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Sigh. I barely slept last night - my body kept me awake not my mind. My brain was perfectly happy to go to sleep, but my digestive system and body was not. I could not get comfortable. I went to bed around 9:55-10pm, and lay there until 12:30, then slept a bit, woke up again in pain and discomfort around 2:30 and didn't get back to sleep until around 3 something. I was basically awake for 2 hours and 42 minutes, and slept for about 4 hours. As a result, I'm irritable, tired, and kind of fed up with the state of things.
BYT at least got rid of a change order that was annoying Breaking Bad and myself. We've been helping each other work wise, off and on, which is kind of interesting. BYT is still a bitch on wheels, but at least she's not being a bitch on wheels to me and Breaking Bad. Probably helps that I'm not reporting to her?
FMLA got outsourced to Work Partners. So now I'm afraid to use it for anything. Work Partners needs me to call them and my boss, and when I do to provide my name, age, position, and reason that I'm out or chronic illness.
Also, the frigging DVR is not working. I'm beginning to wonder why I'm bothering with Cable? That may get cancelled soon and I may jump to Verison which is offering all sorts of odd deals and perks. (I'm not sure I necessarily want the perks? It's a 43 inch Samsung, I have a 55 inch TCL. Or a virtual gaming device that appears to be designed to give me a migraine. I am many things, but a gamer is not among them.) Oh well, I'll watch the soap on Hulu again. I like it better on Hulu, no commercials, only draw back is I have to wait until 8pm to watch it. I want to watch it now or while eating dinner.
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On a brighter note?
"Felon47 lost three huge rulings today. 24,000 federal workers return to work in 18 different agencies; The reinstatement of the USAID; trans people can serve in the military."
1. ( via the New Yorker, the Data Rescue Project founded by a data librarian now includes more than 400 volunteer backups of government repositories - who is doing it? Nerds that care )
2.( US District Judge Theodore Chuange Ordered Musk and DOGE to immediately give USAID Employees access to their email, payment, security notification, and all other electronic systems )
3.24,000 of the federal employees that were illegally fired by this Republican president, were ordered back to work today, despite Trump‘s appeals, protests, and defiance. The judge ordered them back to work completely reinstated because what Trump did was illegal.
4.( In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges by the Trump Admin )
5. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withdrawing $14 billion in climate grant funding from Citibank accounts.
The rest of the national/world news appears to be ugly and aggravating.
Oh...on the ugly and aggravating side?
Urge Congress to Protect Our Museums
( Trump is cutting funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services )
Thanks to the American Alliance of Museums, making your voice heard is EASY and URGENT. This is what you can do NOW:
1. Call your members of Congress. Find their phone numbers and a draft script here. Members of Congress are home this week, so be sure to contact their federal AND district offices!
2. Write your members of Congress. Get started with our template letter and PERSONALIZE it with your stories about the importance of museums to your life. These emails have significantly more impact when you customize them and tell YOUR story to YOUR elected officials. You don’t need to know details on the grants — just let these officials know how much you value this country’s museums AND libraries.
Easy Way to Contact Your Representatives - by Letter/Email - Make Sure to Personalize
Here are some vital Facts and Data about museums in the United States that demonstrate how essential these institutions are to the very fabric of this country:
Vital Facts About Museums
[I realized mine are all on the side of the Angels? But maybe it will help if others did this, particularly if yours aren't? ]
BYT at least got rid of a change order that was annoying Breaking Bad and myself. We've been helping each other work wise, off and on, which is kind of interesting. BYT is still a bitch on wheels, but at least she's not being a bitch on wheels to me and Breaking Bad. Probably helps that I'm not reporting to her?
FMLA got outsourced to Work Partners. So now I'm afraid to use it for anything. Work Partners needs me to call them and my boss, and when I do to provide my name, age, position, and reason that I'm out or chronic illness.
Also, the frigging DVR is not working. I'm beginning to wonder why I'm bothering with Cable? That may get cancelled soon and I may jump to Verison which is offering all sorts of odd deals and perks. (I'm not sure I necessarily want the perks? It's a 43 inch Samsung, I have a 55 inch TCL. Or a virtual gaming device that appears to be designed to give me a migraine. I am many things, but a gamer is not among them.) Oh well, I'll watch the soap on Hulu again. I like it better on Hulu, no commercials, only draw back is I have to wait until 8pm to watch it. I want to watch it now or while eating dinner.
***
On a brighter note?
"Felon47 lost three huge rulings today. 24,000 federal workers return to work in 18 different agencies; The reinstatement of the USAID; trans people can serve in the military."
1. ( via the New Yorker, the Data Rescue Project founded by a data librarian now includes more than 400 volunteer backups of government repositories - who is doing it? Nerds that care )
2.( US District Judge Theodore Chuange Ordered Musk and DOGE to immediately give USAID Employees access to their email, payment, security notification, and all other electronic systems )
3.24,000 of the federal employees that were illegally fired by this Republican president, were ordered back to work today, despite Trump‘s appeals, protests, and defiance. The judge ordered them back to work completely reinstated because what Trump did was illegal.
4.( In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges by the Trump Admin )
5. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withdrawing $14 billion in climate grant funding from Citibank accounts.
The rest of the national/world news appears to be ugly and aggravating.
Oh...on the ugly and aggravating side?
Urge Congress to Protect Our Museums
( Trump is cutting funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services )
Thanks to the American Alliance of Museums, making your voice heard is EASY and URGENT. This is what you can do NOW:
1. Call your members of Congress. Find their phone numbers and a draft script here. Members of Congress are home this week, so be sure to contact their federal AND district offices!
2. Write your members of Congress. Get started with our template letter and PERSONALIZE it with your stories about the importance of museums to your life. These emails have significantly more impact when you customize them and tell YOUR story to YOUR elected officials. You don’t need to know details on the grants — just let these officials know how much you value this country’s museums AND libraries.
Easy Way to Contact Your Representatives - by Letter/Email - Make Sure to Personalize
Here are some vital Facts and Data about museums in the United States that demonstrate how essential these institutions are to the very fabric of this country:
Vital Facts About Museums
[I realized mine are all on the side of the Angels? But maybe it will help if others did this, particularly if yours aren't? ]
