account in the Office of Personnel Management, followed President Donald Trump's instruction to Musk to "get more aggressive" in reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy. It's the latest of DOGE's sweeping initiatives that have resulted in mass firings, funding pauses, and work stoppages in departments and agencies across the federal government.
Musk, who's closely linked to the DOGE office, teased that the email would be forthcoming in a post on X Saturday, writing: "Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."
"It's terrible," one Department of Education employee whose work has been slowed by executive orders and layoffs said. "It feels like harassment, especially sending it out on a Saturday and boasting about it in advance on X so that everyone could be checking their email afternoon in anticipation of its arrival."
Another federal employee — from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — said they "can only imagine how many people they'll fire based on the responses/non-responses to this."
Another wondered "how much money is being wasted" on having federal employees respond to the email, while yet another questioned who would review the replies.
Representatives for the White House and Office of Personnel Management did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Many of the federal workers who spoke with BI said that hours after the DOGE email had been sent, they had still not received any communication from their supervisors regarding how or whether to respond.
"No idea how to respond being as this is from outside our chain of command," one federal worker told BI.
Others said they had been instructed by their union representatives or managers to wait for further direction before replying.
"Once again, agencies were caught off guard by these emails, just like the chaotic "Fork in the Road" email," the National Treasury Employees Union wrote in an email to its members, urging them not to respond until they receive further guidance. "This email is yet another attempt by the administration to scare hardworking civil servants who deliver for the American people every day. It is shameful. We will update you soon."
The American Federation of Government Employees said in a notice to members that the union "strongly believes this email was sent illegitimately and that OPM lacks the authority to direct the assignment of work to agency employees in this manner."
"We will formally request that OPM rescind the email and clarify under what authority it was issued," the AFGE email reads. "In the meantime, AFGE advises all federal employees to forward the email to their supervisor and seek guidance on whether and how to respond, including the type of information that can be disseminated to OPM."
The productivity email that was sent to federal workers did not include Musk's comment on X that employees who did not respond by the Monday night deadline would be considered as having resigned. Several workers who saw his post said they wondered whether that would be possible — or legal.
"I question whether them firing people based on a non response to this would be legal," the Department of Education employee said. "There are a number of agencies, like DOJ, which has attorney-client privilege, or DHS, which engages with national security topics, where people will surely be told by supervisors not to respond."
Some of the federal workers who spoke to Business Insider had resolved not to respond. Others, disheartened by the aggressive funding and job cuts propelled by the DOGE office, said they had begun looking for other work even if they didn't believe they'd be fired.
A member of the Department of Health and Human Services' Disaster Medical Assistance Team, part time disaster workers who respond to federal disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes, suggested they might resign either way.
"I have another job like the rest of us and I don't need this type of stress," the DMAT member said. "Maybe I'll just resign."
The employee said they're part of a group of people that thrives "in stressful situations," but that the stress of having their job in limbo "is different."
Mini bags can be tricky. The goal is to find a practical option for holding your essentials that looks grown-up and sophisticated. You want something that works for your daily needs but doesn’t look like it belongs in a teenager’s wardrobe or a toddler’s hand.
Luckily, we’ve found a selection of mini bags that hit the mark. These structured options are produced from high-quality materials, and tout elevated designs that make them feel far from juvenile. Whether looking for something sleek and minimal or with texture and detail, these picks are perfect for women over 30.
1. Cool Crossbody: Consider this structured crossbody bag your new go-to. It’s crafted from a smooth leather that only gets better with time.
2. Miss Popular: If you love a bag that does just enough, this one’s for you. The wide strap adds a little edge, the pebbled leather keeps it polished, and the size is perfect for your essentials.
3. Polished Pick: This bag has just enough space for your phone, wallet, and lip balm — because that’s all you really need.
4. Luxury Look: Under $50? Say less. If you’ve been eyeing a designer mini but don’t want the price tag, add this option to your cart.
5. Minimalist Pick: This sleek pick is proof that sometimes, simple is better. Not into logos or flashy details? This one is for you.
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6. Elevated Essential: Who says your mini bag can’t be the main event? The sculptural handle and polished design make this one feel like a piece of art — without the museum price tag.
