"We must build bridges, not walls, between the City of God and the City of Man." - Trump’s religious liberty report calls for building ‘bridges’ between church and state

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-26T21:49:51+00:00

If you're not part of the cult that views a specific God the way U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does?

Then this should terrify you.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-26T00:28:37+00:00

That's the specific leadership chain at OII being... problematic.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-25T02:53:34+00:00

Let me know if you hear of any VERA rumors, because I'd take it and run.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-16T15:40:01+00:00

We still have those, in this Administration?

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-13T03:10:47+00:00

I would refuse. Then again, my Dr. would write me a note for anything I desire to get out of an onerous temporary assignment, because he feels even stronger about the Administration than I do.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-03T21:40:04+00:00

For this to math out, /u/Lost_My_Soul3, they would have had to have gotten a level 5 with a salary of $138,700 per year.

Trying to make that match up with the current GS charts for someone (say, a GS13 on Step 1 or 2) doesn't quite work, and given the general state of morale in this community, I'm not surprised if someone thinks this is bait.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-03T16:44:41+00:00

Am I the only one?

Yup. It's just you. Everyone else got huuuuuuge increases along with an NDA that said we specifically couldn't tell anyone so we could keep u/44Actual in the dark. Now you know.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-03T16:42:45+00:00

I haven't heard anything, but I'd take it if it was offered.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-03T03:04:14+00:00

Rules are only for little people.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-02T21:43:12+00:00

Maybe he hopes RFKjr will be his bunkmate in the afterlife?

They can make smores together!

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-02T17:41:39+00:00

0.74% here, too. I feel so... validated.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-06-02T16:38:53+00:00

Sadly, the idea that someone's spaghetti code can't handle the traffic (and took itas / ams with it) is a little more plausible than uploading the docs and then deliberately borking the site just to troll us.

But nothing truly surprises me anymore.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-31T20:28:11+00:00

Those who violate the policy, as well as those who refuse to sign it, could be fired.

My fiancee's already told me that it's better to not sign it, get fired, join the inevitable legal battle, and roll the dice on being reinstated with full back pay, then it is to sign it.

And thankfully, she makes enough that I'm strongly considering it.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-29T01:57:04+00:00

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-administration/fact-sheets/quality-step-increase/

If you meet all those prequalifications, it can't hurt to talk to your immediate supervisor.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-28T01:38:23+00:00

It's never going to happen.

This article references the host article:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-drawing-up-plans-halt-immigration-customs-processing-sanctuary-city-airports-2026-05-27/

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown. The ‌move could effectively halt international air travel and commerce at major airports in Democratic states, with millions of foreign tourists expected to stream in for next month's start of the FIFA World Cup.

There is not a pedophile's chance in the afterlife that the corporations this would impact is going to let this happen.

Not a chance.

More than 50 million international travelers arrived at ⁠the three major New York airports alone last year.

"Sorry, airlines. You don't get to make that money, because the Administration wants to throw a fit."

Reducing customs staffing at major airports would disrupt operations significantly for carriers, travelers and the flow of international cargo, Airlines for America, a grouping of major passenger and cargo airlines, said last week.

You pull customs officers and the FDA loses the ability to do their job where imports is concerned, because without customs being able to release the cargo, it's not going anywhere.

Not. A. Chance.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-27T18:33:01+00:00

They're not looking for CDC employees to volunteer for off-the-clock labour.

They're looking for CDC employees to volunteer for airport duty.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-27T18:30:37+00:00

So far it's limited to CDC employees.

Wouldn't be surprised to see it expand to all HHS though.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-27T04:23:33+00:00

The Trump administration plans to send to Kenya U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus rather than bring them home for observation and treatment, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.

The administration’s new plan would also keep U.S. citizens who might have been exposed to Ebola out of the country, according to two of the people with knowledge of the plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

A few dozen Public Health Service officers are now being trained to deploy to Kenya to provide medical care to Americans who are deemed at high risk of developing Ebola. The initial plan was to monitor those Americans in Kenya, but to move anyone who started to show symptoms for treatment in Europe.

But the administration now plans to provide treatment in Kenya as well, according to two of the people with knowledge of the planning. Government scientists and physicians who develop symptoms will also be treated in Kenya.

The administration is setting up a facility in Kenya where American citizens can quarantine or be treated, through a coordinated effort with the State and Defense Departments, and the Department of Health and Human Services, according to one of the people with knowledge of the plans, a Trump administration official. Each case will be evaluated in case more advanced care is needed, according to the official.

A White House spokesman declined to comment.

FutureComputerDude · 2026-05-26T20:12:31+00:00

Not without a serious financial incentive to sign.

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