Be kind. -me

Good evening from Bar Prep Hell where my purrlegals are throughly examining the backs of their eyelids and the bottoms of their feet.

Two small paws and part of a peanut-butter-freckle arm poke out from under a nice set of sheets and a quilt. This is a beagle and she does not care how nice your bedding is. She wants to make herself a beagle-burrito with it. Breathing is not important to her. Only stinking up your clean bed.

Somehow a 25lb beagle can take up the entire bed. This was my view at 3:30AM. I guess she was cold but wanted her feet out? Oh, Blair. I wish I was you.

Hello fellow Fed. I’m in HHS and lots of RIF’d people have been reinstated since our notices went out in April. If you guys have a union, sign up for their emails. Keep an eye on the court cases and hope for the best. Also lots of good info on Reddit. I’m so sorry this is happening to you, friend.

And don't forget me and @judgedanfriedman.bsky.social here on the Appellate Court of Maryland! Our application windows open on Monday, June 9. You can find details at our pages on the link below or feel free to reach out with questions.

www.courts.state.md.us/appellate/cl...

Oh no Kendyl I’m so sorry. She was such a sweet girl.

I did this at my old house. Then we got divorced and it’s his problem now. 😈

Yeah and the moral of Job seems to me to be have faith and it will all be set right. Well then WHAT WAS THE POINT OF KILLING MY ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL MY LIVESTOCK??? Just to mess with me? To prove a point? I think that’s insidious by itself.

I think you just nailed down for me why I have problems with belief in a benevolent and omnipotent god. I kind of like the Norse idea that gods are screwing with us because they like it when we entertain them and they want to see what we will do.

I really love the “pretty cool right?” This kid is solid gold.

A clinically obese tiger cat with a white ruff and green eyes sitting in an Amazon box positioned in a sunbeam. Her chonk is extending on to the flaps of the box lid. She has perfect little pink lips and no thoughts at all.

Good morning, I’m Libby. If I fits, I sits. Even if my corpulent floof overfloweth. Mommy said I’m not fat, I’m a Rubens. Purrfection in every way.

I like how this animal thinks he’s a wild jungle cat sleeping in a tree. In reality he’s a rotten gremlin who likes to scratch my furniture and instead of being deterred by the sticky tape, he licks it, apparently (?) to fuel his two brain cells.

Thanks friend! I don’t know much about that process bc I am on the food side. But I can almost guarantee that if they weren’t direct reviewers, they were probably let go. Please be patient with us as we figure out how to absorb all of these functions. We are scrambling and doing the best we can.

Thanks friend!

I keep saying it:

Once you pay him the danegeld you never get rid of the Dane.

We've literally known this since before we needed 4 digits for the year!

This is giving ninth century and I love it. And you’re so right. Pay them off to stay “over there” and no closer than East Anglia, but 200ish years later there’s a Danish king of England.

I’ve proudly worked at FDA for 16 years and let me tell you yesterday felt like a massacre. We lost all our comms, budget, project management, IT, and HR people. We also lost a lot of policy folks. It’s like they left the car but didn’t leave any gas for it.

daily reminder to take your meds, stay hydrated, and keep your OPSEC clean

A principle that you’re unwilling to make sacrifices to defend isn’t a principle; it’s a convenience.

michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' . ALT: michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' .

Just absolutely love the vibe with Teams calls now that people are crammed cheek by jowel in the office. Can’t hear because of so much background noise from other people trying to work. Poor quality because office internet can’t keep up. Much efficient. So office. Very collaborate. 😑

Awww kitties!! And the cutest mustelid!

I’ve never heard it before and I’ve lived all over the US. That’s a new one!

But also you should get a donut (pastry) because it will cure your bruised ego.

Roses are red
Violets are blue

a woman is holding a cell phone and says dear congress on the screen ALT: a woman is holding a cell phone and says dear congress on the screen

Pour one out for all the HHS employees returning to the office this morning. It’s illegal, unfair, and there’s not enough parking and office space by a long shot. Everyone is a constituent of HHS services and we fight for your health and safety every day. Call your lawmakers and fight for us.

a woman is holding a cell phone and says dear congress on the screen ALT: a woman is holding a cell phone and says dear congress on the screen

Pour one out for all the HHS employees returning to the office this morning. It’s illegal, unfair, and there’s not enough parking and office space by a long shot. Everyone is a constituent of HHS services and we fight for your health and safety every day. Call your lawmakers and fight for us.

Crazy? Maybe. But I bet your lashes are perfection.

I just want to potato on your couch and read your books. 🥰

And I think you’re right that it’s very much an aversion to change that courses under these arguments.

I agree that most of the farmers here probably vote straight ticket R and that they are complaining about something that in theory doesn’t affect them if they themselves don’t sign a solar contract. However, MD is small and they know they have to stick together to keep their margins.