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"NOAA has recently started issuing final HR documents that classify the probationary terminations as performance-related."
NOAA seeks 17% cut to workforce next year, after firing hundreds of probationary employees
NOAA fired approximately 800 probationary employees in February. The agency briefly reinstated them, then re-fired them.
federalnewsnetwork.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"NOAA has recently started issuing final HR documents that classify the probationary terminations as performance-related."
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Padilla is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety, meaning oversight of immigration policy is literally his job.
Padilla is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety, meaning oversight of immigration policy is literally his job.
June 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Important context:
Padilla is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety, meaning oversight of immigration policy is literally his job.
Padilla is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety, meaning oversight of immigration policy is literally his job.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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after extensive testing i can confirm the split into the Bad Timeline happened when we lost physical keyboards on our phones
May 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
after extensive testing i can confirm the split into the Bad Timeline happened when we lost physical keyboards on our phones
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A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
April 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
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Front Range oil and gas development uses more fresh water in a year than the city of Boulder consumes. The state wants at least some of that to be recycled.
coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/f...
coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/f...
Colorado drillers must recycle fracking water starting in 2026 under first-in-the nation rules
Front Range oil and gas development uses more fresh water in a year than the city of Boulder. The state wants some of that to be recycled.
coloradosun.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Front Range oil and gas development uses more fresh water in a year than the city of Boulder consumes. The state wants at least some of that to be recycled.
coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/f...
coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/f...
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lol what is pissing me off is it's 2025 and instead of flying cars and teleportation, folks are talking about... *checks notes*... revoking women's rights and demonizing immigrants?
The lack of imagination is frankly APPALLING.
The lack of imagination is frankly APPALLING.
a woman is sitting in a crowd of people in a dark room and making a face .
Alt: a woman is sitting in a crowd of people in a dark room and making a face .
media.tenor.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
lol what is pissing me off is it's 2025 and instead of flying cars and teleportation, folks are talking about... *checks notes*... revoking women's rights and demonizing immigrants?
The lack of imagination is frankly APPALLING.
The lack of imagination is frankly APPALLING.
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There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues": cnn.it/44hJdjJ
FKA Twigs cancels Coachella appearance and remaining tour dates due to ‘ongoing visa issues’ | CNN
British singer FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues.”
cnn.it
April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
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The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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The Trump Administration is currently conducting mass layoffs at agencies responsible for tracking weather and ensuring that Americans are prepared in advance of natural disasters. Let that sink in.
February 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Trump Administration is currently conducting mass layoffs at agencies responsible for tracking weather and ensuring that Americans are prepared in advance of natural disasters. Let that sink in.
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Russia started this war by brutally invading a sovereign democracy and claiming innocent lives.
You will not rewrite history.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
You will not rewrite history.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Witkoff declines to blame Russia for starting war in Ukraine
The Trump-appointed special envoy called Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO “a threat to the Russians.”
www.politico.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Russia started this war by brutally invading a sovereign democracy and claiming innocent lives.
You will not rewrite history.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
You will not rewrite history.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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gettin tired of fake laughing at people's jokes, time to just stare at them
February 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
gettin tired of fake laughing at people's jokes, time to just stare at them
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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
Article 1. Section 9. Clause 8.
the line about how trump is just trolling or joking about the “king” thing is belied somewhat by the fact that his administration’s explicit position is he can do whatever he wants and that everyone in every branch of government needs to bow to his demands or be banished
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Article 1. Section 9. Clause 8.
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"Where is the King of America?'
Thomas Paine had an answer in 1776 in "Common Sense."
And it IS common sense.
In America, the LAW is King.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...
Thomas Paine had an answer in 1776 in "Common Sense."
And it IS common sense.
In America, the LAW is King.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, read by Professor Joanne Freeman
YouTube video by Beinecke Library at Yale
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Where is the King of America?'
Thomas Paine had an answer in 1776 in "Common Sense."
And it IS common sense.
In America, the LAW is King.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...
Thomas Paine had an answer in 1776 in "Common Sense."
And it IS common sense.
In America, the LAW is King.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...
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American planes are crashing almost every day and the Secretary of Transportation is visiting the Daytona 500 and tweeting at Pete Buttigieg.
February 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
American planes are crashing almost every day and the Secretary of Transportation is visiting the Daytona 500 and tweeting at Pete Buttigieg.
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Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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This feels so relevant right now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This feels so relevant right now.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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This is how I always imagined Meryl Streep would appear in an SNL sketch
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is how I always imagined Meryl Streep would appear in an SNL sketch