Cloture was the only point of leverage, the only way to force negotiation. They gave it up, and own the free reign of 47 & the Musk-ovites for the next 6 months.

Make the social safety net wide and strong, because you never know when you might fall, and every hole put in to let those you don't like fall through might be one you fall through yourself.

The offer is to maybe keep working from home, or maybe be put on admin leave, or maybe be assigned different job duties, or maybe have your job eliminated.
No actual guarantee.

This is your reminder to log back in, (or create an account) & create a resume. Most states REQUIRE a current resume in order to make a claim for unemployment.
Be sure you have 18 months of payroll data downloaded.
Make sure you have SF50s & annual ratings saved.

Maybe it won't be needed.

WIC & SNAP are also key for sustaining grocery businesses, especially in smaller towns.
The reason they boosted SNAP during COVID was as much to support retailers as to support hungry people.

Census.gov | U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

Census dot gov has data about disability status (self-reported). Look for American Community Survey, and data products. You can also do speciality searches.

And a reminder, if you use biometrics, they can legally hold your finger to the phone, or your face to be ID'd. But you can't be forced to type in your pin or password.

But opening up a phone and showing ICE is risky, they might grab and search the unlocked device.

Yes, they were partial to racism & fascism to begin with.

I'm walking the Camino de Santiago this summer. I'm taking a considerable risk in that I might not have a job when I return.
But I judged that climate change & international opinion might make it impossible to go in future years. So I will travel boldly.

I love this so much!

At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.

This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

Seeking trans-friendly employers who sponsor visas Nobody should have to move to another country to be themselves. However, I’ve spoken to multiple people who feel they need to move away from the

If you are actively hiring for positions in a company that is friendly to transgender people, in a country that is safe for transgender people, and you are willing to sponsor visas for people seeking to emigrate for these positions, I would like to hear from you. werd.io/2025/seeking...

Health Insurance companies kill people in cold blood every day by denying care, to "resolve" the policy difference of wanting more corporate profits.
"We," as in the USA, absolutely tolerate this type of violence, and the wealthy glorify it.

Historian finds German decree banishing Trump's grandfather Royal decree ordered Friedrich Trump to leave Germany and never come back after he failed to do military service

Yep, Germany already refused to take his grandfather back - for the crime of breaking migration laws, and failure to serve in the military. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016...

I think we might find a long list of pardons on the desk in January. Each horrific Trump appointment helps emphasize to Biden how bad this next term will be.

Give me footnotes or give me death.