Billy Wraith Cyrus

Giphy is showing me random RFK gifs with multiple, unrelated search terms: "thank you", "touched", "heartfelt"

Have they gone to the bad place now, too?

Why do all the pasta cooking instructions call for a bathtub-sized amount of water to cook 1 cup of pasta?

Oh! This reminds me of that museum of peen bones in Iceland that was featured in the doc "The Final Member"

Sounds like a must-see if you're in the neighborhood

Is this the guy who's harvesting blood from his son to infuse... something from it to stay young?

I wish ppl had to sign a social media contract conscripting them to withholding their hot takes on.... everything

let's call it what it is: shrimping

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

These are great, especially flag-humper

Some additional ones from my personal inventory: shit heels, scabs, craven fuckfaces

I can't believe there's actually a picture of him smiling

These are some amazing, amazing photos, and what an awesome project to take up

An URGENT Message NTEU National Treasury Employees Union FORK UPDATE Another message has been sent directly to the federal workforce from the OPM group behind "the fork in the road" messaging, titled "FORK IN THE ROAD FAQS". '. The message is written to entice you to leave your career behind by resigning in return for vague promises with NO GUARANTEES. The intent behind this offer is so they can achieve their stated goal of removing 10 percent or more of the federal workforce without any regard for the important work you do or the services you provide. Think about that. They don't even try to hide their disdain for you by making outright false and condescending statements. How dare they suggest that your career equates to "lower productivity jobs" or suggest that you "stay at home and relax." As they are falsely attacking employees who have for decades delivered for the American people while teleworking, they are now saying they will pay them to NOT work for months. Does that make any sense to you? The responses to the FAQs are written to sell you on this offer. These statements do not reflect reality and are an insult to the highly skilled, and experienced workforce, vital to the functioning of all federal agencies. The guidance provided is questionable at best and possibly violates the rules of conduct that federal employees are required to follow. Don't be fooled. Don't follow this OPM group's guidance. DO NOT RESIGN. #STANDSTRONGTOGETHERNTEU

New — The National Treasury Employees Union just sent out an urgent email to all members re: OPM guidance on deferred resignation.

“Don't be fooled. Don't follow this OPM group's guidance. DO NOT RESIGN.”

@mskellymhayes.bsky.social
After another tumultuous day, your newsletter from earlier today was absolutely the resolve and focus I needed during a time that feels increasingly out of control - thank you

I don't use voice notes, per se, but I love using the app Marco Polo for essentially the same purpose

And it has a flamingo as it's logo? SOLD

January 29, 2025 M-25-14 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13 OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.

🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.

Full text, per government source:

You heard anything about KY Equal Justice Center?

And it's old news that rich ppl conflate their wealth as expertise or innovation

They're not rich bc they're smart

Turns out, the Altmans and Zucks are not so smart or innovative, but just flush with immeasurable resources that would prolly allow any half-talent dev to duplicate what they did

These men are not special or visionary. Just rich.

What's darkly hilarious to me about how efficient DeepSeek is is that it unravels any credibility that current US technocratic bros have as being the smartest or expert devs in this field

I've wondered a lot lately about how if they don't care if they're caught lying, why mask their policies at all? That's what I can't figure out. Just say it, yr passing the law bc you hate trans ppl, immigrants, etc

Mine are Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell. Solidarity with you having shitty reps that haven't listened to their ppl in years

If only they had some asset they could offload...

If you're in Illinois, you're on Section 8, and your landlord tries to evict you because of the government funding freeze, email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. My cases are pay-whatever-you-can.

The Cruelty Is the Point Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.

Dunno if it's the first place it was said, but first time I came across it was in this article from 2018 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Bleh, "no fucking clue." Whatever

If nothing else comes from this chaos, I hope more people will begin to understand that people who have fucking clue how the government works do not deserve your votes

If you can afford it, get one with a heated toilet seat!

They also said the freeze/impoundment wouldn't go into effect until 5PM today, but they jumped the gun and starting halting payments last night