7. Classic Twist: With its croc-embossed leather and bold buckle, this handbag mixes old-school elegance and modern practicality.
8. Designer Splurge: If you’re going to spend on a mini, make this one. This is the bag that somehow works with everything in your closet. Plus, the pebbled leather gives it a luxe feel.
9. Travel-Friendly Mini: A beauty bag that moonlights as a chic mini handbag? We love a multi-tasker!
10. An Everyday Pick: This top-handle bag is structured but not stuffy, and pairs well with jeans, blazers, and everything in between.
11. Quiet Luxury: This shoulder bag is for when you want people to notice your style, not the brand name. No loud logos, no flashy hardware — just understated perfection.
12. The Special Occasion Crossbody: Wedding season? Fancy dinner? Date night? This bag has you covered. The quilted design and chain strap add an elegant look.
13. A Day-To-Night Essential: A soft, slouchy bag with a chunky chain? Yes, please. It’s polished enough for work, cool enough for drinks, and small enough to keep things light.
14, An Affordable Pick: A structured mini that looks like a designer find but costs less than your last latte (okay, two lattes). An easy yes.
15. The No-Fuss Option: Some days, you just need a bag that gets the job done. Lightweight, durable, and surprisingly roomy, this one makes life way easier.
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Rihanna loves gushing about her man.
In a sweeping interview with Harper’s Bazaar published on Saturday, February 22, the singer and entrepreneur admitted that the “greatest thing” about her partner A$AP Rocky is “is seeing him be a dad.”
The pair’s sons, RZA, 2, and Riot Rose, 1, seem to agree. “I’m annoyed because my sons sometimes just live for him more than they live for me,” she continued. “And I’m like, ‘Did you know who cooked you? Do you know who pushed you out?’ And they love him, but when I see it, oh, it’s the best.”
The duo, who finally connected romantically in 2019 after years of friendship, go way back. The family of four lives in New York City — something they both appreciate.
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“We like to eat with people. We like to shop with people. We like to walk the streets with people,” Rihanna, 37, explained to the outlet. “I don’t like a private room. I don’t have them shut down stores. I don’t like the Rapunzel life. It’s very isolating. It’s very lonely. And what am I protecting myself from? I’m actually allowing people to dictate the robbery of the life that I could actually be living.”
Rihanna also spoke about her other babies: her massively successful businesses, including Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty. She adds that she’s interested in expanding to home design and even wine at some point. (“We would want to have our own family vineyard.”) She said that part of her success is due to the fact that she’s “never underestimated my consumer.”
“I think a lot of people underestimate the consumer,” Rihanna added. “They think that they can maybe pull the wool over the consumer’s eyes and sell them what the ideal of beauty should be. And I don’t know if it’s the era of social media or just time, but people are not dumb.”
In the same interview, Rihanna also assured fans new music will be on the way… one day.
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“There’s no genre now. That’s why I waited. Every time, I was just like, ‘No, it’s not me. It’s not right. It’s not matching my growth. It’s not matching my evolution. I can’t do this. I can’t stand by this. I can’t perform this for a year on tour,” she explained.
“After a while, I looked at it, and I was like, this much time away from music needs to count for the next thing everyone hears. It has to count. It has to matter.”
“I have to show them the worth in the wait,” she added. “I cannot put up anything mediocre. After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more.”
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Zachary Levi has some thoughts on whether or not Timothée Chalamet will play Flynn Rider in the live-action movie Tangled.
“Oh, I think he would be great,” Levi exclusively told Us Weekly of the rumored casting while attending the New York premiere of The Unbreakable Boy on Wednesday, February 19 at AMC Lincoln Square.
“I would totally sign off on Timothée,” he added.
Levi, 44, lent his voice to the 2010 animated film, alongside Mandy Moore’s Repunzel and Donna Murphy’s evil Mother Gothel. Levi went on to tell Us that he doesn’t know if the powers that be will “ever make a Tangled 2 movie.”
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“We did a Tangled series,” he added, referring to the 2017 series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure that featured the returning voices of both Moore and Levi. The series ran for two seasons.
In December 2024, Deadline and Variety reported that Disney’s 2010 Tangled was getting a live-action remake. According to the outlets, The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is in talks to direct.
