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“I don’t find him amusing in real life, but he’s amusing in my play,” Mr. Reed said. “I started this because I read that 14 million people will possibly die because Elon Musk ended U.S.A.I.D. It took the Nazis maybe five or six years to accomplish that.” Mr. Reed acknowledged that his humor is very dark.
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Economic slowdown is here
#wages and #jobs are all down and have been down for some time. The #economic news for the #US and #Wisconsin is not good and is getting worse.
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/economic-slowdown-is-here/
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"The Court’s unwillingness to enforce various constitutional limitations on presidential power has been defended by arguing that Congress may defund actions of which it disapproves. If the President may appropriate funds for whatever actions he desires without regard to statutory limits, that fallback constraint no longer exists."
#Trump #Budget #Shutdown #dhs #ICE #tsa #cbp #Congress #SupremeCourt #gao #OMB
Presidential Appropriations https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/04/presidential-appropriations.html
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#Trump #Safety #workplace #osha
New DOL Enforcement Memo Details Where Not to Enforce https://jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/2026/03/11/enforcement-memo/
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" #LibreOffice's focus on dependability, interoperability and its unflinching advocacy for the use and adoption of #OpenSource source and open standards is, to me, more of an appealing ‘feature’ than any #userinterface trend or having AI agents hallucinating in the margins."
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-features
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#Wisconsin #Transparancy #opengovernment
Privatized government transparency is problematic when private funding falls short.
Wisconsin Blind Eye https://www.cogdis.me/2026/01/wisconsin-blind-eye.html
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For why this change in #postmark practice is so major: https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/postmark-changes-at-the-post-office-and-late-mail/
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Rave Rothstein RIP
Dave Rothstein #RIP #snowsculpt #Northeastern #LawSchool
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/rave-rothstein-rip/
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The non-breaking spaces is weird #MSWord shit that started 5-7 years ago, I think with #Office365.
I use #Libreoffice in my law practice and come across these weird space characters and line breaks in #MicrosoftWord docs all the time now. It's maddening.
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Postmark changes at the Post Office and late mail
Changes in #postmark practices at the #PostOffice mean that the postmark will no longer represent when a letter was mailed. But, numerous laws presume the postmark is the same as the mailing date. So, many legal cases will soon be "late."
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/postmark-changes-at-the-post-office-and-late-mail/
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Speaking of bubbles . . . #Taxes #taxbreaks #taxbreaksfortherich no #TaxTheRich #Trump #treasury
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"It now appears that both the U.S. Code and the U.S. Reports contain significant volumes of quasi-law, principles established by the enactment of laws or the rendering of judicial decisions but that a sufficiently willful administration is practically free to ignore."
#Trump #Courts #civilservants #civilservice #LayOffs #Unemployment
The Legality of the Friday Night Massacre https://balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-legality-of-friday-night-massacre.html
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#pdftk for terminal
@libreoffice draw
#masterpdf v4 is free; current version is paid
#ocrmypdf
#pdfunite etcI can send you various aliases I have created. Also, see various pdf posts at linuxatty.wordpress.com.
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I'm not sure #SEC of last few decades would have ever investigated this kind of #Investment #capitalism. Company #Stock #buybacks have became a major #marketplace #engine without any real scrutiny.
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#SCOTUS #precedent #staredecisis #superlegistature #arrogance
The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/supreme-court-term-analysis-four-key-points.html?via=rss
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#SSDI #unemployment eligibility ban in #Wisconsin for #disability #disabled workers no longer enforced
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/ssdi-eligibility-ban-in-wisconsin-no-longer-enforced/
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a rundown of the anti #worker #Regulation proposals from the #Trump administration. #heat #health #Safety #miner #disability #minimumwage #homehealthcare #FarmworkerJustice
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@[email protected]
I have not seen #thunar hanging with #smb file copy. I don't have much opportunity for #nfs. #XubuntuLTS 24.04 -
An update for #federal #Workers laid off via #Doge and the essential docs they need for their #unemployment claims, including advice to those still #employed about what docs they should be getting/downloading.
