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As in, the employees who have not received the money use bank of america. Our company uses a different bank and every employee using a different bank got theirs without issue.

It's a fairly small business in Philly and most ppl received their pay, common denominator is Bank of America for those of us not having it processed.

Is Bank of America refusing to process anyone else's usual direct deposit today? Payroll was submitted on time the exact same way as usual for years. Never had this issue with any other holiday.

Yeah mine is also missing but i know payroll was submitted on time same as always and coworkers using different banks received theirs.

Outcast of Redwall

JESUS
FUCKING
CHRIST.

My ideas:
-canned goods
-castor beans

I cant wait to seeeeee

Threatening us with a good time, I see

🫠

Today's required reading.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of

The Trump admin just illegally stripped collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers in 18 different departments across multiple agencies.

The regime stated that “Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump’s agenda.”
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Move Fast and Break People Part 2: Everyone's Third Place How the yearning for third places was weaponized against us

Move Fast and Break People Part 2: Everyone's Third Place is now open and free for all!

catvalente.substack.com/p/move-fast-...

Ban every last one of those deathtraps

When the crucial library services funded by IMLS are gone shortly, no library can play the "neutral" card anymore, no matter how much they've stuck their feet in the mud about it.

Libraries need to be clear and precise why these services are gone: Presidential orders.

Curtis Yarvin wrote that “as the crappy govts we inherited … are smashed, they shld be replaced by a global spiderweb of…independent mini-countries, each governed by its own…corporation w/o regard to the residents’ opinions.” This reminds me of DOGE, “Network States,” & “Freedom Cities.” You? 1/

Tooth and nail, friends. We need to fight this tooth and nail.

Donate to Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover, organized by Jessica Burkhart Friends, a beloved member of the kidlit community needs our help. This author is… Jessica Burkhart needs your support for Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover

We're still trying to help a beloved friend and kidlit author out of a terrible DV situation, so if you're able to give, boost, or both, it's greatly appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...

Everyone knows that buying books and reading books are two completely separate hobbies.

Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What To Do Now What the Executive Order slashing the Institute of Museum and Library Services means, how it will impact you, and what you should do right now to stop the cuts.

Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What To Do Now

bookriot.com/imls-executi...

Talking points regarding the IMLS cuts to make if you're in Indiana.

People are asking, y so cute and intriguing?

Secretary Rollins Takes Action to Streamline U.S. Pork and Poultry Processing

Do you want more injured meat processing plant workers? Because this is how you get more injured meat processing plant workers.

The majority of this hard, dirty work is performed by Black and Latino immigrants. Of course the Trump regime has no problem sacrificing them www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

Come As You Are: A Novel A Novel

COME AS YOU ARE has gotten three trade reviews so far and they have all praised its banter and as a certified banter-y rom-com lover I am just really proud of myself. If you too are a fan of such things, it's out in just 2.5 months and available for preorder! bookshop.org/a/2228/97812...

The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice A queer anarchist punk fantasy novella by Margaret Killjoy

i bet you didn't know that i'm running a kickstarter right now with @tangledwilderness.bsky.social, since i never post about it!

well, I am!

It's for the third Danielle Cain book, but don't worry, it includes cheap audiobooks of the first two books.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...

Librarian Criminalization Bills Are Growing, But They're Not New: Book Censorship News, March 14, 2025 With several bills that would criminalize librarians across the country, here's a recent history of this legislation and what it means. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

Librarian criminalization bills are growing in numbers across the US, but they're not new. Get to know what they are, how they began, what they mean, and what states are proposing them in 2025.

That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/librarian-cr...

Nah

So we're six days out from the campaign launch and the world is still going to hell. But I urge you to follow the link and subscribe to be updated when the campaign goes live.

If you're unsure if this is your cup of tea, the first chapter is available for free, so you can take a taste yourself.

This is grotesque, aimed at the most vulnerable elders, those for whom a phone is their chief mode of getting hold of offices, etc, who may not have good transportation options, may be housebound, & might not have reliable access online.
AND they're cutting field offices, so farther to drive/bus.