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BS Meteorology, MS Physics, with software engineering on the side. N/TX
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Senate GOP eyes funding bill with Jan. 30 end date
Senate GOP eyes funding bill with Jan. 30 end date
Senate Republicans have largely coalesced around the end of January as their new government funding expiration date, according to four people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to share information about ongoing negotiations. Republicans are tentatively looking at a continuing resolution that would run until Jan. 30, which was a topic of discussion during a closed-door conference meeting Friday as members of both parties look for a path toward ending the government shutdown. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that while Senate Republicans had mostly gelled around the date, there were still conflicting feelings within the conference and conversations would continue. The end date is longer than what appropriators had hoped for: They were pushing for a deadline in December to keep pressure on lawmakers to quickly reach a larger, full-year funding deal. But House and Senate GOP leaders have been privately pushing for more time and were viewed as most likely to settle on a January date. Notably, the Jan. 30 timeline is one of the better options for House GOP leaders at this point, given that some fiscal hard-liners, who want to keep government programs running at flat funding levels, are pushing for a stopgap into November of next year. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins and fellow appropriators met Friday afternoon to discuss finalizing a package of three funding bills that could ride alongside a continuing resolution for remaining agencies. “Susan is gonna finish this off soon,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said. He added, though, that Democrats are “dragging their feet” to close out any agreement to reopen the government. Mullin accused Democrats of moving the goalposts in their funding talks, including in their offer Friday to vote on a three-bill “minibus” and a stopgap funding patch alongside a one-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. “It’s an absolute non-starter,” Mullin said of their demands. Lead Art: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on the 30th day of a government shutdown, Oct. 30, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) | AP
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November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Sure it’s tough to find a new job or afford a home or groceries, but Trump has doubled his net worth since taking office by profiting off the presidency.
September 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Trump should be doing this as part of his felony community service hours.
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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First day of 2025 over 84,000 megawatts in Texas/ERCOT.

Days like today would have been very expensive in years past. But today, with renewables meeting ~40% of peak demand, there's an extra 20,000 megawatts of capacity available and wholesale prices are low. #txenergy #txlege
August 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Comedian Jerry Wayne Longmire discussing a Texas electricity bill as if he were in a Faulkner novel.

TXU is the Texas utility company and HEB is a Texas grocery store chain.

Funniest thing I have heard in a while.

www.youtube.com/shorts/EeZjq...
Electric bill in the south #comedy #faulkner #airconditioning #electricbill #heat
YouTube video by Jerry Wayne Live
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August 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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▶️ UPDATE: The 2024 #BulletinAMS State of the Climate Assessment is now available! Check out the highlights in our press release: bit.ly/45tFO0g

#StateoftheClimate #StateoftheClimate2024
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Richard Nixon resigned August 9, 2974... An era when there were consequences for presidents being criminals.
August 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Our hearts are broken for David Rose’s wife, 2 kids and his baby on the way. He was only 33 and died protecting CDC and ATL.

We don’t have words to do justice to his sacrifice right now. We are looking for ways to support the family. 💔
Remembering Officer David Rose | FOX 5 News
YouTube video by FOX 5 Atlanta
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August 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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BREAKING: Gunman in Atlanta was targeting CDC headquarters because he believed the COVID vaccine made him sick - CNN
August 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
August 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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@fox5atlanta.bsky.social is covering the hits to CDC. We appreciate it as we are still SIP.

We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.
August 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Since we've decided as a country not to support PBS anymore, I do want to make a plug for PBS Passport the online streaming version of PBS. It's $5 a month and we've had it for 8 years now. Nova, Frontline, nature, Ken Burns, local shows, old house, masterpiece, and more are faves in this household.
August 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Houston AFD this morning belongs in the AFD hall of fame.

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National Weather Service
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August 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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There's a new 2025 peak demand record in ERCOT: 82,566 megawatts at 4:55 today. Solar provided 30% of the power at that time and wind about 16%; wholesale power was just $22/MWh. No conservation alerts. No energy emergencies. Just abundant, affordable power. #txlege #txenergy
August 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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South Park melts ICE 🤣🤣🤣
August 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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We are losing the last of the generation who understand just how evil actual fascism is, how hard it is to rid the world of authoritarian governments once they’re established, and how hard it is to build a successful alternative. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/what-we-lo...
What We Lost When We Lost the Greatest Generation
It's no coincidence that democracy is backsliding in the US exactly eighty years after the end of World War II.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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When the engine dies the plane keeps flying for a time. I think it will be like that.
August 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Trump is such a baby. Firing the statistics person… what a clown
August 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM