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Post by lemondrop on Jun 17, 2021 12:13:48 GMT -6
Yes, and after the break Whoopi apologized and said that's not how she wanted to conduct herself. Meghan then (what appeared to be reluctantly) apologized as well. Was nice of Whoopi to apologize, but has no one ever taught Meghan not to constantly interrupt when someone else is speaking? The chip on her shoulder because she's "the onlllyyyy republicannnnnn and its not faaaaiiiirrrrr" says otherwise. *crosses fingers Ana Navarro takes her place soon*
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 12:26:33 GMT -6
Wait, what? Glad I haven't done my time card yet... We just got an email from our Secretary We've received a WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING email lol. A start.
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Post by fatpony on Jun 17, 2021 12:44:46 GMT -6
My coworker is on our county DEI team and she just emailed the group asking what the county will do. Obviously it's too early for them to have even thought about it, but I want it on their radar that staff are asking.
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Post by cakewench on Jun 17, 2021 13:57:45 GMT -6
We just got word we're closed tomorrow.
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 14:06:22 GMT -6
We just got word we're closed tomorrow. That's encouraging! I was just coming to post that they are telling us to fill out time cards today like we are working tomorrow since nothing is official yet. POTUS needs to sign this!
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 14:09:00 GMT -6
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Post by notblanche on Jun 17, 2021 14:13:39 GMT -6
We just got word we're closed tomorrow. That's encouraging! I was just coming to post that they are telling us to fill out time cards today like we are working tomorrow since nothing is official yet. POTUS needs to sign this! The WH is live on Twitter right now. I can't tell if it's about to happen or already did.
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Post by hawkeye2015 on Jun 17, 2021 14:17:32 GMT -6
This article has some more specifics on Manchin's compromise bill. It looks like it also restricts gerrymandering and includes automatic voter registration.
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Post by willow on Jun 17, 2021 14:18:56 GMT -6
fatpony My coworker surmised that given the County's push to be better with DEI, it seems promising. BUT at the same time, there is the issue of whether the courts are going to close too. If they don't close, we won't. I don't know how that works if the County makes it a county-wide holiday or not. I'd be pretty irritated if the rest of the County got it off except us because of court, ha. But the courts are a state run entity so if the state makes it a holiday, the courts will all close.
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Post by elle on Jun 17, 2021 14:20:19 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 14:23:08 GMT -6
That's encouraging! I was just coming to post that they are telling us to fill out time cards today like we are working tomorrow since nothing is official yet. POTUS needs to sign this! The WH is live on Twitter right now. I can't tell if it's about to happen or already did. Looks like it just happened!
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Post by willow on Jun 17, 2021 14:24:46 GMT -6
elle that is so sad. I don't even like birds, they make me uneasy, but harming them so intentionally, wtf.
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Post by fatpony on Jun 17, 2021 14:26:10 GMT -6
fatpony My coworker surmised that given the County's push to be better with DEI, it seems promising. BUT at the same time, there is the issue of whether the courts are going to close too. If they don't close, we won't. I don't know how that works if the County makes it a county-wide holiday or not. I'd be pretty irritated if the rest of the County got it off except us because of court, ha. But the courts are a state run entity so if the state makes it a holiday, the courts will all close. One would think this, but given my experience after the Dr Seuss debacle, I have no faith that it is anything more but lip service.
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 14:26:55 GMT -6
This article has some more specifics on Manchin's compromise bill. It looks like it also restricts gerrymandering and includes automatic voter registration. Looks like it's DOA according to McConnell
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Post by willow on Jun 17, 2021 14:31:23 GMT -6
fatpony My coworker surmised that given the County's push to be better with DEI, it seems promising. BUT at the same time, there is the issue of whether the courts are going to close too. If they don't close, we won't. I don't know how that works if the County makes it a county-wide holiday or not. I'd be pretty irritated if the rest of the County got it off except us because of court, ha. But the courts are a state run entity so if the state makes it a holiday, the courts will all close. One would think this, but given my experience after the Dr Seuss debacle, I have no faith that it is anything more but lip service. Yeah my coworker noted after her sentence about the push for better inclusion, she meant it with sarcasm (we were chatting via skype). I agree. But I also think if the state does it, there will be pressure on the board...since I think it likely that Ramsey will follow suit if the state also does it. If anything, the county does care about staying competitive with the two counties above us for employment reasons.
