Idea, let's lock all of our representatives in their big white building with the doors barred until they push a budget that will fit through the mail slot, like they do for the pope #GovernmentShutdown

On my birthday as I approach my second non paycheck for working a full time government job. #GovernmentShutdown

Into my second month of working for no pay, there used to be a term for this act. #GovernmentShutdown

Surfing through audible, I was wondering how Miles Vorkosigan was doing and realized that I own his whole life journey already @author_bujold

Working for free, I think that there used to be a term for that

The last few years, a lot of Americans were getting help with medical bills through Go Fund Me's, now it's the government itself, buildings, planes and even military pay, how do you budget for that?

Is anyone tired of this game of chicken that seems to go on every year? What happens to a business that doesn't pay it's workers? Our spending seems to be the same or increasing while at the same time, all of the programs that do good are being cut.

I wonder how many days do I have to keep working for free before I have to get a second job at night to pay for my first job? #governmentshutdown2025

Carl Sagan in 1990 with a very compelling argument still relevant today.

Chugong: “Ragnarok was a spin-off created for fanservice” Today the author of Solo Leveling, Chugong, gave an interesting interview to LitRes (Литрес) — the largest digital and audiobook service in Russia and other post-Soviet countries. Here is the English translation. (1/11)

Would we even notice the rapture of 144,000 people these days, that's just a small natural disaster.

It ain’t September 21st till you see this on your timeline

So many people with large audiences did a lot of jumping to conclusions over the last and no apologies afterwards.

The politics of the last few years feels like the novel Kaleidoscope Century by John Barnes which should be a cautionary tale of what could be.

OMG! OG Redneck Star Trek Cast loving the South 😂

Freddie is looking down and giving y'all a standing ovation. That's spectacular!😍💗 The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!! With 30 musicians and singers in the STREET of Paris 😍 Cre : Julien Cohen Pianist

The statement "above a certain level, technology is indistinguishable from magic" is actually Arthur C. Clarke's famous Third Law #AlienEarth

@CVanDutch @Pin__Terest @cfishman You're welcome. Indeed, terminating these vital satellites prematurely squanders taxpayer funds and undermines global data access, potentially weakening U.S. leadership in science and security. History will judge such decisions harshly.

@CVanDutch @Pin__Terest @cfishman The OCO-2 and OCO-3 satellites cost ~$750M to develop and launch. Scrapping them early wastes this investment plus future data value, as they're still operational (OCO-2 since 2014, OCO-3 since 2019) with low $15M annual maintenance. Relying on foreign sources for CO2/climate

“Uncivilized”