Kara LaSota

I've been worried about travel warnings & the accuracy thereof as staff is cut...

Probably office-issued credit or debit cards, used to purchase office supplies instead of purchase order paperwork.

I mean, let's be real: they *are* addictive.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 obviously.

Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Existential dread will do that. Or perimenopause.

Not going to lie - I'm a little disappointed that the freaks did not come out at night. I mean bots. I guess that wasn't a positive enough statement about Hakerm Jefferies.

Hakeem Jefferies was instrumental in the battle of Culloden and the Wars if the Roses.

I imagine the folks answering the phones & providing guidance to ordinary people will be on the list too.

Just... thank you. Public servants don't get enough public credit for their service.

Why is not one talking about what slashing both government jobs and government funding (which supports yet more jobs) is going to do to the unemployment rate and thus the economy? Little secret - if you don't have income, you don't spend much.

To be fair...he did learn his lesson.

Lesson being that he won't be held accountable, ever, by anyone, so he's free like a bird to do whatevs.

Damn.

This timeline is so unreal, it's hard NOT to believe this - but so far I have not found corroboration.

The DOGE kids showing up at Treasury:

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If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.

(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)

OPSEC Note:
Per the unanimous 9th circuit ruling in US v. Jeremy Travis Payne, police can legally compel you to unlock your phone if your security is biometric (face, fingerprint etc); however, they need a warrant to compel you to enter a pin or other password.
Adjust your settings accordingly.

Jesus fucking haploid christ on toast.

FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”

Elon is mad about launch permits.

He demanded the FAA Director quit.

FAA Director stepped down on Jan 20.

Now the FAA is dealing with a major crisis without any leadership.

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Hmmm.....

FFS. "Move fast and break things" is a terrible governance model. Just in case anyone was wondering. 🤦‍♀️

I don't see those as incompatible - the way we show up for ourselves varies, and is worth supporting, whether it's getting some exercise or getting a sweet nap.

Six Key Things to Know About Menopause Experts share six key things to know about menopause in a kickoff piece to an educational series on the reproductive transition that affects every woman.

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The venn diagram of people who's online bio includes some version of "coach" and people who appear to be complete wankers is soooo close to a perfect circle.
Plenty of voice-, writing-, job-, etc coaches, who do good work. The unqualified troglidites spewing BS with their whole chest, though... ugh.

Alt.gov accounts are why I got the birdie app the last round. I'm glad you're here, but sorry we all need you again.

Hope your travel goes well & your pockets are capacious.

The key to convenient air travel is pockets up the wazoo. Phone in one, eReader in another, earplugs, lip balm, glasses case, handicaps, etc...

About right for quite a few folks I know.