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By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 02:00:37 PM EST
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The Senate passed a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate bill did not strike "Obamacare." It now goes back to the House.

I just got an email from the federal court in Nebraska with their shut-down plan if a funding bill does not pass. You can read it here. I haven't received one yet for Colorado. Here's the memo the federal courts administrative office issued on Sept. 25.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    AN AXE LENGTH AWAY, vol. 140 (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Dadler on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 02:18:16 PM EST
    What fills the noggin of Ted Cruz. Hint: it ain't civics lessons. (link)

    And a Friday shout-out to my wife, who never comments but checks in sometimes...the greatest, most low maintenance, high tolerance, patient, loving woman this brief candle could ever grant to a pathetic and damaged boy like me. I love you, baby.

    TGIG, my friends.

    TGIG? (none / 0) (#2)
    by Dadler on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 02:20:12 PM EST
    Thank God it's grappa? Gooseberrys?

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    "Gone"? Think fed. gov't. (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by oculus on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 02:44:31 PM EST


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    Thank God It's ... (none / 0) (#6)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 10:19:32 PM EST
    ... Gangnam Style.

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    TGIG (none / 0) (#8)
    by Mikado Cat on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 05:22:58 AM EST
    Thank God I'm GOP?

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    Linda Ronstadt (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 07:26:14 PM EST
    Going to her book talk this Sunday.  Should be just awesome...Can't wait.

    AN AXE LENGTH AWAY, vol. 141 (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Dadler on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 08:45:32 AM EST
    Denise had a hunch her paycheck might've already hit the glass ceiling, even before she'd hit it. (link)

    Volume 140
    Volume 139

    Have a relaxing Saturday, y'all. Bit of an injury has me laid up all day. Time to chainsmoke my old chum's new novel, JUSTICE. You should get a copy, too. (link)

    Peace.

    On post here as well (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by Militarytracy on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 09:12:37 AM EST
    Everyone is working two tasks right now, your regular job and preparing for a possible shutdown and the emergencies that can arise due to that.  All commands are trying to cover bases for essential services.  Soldiers in uniform will not be affected but some essential support is not active duty soldiers and will be affected.

    Republicans claim to be about supporting the military, well what they are doing right now is stressing out the military....and that is what they seem to do best, not support the military.

    Master using both barrels (5.00 / 6) (#14)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 10:28:43 AM EST
    to help a novice is his quest for enlightenment...

    So, I'm waiting in line at the grocery store behind a woman speaking on her cellphone in another language. Ahead of her is a white man. After the woman hangs up, he speaks up.

    Man: "I didn't want to say anything while you were on the phone, but you're in America now. You need to speak English."

    Woman: "Excuse me?"

    Man: (speaking very slowly) "If you want to speak Mexican, go back to Mexico. In America, we speak English."

    Woman: "Sir, I was speaking Navajo. If you want to speak English, go back to England."
    True story? (5.00 / 1) (#20)
    by Peter G on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 07:27:34 PM EST
    Or just a great story?

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    I traced it back to (5.00 / 1) (#21)
    by shoephone on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 07:41:34 PM EST
    this website.

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    I imagine it's probably (none / 0) (#22)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 08:44:17 PM EST
    either true, or true in the sense that it's something in retrospect somebody would have said if they'd thought of it quick enough at the time?

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    hard to imagine someone being that thick. (1.00 / 1) (#23)
    by Mikado Cat on Sun Sep 29, 2013 at 06:41:18 AM EST
    How could someone mistake Navajo for Mexican?

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    Actually it's pretty easy to imagine. (5.00 / 2) (#24)
    by Edger on Sun Sep 29, 2013 at 10:28:19 AM EST
    Some people are thick enough to miss the whole point of it.

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    Someone who thinks "Mexican" (5.00 / 5) (#25)
    by Peter G on Sun Sep 29, 2013 at 10:31:23 AM EST
    is a language might very well be that thick ....

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    Ouch! (none / 0) (#26)
    by oculus on Sun Sep 29, 2013 at 12:41:21 PM EST


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    Detroit Pensions (none / 0) (#4)
    by Slado on Fri Sep 27, 2013 at 04:56:06 PM EST
    Turns out not only were they hurt by the market but they hurt themselves.

    Pretty sad.   Just shows you that sometimes good intentions are not so good.

    From the Hypocritical Oath department... (none / 0) (#7)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 04:05:31 AM EST
    TechDirt on Friday Sept 27:
    So, we just discussed how it appears that Dianne Feinstein accidentally confirmed what was widely suspected: that the NSA is tapping the internet backbone to get access to emails. This is interesting on many levels, not the least of which is that Feinstein herself has been famously harsh against any kind of leak, regularly arguing that the leaks themselves are more damaging than what the leaks may reveal about US government abuse. In the past, Feinstein has raged against leakers...
    [...snip...]
    Similarly, she has argued that Ed Snowden is a "traitor" for revealing information, though unlike her, he didn't reveal this particular program (or at least it hasn't been reported on yet).

    Meanwhile, the Senate's current rules on revealing classified information suggest that an investigation is warranted
    [...snip...]
    So, will Senator Feinstein call for an investigation into her own leak? Will she call herself a traitor? We'll see...

    Hope she doesn't hurt herself backpedalling furiously...

    I would (5.00 / 2) (#10)
    by lentinel on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 06:28:47 AM EST
    like to see her private emails distributed widely on the internet - maybe youtube. Let some functionary, another "traitor" (patriot) dig 'em out - as they are permitted to do under the program she thinks is just dandy - and seek a nice publisher.

    These people - real elitists.
    How did they get to be bigshots in the democratic party?
    Or - how did the democratic party dissolve into one that has people like her as bigshots?

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    How did they get to be bigshots (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 10:08:59 AM EST
    in the democratic party?

    They have enormous organic grassroots support from the IOKIYAD and "OMG, look over there" crowds, I guess....

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    I would like to see her (5.00 / 2) (#17)
    by shoephone on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 05:45:53 PM EST
    frogmarched off the Senate floor.

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    But think of the CA respresentatives who (none / 0) (#18)
    by oculus on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 06:09:20 PM EST
    would clmmer to fill her Senate seat. Rohrbacher, Hunter, Issa. The list is endless.

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    There will be people waiting in the wings anyway (none / 0) (#19)
    by shoephone on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 06:24:24 PM EST
    Hasn't she said she's not going to run for re-election again?

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    How (none / 0) (#9)
    by Mikado Cat on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 05:28:42 AM EST
    to keep a secret, you don't talk about the subject at all.

    I'm not sure what the bid deal here is, there are only so many ways to monitor from a technical standpoint and the easiest one is to tap into the backbone and look at all the packets.

    Regardless of methods it doesn't seem to be working.

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    Justice sounds good Dadler (none / 0) (#15)
    by fishcamp on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 12:04:00 PM EST
    Amazon's website is about the best I've seen.  When I clicked on the word Justice from your comment it automatically went to my account and said Hi Fishcamp.  I'm thinking of buying a Kindle since my closest bookstore is 16 miles away.  I can go by boat as well.

    I think this arrest...I hope he does no (none / 0) (#16)
    by Visteo1 on Sat Sep 28, 2013 at 12:41:30 PM EST
    jail time...says a lot about how long probations, following a short incarceration, could reduce prison populations and keep the convicted from repeating offenses during that long probationary period.  Am I wrong?

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