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Post by elle on Jun 17, 2021 14:33:18 GMT -6
This article has some more specifics on Manchin's compromise bill. It looks like it also restricts gerrymandering and includes automatic voter registration. Looks like it's DOA according to McConnell WELL THERE’S A SURPRISE! Yes, I'm shouting. If I were to utter a refrain of "fuck Mitch McConnell" from now until the end of time it still wouldn't begin to cover the amount of rage I feel towards him.
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Post by byjove on Jun 17, 2021 14:37:39 GMT -6
Looks like it's DOA according to McConnell WELL THERE’S A SURPRISE! Yes, I'm shouting. If I were to utter a refrain of "fuck Mitch McConnell" from now until the end of time it still wouldn't begin to cover the amount of rage I feel towards him. PREACH
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Post by Minerva on Jun 17, 2021 15:21:17 GMT -6
This article has some more specifics on Manchin's compromise bill. It looks like it also restricts gerrymandering and includes automatic voter registration. Looks like it's DOA according to McConnell Mitch is such a fucking ass. Maybe this will convince Manchin that the GQP doesn’t have the integrity to legitimately pursue bipartisanship (but probably not).
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Post by bitsandpieces on Jun 17, 2021 15:27:11 GMT -6
elle that is so sad. I don't even like birds, they make me uneasy, but harming them so intentionally, wtf. Pelicans make me especially nervous because I feel like they could fit my head in their giant beaks. But whoever is doing this still sucks.
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Post by fatpony on Jun 17, 2021 16:31:28 GMT -6
My coworker who lives in WI just told me she regularly emails Sen. Johnson to yell at him. Just something to brighten all our days. She just did about the for the people bill.
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Post by jenna on Jun 17, 2021 17:33:36 GMT -6
Can Mitch please fucking drop dead already
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 17, 2021 17:58:49 GMT -6
Can Mitch please fucking drop dead already Maybe we just roll him on his back and hope nobody turns him over.
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Post by Minerva on Jun 17, 2021 18:49:48 GMT -6
Can Mitch please fucking drop dead already Maybe we just roll him on his back and hope nobody turns him over. 💀
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Post by enchanted on Jun 17, 2021 19:07:53 GMT -6
This article has some more specifics on Manchin's compromise bill. It looks like it also restricts gerrymandering and includes automatic voter registration. Looks like it's DOA according to McConnell GDI. I loathe him.
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Post by enchanted on Jun 17, 2021 19:08:24 GMT -6
elle that is so sad. I don't even like birds, they make me uneasy, but harming them so intentionally, wtf. Cosigned.
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Post by elle on Jun 17, 2021 22:32:31 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Jun 18, 2021 6:00:05 GMT -6
WaPo says DC, VA, and MD schools are closed today… but I didn’t get anything from our school district about closures… so I think there is still school? We go til next Wednesday. We are like the last people still in school, aren’t we?
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Post by dc2london on Jun 18, 2021 6:03:35 GMT -6
Yeah, I guess Biden still has to sign it, but he's expected to today. H’s office is in a tizzy. And the contractors are very confused about what they should do if the feds are off. 🤣 Spoiler: the contractors are still working. Even the ones "on vacation" 😑
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Post by dc2london on Jun 18, 2021 6:04:16 GMT -6
WaPo says DC, VA, and MD schools are closed today… but I didn’t get anything from our school district about closures… so I think there is still school? We go til next Wednesday. We are like the last people still in school, aren’t we? VA schools should all be closed bc it became a state holiday last year. But my kids are done for the year so idk Eta: but maybe they aren't doing the "observed" thing since the actual holiday is tomorrow
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Post by dc2london on Jun 18, 2021 6:06:19 GMT -6
School and work calendars aside, I'm so glad to see this become official. Obviously a federal holiday doesn't fix structural racism but acknowledgment of the structure is one component in dismantling it.
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