And it's not people like me - a GS-12 SINK with a five-figure savings account - I'm worried about. Think of families raising kids on a GS-9. Those are the people you're asking to sacrifice their financial security and sanity.

At the end of the day, how much pain are you willing to inflict on them?

anyway I encourage any bsky poaster expressing this sentiment to donate 100% of your income to charity for the next 13 months in solidarity

Maybe mutual aid can help your sorry ass out, because it sure as fuck isn't gonna do jack for me in Mike Johnson's district

It'd be nice if there was a natl paper that had a local beat with tons of feds but Bezos's rag is doing Furlough Fun puff piece BS

Anyway air traffic being snarled is a pain and SNAP is a travesty, but also not getting a paycheck for going on 6 weeks kinda sucks too, esp working for 4 of them

A very normal, lib neighbor of mine (albeit a philosophy professor) was invoking Locke the other day and arguing the social contract was being broken here in Chicago and that in her view violence was becoming justifiable which was kind of a trippy conversation to have in the laundry room

they want you eating bulk rice and beans and to say thank you when they spit on you lol

Illegal as shit, ADA violations must be prosecuted at al levels, bunch of GS-14s need to be out of a job, etc etc

But using what sounds like MILCON to pay BAH is a level of insanity even by this thing's standard that might actually wake up the appropriators, it's a whole different subcommittee!!

With extra chafing

rip the watch officer who had to wake up a passed out pete and then both explain the concept of the South China Sea and naval aviation to him

he treats "I don't know" like a magic spell, as if no one could possibly expect him to *find things out*

Like "mad king stops the grain dole" is truly the stuff of revolutions

I'm only just finding out about his passing today. Truly devastating -- I was in middle school and have fond memories of watching that incredible game with my family.