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/unemployment-claims-for-federal-employees/
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Jeff #Bezos Demands the #WaPo #Opinion Pages Focus on a ‘Defense of … Personal #Liberties and #FreeMarkets’
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#Uline turned to #Mexico to staff #warehouses, but paid them a fraction of US workers, sources say
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@willmckinley
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#Restoring #cast-#iron #cookware strips the rust while saving the memories https://wapo.st/4fv1n44
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And, most employers do not offer #fulltime work for most of their employees. So, requiring fulltime work for any kind of #disability benefit/access doesn't make sense.
In #Wisconsin, there is a progressive adaptation to allow #disabled workers to still get #unemployment benefits. But, Wisconsin undercuts that by banning completely unemployment for those who get #ssdi.
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Upgrading to #Xubuntu #Noble — 24.04 from 22.02 — and a review
The upgrade to Xubuntu 24.04 introduced both enhancements and challenges. Key issues included difficulties with re-enabling third-party #PPAs, slow initial load times for #Thunderbird, and complications with #Insync. #Snap applications are more prevalent, and they require careful management to avoid storage issues.
#vivaldi #snap #thunar #pdftk #xsane #parole #XFCE
https://linuxatty.wordpress.com/2024/10/09/upgrading-to-xubuntu-noble-24-04-from-22-02-and-a-review/
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@ai6yr
#CapeCoral is literally reclaimed swampland at -5 to no more than 5 above sea level.YIKES!
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Upgrading to #Xubuntu #Noble — 24.04 from 22.02 — and a review
The upgrade to Xubuntu 24.04 introduced both enhancements and challenges. Key issues included difficulties with re-enabling third-party #PPAs, slow response times for #Thunderbird, and complications with #Insync. Although snap applications are more prevalent, they require careful management to avoid storage issues.
#vivaldi #snap #thunar #pdftk #xsane #parole #XFCE
https://linuxatty.wordpress.com/2024/10/09/upgrading-to-xubuntu-noble-24-04-from-22-02-and-a-review/
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Frequent and recurring #errors in #log files
The complexity of hardware and operating system issues in Linux often leads to minor but recurring errors. One common problem is burgeoning log files, which can be diagnosed and resolved by checking log files in the /var/log/ directory and using commands like "less" and #journalctl.
https://linuxatty.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/frequent-and-recurring-errors-in-log-files/
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#trafficking #kizer #Wisconsin
A child sex trafficking victim who killed her abuser finally learns her fate https://wapo.st/3M8DfYe
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#constituional #law notes on #Insurrection
#Presidential #Disqualification: Discussion Questions on #Trump v. Anderson https://balkin.blogspot.com/2024/07/presidential-disqualification.html
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Fred #Kaplan: "To fight a war without devising a desirable (or at least plausible) peace is to inflict violence and mayhem for their own sake." #Israel #Hamas #Palestine
Why #Netanyahu’s War Cabinet Is Existentially Divided https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/israel-palestine-gaza-netanyahu-cabinet-gantz-gallant-rafah.html?via=rss
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@Super70sSports
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Wisconsin economic news
#Wisconsin's #economy has shown solid #job and #wage growth, outperforming other #Midwestern states in income growth. But, annual earnings and income growth rates lag behind the national average, partly due to slow population growth and an aging workforce. Despite a #labor shortage, significant wage growth has been observed, but rising #housing costs pose a challenge for the future.
https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/2024/04/02/wisconsin-economic-news/
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I may not agree with everything here, but it makes so much sense I'm having a hard time figuring out my disagreements.
#biden #KevinMcCarthy #Congress #buildbackbetter #JoeManchin #freedomcaucusAgency Problems’ Impact on Budgetary Outcomes https://balkin.blogspot.com/2024/03/agency-problems-impact-on-budgetary.html
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This #FloridaMan problem is because the selected variable is too broad and catching #falsepositive. Or, in #legal terms, there are #gaps in the #law, ala #pigs and #positivism, https://media.law.wisc.edu/s/c_8/ftdxm/hartog-pigsandpositivism.pdf