Overtaxed and unpaid air traffic controllers are resigning “every day” due to stress from the government shutdown.

https://xcancel.com/TadhgHickey/status/1986542741720076440#m

TranscriptionA picture of an orange cat from above, on the right side of his neck a chunk of fur is missing, making him look like someone took a bite out of him.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.

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Anyone Else? Can’t just me me, right?

Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil’s Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why.

*Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.*

Named him Ollie after Oliver Twist. Lab tests all negative (leukemia, aids, etc.), neighbors been feeding him all summer so he’s a healthy 10lbs of orange

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/53812773

A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

*Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effects*

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/40441764

*Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast.*

And not taking any guff from anyone

Tortie Beverly has other plans.

JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples.

@nocontextpics PIC

*Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel*

Only 84 years, 9 months, and 4 days too late.

Authorities are investigating a newly surfaced video that suggests a woman who hit and killed a man while driving in the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, on Monday night was livestreaming on TikTok at the time of the crash.

Chung Sun-sin, the appointed head of the National Office of South Korea of Office of Investigation used his power and connections to protect his son who bullied his classmate daily for years. The victim almost chose to end his own life. Chung Sun-sin reversed the penalty against his son so that his son could get into the top South Korea university.

There is additional reporting from the Chicago Sun-Times and it’s now unclear if a gun was fired or if ICE used a burner phone to call in a report of shots fired

*Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester*