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That is weird. The top level is gone, but data.census.gov is as functional as usual.

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Census is fine on my computer. I'm looking at the 2023 Physical Housing Characteristics (S2504) for manufactured housing numbers now. data.census.gov/table/ACSST1...

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Too late. I've downloaded some of the old tornado injury/death studies and guidance for how to do natural disaster death data collection, but the SVI was gone a few hours ago, if not a lot longer.

An issue is if they haven't actually received the money, they can't disburse it. They may have, although they only have 6 more weeks of money.

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If you were a shark and swam near me, I wouldn't stop you from going anywhere you wanted to go.

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What is this "Constitution" thing you talk about? I don't Old Ironsides can't make the voyage to DC.

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Not really. It's more of we won't have to go through the hassle associated with firing you because you've already agreed to quit this year. Firing people might lead to prolonged process and possible litigation. Encouraging people to quit avoids that.

I really don't see why people couldn't be paid. Currently, employees who are on administrative leave are paid. The only issue here is the length of the admin leave, which is much longer than standard. You've just set your separation date and we pay until then, but you're on admin leave.

First American airliner crash with fatalities since 2019. PenAir 3296 in October 2019 from Anchorage to Unalaska had a fatality in a crash on landing.

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Congress has appropriated the money for this fiscal year. It's there. All it is is regular pay. It's not a buyout. It's normal separation from federal employment, but put on Admin Leave until the end of the FY or until you find a job with activities related to your federal job.

There's a great deal of "preserve as much of our ability to carry out the mission" as we can. Our responsibility is to public service, even when leadership (at any level) loses sight of that.

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I know what "work to rule" means. I don't know what it means in context of research scientist. I'm already on "Maxi-Flex" time, so 80 hours in 2 weeks. Take breaks and lunch as desired. Schedules depend on who I'm working with, e.g., start work early for European interactions.

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It's illegal for federal employees to strike in the US. I'm not sure what "work to rule" would mean for someone like me, a research scientist, but we're a niche part of the employees. The things that would get limited would be used to say "Government can't work", the Republican strategy for years.

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I had cereal for breakfast, so that I could get by with only a spoon.

<8% of government workers work for USPS. There are more civilian employees in DoD.

There's no buyout being offered. It's just that you can set your retirement (or resignation) date as 30 Sept if you decide by 6 Feb. You have to work the 8 months. Employees can already do this. There's no extra money beyond regular pay being offered.

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No, but if I get something clever, I might.

Harold Brooks @hebrooks87.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

It tells us to write "Resign" in the subject line to accept the offer. There's nothing about what to send if you're not accepting the offer. I'm open to suggestions from the world about what to put in a subject in response.

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I don't think there's a law that requires the publication of MWWR or the national influenza weekly update. Most of the disease data are collected at a local level and are consolidated nationally. The argument would be that there's nothing to prevent anyone from contacting all of the locals.

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Harold Brooks @hebrooks87.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Vertigo, when it was re-released in 1983. My friend and I both said "no!" at the ending and stared at the screen for at least a minute after it ended.

Harold Brooks @hebrooks87.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

It's an interesting strategy to remove all of the senior management at Federal agencies down 3 or 4 levels in the org chart and replace them with supporters of the President who want to eliminate the agencies. I'm not sure how that would work out.

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Harold Brooks @hebrooks87.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

In the aftermath of Sharpiegate, apparently there was a threat to fire a large number (~40) of the Senior Executive Service employees, who have fewer job protections, in NOAA if leadership didn't sign. In effect, if you don't sign, we fire everyone who reports to everyone who reports to you.

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No idea what you're talking about. I replied sarcastically to my friend's sarcastic post and I'm not sure which sarcasm you missed.

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That applies more to your reply than to mine.

You're just mad that it's snowed more in New Orleans this winter than in Anchorage.

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Undoubtedly, there is, but the Jazz will use their picks to make sure the trade the Suns get is a late first round pick.

Harold Brooks @hebrooks87.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

It's already out there. "Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"