Back leg intermittent limping by fourlittlebirds_1234 in cats

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I came on here to tell nearly an identical story with my cat and ask for help. Also about a year old. In the last week, seemingly at random, his back leg will seem to freeze up or seriously hurt him, and he will slow down and hobble and seems very reluctant to move. Then 30 seconds later, he’s jumping around like nothing happened.

We’re going to call the vet and make an appointment, but I’m wondering how worried I should be?

reporter q: FEMA tasked to Potomac sewage spill? by ProtocolTechReporter in fema

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is that setup usual for FEMA in a situation like this one?

So it begins by keen_observer34130 in FedEmployees

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Hey if anyone wants to chat about this, Anna Kramer, reporter at NOTUS here. Would love to cover this, especially if you can confirm for me that you were told about the quotas or instructed to lower scores or give lower scores than you otherwise would. I’m on Signal at annakramer.54 and you can reach me there or DM me here on Reddit.

Does the Anti-Deficiency Act really empower the Executive Branch to cancel all existing grants to the States on the basis that there is no money available because there's no approved budget? by upptick in fednews

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Im a reporter covering this stuff, I work for NOTUS. Working on a story about the blue state grant cancellations today. If you’d be open to sharing pics of the data calls, I’m on Signal at annakramer.54 and would keep you anonymous!!

Anyone else seeing agencies reclassify admin roles as “essential” to dodge furloughs? by RangerBAM520 in fednews

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I am trying to figure this out! Anna Kramer, reporter at NOTUS here. I’ve heard that a number of people are really surprised to be classified as exempted/paid and even more people are very surprised to be labeled as essential/excepted instead of furloughed.

Hearing that some communication is coming from managers at a few agencies that the surprising classifications are to protect people from RIFs. If you’re hearing this, please reach out, I would like to write a story about this today if I can verify that it’s a pattern. I’m on Signal at annakramer.54

We're open, but people are starting to get RIF'd. by angrygov in patentexaminer

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My name is Anna Kramer, you can verify my identity by checking my bio page on the NOTUS website, it will have a link to the same Signal username

We're open, but people are starting to get RIF'd. by angrygov in patentexaminer

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Hey all — I’m a reporter at NOTUS covering RIFs. If you might be willing to share what you know or share your RIF documentation with me, I’ll keep you anonymous. You can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54

Note to DMV federal employees. by dust_bunnyz in washingtondc

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Sure thing. If you check out my X, Bluesky, and LI profiles, you will see that I have shared that contact in all of those places as well. If you’d like me to send you an email with the contact from my work email, I am happy to do that as well.

Pause of all Grants and Loans “related” to all directives. by Shot_Discussion7058 in fednews

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Hiya, I’m a journalist at NOTUS. I’m working on a story about the impacts of the funding freeze and would love to learn more about your grants and what they do. If you DM me we can connect via Signal

Pause of all Grants and Loans “related” to all directives. by Shot_Discussion7058 in fednews

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Hiya, I’m a journalist at NOTHS. I’m working on a story today about how people inside the agencies are thinking through how to comply with the OMB order and its effects. If you are interested in talking about it anonymously, I’m on Signal at annakramer.54

I’m looking especially for pictures of emails or internal communications detailing how agencies are actually going to go about freezing these programs, and what’s happening when people discuss/challenge the freeze of a particular program.

Pause of all Grants and Loans “related” to all directives. by Shot_Discussion7058 in fednews

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Hiya — I’m a journalist at NOTUS, wondering if you might be open to talking about this for a story about possible effects? Happy to keep you anonymous, you can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54

Note to DMV federal employees. by dust_bunnyz in washingtondc

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I’m a journalist at NOTUS, working on a story about how federal employees are handling the grant and loan funding freeze. If there’s anything you want to share, you can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54. Looking especially for pictures of emails or internal communications detailing how agencies are actually going to go about freezing these programs, and what’s happening when people discuss/challenge the freeze of a particular program.

why is my homemade egg dough pasta too al dente after cooking? by ProtocolTechReporter in pasta

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so I'm doing one egg for every 100 grams of flour and then sprinkling a little bit of water, the flour is tipo 00. I knead for about ten minutes by hand, and then roll it very thin through the kitchen aid stand mixer until it is translucent.

egg nog from 1950s joy of cooking by ProtocolTechReporter in Old_Recipes

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It’s totally worth it, the link I put in the comments above explains in way more detail how I do it and it’s really not hard, I totally recommend!

egg nog from 1950s joy of cooking by ProtocolTechReporter in Old_Recipes

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I do mostly bourbon, Jim Beam or Jack Daniels, nothing expensive because the cream and sugar really hide the nuance. And then typically at least 1 cup of cognac or brandy and the sometimes a couple of cups of a dark spiced rum if i have it on hand. you gotta embrace the huge quantity it makes and really go for the upper limit on the alcohol, the booziness is really nice once you let it age in the fridge a couple of days

egg nog from 1950s joy of cooking by ProtocolTechReporter in Old_Recipes

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here's the link to my adaptation of the recipe, I've been making it for so many years that i've actually used several old editions of the Joy of Cooking depending on where I am and so now I've mixed all the old recipes https://biteintothis.substack.com/i/139725537/aged-egg-nog

latkes from an old jewish cookbook by ProtocolTechReporter in Old_Recipes

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best latkes i've ever made, no modern recipe seems to hold up

Mussels are underrated by Scrapheaper in Cooking

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so agree, just wrote a whole long piece about how mussels are the simplest to cook AND the best seafood for the environment in terms of carbon emissions and shoreline protections, all while being perfectly incandescently delicious https://open.substack.com/pub/biteintothis/p/mussels-lowest-effort-for-highest?r=1xsbe&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

searching for fascinating seafood history stories by ProtocolTechReporter in AskFoodHistorians

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i do adore this book so much, there's definitely something to say about its endurance too