Do Revenge and Thor: Love and Thunder writer Jennifer Kaaytin Robinson reportedly wrote the latest version of the Tangled script.
Revisiting his work on Tangled – whether via a live-action movie or simply a 2010 animated film re-watch — is certainly in Levi’s future, as he is preparing to become a father. In December 2024, Levi announced via Instagram that he and girlfriend Maggie Keating are expecting their first child together.
“I’ve wanted to be a dad since I was literally a kid,” Levi wrote at the time, alongside a picture of an ultrasound. “I’ve always felt that call on my life. This desire in my heart. A strange feeling of incompleteness by not having that level of love and responsibility in my journey. That the best years of my life would be on the other side of finally being a father. But deep down I knew that there were things in my life that needed to shift before I was ready for the blessing of something so special and the responsibilities that come with it.”
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Levi went on to say that “last November” that aforementioned shift occurred, which he credited to “loving and valuing myself more.” He also praised his girlfriend Keating, calling her a “wonderful woman on the same journey of self discovery and love, ready to step into a new and amazing chapter of life with me.”
“We can’t wait for ya’ll to meet our little bambino,” he continued in the post’s caption. “We’re waiting until the birth to know the sex, but I’ll be stoked out of my mind either way. Keep ‘em original, but not TOO original. We don’t need them being bullied more than their theater-nerd father.”
When asked how his recent role in The Unbreakable Boy – a movie about a boy and his parents finding courage, joy and gratitude in a trying circumstance in which Levi stars alongside Jacob Laval – prepared him for impending fatherhood, the actor said that working with “anyone, be they a child or another adult, teaches you empathy.”
“It teaches you that there is another soul out there that is not you, that is living an entirely other existence and another life, and they’re doing their best,” he told Us. “And particularly with children, whether with children or adults, may we always walk more patiently. May we always walk in more kindness and more love. Jacob has this incredible energy that we all got infected by as he brought Austin to life. For us, we were so blessed to find somebody as talented because child actors, it’s tough. They haven’t had a lot of experience acting, so they’re coming with a lot of their own raw talents, and Jacob was wonderful.”
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Salma Hayek is celebrating stepdaughter Mathilde Pinault on her birthday.
“Happy Birthday Tildie 
, Wishing you a year as bright, beautiful, and full of promise as you are,” Hayek, 58, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, February 20, alongside several sweet photos of the actress and her stepdaughter, including a throwback photo from when Mathilde and daughter Valentina, 17, were children.
“So proud of the woman you’ve become!” Hayek’s heartfelt message continued. “We love you @mathildepinault 
.”
Hayek and Mathilde stepped out together last year for the 60th annual Venice Biennale for the event’s Fondazione Cini, Isola Di San Giorgio gala dinner in Italy. The stepmother-stepdaughter duo stunned in sparkling gowns, with Hayek donning a bright blue fitted number with a plunging sweetheart neckline. Meanwhile, Mathilde dazzled in a sparkling silver dress adorned with tassels.
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Mathilde, 24, is the daughter of Hayek’s husband, François-Henri Pinault, whom she married in 2009. Pinault was already a father of three by the time they met. Pinault shares Mathilde with ex wife Dorothée Lepère, along with son François, whom the pair welcomed in 1998. Pinault also shares a son Augustin, born in 2006, with model Linda Evangelista. Hayek and Pinault welcomed Valentina together in 2007.
“I had a child late in life,” Hayek said to Red magazine about being a mother in 2017, noting at the time that she “identified” with her character in the 2015 film Tale of Tales who had a “desperate desire to have a child and maybe feeling that you could never be happy or complete, that your life is not complete, without this.”
She continued, “I’ve had that yearning, that longing, and that pain… I always wanted to have a lot of children, and I was not able to. My body, as a miracle, had one. The huge blessing I’ve had is that my husband has three other children. So I have four. And they are all so different.”
Hayek takes her role as a step mom seriously, previously gushing over her stepson Augustin for his 18th birthday in October 2024.
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“Happy 18th bday Augie you’re officially a full grown up man who just became legal at least in Mexico and France,” she wrote, alongside several sweet family photos.
“Your gentle heart is like healing caress in our lives because you bring warmth and light to everyone around you,” her post continued. “Keep bringing the laughter and joy. We love you so much.”
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